Believe it or not, the answer is "yes, sort of." Many times we have heard from new members (and even occasionally from someone affiliated with the Blue Jays) wondering what the official "code of conduct" is or was or will be or (insert "to be" tense of your choice here).
And Batter's Box not only has an official "code of conduct" ("What are the ground rules?") published as part of the site's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page, there's also a Privacy Policy on the good ol' Legal page. And yet, believe it or not, Da Box has never made a big deal out of pointing to these pages because 99.64 percent of the time, there is no reason to.
So why bring this up now? Precisely because ..
... there's no specific reason to! Nobody's been "bad" or tried to turn the site into a drug cartel recently; nobody's even said anything (well, much) that was the Internet equivalent of "fingernails on a blackboard." (That's Rollie Fingers, Lenny "Nails" Dykstra, Buddy Black and Whitey "The Chairman of the Board" Ford, for you Hall of Names fans out there!)
Seriously, this is as good a time as any -- and better than some -- to remind an active and passionate online community that there are, in fact, rules. That membership has its privileges -- AND its responsibilities. Insert your own cliche here. Thank you for your continuing support of Baseball From a Canadian Perspective through Batter's Box Interactive Magazine and if you have any questions, comments or complaints, keep 'em clean, but post 'em here.
Mick Doherty
Manager, Media Relations
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20060212213430626