click2try Forum Rules

To help you gain the most from our forums please familiarize yourself with the rules and guidelines below for participation.

Please note this list does not include the full Terms of Use. These rules and guidelines are designed to provide a better understanding of expected behavior and to make your experience safe and more enjoyable.

Rules

1. No discussion of any illegal activity or threats of violence.
2. No use of explicit, obscene or vulgar language or images and/or messages, including racist remarks.
   
3. No posts that attack, insult, "flame", defame, or abuse members or non-members.
4. No advertising or links to advertising or "spam" is permitted (including signatures).
   
   • Advertising or spam is defined as posting a link for the purpose of selling, soliciting or promoting by someone that has ownership or other "vested interest" in the Web site involved, including efforts to promote other online forums or Web sites by Web site owners.
   • Posts and links about fundraising (including nonprofit fundraisers) are not permitted.
   • Links must be appropriate and abide by Rules #1-4 or they will be removed.
5. No links to any Web site or use of any username that violates Rules #1-4 above.
6. No posts of copyrighted material. Information copyrighted or owned by any individual or entity other than the person posting should not be posted on the message boards without the consent of the owner.
7. No posts of lengthy articles. Sharing information is allowed, but the forums are not to be used to publish articles. It is an improper use of critical forum resources.
8. No posts of an overtly political or religious nature. Debates of controversial subjects should be taken elsewhere.
9. No cryptic posts. Using cryptic messages to "skirt" the rules is not permitted.
10. If a post should not be viewed by minors, it should not be posted to the forums. This is a public, Community-friendly forum. In addition, anything that can be considered “Confidential” (to you or an employer) should not be posted.
11. Do not disrespect moderators. Be respectful in both the forums and any private communications with moderators. Violations of this rule will not be tolerated.
12. Do not post offline personal contact information (i.e. your home address, phone numbers, etc.) and do not ask for personal information from others. Use of full names (your first and last name) is allowed, but strongly discouraged. This is for your security and to protect your identity.
13. No irrelevant or off-topic posts. Posts which are not relevant to the forum topic may be deleted at the moderator's discretion.
14. No lengthy signatures. Limit signatures to 10 lines or less. Moderators will edit and/or remove signatures that are too long.

About Moderators

While they may not have answers to all your questions, moderators are here to help in any way they can. Moderators have the right to edit or delete posts that violate any rule above without prior notice. They are also responsible for promoting participation in the forums. You can identify a moderator because their posts indicate that they are moderators.

Please Remember

Users that do not abide by the rules may be subject to having their posts edited or deleted, their member account permanently banned from further access and/or deleted without notice.

Rules and guidelines may change at any time. Please re-read them regularly.