Main Lolcow Rules

The Site-wide rules are in effect.

This means a few things.
1) No dox.Do not drop the personal information of private individuals (name, address, place of employment, etc.)
2) No trolling or weening attempts (you won't be funny; just banned)
3) Posts should be on topic to the subject (if you have nothing to add to the current discussion, start a new one or hold your thoughts)
4) Be Civil to your fellow community members. Try not to start flame wars (be frank and honest, but if someone has brought you to the point of insult it is time to back away from discussion)
5) Do not divulge personal information. It's best to stay anonymous (Some people are creepy enough to keep entire dossiers on other people to use when their feelings are hurt. don't fill someone's binder for them)
6) When possible/necessary, archive your links. Archive.is will do this. Tweetsave.com will save tweets.

Universal Lolcow category's Golden Rule:
Original Posts (OPs) should be detailed and explain why the lolcow is a lolcow. Why do you laugh at them? Give many examples.

Lolcow General Specific Rules:
1) If you feel someone is not a lolcow, either report the thread or leave the discussion.
2) Do not bait lolcows to join. They typically will add nothing to discussion. A true cow produced milk on their own.
3) Post content relating to their lolcow status. Posting unrelated content just to embarrass and harass without the purpose of contributing to the humor of discussion is the essence of ween.
4) Don't make the thread about you. Making yourself the center of attention will eventually turn you into a cow yourself.
5) Have fun!