BrowseHosts
Rules
The basic ground
rules for discussions on the BrowseHosts are simple: be polite,
use common sense, don't break the law and don't post any message
that even hints at advertising. We don't intend to censor messages
based on the opinions expressed within those posts, but we will
enforce the policies outlined both here and on the Forum. We
reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion
and without explanation. If you have any questions, please ask
the administrator.
A maximum of
one account per person, regardless of how many companies you
represent. Also if your company is represented by more than
one person, only one person may post ads and only one ad per
5 days may be posted in the advertising forums regarding your
companies, sub-companies or associated companies.
We enforce a very strict policy regarding solicitation of our
membership by Forum participants except in those Forum sections
where advertising is expressly permitted.
- Participants
may not use the Forum to direct others to contact them
regarding their product or services or future (possible)
products or services, or any product or services they
are, or have been, associated with.
- Participants
who are associated with a web hosting company may not
use the main Forums to direct others to the advertising
Forums.
- Participants
may not use discussions to recommend or praise other product
or services, or any company, unless you have directly
used them before. This includes companies recommending
other companies.
- Participants
may not solicit the membership for feedback or suggestions
on their product or services.
- Signatures
must be setup in your profile and not manually added to
your messages. Participants may not use a "signature"
with plan descriptions or any pricing information at the
end of Forum messages. Signatures must be kept to a maximum
of four lines. Signature may contain a maximum of one
URL and no links to other threads or posts.
- Participants
may not use the Forum to solicit users for any project
or purpose external to the Forum; public, private, or
commercial. Most importantly our userbase is not a resource
to be "mined" by individuals, groups, or businesses,
for profit or not for profit.
- Participants
may not instruct users to check your e-mail, check your
PM, or inform them that they've got mail or a new PM,
or any variant thereof. This rule is also applicable in
the advertising forums.
- Participants
may not post any commission, referral or affliate links
anywhere on the forum, this includes the advertising forums.
- Participants
may not bump threads uneccessarily. Bumping can refer
to posting useless information, making corrections or
updates in a new post, posting one-liners or any other
action to delibrately keep a thread hot. Moderators will
use their discretion depending on the nature of the post
as to whether to take action or not.
- Participants
may only discuss details about their company and/or product
offerings when the thread starter or poster has made direct
reference to their company and stated something untrue
or misleading or something which clearly needs clarifying,
the response must be in direct reference to the point
discussed only and contain no added promotional information
and/or fluff. It is advisable when in the above scenario
to contact us first.
We take the "be polite" rule VERY seriously! We do
not tolerate ANY rudeness. Any member who is intentionally unpleasant
or disruptive will receive one warning (at our discretion),
and if the member offends again the member will be banned without
warning.
Finally, any abuse towards our staff and/or management will
result in immediate suspension of your account.
In light of
our policy of encouraging candid, open exchanges of views and
the rapid distribution of information originating from many
sources, the BrowseHosts cannot determine the accuracy of information
that may be uploaded to the Forum.
Opinions, advice
and all other information expressed by participants in discussions
are those of the author. You rely on such information at your
own risk. Participants are urged to seek professional advice
for specific, individual situations and not rely solely on advice
or opinions given in the discussions.
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