Forum Posting Rules, By Posting You Agree

[marabel]

Welcome to Marabel Farms Forum. We hope you become an active, enthusiastic participant, and that you make every effort to keep these forums an enjoyable and educational environment for every visitor.

As a participant, please keep in mind the following:
•   The terms and conditions of the registration agreement that you acknowledged during your registration.
•   The privacy policy of the Marabel Farms web site, of which this forum is a feature.
•   The rules in this posting, and all pinned topics in the Read Me First forum.
We hope that you agree that what we are seeking is nothing more than common courtesy and respectful use of a public resource. If this purpose meets your need, we are pleased to have you on the board and look forward to your participation.

Rules apply to all of the following, unless otherwise specified:
•   posts
•   signatures
•   profiles
•   private messages (PM)
•   email sent via the forum
1.   You are responsible
You are responsible for what you post, and what you read. All posts made are the opinions and views of the author and not necessarily those of Marabelfarms.com and Marabel Farms, Inc. Marabel Farms, Inc. is not responsible for the veracity or validity of any information posted here, nor do we vouch for the authenticity or the identity of any of the posters. Marabel Farms, Inc. and its representatives will not be held liable for any information or message posted to any discussion forum and disclaims all liability resulting from any action or inaction taken as a result of reading or posting a message in any discussion forum.
2.   No advertising
Advertisements for products or services are prohibited. Posters may be banned for repeated or egregious violations.
3.   Stay on-topic
Post in the appropriate forum and remain on-topic. Start a new topic if you wish to introduce a new subject. Follow-ups should usually be posted to the original topic. Ignore posting errors and duplicate posts. A moderator will usually fix them.
4.   Be civil
Be civil in all of your posts and refrain from using inflammatory language or expletives. Volunteer moderators will determine what is inflammatory using their own judgment, without direction from or appeal to the Marabel Farms, Inc., its officers, or board of governors, except as may be required by the rules of the club.
5.   Don't monopolize the board
We encourage you to participate actively, enthusiastically, and frequently. However, for reasons of bandwidth, disk space, and encouraging participation by the broadest audience possible, we ask that you voluntarily limit your postings to five a day within any given topic or conversation that you participate in. You are welcome to participate in as many different conversations as you have interest in.
6.   No Shouting
DO NOT POST IN ALL CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please mind your CapsLock key and do not use excessive punctuation or smilies.
7.   Avoid hot linking images
It is generally a poor idea to link to remote images without permission from the remote site owner. If the owner replaces the image without your knowledge, your post could inadvertently become very inappropriate. It is perfectly OK to link to images hosted on your own site, or on sites where you pay the cost of bandwidth. If you don't have your own site there are free image hosting services.
8.   Fraud is a crime
Impersonation of others is a criminal fraudulent act. Individuals who choose to do this will be banned and their Internet service provider may be contacted.
9.   Posts that will be edited, deleted, or get you banned
o   Posts containing offensive racial, gender, sexual preference, religious, political, or nationality-bashing language.
o   Any post containing language that is offensive in a public, family context.
o   Links to inappropriate content.
o   Personal attacks on other posters or club members. Comment on ideas, not people.
o   Flame bait. In other words: inflammatory messages posted with an intent to provoke emotional responses. This is not to be confused with a sincerely held belief or opinion that differs from the norm and is expressed in a meaningful and congenial way.
o   Repeated posting of the same or similar messages, and "bumping" a topic more than once.
o   Cross-posts and link dumps.
o   Posts promoting a specific breeder or kennel.
o   Any post that violates the letter or spirit of any item described in this list, in these guidelines, or in any announcement or pinned topic posted by a board administrator or moderator.
10.   By posting, you agree
By posting to this discussion board, you agree to be bound by these rules.