Introduction
Welcome to Index Forum! We are delighted to have you here in our new and growing community. Index Forum is a friendly community for all people, and we believe in the KISS concept, Keep. It. Simple. Stupid. With this being said, we realize that a lot of online communities, and forums, in particular, can be very complicated in their guidelines and requirements. However, here at Index Forum, we will keep it very simple and easy to understand. Please take the time to review this post in its entirety so you can familiarize yourself with our guidelines.
Official Info Links
Terms & Conditions: Click Here
Privacy Policy: Click Here
Acceptable Content: Click Here
An Outline
Any member who is willing to participate positively in our community will have every opportunity to do so. This being said, all members must follow our rules, our rules are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone using our website. Appreciation incentives will be given to members who follow the rules and conduct themselves here on IF in a professional manner. We require that all members be treated with the same amount of respect and appreciation, this means that all members and IF staff must treat every member with the utmost respect and professionalism. If you feel as if you are not receiving the same amount of treatment as another member, it is your duty to reach out to forum administration or our moderation team as soon as possible.
The age requirement to join our forum is 13 years old. This being mentioned, all members are old enough to understand the concept of "right and wrong." We ask that you use your own common sense and personal thought process to produce positive interactions here on IF. We will not tolerate members who decide to choose "wrong" and create content that is harmful to IF members or the community as a whole. This means your interactions here on IF should be professional and constructive, any interactions that are unprofessional or family friendly will not be tolerated. You can read more about these specific requirements later on in this post.
Posting Rules and Guidelines
Before we go over our 'Posting Rules and Guidelines' we must inform you of what a 'post' is. A post is basically any form of communication here on IF, this can be a reply to an existing thread (topic), a new thread (topic), private messaging, profile status updates, etc. Anything that you type and add to IF is considered a 'post.'
[PRG - 1] When writing a post, please try to use the best English grammar that you can (creating private messages are exempt from this). We understand that English grammar can be difficult for some people, so we will remain lenient with this guideline. If you create a post that cannot be understood, we may remove it without notice. Please make sure that you are communicating as efficiently as you can. If you are unable to meet our standards of English grammar and understanding, we may have to moderate your posts and/or place you under supervised posting privileges.
[PGR - 2] When creating a post, we do not permit short messages. You should write in length that fully expresses what you are writing about. Posts that contain one or two words will be deleted without notice. If you are going to contribute to the community, we ask that you do so in a way that will express your complete thoughts. Some exceptions may be granted by the moderation team if your post is relevant to the topic at hand.
[PGR - 3] As mentioned in [PGR - 2], posts must be relevant to the topic at hand. Members who are posting disrespectful, or in other words, rude content, will not be tolerated. Where we do allow ocassional profanity, we do not allow excessive profanity, meaning if you constantly use curse word after curse word in the same post, it will not be tolerated. In addition, we will not tolerate 'hijacking', or in other words, attempting to take over a specific topic for your own personal use. If you have another purpose or reason as to why you need to 'control' the topic, you are welcome to create a new thread altogether.
[PGR - 4] Content that is very violent or harmful, explicit, sexual, hateful, threatening, harassing, or unlawful may never be included in a post, if a member is found to have included any of those things in a post, immediate action will be taken. Secondly, we do not permit spamming or trolling. Lastly, all content being posted to IF must be appropriate for all audiences 13 years of age and older. You must follow our acceptable content policy and all other official policies as well.
General Guidelines
[GG - 1] Inappropriately advertising will be considered spam. If you plan to advertise on IF, you must advertise in the appropriate areas. Advertising in your account signature is allowed. Advertising via our personal messaging system is not allowed. IF reserves the right to remove any advertising content, ban members who do not follow these regulations, and ban specific websites or content from being advertised; all of these can be conducted at anytime without notice.
[GG - 2] As a forum, we offer many different website functions and capabilities. These functions and capabilities that we offer are only to be used in the ways that they were intended, attempting to use the functions and/or capabilities in any other way is prohibited. Reputation, Reactions, Awards, Profiles, and Posts are all examples of forum content that cannot be bought or sold. You may not, once again, abuse any function (ex. spam the post reports function).
[GG - 3] We do not allow impersonation of staff members. Trying to rule or control members of IF is prohibited and will not be tolerated. If you find a member in violation of our guidelines, please use the 'report' function or contact an administrator or a member of our moderation team directly.
[GG - 4] Please respect all specific forum section guidelines (if applicable) and any notices you may receive from an administrator or moderator. You are expected to assist in the moderation processes of the forum.
[GG - 5] All staff members of Index Forum take moderation practices very seriously. If you are ever in violation of our guidelines a staff member from our administration or moderation team will reach out to you with a simple of description of what you have violated. If you have any questions, you are eligible to request additional details, and we will help provide you with a detailed description and when, why, and how. We promise that all moderation processes are independently reviewed, assessed, and given with complete fairness.
[GG - 6] You are permitted to use the account signature function that IF offers. However, please refrain from adding images or content that look unnatural and stretch or deform the website in any way. If your signature causes disruptions to the appearance or quality of IF, your signature will be removed or altered without notice.
[GG - 7] For security purposes, please do not distribute your personal information such as address, phone number, social security, or any other form of personal identification to any user on IF. If someone asks for such information, you are urged to report them to an admin or moderator immediately.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to join Index Forum. We are certain you are a perfect fit for our community, and we hope to see you around often!
