 | COME HERE FOR DISCUSSION AND DISCOURSE | |
+ ADMINISTRATORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DELETE A THREAD THAT THEY FEEL IS ABUSIVE OR DESCENDS INTO ABUSIVE EXCHANGES AND CHEAP INSULTS
+ADMIN WILL ALSO DELETE A THREAD THAT IS CLEARLY NONSENSICAL OR INTENDED AS AN AD HOMINEN ATTACK ON ANOTHER MEMBER OR MEMBERS
+ NO SPAMMING - MEANING LENGTHY CUT AND PASTE ARTICLES OR REPETITIVE POSTS ON THE SAME OR VIRTUALLY SAME TOPIC FILLING UP THE BLOG/MESSAGE BOARD
+ PLEASE INDICATE CLEARLY WHERE YOU HAVE QUOTED A PUBLISHED AUTHOR OR SOURCE THAT HAS APPEARED ELSEWHERE AS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION AS FAILING TO DO THIS COULD BE VIEWED AS PLAGIARISM AND IS ILLEGAL.
+ ATTACK THE MESSAGE NOT THE MESSENGER - PLEASE TAKE ANY PERSONAL BATTLES ELSEWHERE
+KNOWN TROLLS WILL BE EJECTED AS SOON AS THEY ARE IDENTIFIED. IF YOU ARE JUST OUT TO IRRITATE - GO ELSEWHERE.
+IF A MEMBER CONSIDERS THAT A RESPONSE IS ABUSIVE, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE ADMINS WITH A LINK TO THE POST CONCERNED.
+ MEMBERS ARE FREE TO DELETE POSTS TO THREADS THEY INITIATED IF THEY WISH TO. HOWEVER, PLEASE DO NOT DELETE MESSAGES ADDED TO YOUR OWN POST IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THE ADMINS. IF YOU FEEL THEY ARE OFFENSIVE, CONTACT AN ADMIN FIRST.
+ ADMINS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WARN AND IF NECESSARY, GIVE TEMPORARY BANS TO MEMBERS WHO PERSISTENTLY DISRUPT THREADS WITH OFF-TOPIC COMMENTS. THE BAN MIGHT BE MADE PERMANENT IF THIS BEHAVIOUR IS REPEATED.
THIS IS A DISCUSSION GROUP. MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED, EVEN ENCOURAGED TO DISAGREE, ALTHOUGH MEMBERS ARE ASKED NOT TO INDULGE IN PERSONAL ATTACKS AND ABUSIVE REMARKS.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THESE SIMPLE RULES MAY RESULT IN A PERMANENT BAN
APART FROM THAT - HAVE FUN!
