Hearthstone's rules are set in place to protect the rights of members as intended by the creators of the list. Exercise of these rights also brings a set of responsibilities. For clarity, these rights and responsibilities are outlined here:

• Members of Hearthstone have the right to expect a discussion base free from hate and intolerance.



• Members have the right to interact on Hearthstone without being subject to personal insult or injury.



• Members have the right to express their views freely.



• Members have the responsibility to respect the views and opinions of other members.



• Members have the responsibility to contact one or all of the listowners if they feel any of their rights have been impinged or any of the rules broken.



• Listowners have the right to speak and act on behalf of all listowners in the case of blatant rules violations.



• Listowners have the right to determine if a message thread is unsuitable for Hearthstone.



• Listowners have the responsibility to contact the other listowners if they think a violation has occurred but are unsure.



• Listowners have a responsibility to ensure that their own personal beliefs and convictions will not affect their judgement of members or threads on the list.