Forum Rules and Guidelines

[Admin]

1.) Three strikes and you’re out. When a
member receives three warnings from a moderator, their membership will be
locked and they will be blocked from taking out new memberships. Warnings will
be given for the following:





• Inappropriate language or content:
This forum is intended for jewelry artists of all ages. Swearing and crude
language will not be tolerated. Please note that implied swearing is equally
unacceptable. Adding asterisks or using abbreviations does not disguise the
intent behind the word(s).





• Negative, antagonistic comments: This
includes name-calling and deliberately instigating conflict. It also includes
rude, unconstructive criticism. Please keep in mind that words do not translate
as well in writing as they do spoken face-to-face— be careful using sarcasm.





• Posting personal e-mails on the forum:
If you are experiencing an off-forum conflict with another member, keep it off
the forum. An exception to this rule is scam e-mails sent via the forum. One
example may be posted as a warning so that other members know to delete it.





2.) Keep discussions on topic. We
realize that people will make comments about their personal lives in the course
of talking about jewelry. This is perfectly acceptable as long as such comments
adhere to the other forum rules about appropriate behavior. However, it is
against the rules to deliberately start a thread that has no relation to
jewelry. If you want to discuss your pets, your recent dinner party, or the new
movie you want to see, please do so via e-mail or an instant messaging service.
Repeatedly posting off-topic threads will result in a warning.





3.) Posting advertisements is not
permitted. Posting advertisements will result in a warning and/or membership
deletion. If you have products or services you would like to promote, you can
submit them to Resource Links (provide link). Some exceptions that may be
permitted are:





• Members looking for a specific item:
If your store/business carries the specific item that another member is looking
for, you may reply with a link or information on how you can be contacted.





• If you're posting an introduction in
“Meet the community,” you may, within reasonable limits, post some information
about your company, products, and/or services.





• As an active member of the forum,
helping out other members, you may provide a link back to your website within
your signature.





• Please remember our dial-up members.
Large banners, logos, graphics, etc. slow them down. If they can’t access your
information quickly they might move onto another site. In general, we will not
permit solicitation from companies, distributors, or private individuals,
except for the exceptions listed above.





4.) Do not abuse the "Report
Abuse" button. If you deliberately abuse this feature, your membership
will automatically be locked.