Post by ADHD Forum Guidelines on Feb 15, 2013 23:30:11 GMT -5
Following is a list of rules that help to keep the forums a supportive
place to gather and, more importantly, to keep the forums and its
members safe.
Covered in this thread:
* Signatures/ Web Links/ Avatars
* Posting E-Mails
* Private! Includes Official ADDForums Privacy Policy
* Duplicate Registrations
* Banned Topics
* OD's, Illegal or Improper Use of Medications
* If Your Post is Edited
* No Solicitation
* Conducting Research on the Forum
Signatures/ Web Links/ Avatars:
*Due to complaints about signature length and content, we have chosen to
adopt the following guidelines for signatures, in addition to websites
and avatars. A Moderator will review any material that generates a
complaint.
*All signatures must fit within a 468x113 pixel-sized box
*No flashing or annoying animation (annoying will be determined by the number of complaints your signature or Avatar receives)
*No porn or foul language
*No offensive content (offensive is defined as anything that generates a complaint and can range from porn to preaching)
*No links to warez or illegal materials
*No links to any site for "points". No blind links to generate income.
*No links to other groups, forums or communities in signatures or posts,
without the explicit written permission of a Site Admin.
*No links to viruses, fake viruses, or anything which could be of a violent nature to anyone’s PC
*Signatures and websites linked in signatures and posts must be family
friendly and must not be blatant attempts to sell products or
services.The Website linked in your signature must include a reciprocal
link back to www.adhd.freeforums.net.
** Links to personal blogs do not require a reciprocating link on the
personal blog site. Links to all other blogs, including those connected
to groups, forums or communities, are required to have a reciprocating
link on the first page of the blog site. **
*User violating the signature and avatar guidelines may have their privileges removed.
Do not post E-mails or other offsite social media accounts:
* Please do NOT post email addresses or other offsite social media
accounts in posts. Doing so opens people up for unwanted spam and
viruses.
* If you would like to communicate with somebody privately there are
both email and private message options built into the forums and can be
utilized by clicking on the member's ID or accessing their profile, if
the user has enabled these options.
* Email addresses and other offsite social media accounts posted in the
the forums will be removed and users posting these may be warned and put
on moderated status.
* This also applies to signatures.
Privacy:
* Please respect each other's privacy. If you have an issue with
somebody outside of the forums please keep it out of the forums.
* If the issue somehow becomes part of the forums please try to deal with it privately.
* If dealing with it privately does not work, please contact a forum moderator or Admin.
* Do NOT broadcast information in the forums that invades another person's privacy.
Duplicate Registrations:
* Do not let anyone else use your account.
We have a very strict policy regarding individual users registering one
and only one account on this forum. The reason for this is simple - a
user with more than one account usually isn't up to anything very good.
If a user is found to have registered more than one account, the last
one registered will be terminated and the user will be warned. Any
further attempts to register another alias will lead to a permanent ban.
If a user is already banned when trying to register another account,
that person will be banned for life and will have their actions reported
to their ISP.
Banned Topics:
* The main focus of ADD Forums is to provide a safe supportive place for
people affected by AD/HD, and other co-morbid disorders. To do this,
sometimes we must limit the scope of the permitted topics, to foster
such a supportive environment.
* We have had issues arise here that have prevented this from happening -
primarily members voicing their opinions about religious and political
matters. While everyone is allowed their own opinions, there really is
no other way to prevent such issues from "disturbing the peace", except
to keep these things completely out of the ADD Forums in the first
place.
* It is against ADD Forums Guidelines to discuss religious and political matters on the ADD Forums.
