Registration Agreement

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POSTING RULES & TERMS of SERVICE
Posts, profiles and usernames may be moderated without warning. Members are responsible to learn and follow all rules and instructions on your own.

Upon registering, you agree and commit to be subject to all Rules, Terms, Policies, and Disclaimer, including all administrative and moderator decisions and instructions, which are not up for discussion or debate.

If you find that you do not want these terms, you agree to quietly move on to websites more to your preference and not disrupt this community.


Infractions & Suspensions:
Infractions are private communications that no one else can see, from Admin or Moderators to members.

Infractions are not for debate.

A suspension may be given without warning at any time to stop misuse of the website.

There is no obligation to give a warning before an infraction or suspension.

Breaking any rule can result in either a no-point warning or accruing points that can result in your membership being rendered Inactive.

Good posts do not negate disallowed posts. A suspension may be appealed, but there is no obligation to release it.

Only moderators are to provide board use instructions and decisions in order to keep instructions as uniform as possible.

Do not act as a Moderator or Facilitator, to tell members if, what or where to post.

Doing so is considered to be incorrect assumption of authority over other members.

Either ignores or else reports the post so that correct instruction may be given.

If a post seems inappropriate click "Notify".

Do not post defensively or reactively to abusive or problem posts, thereby creating more work for moderators to remove inappropriate posts.

Do not report posts just because you disagree with the opinion.

Do not debate or argue member opinions.

Do not engage in side discussion on other member's topics.

Posts become the property of this website to be edited, moved or deleted as deemed to best serve the community.

Please use the closest appropriate board topic. Save a copy of your own posts that you wish to keep.


Off-board contact
Do not post or blog to request or offer any kind of contact for any reason.

This attracts spammers and will be treated like advertising.

Private Messaging (PM) is available only to long term members.

PM is not available to Newbies.

Do not discuss PM on the boards for any reason.

When PM is not available or is OFF, respect this and do not post about it.

If the member PM is ON you may PM the member one time to see if your PM is accepted by the member. If so, then PM the member again to request permission before sending any product or service information.

Otherwise the member may report your message as spam and your membership will be terminated.

Use Common Sense, Respect Privacy, Be Safe, and Do Not Post Personal Information
Do not post details of court cases.

Posting or revealing identifying details about a legal case can be used against you in a court of law.

Respect others' privacy when they are Inactive.

When or if they want to return is soon enough to reconnect.

Do not post your own or other people's identifying info or real names.

If you are under age 17, do not post your age. Post that you are a teen.

Please be safe: keep personal information private and remind your children to do so, too.

When a reader sees your names and location, it is not hard at all to discover where you live from information on local public records.

Remember that posts are picked up by search engines and may circulate on the World Wide Internet for years to be read by anyone in the world.

Be Bold To Post
If you're new to our community, taking the step for the first time to post publicly to a message board can sometimes seem intimidating.

Don't be afraid to jump into a discussion.

We have a very supportive community that serves up heavy doses of encouragement and enthusiasm.

While we hope that you'll become an active participant and join in our discussions, you're welcome, of course, to simply hang out silently until you feel more comfortable posting a message.

PERSONAL SECURITY
Use an Avatar or Profile Picture that expresses your personality; do not use your own or any person's real photograph.

The message boards are to be used Anonymously

Your username must not personally identify you elsewhere.

Usernames that are not within the rules or are deemed to be inappropriate may be changed or suspended without notice.

Common first names are OK, however, posting sur names, dates or locations can negatively affect your employment and health insurance.

Do not compromise your identity and personal information.

Edit your posts/blog if you entered compromising info.

We have no control over search engines.

Advertising Is Forbidden
Free advertising of any kind is not permitted in any place on this website, for any reason.

However, do not merely post a link to any website.

It will be deemed to be advertising.

A product or service may be named and opinion shared in one post, on one board, without any kind of contact information posted or offered.

Multiples of similar messages will be deemed to be advertising.

Do not post an unapproved website name or URL for any reason.

If a website sells anything of any kind, then it is deemed to be a commercial website regardless of its information.

This includes medical and news media websites.

Whether or not you personally or financially benefit, any kind of information in your profile, signature, blogs, or posts that name, promote or advertise

free or commercial services, resources, videos, websites, forums, blogs, clinical trials, fund raising, surveys, or products will be treated as advertisement. (See How to Share Information, for more information.)

Personal opinions and sharing MUST be respected.

Each topic board is for the people who HAVE are interested in this topic.

The boards are not place to vent or discuss dealing with others who have the board topic disease or health problem.

Tell your OWN story, not someone else's.

Reach Out Before You Feel Alone or Suicidal
If you are having SUICIDAL THOUGHTS please do not try to handle them alone.

Please feel free to talk about depression and let members here encourage you and help you discover solutions to problems.

Do not post about suicide on the boards or in Blogs as it can be triggering to readers that are already suffering.

The boards are NOT an appropriate place for posting that you want to die or to discuss suicidal thoughts, hurting others or hurting yourself.

Such posts are inappropriate and will be removed.

Do not reply to posts expressing a suicide ideation. Report those posts so they can be given immediate help.


Resources:
In Canada call immediately 911 or call a hospital, local police, or contact a professional suicide counselor immediately.

In the US, American Association of Suicidology - National telephone helpline with trained counselors.

1-800-SUICIDE

Or, in the US, immediately call 911, or call a hospital, local police, or contact a professional suicide counselor immediately.

Befrienders International - Helplines in over 40 countries, self tests, signs of suicidal thoughts.

http://www.befrienders.org

If in UK or Ireland you may access http://www.samaritans.org

http://www.teachhotline.org

1-800-273-TALK

It's the teen suicide/depression/loneliness hotline.

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

National Suicide Hotline
800-273-TALK (800-273-8255)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233)

National Child Abuse Hotline
800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453)

If you need help finding mental health services and support in your community contact: National Mental Health Association Information Center: www.nmha.org
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