Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2013 13:48:09 GMT -5
Membership in this Forum is a privilege granted solely and exclusively by the Forum. Privileges may be terminated at any time at the sole discretion of the Forum and without notice.
The rules are not open for discussion on the open forums. If you have issues or concerns or questions about a rule feel free to PM a mod or admin and as always your concerns or suggestions will be taken into consideration. Do not use the open forum to "call out" a mod or admin for implementation of the rules.
GENERAL: Posts appear on the Forum as they are entered. It is impossible to monitor each post in real time. The Forum will strive to ensure that all posts are polite, professional and conform to a "G" rating due to an absence of violence, sexual content, innuendo and strong language. Furthermore, it is the intent of the Forum to provide an atmosphere where every member, regardless of age, nationality, race, creed, religion, political persuasion, sex, or level of education, shall be treated with the respect due them. This concept will be enforced with vigor.
English is the language of the Forum. Posts using a language other than English must include a full and complete English translation.
Posts containing personal attacks or harassing, inflammatory, vulgar, abusive, threatening, sexually-oriented, hateful or obscene language are prohibited on this Forum. Posts violating this prohibition will be removed. A member who violates this prohibition may be banned from the Forum. This prohibition includes attempts to alter words or phrases to avoid technical violation of the rules. The Forum will act more harshly toward those who intended to achieve a violation of the intent of the Forum rules by "typing around the censors" or replacing vulgarity with phrases or words such as "!@&)!@$*". If you cannot communicate without using profanity or vulgarity then this is not the place for you. If you occasionally feel the need to be emphatic about making your point then use one or more of the emoticons we have available, but do not resort to profanity.
The Forum expects and encourages the lively exchange of ideas and opinions. The Forum also expects these exchanges to be free of rancor and personal invectives. The rules are simple and clear for all. Be polite or be gone.
Members who use the Forum as a storage site (photos, etc) will be banned. Such practices, which include techniques known as linking back, creates undue traffic, misuse of Forum bandwidth, and increased cost. Members will have their membership to this forum immediately revoked.
User Names
If you have forgotten your password or your e-mail address has changed, do not create another user account or you risk losing your membership privileges. This also applies if you wish to change your user name. Click on the "Contact Us" link on the message board Home page and send us an e-mail stating your problem. We will fix it for you.
User names may not include, or allude to business names or any other profit making agendas. User names must also not be construed by the average person as an offensive term or word.
One user name per member. Members found to have multiple user names with or without the intent of causing disruption on the forums will have their accounts closed without notice. This includes use of a members forum account by another member.
WARNINGS / INFRACTIONS
Warnings
Warnings can be issued by any MOD or ADMIN to any users of this board for violations of the rules on this forum. They do not count toward your permanent record or count towards being banned. They are issued to alert a member of an activity, post, comment, etc. that is in violation of the forum rules. All warnings can be viewed in your user profile by you.
Infractions
Infractions are issued for more serious offenses or after the first warning has been issued. The normal moderation progression is a warning for the first rule violation and then infractions for each additional rule violation. It is possible to receive infractions and never receive a warning if the rule violations are severe or intentional. Infractions count toward your permanent record and are not reversible. Each user can get up to three infractions. The fourth infraction awarded will initiate an automatic banning by the forum’s software. A banning is a permanent event and not reversible. Once a member is banned, their profile and user name can no longer be used. The member loses all posting privileges permanently. Occasionally a “Final Warning” may be issued when a user has three infractions. This is an indication the next rules violation will result in a member being banned from the forum. There can be instances of serious violations resulting in a member being banned where no infractions or warnings have been issued previously. All infractions can be viewed in your user profile by you.
Posting videos and other media
Linking videos from sites such as YouTube MUST be embedded versus linking to the site page the video is on. The member has a responsibility to ensure that video content is appropriate for this forum and is in compliance with the G-rating.
Avatars
All avatars must comply with our G rated, family friendly theme. Avatars that are deemed to be sexually suggestive, vulgar, abusive, or overly revealing will be deleted.
The decision as to whether an avatar complies with our rules is at the sole discretion of the Administrators and Moderators of this message board and is not open to debate.
Repeated violations of this rule will result in the termination of your membership privileges.
