Andrew
03-20-05, 11:16 AM
Following is a list of rules that help to keep the forums a supportive place to gather and, more importantly, to keep the forums and its members safe.
Covered in this thread:
* Signatures/ Web Links
* Posting E-Mails
* Private! Includes Official ADDForums Privacy Policy
* Duplicate Registrations
* Banned Topics
* If Your Post is Edited
* No Solicitation
Signatures/ Web Links:
*Due to complaints about signature length and content, we have chosen to adopt the following guidelines for signatures. A Moderator will review any material that generates a complaint.
*All signatures must fit within a 468x113 pixel-sized box
http://bigsplace.com/Signature_block.gif
*No flashing or annoying animation (annoying will be determined by the number of complaints your signature receives)
*No porn or foul language
*No offensive content (offensive is defined as anything that generates a complaint and can range from porn to preaching)
*No links to warez or illegal materials
*No links to any site for "points". No blind links to generate income.
*No links to other groups, forums or communities in signatures or posts, without the explicit written permission of a Site Admin.
*No links to viruses, fake viruses, or anything which could be of a violent nature to anyone’s PC
*Signatures and websites linked in signatures and posts must be family friendly and must not be blatant attempts to sell products or services.The Website linked in your signature must include a reciprocal link back to www.addforums.com (http://www.addforums.com/).
** Links to personal blogs do not require a reciprocating link on the personal blog site. Links to all other blogs, including those connected to groups, forums or communities, are required to have a reciprocating link on the first page of the blog site. **
*User violating the signature guidelines may have their signature privileges removed.
Do not post E-mails:
* Please do NOT post email addresses in posts. Doing so opens people up for unwanted spam and viruses.
* If you would like to communicate with somebody privately there are both email and private message options built into the forums and can be utilized by clicking on the member's ID or accessing their profile, if the user has enabled these options.
* Email addresses posted in the the forums will be removed and users posting email addresses may be warned and put on moderated status.
* This also applies to signatures.
Privacy:
* Please respect each other's privacy. If you have an issue with somebody outside of the forums please keep it out of the forums.
* If the issue somehow becomes part of the forums please try to deal with it privately.
* If dealing with it privately does not work, please contact a forum moderator or Admin.
* Do NOT broadcast information in the forums that invades another person's privacy.
Duplicate Registrations:
* Do not let anyone else use your account.
We have a very strict policy regarding individual users registering one and only one account on this forum. The reason for this is simple - a user with more than one account usually isn't up to anything very good. If a user is found to have registered more than one account, the last one registered will be terminated and the user will be warned. Any further attempts to register another alias will lead to a permanent ban. If a user is already banned when trying to register another account, that person will be banned for life and will have their actions reported to their ISP.
Banned Topics:
* The main focus of ADD Forums is to provide a safe supportive place for people affected by AD/HD, and other co-morbid disorders. To do this, sometimes we must limit the scope of the permitted topics, to foster such a supportive environment.
* We have had issues arise here that have prevented this from happening - primarily members voicing their opinions about religious and political matters. While everyone is allowed their own opinions, there really is no other way to prevent such issues from "disturbing the peace", except to keep these things completely out of the ADD Forums in the first place.
* It is against ADD Forums Guidelines to discuss religious and political matters on the ADD Forums.
This includes:
* All Posts
* All Signatures
* ADD Forums Chat
* Private messages (complaint driven)
* Email sent through ADD Forums (complaint driven)
* Social Groups (and the messages therein)
* Blogs
* Profile Messages
* Gallery Comments
and may include, but are not limited to:
* War
* Terrorism
* Religion
* Patriotism
* Democracy
* Racism
* Ethnicity
* Politics
If Your Post Is Edited:
* Locking/Editing/Deleting/Merging Posts:
If your post has been locked, edited, deleted, or merged there was a reason behind the change. If you choose to flame the Moderator for making a change to your post or thread, you may be warned or banned, depending on your posting history.
No Solicitation:
* No user may advertise, or otherwise provide information on any product they sell, distribute or market, on the ADD Forums (either in a thread, post or private message) without the written permission of the Site Administrators. This also applies to any and all products, services, and organizations.
