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| About Backporchchatter.com |
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Who we are and why we're here
Please read before joining this site!
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Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:34 am management team  |
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Your hosts
Meet your Management team! We are all volunteers, we love spirited but *civil* discussions, and we're into full disclosure. We have no agenda here, we're a diverse group, and we're happy to let you know where we stand on these issues right up front!
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Your privacy
Read our privacy policy, understand your responsibilities as well as ours.
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| Rules of the House |
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READ BEFORE POSTING!
By posting on this site in any forum you are accepting--whether you have read them or not--the guiding principles and rules of this site. Please take a moment to read them though so you fully understand what you've agreed to.
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:55 pm management team  |
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Rules FAQs
Here you'll find a copy of the Frequently Asked Questions about our site rules, as well as a place where you can submit suggestions only for new questions.
*NO ANSWERS GIVEN IN THIS FORUM*
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:36 pm management team  |
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Issues and Locked Threads
This is where we will post issues that have come up in the forums regarding rules violations and locked threads. If you want to know why a thread locked, or where it went if it disappears, this is where you go. This is the anti-speculation anti-gossip forum. We hope full-disclosure will help all members better understand how the rules of the site are applied.
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| C'mon in! |
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Introduce yourself!
Tell us about yourself, what brought you here, what topics fire you up, what topics do you hope to learn more about, etc...
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:18 pm BPC_Stork  |
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Event Planning
Want to get an "Outspoken Mother's Night Out/In" planned? Need to pick a restaurant or choose a hostess? Just want to meet for coffee or drinks, or set up a chat? Post it here!
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:34 pm XPoint!!  |
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Help with Hosting Fees!
We don't charge a membership fee, but appreciate any and all contributions members would like to make towards our efforts to keep the site up and running!
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Make yourself comfortable!
Not sure where your post should go? Does it seem like it doesn't quite fit anywhere? Want to share some snapshots of the family or an event? Have a personal story to tell? Post it here!
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:48 pm carolinagirrrls  |
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Entertainment/Celebrities
Topics related to our pop-culture, music, movies, tv-shows, how they impact our world, our kids, ourselves, the image others have of us as individuals and a nation, etc...
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:05 pm patriot_dreaming  |
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Lighten up!
Need a break from all the seriousness? Post political cartoons, jokes, faux news story videos and other potentially controversial humorous items here (just remember to keep it PG-13!)
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American Life
What is it to be an "American?" What makes us special, different, good, bad, etc...What is our "culture?" Is it thriving, decaying, rising, falling? This is where you can post topics about our American life in general!
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:16 pm patriot_dreaming  |
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Business and the Workplace
This forum is where you can discuss current events about the world of "work," the ups and downs of your own work life, come here to ask questions about or criticize business practices, ethics or the impact of those on your life, etc...
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:33 pm zhappyhomemaker  |
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Children's Health
A forum for discussing controversial topics related to the health of our kids. Vaccines, ADD/ADHD, allergies, diabetes, diet, obesity, etc...
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Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:49 pm time2debate  |
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Crime and Punishment
Crimes in the news, capital punishment, types of crimes and how we'd like to see them punished. Discuss and debate law-enforcement methodology.
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:00 pm tracyg  |
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Education
Topics related to education in America. Discuss public vs. private, homeschooling, higher education, admissions policies, sex-ed, testing, etc...
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:21 pm Kat  |
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Environment
Want to talk about global warming, pollutants, conservation issues, the EPA or the Dept. of the Interior, this is the place
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:03 pm mamasunite  |
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Family Issues
What should the *ideal* family look like? Abortion issues outside of politics, adoption, pets and kids, gay adoption and gay marriage, if you have a subject that touches on "family values" in any way, post it here.
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Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:56 am patriot_dreaming  |
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Foreign Affairs
Want to talk about the middle east, or Iran, or Darfur, what about the EU or China? If there's an issue having to do with US relationships with other countries, or their relationships with one another, this is where you go to talk about it.
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Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:28 pm patriot_dreaming  |
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Healthcare
Want to discuss or debate the merits of private vs. publicly provided health care, pharmaceutical companies, doctors, nurses, insurance companies, etc..This is the place!
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Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:24 am Mother's Finest  |
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Meta-Moms
Want to discuss or debate discussion and debate? Provided you aren't picking apart individual people, spelling, grammar or writing style, feel free to discuss the *ways* we communicate. This is the place for posts like "What does Liberal mean?" or "Does debating accomplish anything?" "How do we form opinions?" and the like.
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:15 am mamasunite  |
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NC - Politics
If it involves politicians, political strategy, elections, local law enforcement, state taxes, budget and spending, state projects and programs etc... Got something to say to Raleigh? Post it here!
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:24 pm Kat  |
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National Politics
What's going on in D.C., the domestic side of the "War on Terror," national security issues, immigration, anything about the '08 election that you *do* want to open up for debate.
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:55 pm tracyg  |
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Race Issues
This is where you go to talk about race relations in America or elsewhere. Discuss topics like affirmative action, social and cultural issues that are racially or ethnically specific, racism, its causes, potential solutions, etc...
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:30 pm patriot_dreaming  |
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Religion
A forum for discussing topics relating to religion, spirituality and current events related to issues of faith.
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:49 pm lolly  |
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SC - Politics
If it involves politicians, political strategy, elections, local law enforcement, state taxes, budget and spending, state projects and programs etc... Got something to say to Columbia? Post it here!
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Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:26 pm Kat  |
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Science and Technology
Is stem-cell research a good idea? What about cloning? Is NASA worth the money? Where will we get the energy we need for the future? Solar, wind, nuclear, bio-fuels? What about computers and software? Should we be worried about RFIDs? If you have something to say about science and technology and how it affects our lives, post it here!
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:28 pm Mother's Finest  |
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Women's Health
A forum to discuss health issues (mental as well as physical) that are specific to women. PPD, C-section, birthing, medical research, etc...
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