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Forum Guidelines

As this board has grown, to the point where there are a considerable number of messages being posted everyday, I thought it would help the board to stay focused if the following were observed.

By joining this forum you are agreeing to follow the guideines below. These guidelines are subject to change without warning as the forum develops.

If you have any problems with the forum, you can contact the me through my Profile.

Important Member Information

Make sure you use a valid email address when you register. You must not use anyone else's email address when registering, there are plenty of free email address services where you can get a free email address such as Hotmail.

When you have registered with the forum, you will need to validate your account by clicking the link in the email which was sent to you upon completion of your registration.

If you do not keep your account updated with a valid email address, your account will be considered to be abandoned, and will be deleted.

If you do not validate your account, you will not be able to post or reply to messages and your membership application will be erased after 3 days.

Only when you have validated your account will you be able to post and reply to messages, email other members, send personal messages to members on the forum, and access various other features of the forum which have been reserved for members.

If you register as a member, please join in on the discussions in the forum, as inactive members may be deleted after a certain time period when we review member activity.

This forum is NOT for Wannabes, Pretenders, Devotees or those people with a fetish for wheelchair users, as such members of society may be perceived as being insensitive by those with a spinal cord injury. If you are identified as such, your membership will be terminated without warning, and your posts removed.

This site is not a dating site either, if you use this site to send repeat messages looking for dates, the administrator reserves the right to remove posts, and ban offending members without warning.


Duplicate/Multiple Membership Accounts

Under no circumstances should any member have more than one account on this forum. If any member logs in, posts messages, or sends personal messages from two different accounts, this will be seen by the administrator as being deceptive, and as an unethical use of this forum.

If any member is found to have two or more accounts, the accounts with the oldest log in dates will be erased at the Administrators discretion without warning.

The member account you use should be only accessible by yourself. Under no circumstances should you allow anyone else to post messages using your account. There is no excuse for allowing someone else to use your account, as this site is free, and registering is very quick and simple.

The use of programs to conceal members IP addresses is strictly forbidden when using this forum. Any attempt to deceive the Administrator by using such programs will result in the offenders membership being banned. This is to protect members from Spammers and Devotees, Wannabes and Pretenders.

Off Topic Messages & Duplicate Posts

If you post a message, please make sure it is posted in the appropriate forum. This helps to keep the forums focused, and makes it easier to find topics. The forum will be tidied up, with off-topic posts being put into their respective forums once a month. There is no need to inform the administrator about off-topic posts.

The posting of duplicate topics is not allowed. Please choose the most appropriate area for your topic. Duplicate posts will be removed, leaving one post in the area that the Administrator feels is the most appropriate area.

Posting URL's / Web Addresses / SEO

Please do not post just a url or web address in relation to a reply or new post. This is not helpful, as just posting a link without a description will be considered as link spamming, and the post will be removed. The reason for this is that the reader will not know the destination of the url/web address without clicking it, a technique used by spammers.

Do not post your website address at the bottom of every post you make. It will be removed. Use the signature function in your profile to display your website on your posts.

Keyword spamming of posts is not allowed. Any post thought to be submitted for the sole purpose of keyword spamming will be either altered or removed at the discretion of the Administrator. Topics posted for the purpose of linking keywords for the purpose of Search Engine Optimisation will be edited or removed.

Posts which are made for the sole purpose of promoting a website, which are in direct or indirect competition for web traffic with Apparelyzed, may be either removed or locked at the discretion of the Administrator.

Topic Titles / Descriptions / Content

Please make the topic title and description as relevant, and precise as possible. If any topic titles or descriptions are posted which do not accurately reflect the content of the post, the forum Administrator reserves the right to alter the post's topic title and description to reflect the post's content more accurately.

Please do not capitalise every word in a topic title, sub title, or topic content, as it is considered as shouting, and is difficult to read.

Do not use the forums to settle personal disputes. Any such posts will be removed.

Topics which degenerate into personal insults will be removed at the discretion of the Administrator. If a member is deemed to be only posting to provoke an argument, then the offending member will be banned at the discretion of the Administrator.

Editing Posts

After making a post, changes can be made to the post for corrections up to 3 days after the original post date.

Post Hijacking

If a member posts a message, please keep your replies on-topic to the subject being discussed. There’s nothing worse than reading a subject, only to find it has deviated onto a completely different topic half way through. If you have an off topic reply to a post, please use the Personal Messenger in the members profile to contact them privately.