This includes:
* All Posts
* All Signatures
* ADD Forums Chat
* Private messages (complaint driven)
* Email sent through ADD Forums (complaint driven)
* Social Groups (and the messages therein)
* Blogs
* Profile Messages
* Gallery Comments
and may include, but are not limited to:
* War
* Terrorism
* Religion
* Patriotism
* Democracy
* Racism
* Ethnicity
* Politics
No posts on O.D.s, illegal or improper use of Meds
NO posts involving O.D.s, illegal or improper use of Medication are allowed
In an effort to protect all who use these forums, no posts will be allowed that encourage or support the illegal
or improper use of medication of any kind. We do not condone illegal or
improper use and do not wish to be a source of information for people
who would use medication this way. This includes talk about overdoses or
O.D.'s.
IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE OVERDOSED OR TAKEN TOO MUCH
MEDICATION OR ARE HAVING SIDE EFFECTS THAT ARE SEVERE ENOUGH THAT YOU
ARE CONCERNED FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE HEALTH, DON'T WASTE TIME BY POSTING
HERE - GO TO THE HOSPITAL, CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR LOCAL CRISIS HOTLINE, AND
DO IT NOW!
ALL POSTS THAT DEAL WITH THE ABOVE ISSUES WILL BE DELETED AS SOON AS THEY ARE DISCOVERED.
We at ADDFORUMS aren't trained to handle a crisis, we can't track down a
person in need of assistance and we can't summon help. To put the
people here in the position where they feel that they have to do such
things is not acceptable.
We have a Private Forum dealing with Substance Abuse and Addictions.
If Your Post Is Edited:
* Locking/Editing/Deleting/Merging Posts:
If your post has been locked, edited, deleted, or merged there was a
reason behind the change. If you choose to flame the Moderator for
making a change to your post or thread, you may be warned or banned,
depending on your posting history.
No Solicitation:
* No user may advertise, or otherwise provide information on any product
they sell, distribute or market on the ADD Forums (either in a thread,
post or private message) without the written permission of the Site
Administrators. This also applies to solicitation of any and all
products, services, organizations, content requests, medications and
financial assistance.
Conducting Research on the Forums:
* No user may conduct research on the forums, nor solicit membership
participation in off-site research, without prior written approval from
an Administrator. Examples of "Research" includes, but is not limited
to: Market research, collecting members' stories, polls, or surveys.
Please contact an Administrator before creating such a post.
The ADD Forums Staff
place to gather and, more importantly, to keep the forums and its
members safe.
Covered in this thread:
* Signatures/ Web Links/ Avatars
* Posting E-Mails
* Private! Includes Official ADDForums Privacy Policy
* Duplicate Registrations
* Banned Topics
* OD's, Illegal or Improper Use of Medications
* If Your Post is Edited
* No Solicitation
* Conducting Research on the Forum
Signatures/ Web Links/ Avatars:
*Due to complaints about signature length and content, we have chosen to
adopt the following guidelines for signatures, in addition to websites
and avatars. A Moderator will review any material that generates a
complaint.
*All signatures must fit within a 468x113 pixel-sized box
*No flashing or annoying animation (annoying will be determined by the number of complaints your signature or Avatar receives)
*No porn or foul language
*No offensive content (offensive is defined as anything that generates a complaint and can range from porn to preaching)
*No links to warez or illegal materials
*No links to any site for "points". No blind links to generate income.
*No links to other groups, forums or communities in signatures or posts,
without the explicit written permission of a Site Admin.
*No links to viruses, fake viruses, or anything which could be of a violent nature to anyone’s PC
*Signatures and websites linked in signatures and posts must be family
friendly and must not be blatant attempts to sell products or
services.The Website linked in your signature must include a reciprocal
link back to www.adhd.freeforums.net.
** Links to personal blogs do not require a reciprocating link on the
personal blog site. Links to all other blogs, including those connected
to groups, forums or communities, are required to have a reciprocating
link on the first page of the blog site. **
*User violating the signature and avatar guidelines may have their privileges removed.
Do not post E-mails or other offsite social media accounts:
* Please do NOT post email addresses or other offsite social media
accounts in posts. Doing so opens people up for unwanted spam and
viruses.
* If you would like to communicate with somebody privately there are
both email and private message options built into the forums and can be
utilized by clicking on the member's ID or accessing their profile, if
the user has enabled these options.
