Default General Posting Rules
1. GENERAL RULES and INFO
You agree, through your use of this bulletin board, that you will not post any material which you know is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, promotes Illegal/Illicit acts, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. In other words, a post that is slanderous/libelous is not humorous and legal action can be taken against you by the injured party.
You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate, may be deleted and the poster may be permanently banned depending on the severity
Fundraisers are only permissible on this site with permission from the administrator. Fundraisers should be limited to community projects alone.
Note that in some cases it is impossible to confirm the validity of posts. Although the posted messages are monitored, neither this Forum's provider, nor this Forum's administrator(s) nor moderator(s) are responsible for their content. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented.
Anyone who feels that a posted message/thread is objectionable is encouraged to notify the administrator(s) or the moderator(s) of this Forum immediately with the URL of the post/thread. The administrator(s) and moderator(s) reserve the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. When a whole thread or part of it is removed, it may be necessary to remove replies to the deleted posts to maintain consistency.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless this BB, and any related websites. We also reserve the right to reveal any information we have about you in the event of a legal action arising from any information posted by you.
Treat your fellow members with respect. Follow the GOLDER RULE. Your failure to do so could lead to your posting privileges being removed.
2. MESSAGE AREAS
There are MANY different message areas here. Please try to find the one that is most suitable to your topic. Cross posting to several areas is not allowed, because that will fragment the follow-up comments and dialog. If you feel that your post needs to be in several different areas, PM a Site Mod or Administrator and tell him the Topic Name of both areas you want your thread in and then wait for him to determine if your thread should be posted in multiple areas. Bumping of threads in any area of the forum is not allowed.
If you cannot find an area suitable to post in, please post in the “general discussion” area AND post a request for a new area in the “Topic Requests” area.
3. ENGLISH ONLY
Simply, English is what we speak primarily.
4. "L33T-SPEAK" and GRAMMAR
Please keep this in mind: The use of "l33tspeak" or "netspeak" on this Forum. An example of "l33tspeak": .... i was wunderin if any1 new how i cud stop ... While we're as hip as the next forum and we're, of course, kewl 'n' stuff, please keep in mind that this B to understand and slang can be difficult for some.
We try to present this Forum as an exchange of information among peers AND neighbors AND friends.
A rule of thumb: if you could walk up to and ask him a question, would you use "l33tspeak" or would you pick your words carefully and to try to sound as educated and as professional as possible?
Along the same vein, please try to keep spelling and grammatical errors to a minimum. As mentioned before, this is a public forum. If someone with a passing knowledge of the English language comes here, copies your misspelled, ungrammatical post and runs it through a translator, like the one available through Google, it'll come out as gibberish.
5. BANNERS/SIGNATURES/AVATARS
Please select an avatar picture that is appropriate. Remember ANYONE might be looking.
If you wish to place a banner ad on this website, please ensure it is for your personal website.
If your signature has a link to a website that contains inappropriate material (see #1) or spyware/adware, it will be deleted and your permissions to use a signature may be revoked.
6. RACE/RELIGION
Also note, topics of race will be deleted.
Topics on religion will be deleted unless approved; keep that at home between you and God. Feel free to list church fairs, garage sales, etc. We don't want people getting out of control.