The Daily Roxette has evolved considerably since it was first launched by Visa Kopu many years ago. One thing has not changed, and that is our core mission: TDR endeavors to be the primary and most reliable source of news about Roxette – and to foster a sense of community amongst Roxette fans with internet access.

Some time ago, Visa and the staff of The Daily Roxette created an off-topic forum at the request of many of our readers. By not insisting that all threads be directly Roxette-related, and by providing – just as an example – a thread for our gay and lesbian readers to talk to each other, we felt we were furthering our mission (see above).

At approximately the same time, we attempted to make our readers aware of our desire to implement and enforce a “no-flaming” policy. This too was in sync with our desire to create a sense of positive community.

In providing a forum that allows individuals to post messages without first being “approved” by a moderator, we must rely on our readers to excercise good judgement as to what is appropriate and what is not. We’ll take this opportunity to AGAIN remind each of you that TDR chooses NOT to publish any post that contains a “flame” directed towards another reader/subscriber. Simply put, it’s OK to write “I disagree with you.” It is NOT OK to write “You must be an idiot to say that.”

Certain topics are, unfortunately, so controversial as to only create discord amongst our readership. This does NOT further our mission (see above). Thus, TDR is NOT – for example – the appropriate place to conduct a debate on the topic of anti-abortion vs. a woman’s right to choose.

This is not to say that such topics are not important – or that Roxette fans are not also people who have other things they feel passionately about. It is simply to say that the editors of TDR feel that our “newspaper” is not the appropriate place for such heated discussions to take place, as it’s just TOO EASY for such a debate to devolve into name-calling and “flame throwing.”

We feel strongly about the “no flames” policy, yet we are understaffed, and do not have time to read all posts. Dear reader, given the circumstances, and our limited resources... the only solution we can arrive at it – if we are to continue to provide this “Off Topic” forum, is to place some restrictions on it.

Therefore... should you be interested in discussing a topic that by its very nature is obviously controversial... a topic for which people usually “take sides” (e.g., war, religion, politics...) then please find some OTHER site to do so. TDR will continue to be a place for discussions of a more light-hearted nature.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. This thread is not open to additional posts. Should you wish to comment, you may use the thread in the TDR forum.