* Email addresses and other offsite social media accounts posted in the
the forums will be removed and users posting these may be warned and put
on moderated status.
* This also applies to signatures.
Privacy:
* Please respect each other's privacy. If you have an issue with
somebody outside of the forums please keep it out of the forums.
* If the issue somehow becomes part of the forums please try to deal with it privately.
* If dealing with it privately does not work, please contact a forum moderator or Admin.
* Do NOT broadcast information in the forums that invades another person's privacy.
Duplicate Registrations:
* Do not let anyone else use your account.
We have a very strict policy regarding individual users registering one
and only one account on this forum. The reason for this is simple - a
user with more than one account usually isn't up to anything very good.
If a user is found to have registered more than one account, the last
one registered will be terminated and the user will be warned. Any
further attempts to register another alias will lead to a permanent ban.
If a user is already banned when trying to register another account,
that person will be banned for life and will have their actions reported
to their ISP.
Banned Topics:
* The main focus of ADD Forums is to provide a safe supportive place for
people affected by AD/HD, and other co-morbid disorders. To do this,
sometimes we must limit the scope of the permitted topics, to foster
such a supportive environment.
* We have had issues arise here that have prevented this from happening -
primarily members voicing their opinions about religious and political
matters. While everyone is allowed their own opinions, there really is
no other way to prevent such issues from "disturbing the peace", except
to keep these things completely out of the ADD Forums in the first
place.
* It is against ADD Forums Guidelines to discuss religious and political matters on the ADD Forums.
This includes:
* All Posts
* All Signatures
* ADD Forums Chat
* Private messages (complaint driven)
* Email sent through ADD Forums (complaint driven)
* Social Groups (and the messages therein)
* Blogs
* Profile Messages
* Gallery Comments
and may include, but are not limited to:
* War
* Terrorism
* Religion
* Patriotism
* Democracy
* Racism
* Ethnicity
* Politics
No posts on O.D.s, illegal or improper use of Meds
NO posts involving O.D.s, illegal or improper use of Medication are allowed
In an effort to protect all who use these forums, no posts will be allowed that encourage or support the illegal
or improper use of medication of any kind. We do not condone illegal or
improper use and do not wish to be a source of information for people
who would use medication this way. This includes talk about overdoses or
O.D.'s.
IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE OVERDOSED OR TAKEN TOO MUCH
MEDICATION OR ARE HAVING SIDE EFFECTS THAT ARE SEVERE ENOUGH THAT YOU
ARE CONCERNED FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE HEALTH, DON'T WASTE TIME BY POSTING
HERE - GO TO THE HOSPITAL, CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR LOCAL CRISIS HOTLINE, AND
DO IT NOW!
ALL POSTS THAT DEAL WITH THE ABOVE ISSUES WILL BE DELETED AS SOON AS THEY ARE DISCOVERED.
We at ADDFORUMS aren't trained to handle a crisis, we can't track down a
person in need of assistance and we can't summon help. To put the
people here in the position where they feel that they have to do such
things is not acceptable.
We have a Private Forum dealing with Substance Abuse and Addictions.
If Your Post Is Edited:
* Locking/Editing/Deleting/Merging Posts:
If your post has been locked, edited, deleted, or merged there was a
reason behind the change. If you choose to flame the Moderator for
making a change to your post or thread, you may be warned or banned,
depending on your posting history.
No Solicitation:
* No user may advertise, or otherwise provide information on any product
they sell, distribute or market on the ADD Forums (either in a thread,
post or private message) without the written permission of the Site
Administrators. This also applies to solicitation of any and all
products, services, organizations, content requests, medications and
financial assistance.
Conducting Research on the Forums:
* No user may conduct research on the forums, nor solicit membership
participation in off-site research, without prior written approval from
an Administrator. Examples of "Research" includes, but is not limited
to: Market research, collecting members' stories, polls, or surveys.
Please contact an Administrator before creating such a post.
The ADD Forums Staff