ARZone rules and guidelines for Guest Chats

1.   Show respect. Our guests are here for meaningful civil discourse; please be courteous. Any inflammatory, disrespectful, belligerent, or hostile language will not be tolerated and such ARZone members risk suspensions or bans.

2.   Wait your turn. We normally run the chat in the format of answering questions that members have pre-submitted. If you have registered a question with us, then you will be prompted to ask it in turn. If you have not registered a question, please sit back and enjoy the chat-- we typically have some time at the end where questions can be asked spontaneously, our “open chat” period.

3.   Do not post comments or questions whimsically. For obvious reasons the chat would simply not work if we allowed people to add their thoughts as the chat progressed. This would only result in a waste of time for everyone and complete disrespect for the guest.

4.   Respect pauses. We ask our guest to type DONE at the end of his or her responses. This prevents uncertainty about whether the answer is in fact complete, and the next person in line posting a question while the guest has yet to finish answering the last one. If you do not see DONE following an answer to a question, please do not post a question, because the guest is still at work.


And finally, have fun and learn. Enjoy the chat!

ARZone administration team:

 

Carolyn Bailey

Roger Yates

Tim Gier

Jason Ward

Kate Go Vegan