11. Do not start or engage in irrelevant religious or political debates.
Any topics that could potentially involve heated discussion back and forth between two or more people of differing opinions (debates) regarding politics (legislation, elections, ideology, people, etc.), religion (or lack there of), or sexual orientation are not allowed due to a history of such topics spiraling out of control. Any signatures, posts or profile content that are intended to or are very likely to get a negative response or start debates from other members regarding these issues are strictly forbidden. Any other debates that may have a high chance of causing heavy conflict or fights may also be closed (temporarily or permanently) by the staff. This is not out of a want to stifle discussion, but rather a desire to minimize conflict and keep PureZC as peaceful as possible.
For example, debating about a video game distribution law would be a relevant and acceptable topic. Debating about same sex marriage (regardless of whether you are for or against it) would be an irrelevant topic and not acceptable. For another example, talking about how <insert religion/political belief here> influenced themes in The Legend of Zelda is relevant and acceptable. Talking about how <insert religion/political belief here> is the dumbest thing in existence is irrelevant and not acceptable.
Simply discussing religion, politics, and sexual orientation is acceptable, but it will be against the rules if it turns into a back-and-forth debate.
PureZC strives to be a peaceful community where people can support each others' ZC projects. While we're not expecting everyone to be buddy buddy, it is contradictory to our goals to support something that creates such a hostile divide between members. That is why this rule exists. There are plenty of places on the internet to debate these topics in-depth.