1) Who is Seaborn?
I, Seaborn, am the moderator. Hello. I take care of the administration side of this site as well as that of the Facebook group. I will usually respond to points of clarification and/or questions like the ones that sparked this FAQ page.
2) Who are Publuis, William, Nikolai, and Bradley?
These are four contributors to the site who are asked to develop content (an opinion-editorial) on the issue of the week to serve as a springboard for further discussion by the members.
3) When are new posts posted?
Friday mornings!
4) What is the general idea behind The Blue Jacket Society?
(also see the About page) The Blue Jacket Society is a forum for people who want to learn more about the world around them. Issues of politics, art, culture and society are raised by Blue Jacket contributors and thus provide a platform for comment-contributors to agree or disagree bringing into the discussion more information. The end goal of developing new ideas and reinforcing old ones with facts is action. From voting to becoming more involved through more unique and creative ways, the idea is that information and developed ideas can have a great impact on the status quo.
5) Where does The Blue Jacket Society’s name come from?
The term Blue Jacket came as a historical reference to “blue stockings”, a nickname given to intellectual women during the era of French salons. I refer you here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(gathering) “Jacket” was used in homage of a very positive, historical reference to woman’s intellectual involvement during the French renaissance period. “Jackets” was also used to create a unique identity associated with this positive reference but not identical to it. Secondly, Jackets continue to be unisex garments, and very stylish I might add. Lately, we are an inclusive society.
6) Do Publius, William, Nikolai, and/or Bradley respond to questions from comment-contributors?
The 4 posters, as a general rule, try to refrain from entering the post-post debate and instead allow their brief thoughts to stand as a starting place for members to build upon. They welcome criticism, agreement and dissent as long as the content is discussed and debated in a spirit of open-mindedness with the goal of becoming educated and hopefully more involved!
If you need further clarification from a specific author, you may certainly ask it, and they may respond via me, the moderator… or not. Just remember, their posts are starting points, and they usually do not participate in active defense of their positions; that’s the community’s job! But points of clarification are welcome and will be accommodated as I can.
7) Comment Censorship:
Comments that are posted by the guidelines and spirit of The Blue Jacket Society will be freely processed (including dissenting opinions about the issues raised). However, comments will be moderated that are intended to be destructive to the site, the ethos it intends to create or consist of slander towards others members.
