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forum rules |
Forum
Rules
We want to continually grow and keep this forum as a place where members can
learn, share, help each other. In order for everyone to enjoy this forum, some
rules need to be followed. They are as follows:
General
Please be patient when posting, your post will probably be answered eventually!
The members of this forum are volunteers and are not paid to post in this forum.
Once your post has been answered it is polite to say thank you to the person
that has helped you, this takes only seconds and shows your appreciation to the
person that helped you. All information is given in good faith, the owners and
members of this forum are not responsible for the information supplied. If in
doubt contact a trades professional!
Advice from the forum or any other part of the site could contain errors or may
not be particularly suitable, please read the general site disclaimer.
Advertising
Advertising is not permitted in the forum at all, as this site is not here to promote other peoples businesses for free. However if you wish to advertise there are ways of advertising, such as becoming an approved partner. Approved partners do not pay to advertise on here, but rather help out answering questions or offer discounts to all members of the forum. People caught trying to promote their business through the back door are normally soon spotted and this can result in your site being banned.
Bad Language
The use of foul or abusive language will not be tolerated in the forum, this
kind of language can cause offence to other forum members.
No Spamming
Spamming is characterized by the initiation of threads or posts that contribute nothing to a forum. Examples include: empty posts, posts with few words that have no relation to the current thread or discussion and those posts that state they are spam, either to annoy or increase a member's post count. This determination is made by the forum Moderator or Administrator and is not up for discussion. This site has a zero spam policy and if a web site is found guilty of posting spam links in this forum it will be banned without warning and all future links to that site will be deleted.
No Illegal sites or Adult links
Do not post links to illegal download sites or Warez etc. Adult links are not
allowed, nor are links to pharmacies or sites selling prescription drugs, this site can be viewed by children and we do not wish to offend
anyone. If you are unsure if it safe to post then it is in your best interest
not to as you could be banned! This includes adding your web site to the www link
button in your profile.
Consider other users feelings
What you may deem to be funny and witty could actually hurt other people’s
feelings; please spare a thought before posting. If you know the person
personally then banter is quite acceptable but to poke fun at people that you do
not know is not funny and could be considered a form of harassment. Treat new
members with respect, and visa versa. You were new at one point, as was
everyone. Please treat newcomers to the forums with respect, and new members
should treat everyone else the same way.
Signatures
The signature is a personal space that will follow each post that you make here
on the forum. You must post more than 100 posts before adding your signature
unless you gain permission from the Admin first. Your signature can include a
link to your personal web site. Affiliate links are NOT allowed as signatures.
Reporting posts
Forum posts can be reported so that posts can be brought to the attention of the site admin and moderators. To report a post click on the red exclamation mark icon at the top right of the post-
When you click on the report post icon a screen appears and asks what you are reporting, you can fill this in or else select an option from the boxes on the right. When you click submit all the mods and admin's will be notified immediately and action will be taken at the earliest opportunity.
Competing sites
There are several web sites that cover the same subject as this web site. It has been brought to my attention that these sites have banned all links to our site ( I do not blame them ), and so to be fair we now ban all links to other competing sites. These sites are flagged up by the forum software if posted and will be removed by the moderators at the earliest opportunity.
Avatars
Avatars are the pictures that show up on the left hand side of a members post. The maximum size of an avatar is 200*200 pixels and the maximum file size is 50 KB. Admin's and Moderators have dedicated avatars that they may use if they like. Regular forum members may not use avatars that may give the impression that they are an admin or a moderator of the forum. Avatars that cause offence will be removed immediately and then that users right to display an avatar will be removed or the user may be banned at the discretion of the admin/moderators.
So that there is no confusion the mods and admin's avatars are shown here-
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This is a mod avatar |
This is an Admin avatar |
Multiple user names
You must not create several user names or accounts from the same computer,
without permission from the Admin. You must also agree never to give out your
username and password or allow anyone else to log in using your details.
Anyone that does not adhere to the forum rules may be instantly banned without warning.
By using this forum you agree to the above conditions.