If posts deviate too much, the offending posts will be deleted or split to keep the integrity of the message.

Forum Trolling

An Internet troll, or simply troll, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

The administrator at his discretion, reserves the right to ban such Trolls, and moderate the Troll's posts which are felt to be posted purely for argumentative purposes.

Pinned Topics

If the administrator feels your post is "worthy", then he reserves the right to "Pin" certain topics so they stay at the top of the topic list. The duration a topic is "Pinned" will vary, and is at the sole discretion of the Administrator.

Searching The Boards

Once you are a member, you will be able to use the search function. Before posting a topic, please use this function to see if someone has already answered your question. This will help reduce the number of duplicate posts on the boards.

Restricted Forums

The Relationships & Sexuality forum. Only members over 16 years of age have access to this forum. The age of consent in the UK is 16, therefor, persons under 16 years of age may only view this area of the forum if supervised by a parent or guardian. Posts found to be made by minors will be removed from this section.

This area is not a dating area. If you use this area to send repeat messages looking for dates, the administrator reserves the right to remove posts, and ban offending members without warning.

Posting Images

Attaching an image to your post is preferred rather than linking to an image on another site. That way, if the image is attached to this forum, it will remain with the post forever. If you link to an image on another site, the image may be deleted by the web site owner, and all we will be able to see is a blank image with your post.

It is known that imageshack and photobucket sometimes delete their images after a certain time period. So please, just upload your image using the attach function.

Posts with missing images may be deleted.

Please note the following picture requirements though before posting.

Maximum picture size = 200Kb
Maximum width = 600 pixels
Recommended Resolution = 72dpi
Recommended file type = JPG

If your file size is too large, it will not be accepted by the server. Try compressing the file to decrease it's size. File sizes can be reduced in most image/graphics programs.

Once you have posted your image, your image will show as a Thumbnail in your post, which when clicked, will be shown at full size.

Please try to restrict the number of images you post, as each image uses up valuable bandwidth, and costs money to display. If you post an image at the end of a post which we feel has no relevance to the message, it may be removed to conserve bandwidth.

Signatures

Members are allowed to put information in their signature, but the signature length is limited to 256 characters.

If signature code is not formatted properly, and shows in the signature of a member, the Administrator reserves the right to remove or change the signature so it displays properly.

Please do not put large images in your signature. As a guide, signature images should be no larger than 468 x 60 pixels and a banner format is prefered. Images over this size may be removed.

This limit is to help keep the board clean, and stop large signatures cluttering the board. If a member wishes to show additional member information, it can be placed in the "About Me" section of your profile.

Signatures which are used to promote websites by Keyword linking will be either changed to reflect the link destination, or removed at the discretion of the Administrators.

Member Harassment

If any member abuses the Email or Personal Messaging system of this board to send abusive, threatening, or messages of an unwanted sexual nature, upon receiving a complaint, the Administrator reserves the right to terminate the offending members account without warning.

If a complaint is made against another member, the Administrator reserves the right to investigate the complaint, by analysing email and personal messaging logs held on the forum server.

Pestering or targeting other users for no reason other than personal satisfaction for transgressions real or imagined is not necessary, nor is it allowed. It is harassment and will get you banned.

The Administrator reserves the right to ban any user at any time for any reason. This is a private forum and the ownership will do whatever is necessary to preserve the quality of the site and forum. Users who continually disrupt the community with allegations, accusations, or activity that is not in the spirit of the purpose of this forum will be removed without explanation.

The stalking of any member of this forum will not be tolerated. If we receive information that someone is being stalked, then every method we are aware of will be used to stop the offending member accessing the Apparelyzed site.

Spam

All spam will be deleted from this board. If you feel a post is spam, please report it for review so appropriate action may be taken. Please do not make multiple posts, multiple personal messages, or multiple emails to members containing the same post, as this will be considered as spam, and may be removed.

If you are affiliated with a company, do not pose as a customer or member to promote the website you are affiliated with. You will be banned, and your posts removed.

The Administrator reserves the right to remove any posts, and delete any members at any time without warning for posting messages advertising companies in the forum.

Conclusion

I hope you don’t find the above too restrictive, but I feel some simple rules need to be followed when posting in the forum to keep everything running smoothly. I've also added a photo of myself below, just so you know who I am, and to show I'm not just another "faceless" Administrator!

Regards

Simon