forum rules
Basic Forum Rules
First, let's have fun here! That's what this forum is really for.
But please keep the content "PG", so that visitors of all ages are comfortable. Also, please keep discussions Dana-related, and show consideration that other visitors are here for Dana-related content.
Some suggestions:
Normal
netiquette should be observed, e.g. using ALL CAPS is interpreted as yelling
so it should be avoided. Also, direct
critique of other participants is discouraged.
Irony
doesn't translate well onto forums. So please avoid sarcasm, or anything
relying on a tone of voice, facial expression, or unspoken context
to relay an intended meaning.
Special
note: Since
the Forum is completely public, please do not post any personal
contact information beyond a first name and email address. E.G.,
no home address,
phone number, workplace info, etc. For sake of security, the moderator
may remove that information, without notice.
Hard rules about what's not allowed:
The following is a list of things not allowed, that may result in messages not being displayed, or possibly edited, or may result in the participant being banned from the forum, or may result in the participant being reported to U.S. legal authorities:
Slanderous,
defamatory, false/misleading, obscene, indecent, lewd,
pornographic, objectifying,
violent, abusive, insulting, demeaning,
hostile, threatening or harassing content.
Content
that endorses unlawful or illegal behavior or might result in harm
to others.
Reference
to Dana's personal life, beyond that which is in the legitimate
press.
Advertisements
or solicitations, except for causes that Dana already endorses.
Solicitations
for projects, employment, or business; or for Dana's participation
or assistance in these.
Multiple
copies of the same message. Multiple copies will be deleted.
If each copy is slightly different, only the most recent will
remain.
"Alters" or
"Sock Puppets"- Multiple visitor names used by one participant,
often used in order to reinforce statements made in other posts.
Whole
messages, journalistic content,
or artistic content that are not about Dana-related, Forum-related,
or DanaDelany.com-related topics.
Web
links pointing to content that is against Forum policies.
Content
which is hard to read or understand by other forum visitors as a
result of excessive spelling errors, excessive grammatical errors,
(of course taking into account when English seems to be
a second language), or obscure references.
Content
with excessive emotional expression that can be embarrassing or
disturbing to other forum visitors, including messages of an obsessive
nature,
or messages appealing to sympathy for purposes of eliciting a
reaction.
The webmaster reserves the right to evalate how the above guidelines may apply to any particular message.
