[Talliesin]

The first topic here mentioned a few rules, but here's a stab at a proper charter:

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[Talliesin]

From the beginning we've had a policy of allowing threads on matters that are not a million miles away from Paganism, but which are strictly speaking off-topic. We're generally happy to do this. In some cases forums have been created since that are better homes for some of these topics (notably the Paranormal forum and the Spirituality forum) and we're even happier when that happens. We'll continue to support threads on paranormal and spiritual matters that are specifically seeking a Pagan perspective, but otherwise separate boards are better for all concerned. It's all part of the way boards.ie grows and develops, and we're glad to have played a part.

At the time of writing we're seeing this happen with the topic of Ceremonial Magic. We could be perverse and say that it's more Christian than Pagan and move it to Christianity, but in reality its a topic that has more bearing on the average Pagan than on the average Christian (unless I am very much mis-informed about what happens at mass these days), especially given that quite a lot of concepts from Ceremonial Magic have influenced some Pagan paths. As such, we're happy to allow for some discussion on this topic and other topics that aren't 100% on-topic.

If you have such a topic in mind, then looking at the first few posts in the thread I'm talking about may be a good idea. Note that the original poster acknowledges the fact that he's not entirely on topic, and focuses as best he can on what the Pagan perspective on the topic is.

In other words he acts much like a polite guest, rather than putting his feet up on the table and telling us to put the kettle on. This is why we like him. He can stay.

[Nevyn]

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