Updated MMO Comment Guidelines

Our goal at MMO is to raise the level of discourse in the comment threads by eliminating inappropriate language and insults, while encouraging a lively and healthy discussion about the New York Mets or baseball in general.

We hope to reduce some of the unnecessary and annoying banter between some users, which most readers consider a complete eyesore.

These constant squabbles ruin the threads and detracts from the overall enjoyment that the great majority of our readership deserves and desires.

As such, we’ve instituted the below guidelines which we hope will best preserve what MMO is all about.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE GUIDELINES:

1. You are welcome to leave comments and join in or start a debate on anything we post on this site. For your convenience, we offer three options: use your Facebook or Twitter account or register with Disqus.
2. At MMO, we have always allowed and encouraged our readers to share links to specific posts and articles from other Mets blogs or baseball sites to foster discussion on MMO. Images and gifs can also be dropped into the threads, but nothing profane or vulgar or in violation of posted guidelines is allowed. Screenshots of other posters’ comments for use to make jokes about an opinion expressed or the poster themselves are prohibited.
3. You are free to debate and post an opposing point of view in any manner you see fit as long as you do it without attacking or insulting another reader, writer, moderator or MMO staff member.

You’re free to criticize ideas and opinions but do so without attacking each other. Mocking, targeting, or attacking individual posters, moderators, or individual MMO staff and their thoughts/ideas will be treated as violations of guidelines. If you are unsure, a post will violate guidelines -err on the side of caution. If you disagree with a post, article, or opinion expressed, do so with decency and without attacking others.

To be very clear, personal insults and attacks are an automatic banning offense that will be strictly enforced. 

4. Please be respectful. We have fun here disagreeing with each other, but we do it with respect and civility. Hate speech against any individuals or groups will never be tolerated. Don’t group people.  No politics* or religion. Racist, Sexist and Homophobic comments are an automatic banning offense.
5. Utilize the Block Option for readers who simply annoy you or get under your skin. People are allowed to be negative or pessimistic, but if that bothers you, then block them. Don’t take a chance that you will angrily respond and risk getting yourself banned.

*No Politics allowed in comment threads unless a Mets storyline delves into politics. And in those rare instances remain civil at all times. 

6. Under no circumstances is anyone allowed to mock or imitate the Disqus name of another user – real or otherwise. This includes using other posters’ names in comments as a joke.
7. Asking for, soliciting, or posting another user’s personal information, including real name if using a handle, age, sex, contact info, or social media, is expressly prohibited. This is an immediate and permanent banning offense.
8. Instigating, Goading, Baiting and Trolling via the forums is strictly prohibited. Spamming threads with repetitive comments designed to cause chaos or bring down the level of discussion will be marked as spam. You are all adults; act like it.
9. Please be aware that we do not make exceptions for those registering with a Disqus user ID, name, or handle that violates MMO’s posted guidelines or is in direct violation of them.
10. The MMO team, including the owner, administrators, writers, and staff, reserves the right to do what we believe is in the best interest of MMO, including, but not limited to, the guidelines above.

ONE LAST THING…

No one community member or long-time poster is above anyone else. MMO is a community that we all share, and we’ve all had a hand in building. When folks make a concerted, coordinated effort to undermine and disrupt this community – they will be removed.

We’ve afforded everyone ample opportunities to comply with the posted site guidelines. Unfortunately, some, even when told, refuse to acquiesce.

This is a baseball site, people… The Mets should be bringing us together, not tearing us apart. Discussion and opinion shouldn’t be used to attack one another.

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While the moderators are active, there will be times when we miss inappropriate comments. If you see a comment that violates the guidelines, feel free to flag it for review. If you have an issue you would like to discuss, believe your comment was inappropriately marked as spam, or are being harassed by another poster, contact us at mmomoderators@gmail.com.

Thanks for helping us to maintain a healthy, vibrant and thriving commenting community at MMO.

Updated March 25, 2024

Final note: In the spirit of Joe D, we will unban people to give them another chance.

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