Etiquettes and norms of a Family:
Hypothetically, you are sitting amongst your family members (Father, Mother, Sister, younger brother and if you are married, with your wife, daughter and son)
You would not utter those words.
If you do, your elder family members would reprimand you; then why it is ok for you use those words here on the forum.
- Be respectful of others at all times.
- Personal attacks are prohibited.
- In order to ensure healthy relationship with other forums we ask you not to talk about other forums. Keep the topics related to other forums to their forum only
- Making comments about decisions made by moderators/Admins
- Trolling is prohibited
- No posting of personal information
- Private communication between the members, moderators and administrators of the forum and the forum users is not to be made public on these forums or by any other venue.
- You are not permitted to publicize any private correspondence (including petitions) received from any of the aforementioned.
- Immediate banning from the forum can result from any of the following:
The posting of pornography; discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; excessive obscene or vulgar language; posts which discuss or illustrate illegal activity; providing links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned; advertising other websites on our forum
- Spamming and bumping are prohibited
- Redundant threads will be deleted
- You can NOT post advertisements
- Avoid using profanity
- You must give credit to online newspapers by posting their article with link. The link should be in the end of the post to keep the professionally, and better if you quote the news, so members can easily tell which one are your own words and which ones aren't. Also bold the title and make it in red color to make it look perfect!
- No one liners or semi-one liners
- Video sharing/embedding is only allowed from Youtube, Dailymotion, Vimeo & Facebook for copy right purposes. This is just to make sure, users do not share copy right content. These sites have good mechanism to handle copy right issues.
Inappropriate language
The use of inappropriate or offensive language is not permitted on this forum. Inappropriate or offensive language includes, but is not limited to, any language or content that is sexually oriented, sexually suggestive or abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, or that contains racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind. We ask that you please be considerate to other members in the forum when posting your messages.
Inappropriate Language, Insults and Bickering: There is nothing wrong with having a difference of opinions, but if you are unable to express yourself using the linguistic skills of an adult you will be banned. The use of inappropriate, offensive language or language substitutions are not permitted on the Forum. Inappropriate or offensive language includes, but is not limited to, any language or content that is sexually oriented, sexually suggestive or abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, or that contains racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind. We ask that you please be considerate to other members in the forums when posting your messages. The Forum is a place that is friendly to members of all ages and that parents know is safe for youngsters. We will not allow linking, mention or reference to any website or organization that contains any of the aforementioned objectionable content. Any posts or links made to websites containing such will be removed and you will be banned without warning.
Remain respectful of other users; moderators and administrators at all times
All posts should be professional and courteous. You have every right to disagree with your fellow community members and explain your perspective.
However, you are not free to attack, degrade, insult, or otherwise belittle them or the quality of this community. It does not matter what title or power you hold in these forums, you are expected to obey these rule.
Doing otherwise will get your account banned temporarily, or permanently if the situation becomes severe enough (this will be left to the discretion of the moderation team).
For example, phrases such as "shut up, idiot," are indicative of problematic posts and should be reported. Suggested alternatives include "I disagree with what you said for the following reasons..." Please remember to stay mature and thoughtful at all times.
