Post by Zimm on Jul 19, 2015 16:46:13 GMT -5
First and foremost, welcome to #AKF Forums! We are excited and happy that you have chosen to become a member of our growing community. While we know you are eager to begin your forum posting, we need you to read and acknowledge the following forum-wide rules and guidelines set for our forum's members. Reading through the following information shouldn't take you very long and is highly recommended if you wish to avoid being banned or reprimanded. Should you have any questions and/or need clarification of our forum's rules or guidelines, feel free to get clarification by posting a topic in the Forum Support board.
#AKF FORUM-WIDE RULES AND GUIDELINES
- Spam: Spam is any unwanted, unsolicited, materials posted to this forum. Spamming on our forums will result in an automatic, permanent, ban of your account. If this happens to you, you will not be able to access our forum, post to our forum, login to your account, etc.
- Advertising: Advertising is ONLY allowed in your forum signature, the Website section of your user profile, and the dedicated PROMOTION ZONE board in the off topic section of the forum. Should you get caught advertising via our Private Messaging system, or anywhere on the forum where promotion is not allowed, you will be warned and then banned if it occurs a second time.
- Be Respectful: Respect goes a long way on a forum community with our topic. Please be mindful of others. We are all here to share our stories and come together as a community to keep fighting against depression and suicide. This is not a place to bash on others, talk down to them, and/or be cruel.
- Thread Hijacking: Hijacking a thread consists of changing the nature of a thread by turning it into a discussion related to yourself as opposed to continuing the conversation of the original poster. Thread hijacking is NOT allowed on our forum.
- Mini-Modding: Mini-Modding consists of telling users what to do and not to do within a thread or via our messaging system. If you notice that a thread breaks our rules, or needs the attention of a moderator, global moderator, or administrator; Simply select the gear icon and click on Report Post. From there you will be prompted to provide a reason and it's suggested that you do so that we can amend the issue in a more effective way.
- Illegal Content: Illegal content includes, but is not limited to, the following things. Porn, torrents, drugs, extreme violence, copyrighted materials, etc. Posting illegal content on our forums, or promoting illegal content will result in an automatic, permanent, ban.
- YOU MUST REPORT: You must report certain things to a forum administrator. If you notice that someone is severely depressed, suicidal, homicidal, harassing others, etc, you need to report it. While we know this is a place to talk about depression and suicide, while fighting through it, certain things must be reported. When you report something to an administrator, simply send them a private message and make sure to back up your claim. By law, we are required to tell you that after an investigation of the claim by our staff, we are obligated to contact the authorities. This is for your safety.
- Personal Information: Typically, you should NOT share your personal information with anyone on this forum. Things you should avoid sharing are: Your real, full, name, address, phone number, debit and/or credit card information, bank information, etc. *During the holidays, we may hold a Secret Santa and/or Christmas Card exchange. That being said, certain information will be required to participate in those events. When the time comes, more information on how to participate and requirements will be posted.
- Account Security: You should NEVER share your username/password and/or email address combination with another member of the forum. Our forum staff will never ask you for your password to your account. To ensure that your account remains secure, it is recommended that you create a password that contains lower and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Also, you should change your password, at minimum, one time every 90 days.
§ #AKF Staff