Newszap.com is excited to introduce a new approach to its public forums, emphasizing a new theme:
Free Speech (with Civility)
We believe that the public forum gives everyone a chance to express their opinions on local issues. If citizens disagree, we expect them to disagree without being disagreeable.
We hope individuals will speak to issues and not engage in personal attacks or “bullying” of other members. If the latter occurs and a complaint is sent to webmaster@newszap.com, members may have their registrations immediately withdrawn and be asked to seek out a different website to express themselves.
While this action might be considered drastic, we believe the step is necessary to preserve our “free speech with civility” mission, which is further described on our policies and disclaimers page.