Spamming
Advertising of any kind via PM to members of this message board is considered spamming. Repeated violations of this rule will result in immediate termination of your membership.
Libel
Because of the changes regarding libel laws and liability, any threads or posts made about businesses or individuals that are derogatory, accusational or suggest illegal dealings will be deleted. We cannot accept the liability of being sued for libel because you feel you were poorly dealt with in a business deal or other transaction with anybody else, regardless of if they are a member here or not. If you have such a problem, deal with it personally, but do not post about it here. Repeated violations of this rule will result in immediate termination of your membership without recourse.
Copyrighted Material
Although many sites allow sharing and re-posting of their content elsewhere on the web many other sites do not and are aggressive in protecting their copyrighted material. Since it is impossible to sort out who allows republishing of copyrighted material and who doesn't, consider any published material on other websites to be copyrighted and you may not post it here.
No linking from the forum to other ads or any other classified advertisement web site. If discovered, those links will be immediately removed without notice. Continued posting of links may result in moderation action against the posters account.
SIGNATURE AREA RULES:
(1) No links to other websites are allowed in signature lines or avatars. You may post these links in your member profile.
(2) No "Pro Staff" notations.
(3) No photographs.
(4) No fonts larger than size 2.
(5) Any signature containing a phrase not of the English language, must have a translation.
(6) No advertising unless specifically approved by the Forum.
PRIVATE MESSAGES: Private Messages are intended to be precisely that. Do not post any private message or private email on the Forum. These messages are intended by the author to be private. Communication of this type may be posted by Administrators of the Forum if they deem it appropriate material for the Forum.
DISCLAIMER: Opinions, comments and statements made or posted by members of the Forum are strictly those of the member. The Forum does not endorse or adopt any message hereon unless posted specifically by Administrators of the Forum. The Forum disclaims any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the content posted to the Forum by its members. The Forum reserves the right to delete any post at any time without notice. All original material posted to this site becomes the sole property of the Forum and may be used in any manner and for any purpose the Forum may choose.
Any material deemed to be in poor taste or inflammatory to the forum and/or it's members can be removed arbitrarily by an ADMIN or MOD.
Use of this Board in any manner constitutes acceptance of the rules and of this disclaimer.
The rules are not open for discussion on the open forums. If you have issues or concerns or questions about a rule feel free to PM a mod or admin and as always your concerns or suggestions will be taken into consideration. Do not use the open forum to "call out" a mod or admin for implementation of the rules.
GENERAL: Posts appear on the Forum as they are entered. It is impossible to monitor each post in real time. The Forum will strive to ensure that all posts are polite, professional and conform to a "G" rating due to an absence of violence, sexual content, innuendo and strong language. Furthermore, it is the intent of the Forum to provide an atmosphere where every member, regardless of age, nationality, race, creed, religion, political persuasion, sex, or level of education, shall be treated with the respect due them. This concept will be enforced with vigor.
English is the language of the Forum. Posts using a language other than English must include a full and complete English translation.
Posts containing personal attacks or harassing, inflammatory, vulgar, abusive, threatening, sexually-oriented, hateful or obscene language are prohibited on this Forum. Posts violating this prohibition will be removed. A member who violates this prohibition may be banned from the Forum. This prohibition includes attempts to alter words or phrases to avoid technical violation of the rules. The Forum will act more harshly toward those who intended to achieve a violation of the intent of the Forum rules by "typing around the censors" or replacing vulgarity with phrases or words such as "!@&)!@$*". If you cannot communicate without using profanity or vulgarity then this is not the place for you. If you occasionally feel the need to be emphatic about making your point then use one or more of the emoticons we have available, but do not resort to profanity.
The Forum expects and encourages the lively exchange of ideas and opinions. The Forum also expects these exchanges to be free of rancor and personal invectives. The rules are simple and clear for all. Be polite or be gone.
Members who use the Forum as a storage site (photos, etc) will be banned. Such practices, which include techniques known as linking back, creates undue traffic, misuse of Forum bandwidth, and increased cost. Members will have their membership to this forum immediately revoked.
User Names
If you have forgotten your password or your e-mail address has changed, do not create another user account or you risk losing your membership privileges. This also applies if you wish to change your user name. Click on the "Contact Us" link on the message board Home page and send us an e-mail stating your problem. We will fix it for you.