Welcome to Index Forum! We are delighted to have you here in our new and growing community. Index Forum is a friendly community for all people, and we believe in the KISS concept, Keep. It. Simple. Stupid. With this being said, we realize that a lot of online communities, and forums, in particular, can be very complicated in their guidelines and requirements. However, here at Index Forum, we will keep it very simple and easy to understand. Please take the time to review this post in its entirety so you can familiarize yourself with our guidelines.
Official Info Links
Terms & Conditions: Click Here
Privacy Policy: Click Here
Acceptable Content: Click Here
An Outline
Any member who is willing to participate positively in our community will have every opportunity to do so. This being said, all members must follow our rules, our rules are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone using our website. Appreciation incentives will be given to members who follow the rules and conduct themselves here on IF in a professional manner. We require that all members be treated with the same amount of respect and appreciation, this means that all members and IF staff must treat every member with the utmost respect and professionalism. If you feel as if you are not receiving the same amount of treatment as another member, it is your duty to reach out to forum administration or our moderation team as soon as possible.
The age requirement to join our forum is 13 years old. This being mentioned, all members are old enough to understand the concept of "right and wrong." We ask that you use your own common sense and personal thought process to produce positive interactions here on IF. We will not tolerate members who decide to choose "wrong" and create content that is harmful to IF members or the community as a whole. This means your interactions here on IF should be professional and constructive, any interactions that are unprofessional or family friendly will not be tolerated. You can read more about these specific requirements later on in this post.
Posting Rules and Guidelines
Before we go over our 'Posting Rules and Guidelines' we must inform you of what a 'post' is. A post is basically any form of communication here on IF, this can be a reply to an existing thread (topic), a new thread (topic), private messaging, profile status updates, etc. Anything that you type and add to IF is considered a 'post.'
[PRG - 1] When writing a post, please try to use the best English grammar that you can (creating private messages are exempt from this). We understand that English grammar can be difficult for some people, so we will remain lenient with this guideline. If you create a post that cannot be understood, we may remove it without notice. Please make sure that you are communicating as efficiently as you can. If you are unable to meet our standards of English grammar and understanding, we may have to moderate your posts and/or place you under supervised posting privileges.
[PGR - 2] When creating a post, we do not permit short messages. You should write in length that fully expresses what you are writing about. Posts that contain one or two words will be deleted without notice. If you are going to contribute to the community, we ask that you do so in a way that will express your complete thoughts. Some exceptions may be granted by the moderation team if your post is relevant to the topic at hand.
[PGR - 3] As mentioned in [PGR - 2], posts must be relevant to the topic at hand. Members who are posting disrespectful, or in other words, rude content, will not be tolerated. Where we do allow ocassional profanity, we do not allow excessive profanity, meaning if you constantly use curse word after curse word in the same post, it will not be tolerated. In addition, we will not tolerate 'hijacking', or in other words, attempting to take over a specific topic for your own personal use. If you have another purpose or reason as to why you need to 'control' the topic, you are welcome to create a new thread altogether.
[PGR - 4] Content that is very violent or harmful, explicit, sexual, hateful, threatening, harassing, or unlawful may never be included in a post, if a member is found to have included any of those things in a post, immediate action will be taken. Secondly, we do not permit spamming or trolling. Lastly, all content being posted to IF must be appropriate for all audiences 13 years of age and older. You must follow our acceptable content policy and all other official policies as well.
General Guidelines
[GG - 1] Inappropriately advertising will be considered spam. If you plan to advertise on IF, you must advertise in the appropriate areas. Advertising in your account signature is allowed. Advertising via our personal messaging system is not allowed. IF reserves the right to remove any advertising content, ban members who do not follow these regulations, and ban specific websites or content from being advertised; all of these can be conducted at anytime without notice.
[GG - 2] As a forum, we offer many different website functions and capabilities. These functions and capabilities that we offer are only to be used in the ways that they were intended, attempting to use the functions and/or capabilities in any other way is prohibited. Reputation, Reactions, Awards, Profiles, and Posts are all examples of forum content that cannot be bought or sold. You may not, once again, abuse any function (ex. spam the post reports function).
[GG - 3] We do not allow impersonation of staff members. Trying to rule or control members of IF is prohibited and will not be tolerated. If you find a member in violation of our guidelines, please use the 'report' function or contact an administrator or a member of our moderation team directly.
[GG - 4] Please respect all specific forum section guidelines (if applicable) and any notices you may receive from an administrator or moderator. You are expected to assist in the moderation processes of the forum.
[GG - 5] All staff members of Index Forum take moderation practices very seriously. If you are ever in violation of our guidelines a staff member from our administration or moderation team will reach out to you with a simple of description of what you have violated. If you have any questions, you are eligible to request additional details, and we will help provide you with a detailed description and when, why, and how. We promise that all moderation processes are independently reviewed, assessed, and given with complete fairness.
[GG - 6] You are permitted to use the account signature function that IF offers. However, please refrain from adding images or content that look unnatural and stretch or deform the website in any way. If your signature causes disruptions to the appearance or quality of IF, your signature will be removed or altered without notice.
[GG - 7] For security purposes, please do not distribute your personal information such as address, phone number, social security, or any other form of personal identification to any user on IF. If someone asks for such information, you are urged to report them to an admin or moderator immediately.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to join Index Forum. We are certain you are a perfect fit for our community, and we hope to see you around often!
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