Post by Carolyn Levett on Aug 9, 2006 12:48:42 GMT -5
These rules have been put together with the help and feedback of members of this board. There has been a poll to discover if others agree with these rules, and on the whole people do agree with the following rules to be implemented for this board.
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RULES:
1. When you start a thread, only put it in one place. If your thread fits in more than one place, just put it in the general area. If you post the exact same thing in more than one place, all but one post will be deleted.
2. Treat other users respectfully. Debates are okay, but it is NEVER okay to call someone a name, to slam their beliefs or lifestyles, or to otherwise talk down to people. We have a policy of tolerance on this board and any post that violates this must be edited or deleted.
3. Absolutely no spam! There are three types of spam:
a. Blatant advertisements for things you are selling. It’s okay to tell people about things you have used to help your endometriosis and even to post links to places where these things can be bought, but it has to be clear that you are not getting any kind of kickback for posting it.
b. Promoting another website. It's okay to post a link to another website you think people will find helpful (only if it is related in some way to endometriosis), but coming to the forum just to promote another website is considered spamming.
c. Pushing religious, political, or cultural beliefs on other people. It is always okay to express your personal opinions as they come up, but please don’t try to “convert” others to your point of view. A post that aims to recruit people for your religion or convince people to vote for your favorite candidate is an example of spam.
Anything the moderator deems to be spam will be deleted.
4. No plagiarism! You don’t have to use full documentation, but if you copy and paste something from another website or type something from a book or article please provide the name of the website/book/article and the author of what you have posted (if you know who the author is). If you do not provide any kind of documentation and you are discovered not to be the author of your post you will be asked to provide documentation or delete the post. (Note: this does not apply to things copied and pasted from e-mail forwards as the source of these things is usually impossible to determine. In this case just say you got it from an e-mail).
It is the job of the site members to report rule violations to Erzulie and Ouchy, the Moderators of this Message Board. It is their job to determine whether a post actually violates the rule in question.
If you wish to point out a rule violation to the person who has committed the error before going to Moderators, please do so by private message rather than making a public spectacle, and BE POLITE. The rules also apply to private messages, so be careful not to use this function to harass someone who has offended you.
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Many thanks to members of this board, who have arranged the poll, AND put the rules together for us all to follow. A special thanks to Erzulie who worked hard to compose and type these rules.
This is your board which is why I give members free-reign to define the rules and functions of this baord.
Yours with healing thoughts
Carolyn
PS. You will also find a set of Guidelines for this Board in the General Board area. These Guidelines will help you get the most from this Endometrisosis Message Board.
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RULES:
1. When you start a thread, only put it in one place. If your thread fits in more than one place, just put it in the general area. If you post the exact same thing in more than one place, all but one post will be deleted.
2. Treat other users respectfully. Debates are okay, but it is NEVER okay to call someone a name, to slam their beliefs or lifestyles, or to otherwise talk down to people. We have a policy of tolerance on this board and any post that violates this must be edited or deleted.
3. Absolutely no spam! There are three types of spam:
a. Blatant advertisements for things you are selling. It’s okay to tell people about things you have used to help your endometriosis and even to post links to places where these things can be bought, but it has to be clear that you are not getting any kind of kickback for posting it.
b. Promoting another website. It's okay to post a link to another website you think people will find helpful (only if it is related in some way to endometriosis), but coming to the forum just to promote another website is considered spamming.
c. Pushing religious, political, or cultural beliefs on other people. It is always okay to express your personal opinions as they come up, but please don’t try to “convert” others to your point of view. A post that aims to recruit people for your religion or convince people to vote for your favorite candidate is an example of spam.
Anything the moderator deems to be spam will be deleted.
4. No plagiarism! You don’t have to use full documentation, but if you copy and paste something from another website or type something from a book or article please provide the name of the website/book/article and the author of what you have posted (if you know who the author is). If you do not provide any kind of documentation and you are discovered not to be the author of your post you will be asked to provide documentation or delete the post. (Note: this does not apply to things copied and pasted from e-mail forwards as the source of these things is usually impossible to determine. In this case just say you got it from an e-mail).
It is the job of the site members to report rule violations to Erzulie and Ouchy, the Moderators of this Message Board. It is their job to determine whether a post actually violates the rule in question.
If you wish to point out a rule violation to the person who has committed the error before going to Moderators, please do so by private message rather than making a public spectacle, and BE POLITE. The rules also apply to private messages, so be careful not to use this function to harass someone who has offended you.
------ END ------
Many thanks to members of this board, who have arranged the poll, AND put the rules together for us all to follow. A special thanks to Erzulie who worked hard to compose and type these rules.
This is your board which is why I give members free-reign to define the rules and functions of this baord.
Yours with healing thoughts
Carolyn
PS. You will also find a set of Guidelines for this Board in the General Board area. These Guidelines will help you get the most from this Endometrisosis Message Board.