The Icarus Swam Community & Comment Policy

Icarus Swam adheres to a revised and updated Golden Rule: Treat Others as They Would Like to Be Treated. Basically, don’t be a jerk. Please strive to add thoughtful value to every discussion and ensure that comments are on topic. You are welcome here at Icarus Swam and we hope you’ll add your thoughts and opinions to further a civil discourse here. In order for civil discourse to thrive, we must all remember to criticize ideas, not people.

The Rules:

If your comment engages in any of the following behaviors, it will be removed, no questions asked:

-Name calling
-Ad hominem attacks
-Responding to tone rather than content
-Shameless and unrelated self-promotion
-Any language deemed hateful, inflammatory, or harassing. Sexist, racist, misogynist, homophobic, and sweeping, offensive generalizations about groups of people are strictly prohibited
-Intent to provoke others
-Plagarism*

If you don’t have anything nice to say about another person, stow your fingers and zip your lips.

A Note on Profanity:
The moderators at Icarus Swam adore language and often revel in the salty stuff. HOWEVER: please choose your salty seasonings wisely. If off-color language is used to support any of the above-banned behaviors, the comment will be removed. (Yes, the comment would’ve already been removed on the above-stated ground rules, but if you use cursing to spice them up, it’ll be DOUBLE removed.)

One more time: because this is the internet and attention spans tend to be short:
DON’T BE A JERK.

*Don’t Be A Copycat
If you didn’t write it, don’t paste it into a comment and pass it off as yours. If you’re quoting, you must properly cite.

The moderators at Icarus Swam are committed to building and protecting human connection and as such, do their best to combat spam, mediate disputes, and enforce community guidelines. We need you to do your part as a member of this community: if you believe a comment violates our community guidelines, please say something. If possible, flag the comment in question and contact the moderators at IcarusSwam@gmail.com.