http://freedom.2y.net/wiki/London_Commons/Personal_Attacks_Policy

This is a work in progress that requires as much input as we can get, from as many people as possible.
Here is what we have so far.

Examples of personal attacks

 Examples of personal attacks can include but are not limited to:

• Accusatory comments, such as "George is a troll", or "Laura is a
  bad writer" can be considered personal attacks if said repeatedly, in
  bad faith, or with sufficient venom.
• Negative personal comments and 'I'm better than you' attacks, such as "You have no life."

• Racial, sexual, homophobic, ageist, religious, political, or ethnic epithets directed against another contributor. (Disagreement over what constitutes a religion, race, sexual preference, or ethnicity is not a legitimate excuse.)

• Sexist remarks

• Unfounded accusations of racism, sexism, classism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc...

• Unfounded accusations of impropriety of one kind or another

• Using someone's affiliations as a means of dismissing or
  discrediting their views — regardless of whether said affiliations are
  mainstream or extreme.

• Profanity directed against others.

• Threats of legal action.

• Threats of violence, including death threats.

• Threats or actions which expose other LondonCommons.net users
  to political, religious or other persecution by government, their
  employer or any others.

• Revealing another user's personal information (i.e. Address,
  Telephone #, workplace, other identifying information, medical
  information, 'secrets', etc...) or threatening to do so.

• Posting a link to an external source that fits the commonly
  accepted threshold for a personal attack, in a manner that incorporates
  the substance of that attack into LondonCommons.net discussion.
  Suggesting that a link applies to another user, or that another user
  needs to visit a certain link, that contains the substance of an
  attack.

Examples of what is not a personal attack

• Disagreements about content such as "Your statement about X is
  wrong" or "Your statement is a point of view, not fact" are not
  personal attacks.

• Remarks describing an user's actions and made without
  involving their personal character should not be construed as personal
  attacks.

• Stating "Your statement is a personal attack..." is not in of
  itself a personal attack — it is a statement regarding the actions of
  the user, not a statement about the user. (It can however be a harmful
  statement if it's untrue.) A comment such as "responding to accusation
  of bad faith by user X" is not necessarily a personal attack against user X.

Civility in a nutshell:

Participate in a respectful and civil way. Do not ignore the
positions and conclusions of others. Try to discourage others from
being uncivil, and be careful to avoid offending people
unintentionally.

Examples of incivility:

Petty examples that can contribute to an uncivil environment:

• Rudeness
• Judgmental tone
• Arrogant tone
• Condescending tone
• Stating opinions or interpretations as fact or "obvious" conclusions
• Belittling contributors because of their language skills or word choice
• Belittling or marginalising opposing viewpoints
• Ill-considered accusations of impropriety of one kind or another
• Starting a comment with: "Not to make this personal, but..." or the like.
• Calling someone a liar, or accusing him/her of slander or
  libel. Even if true, such remarks tend to aggravate rather than resolve
  a dispute.
• Excessive use of CAPS and explanation points (i.e."YOU ARE WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!")
• Gratuitous use of the 'F'-Bomb and other profanity
• Calling for bans, blocks or moderator intervention
• Responding to the above, especially with the above.

More serious examples include:

• Taunting
• Personal attacks
• Racial, ethnic, sexual, and religious slurs
• Profanity directed at another contributor
• Outright Lies
• Indecent suggestions

Incivility happens, for example, when you are quietly posting a new
blog entry, and another user tells you, "If you're going to write a
pointless page, could you spell-check it?".
Escalation occurs when you reply, Mind your own business.

This style of interaction between users drives away new
members, distracts others from more important matters, and weakens the
entire community.