We are very lenient with regards to what is posted on our forums. Minors are not permitted to join the community and thus we expect adults to behave accordingly. We understand this is a stretch for some so we’ve instituted a set of guidelines we expect all members to abide by. We hope this isn’t a problem. If you have any questions or concerns about these rules, please post them in this thread and they will be addressed in a timely fashion.
1. We hate spammers. We’re only interested in members who are here with genuine intent. This can range from people looking for advice and support even to other professionals interested in helping our members. If you’re here clearly to fatten your wallet it’s not going to fly.
The rule in relation to spammers is as follows: If you post a link for your product or website without approving it with an administrator or moderator first, it will be deleted and you will be warned. If you do it again, you will be banned. On top of this, we’ll probably give you a silly usertitle and try our best to make you look stupid and incompetent.
2. Be respectful. While we don’t mind the occasional use of profanity, we aren’t fucking interested in porn, discriminatory remarks or content. As hard as it is given the veil of anonymity the Internet provides, try your best to act as you would in any other public setting. If you’re of the loud, obnoxious and rude type by default… expect to be treated accordingly.
3. Try your best to respect people’s threads. Don’t hijack someone’s thread by taking it off topic. There is plenty of room on the forum for your own thread if you’re interested.
4. Do not post anything that could potentially generate legal trouble. If you post death threats, source of drugs or anything that could get you or the board in trouble, it will be handled appropriately.
5. We ask that all members read through the sticky threads located at the top of the various forums. They are stuck there for a reason; that being that they contain important, useful information relative to the forum they are found in that could answer your questions. We will try to help everyone as best we can but we expect the common courtesy from you to take the time to read these sticky threads.
6. Don’t double post. All questions will be answered as best we can. If a day or two pass with no response feel free to ‘bump’ your thread. Do not, however, post another thread asking the same question.
7. Disagreements and debate will certainly arise in this setting. They are inevitable. Please try your best to separate yourself from the information you are discussing. Simply because someone disagrees with a point of yours does not mean he or she is attacking you as an individual. Being forced to defend your beliefs will either 1) reinforce them or 2) create doubt, in which case you reassess and either go back to 1) or you learn something. If handled appropriately only good can come from it. We don’t tolerate crybabies and if one emerges he or she will be treated accordingly.
8. Related to #7, if you have a personal problem with someone please handle it in a personal manner. Private messaging is probably the best course of action in this event.
9. If you simply can’t tolerate another member’s posting, simply utilize the ignore feature. It isn’t difficult. Go into your settings and add the member’s username to the ignore list and PRESTO, you will not see their posts again.
10. If you put something in your signature that is excessively large or annoying, it will be removed at the discretion of the moderation team.
All members should report an abuse of the above guidelines to the moderation team so things can be handled appropriately.
We hope that this is not too much to ask.
Thanks for respecting our desires. If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to forum policy, please feel free to address them in this thread.
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