User names may not include, or allude to business names or any other profit making agendas. User names must also not be construed by the average person as an offensive term or word.
One user name per member. Members found to have multiple user names with or without the intent of causing disruption on the forums will have their accounts closed without notice. This includes use of a members forum account by another member.
WARNINGS / INFRACTIONS
Warnings
Warnings can be issued by any MOD or ADMIN to any users of this board for violations of the rules on this forum. They do not count toward your permanent record or count towards being banned. They are issued to alert a member of an activity, post, comment, etc. that is in violation of the forum rules. All warnings can be viewed in your user profile by you.
Infractions
Infractions are issued for more serious offenses or after the first warning has been issued. The normal moderation progression is a warning for the first rule violation and then infractions for each additional rule violation. It is possible to receive infractions and never receive a warning if the rule violations are severe or intentional. Infractions count toward your permanent record and are not reversible. Each user can get up to three infractions. The fourth infraction awarded will initiate an automatic banning by the forum’s software. A banning is a permanent event and not reversible. Once a member is banned, their profile and user name can no longer be used. The member loses all posting privileges permanently. Occasionally a “Final Warning” may be issued when a user has three infractions. This is an indication the next rules violation will result in a member being banned from the forum. There can be instances of serious violations resulting in a member being banned where no infractions or warnings have been issued previously. All infractions can be viewed in your user profile by you.
Posting videos and other media
Linking videos from sites such as YouTube MUST be embedded versus linking to the site page the video is on. The member has a responsibility to ensure that video content is appropriate for this forum and is in compliance with the G-rating.
Avatars
All avatars must comply with our G rated, family friendly theme. Avatars that are deemed to be sexually suggestive, vulgar, abusive, or overly revealing will be deleted.
The decision as to whether an avatar complies with our rules is at the sole discretion of the Administrators and Moderators of this message board and is not open to debate.
Repeated violations of this rule will result in the termination of your membership privileges.
Spamming
Advertising of any kind via PM to members of this message board is considered spamming. Repeated violations of this rule will result in immediate termination of your membership.
Libel
Because of the changes regarding libel laws and liability, any threads or posts made about businesses or individuals that are derogatory, accusational or suggest illegal dealings will be deleted. We cannot accept the liability of being sued for libel because you feel you were poorly dealt with in a business deal or other transaction with anybody else, regardless of if they are a member here or not. If you have such a problem, deal with it personally, but do not post about it here. Repeated violations of this rule will result in immediate termination of your membership without recourse.
Copyrighted Material
Although many sites allow sharing and re-posting of their content elsewhere on the web many other sites do not and are aggressive in protecting their copyrighted material. Since it is impossible to sort out who allows republishing of copyrighted material and who doesn't, consider any published material on other websites to be copyrighted and you may not post it here.
No linking from the forum to other ads or any other classified advertisement web site. If discovered, those links will be immediately removed without notice. Continued posting of links may result in moderation action against the posters account.
SIGNATURE AREA RULES:
(1) No links to other websites are allowed in signature lines or avatars. You may post these links in your member profile.
(2) No "Pro Staff" notations.
(3) No photographs.
(4) No fonts larger than size 2.
(5) Any signature containing a phrase not of the English language, must have a translation.
(6) No advertising unless specifically approved by the Forum.
PRIVATE MESSAGES: Private Messages are intended to be precisely that. Do not post any private message or private email on the Forum. These messages are intended by the author to be private. Communication of this type may be posted by Administrators of the Forum if they deem it appropriate material for the Forum.
DISCLAIMER: Opinions, comments and statements made or posted by members of the Forum are strictly those of the member. The Forum does not endorse or adopt any message hereon unless posted specifically by Administrators of the Forum. The Forum disclaims any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the content posted to the Forum by its members. The Forum reserves the right to delete any post at any time without notice. All original material posted to this site becomes the sole property of the Forum and may be used in any manner and for any purpose the Forum may choose.
Any material deemed to be in poor taste or inflammatory to the forum and/or it's members can be removed arbitrarily by an ADMIN or MOD.
Use of this Board in any manner constitutes acceptance of the rules and of this disclaimer.