Community Guidelines — Magna Bureau

A newspaper that cuts through the noise cannot host noise in its own margins. So the discussion under every story is moderated — not by a committee that meets on Tuesdays, but instantly, the moment you press Reply. If your comment trips a rule, you are told exactly which one, instantly. No shadow games, no mystery deletions.

Rule INo hate speech

Attack arguments, never people. Slurs, dehumanizing language, and calls for harm against any group are blocked on sight. Disagreeing with a government is politics; degrading a people is filth. We print one and bury the other.

Rule IINo harassment

Debate the claim, not the claimant. Targeting, threatening, or dogpiling another reader turns a discussion into a brawl, and brawls get swept off the premises.

Rule IIIKeep it clean

No profanity — in English, French, Arabic, or creative spelling. A strong argument has never once been improved by a swear word; it has been weakened by millions of them. Make the point, not the insult.

Rule IVKeep it decent

No sexual or pornographic content, no promotion of alcohol or drugs, no attacks on religion. This is a newspaper read in living rooms on three continents. Conduct yourself accordingly.

Rule VNo misinformation stated as fact

Opinions are welcome — label them. Fabrications presented as facts are not. "I think" is a discussion; "it is a proven fact that" followed by nonsense is a deletion. The Bureau spends its days fighting lies; it will not warehouse them in the comments.

Rule VINo spam, scams, or promos

No crypto schemes, no "double your money," no giveaways, no trading bots, no DMs-for-profit. Anyone arriving with a wallet open and a story closed gets removed. This includes the sophisticated kind with proper grammar.

Rule VIINo links

Links are not allowed in comments — they are the delivery vehicle of nearly all spam and most malware. Quote the claim you are answering; do not drop a URL and run.

Rule VIIINo personal data

No phone numbers, no addresses, no personal details — yours or anyone else's. The filter strips them for everyone's safety, including yours.

Rule IXNo shouting

All-caps reads as shouting, and shouting is what the rest of the internet is for. Lower the volume, raise the argument.

Rule XStay on topic

Discuss the story above the comment box. Every thread has a subject; wanderers will be gently escorted back to it.

How enforcement works. Two layers. First, an instant moderation screening checks every comment before it is published and tells you immediately if one of the rules above was hit — with the reason, not a riddle. Second, the database rules themselves reject anything that slips past, so disabling scripts in your browser gains you nothing. Repeat offenders lose the ability to comment. The Bureau reserves the right to remove anything, at any time, for the health of the discussion — the same standard applies to our own correspondents.

Published 27 September 2026. The rules are enforced by software; the spirit is enforced by everyone.