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FORUM RULES

Participants are responsible for reading and understanding these rules. By participating you agree to the spirit of a forum's purpose and these rules.

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Rules Summary

  • 1. Sign Posts - Use your real name.
  • 2. Keep Topics within Forum Purpose - Local issues on a local forum for example.
  • 3. Be Civil - This is a public forum with real people. Respect among citizens with differing views is one of our cornerstone.
  • 4. No Attacks or Threats - This keeps the forums safe. If content is illegal it will be forwarded to the proper legal authorities.
  • 5. Private Stays Private - Don't forward private replies without permission.
  • 6. Avoid False Rumors - Asking for clarification of what you've heard in the community can be appropriate if issues-based. You alone are responsible for what you post.
  • 7. Right to Post and Reply - Sharing your knowledge and opinions with your fellow citizens is a democratic right.
  • 8. Items Not Allowed in Forums - No attachments, etc.
  • 9. Public Content and Use - You are sharing your content, but retain your copyright.
  • 10. Bans - You may be banned from further use of the forum, if the Moderators deem it necessary.

Full Rules

  • 1. Sign Posts - All forum posts must be signed at the bottom of every message by the author with their real first and last name, and city and/or neighborhood. Posting with a pseudonym, anonymously or the use/theft of another person's identity is strictly forbidden.
  • 2. Keep Topics within Forum Purpose - Requests by the Forum Moderators to bring discussions within the scope of the forum must be followed or warnings may be issued.
  • 3. Be Civil - No insults, name calling or inflamed speech. Personal one-on-one arguments, disagreements or personality conflicts are not appropriate on the public discussion forum. Attempts at humor or sarcasm should be labeled ... ;-), :-), etc.
  • 4. No Attacks or Threats - Personal attacks or public threats against the safety or security of participants are not allowed. The Forum Moderator may issue warnings or remove participants.
  • 5. Private Stays Private - Forwarding private messages to the online forum is not allowed without the express permission of the original author.
  • 6. Avoid False Rumors, You are Liable - Rumors of a personal nature are not allowed. Your posts must be accurate based on your full knowledge and never intentionally false. You, and you alone are liable for the content of your own messages.
  • 7. Right to Post and Reply - Only those who are registered forum members may post directly. In order to post a reply, the individual (or an individual representing the organization) must become a registered member of the forum.
  • 8. Items Not Allowed in Forums, Exceptions - Commercial advertising, virus warnings from members, and chain letters are prohibited from the forum. Comments or complaints about forum management or complaints about member rule violations must not be posted to the main forum. Instead, direct such messages privately to the Forum Moderator. Public event promotions and links to commercial, media, or non-profit online content related to the scope of the forum are appropriate. Participant "signatures" providing links to the work or projects of an individual are acceptable, but the display of specific products for sale are not allowed.
  • 9. Public Content and Use - By posting an original message, the message author agrees to allow Av-volunteers.org to distribute the message via the Internet and to include it in a publicly accessible online archive in perpetuity. While original message authors retain their personal copyright, they grant others the right to publicly quote portions of their message in any medium. Further the full text of messages may be forwarded via e-mail to others as long as the author's name and the forum's name and web address is cited or linked. With copyrighted material like newspaper articles, you may post quotations from articles or web sites with the source URL. "Fair use" of excerpts (not the full text) is encouraged well as the distribution of extended text from government produced content.
  • 10. Bans - You may lose your right to participate based on your behavior in a forum.
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