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MESSAGE BOARD GUIDELINES
The Review-Journal message boards is a forum to discuss ideas on news-related topics. This is not a place to be conversational or a place where personal attacks are allowed. Threads that take on a personal nature or posts that we deem to be bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive will be moderated or deleted and the user's posting privileges may be suspended.
Spamming and advertising is prohibited in these message boards. We consider spamming to be any post that is off topic and not news-related. Please note that we do not allow users to post links that advertise websites in the signature of a post. To ensure a post remains within the guidelines and on topic, please reference your thread to an outside news source related to the topic of the thread by providing a link. As noted below, it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of posts in these message boards.
The topics of each forum are described on the main page of the message boards. All threads and posts must remain on topic of the associated forum and thread. Threads and posts that are not within the topic parameters may be locked or deleted. Please use the new topic button if you wish to discuss new issue or idea.
We may at times provide temporary forums or sub-forums inside a forum if a certain topic becomes popular and is overwhelming other topics being discussed. Please check for the appropriate forum before posting a thread.
Sometimes discussions will stray off the topic or a heated discussion will arise between a small group of users. When a discussion begins to stray off topic, please start a separate thread to discuss the new topic so that the original thread remains on topic. If the discussion is personal in nature please use the personal messenger (PM) feature provided on the board or contact the user(s) via email. It is important that all discussions in the forum remain civil and on topic.
When posting it is important for users to remain respectful. Respect the guidelines for forum usage. Respect the reviewjournal.com, its employees, yourself and fellow users on these boards. Whether a user has one post or 5,000 posts, they deserve the same respect. Please remember that we operate a family oriented website and all material must remain appropriate for users of all ages and all walks of life.
The reputation tool allows eForum members to rate each other's posts. This tool is to be used reponsibly. Using reputations to attack another member or other abuses of the reputation tool will result in the loss of the abuser's ability to rate other member's posts.
Bumping posts or posting redundant ideas to keep a thread at a high rank is prohibited as this forces other members to view threads that are not as popular. Please allow the natural progression of discussion determine the popularity and rank of a thread.
You agree, through your use of the reviewjournal.com eForum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. We encourage members to post links as sources during discussion. You may post a link to the copyrighted material and up to one paragraph of quoted material for other users to review. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to reviewjournal.com.
Note that it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of posts on the reviewjournal.com e-Forums. Please remember that we do not actively always monitor the posted messages and are not responsible for their content. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. The messages express the views of the author, not necessarily the views of the reviewjournal.com. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator of this forum immediately. We maintain the right to remove objectionable content if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy goes for member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless this forum, and any related websites to this forum. We at the reviewjournal.com e-Forums also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any information we have about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any information posted by you.
If an offense or continual offenses are deemed objectionable enough, the moderator will issue a warning to your account. Multiple warnings will result in account suspension and further action may be taken with the IP address and your ISP. Warnings are issued case by case and all decisions are final. Discussion about a warning may only take place between an administrator and the individual being warned. We will not publicly discuss any administrative decisions.
You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. This username cannot be changed after registration. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. It is prohibited to register a username similar to a username already registered in an attempt to impersonate, insult or mock another user.
Users may only register ONE account. Multiple accounts may result in suspension or deletion of all accounts. Registering different accounts for multiple individuals in a household is only permitted if each individual is using a separate computer. We reserve the right to immediately suspend or delete any account that is under suspicion of not complying with the above guideline.
With this user account, you agree to never give your password out to another member for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another member's account to post messages or browse this forum.
After you register and log into the reviewjournal.com e-Forums, you can fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. For your protection we advise that you not reveal any private information. Any information we deem inaccurate or vulgar will be removed.
All decisions and determinations will be made by the webmaster team, and they are final. The reviewjournal.com maintains the right to revise or update these guidelines at any time without notice. Any warnings or notices received by an administrator that are not specifically stated within this page shall be considered part of these guidelines.
Last Updated: July 18, 2008
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