The ADD Forums Staff
Covered in this thread:
* Signatures/ Web Links
* Posting E-Mails
* Private! Includes Official ADDForums Privacy Policy
* Duplicate Registrations
* Banned Topics
* If Your Post is Edited
* No Solicitation
Signatures/ Web Links:
*Due to complaints about signature length and content, we have chosen to adopt the following guidelines for signatures. A Moderator will review any material that generates a complaint.
*All signatures must fit within a 468x113 pixel-sized box
http://bigsplace.com/Signature_block.gif
*No flashing or annoying animation (annoying will be determined by the number of complaints your signature receives)
*No porn or foul language
*No offensive content (offensive is defined as anything that generates a complaint and can range from porn to preaching)
*No links to warez or illegal materials
*No links to any site for "points". No blind links to generate income.
*No links to other groups, forums or communities in signatures or posts, without the explicit written permission of a Site Admin.
*No links to viruses, fake viruses, or anything which could be of a violent nature to anyone’s PC
*Signatures and websites linked in signatures and posts must be family friendly and must not be blatant attempts to sell products or services.The Website linked in your signature must include a reciprocal link back to www.addforums.com (http://www.addforums.com/).
** Links to personal blogs do not require a reciprocating link on the personal blog site. Links to all other blogs, including those connected to groups, forums or communities, are required to have a reciprocating link on the first page of the blog site. **
*User violating the signature guidelines may have their signature privileges removed.
Do not post E-mails:
* Please do NOT post email addresses in posts. Doing so opens people up for unwanted spam and viruses.
* If you would like to communicate with somebody privately there are both email and private message options built into the forums and can be utilized by clicking on the member's ID or accessing their profile, if the user has enabled these options.
* Email addresses posted in the the forums will be removed and users posting email addresses may be warned and put on moderated status.
* This also applies to signatures.
Privacy:
* Please respect each other's privacy. If you have an issue with somebody outside of the forums please keep it out of the forums.
* If the issue somehow becomes part of the forums please try to deal with it privately.
* If dealing with it privately does not work, please contact a forum moderator or Admin.
* Do NOT broadcast information in the forums that invades another person's privacy.
Duplicate Registrations:
* Do not let anyone else use your account.
We have a very strict policy regarding individual users registering one and only one account on this forum. The reason for this is simple - a user with more than one account usually isn't up to anything very good. If a user is found to have registered more than one account, the last one registered will be terminated and the user will be warned. Any further attempts to register another alias will lead to a permanent ban. If a user is already banned when trying to register another account, that person will be banned for life and will have their actions reported to their ISP.
Banned Topics:
* The main focus of ADD Forums is to provide a safe supportive place for people affected by AD/HD, and other co-morbid disorders. To do this, sometimes we must limit the scope of the permitted topics, to foster such a supportive environment.
* We have had issues arise here that have prevented this from happening - primarily members voicing their opinions about religious and political matters. While everyone is allowed their own opinions, there really is no other way to prevent such issues from "disturbing the peace", except to keep these things completely out of the ADD Forums in the first place.
* It is against ADD Forums Guidelines to discuss religious and political matters on the ADD Forums.
This includes:
* All Posts
* All Signatures
* ADD Forums Chat
* Private messages (complaint driven)
* Email sent through ADD Forums (complaint driven)
* Social Groups (and the messages therein)
* Blogs
* Profile Messages
* Gallery Comments
and may include, but are not limited to:
* War
* Terrorism
* Religion
* Patriotism
* Democracy
* Racism
* Ethnicity
* Politics
If Your Post Is Edited:
* Locking/Editing/Deleting/Merging Posts:
If your post has been locked, edited, deleted, or merged there was a reason behind the change. If you choose to flame the Moderator for making a change to your post or thread, you may be warned or banned, depending on your posting history.
No Solicitation:
* No user may advertise, or otherwise provide information on any product they sell, distribute or market, on the ADD Forums (either in a thread, post or private message) without the written permission of the Site Administrators. This also applies to any and all products, services, and organizations.
The ADD Forums Staff