Brandi
11-23-2007, 05:02 PM
I want to remind everyone that although we have very lax moderation, we do have a few very basic posting guidelines that we ask everyone to follow.
The guidelines we have are there to ensure that our self expression and differences of opinion are exchanged in a positive, mature manner, without taking away from the supportive, positive nature of this site.
I hope all of you will take the time to review these, even if you've read them before. It never hurts to have a refresher.
Civility and Consideration
It is inevitable that you will have personality conflicts and disagreements at some point during your time on this site. We ask that you keep things respectful and avoid harassment, personal character attacks and individual or group berating of other members.
Due to the nature of this forum, it is essential that we maintain an overall positive environment and atmosphere. Members with "troll" like behavior, and whose attitude is disruptive of the general atmosphere, may have access to the site temporarily or permanently revoked.
Mature Language and Censorship
Mature language is allowed under three conditions.
1. Do not use it in thread titles
2. Do not use it in excess (does not apply to the venting forum)
3. Do not direct offensive language towards any other member (calling names, offensive language when speaking directly to a member)
We do not use a word filter, but please keep in mind that not everyone cusses like a sailor even if they are married to one. So, use it sparingly and with discretion.
Participation and Inclusion
Discussions occurring on the public forum should be inclusive of all community members. If you wish to discuss something of private nature with another member or group of members, please take advantage of our private messaging system.
Links and Advertising
During the course of a discussion, relevant, noncommercial, extenal links are permitted as long as they do not conflict with the best interest of MilitarySOS.com or it's sister site, theWomanHood.com.
You may include your personal homepage in the "homepage" field of your profile; however the other fields of your personal profile, including your signature, may not link to or contain a commercial web site, regardless of whether or not you are the owner. Advertising by means of private messaging, using the member email feature or making a post for the sole purpose of advertisement is strictly prohibited.
Links to a personal home business may be approved on a case by case basis. Please PM an Admin for approval, prior to adding a link to your business.
Signatures
Signatures are enabled for all members but please be sensible and follow the signature guidelines. We have a wonderful feature called a userpage where you can add all of the information and items that can’t be put into your signature.
The following signature guidelines are in place and will be very strictly enforced:
* No “slideshows” (this includes any type of banner, block or cube that rotates pictures) of any type. I know they are fun and seem like a good way to fit multiple pictures into your signature, but they make the posts load slowly and cause some people’s computers to freeze.
* Signatures for standard members must be 600x250 (600 pixels in width by 250 pixels in height) or less. Signatures for Jewels must be 600x500 (600 pixels in width by 500 pixels in height) or less. That means ALL text, graphics and pictures must fit within that area. For more information and examples of what is acceptable, please see our signature guidelines in the Help Desk section.
* Links in signatures must follow the guidelines outlined in the Advertisements and Linking section.
No scrolling (marquee) text.
* Tickers must count up (how long your loved one has been gone) not down (how long until they return. Dates of return are considered OPSEC violations.
Privacy and Anonymity
Please use extreme caution when posting personally identifiable information on our site, including private messages. Personal information such as last name, phone number, address and social security number are not permitted on the public forums.
You may exchange your own personal information (such as address and/or last name) through private message only, for group games, exchanges, meet ups, etc. You are doing so at your own risk and are advised to be extremely cautious.
Posting any personal information about another member is not allowed under any circumstances.
Generally speaking, once a post has been made, it will be considered a permanent addition to our site. For this reason, we ask that you put careful thought into a post before hitting that submit button.
We take your privacy very seriously and believe that you should, as well. When choosing a username, we advise you to use something generic instead of unique. Searching for your username via search engine will pull up your information and posts from our site if your username is very unique and identifiable. Something such as “Jessica” or even “JessicaL” will be much less identifiable than “JessicaL1981”.
For more information about our terms and policies , please see our privacy policy and terms of service.
The guidelines we have are there to ensure that our self expression and differences of opinion are exchanged in a positive, mature manner, without taking away from the supportive, positive nature of this site.
I hope all of you will take the time to review these, even if you've read them before. It never hurts to have a refresher.
Civility and Consideration
It is inevitable that you will have personality conflicts and disagreements at some point during your time on this site. We ask that you keep things respectful and avoid harassment, personal character attacks and individual or group berating of other members.
Due to the nature of this forum, it is essential that we maintain an overall positive environment and atmosphere. Members with "troll" like behavior, and whose attitude is disruptive of the general atmosphere, may have access to the site temporarily or permanently revoked.
Mature Language and Censorship
Mature language is allowed under three conditions.
1. Do not use it in thread titles
2. Do not use it in excess (does not apply to the venting forum)
3. Do not direct offensive language towards any other member (calling names, offensive language when speaking directly to a member)
We do not use a word filter, but please keep in mind that not everyone cusses like a sailor even if they are married to one. So, use it sparingly and with discretion.
Participation and Inclusion
Discussions occurring on the public forum should be inclusive of all community members. If you wish to discuss something of private nature with another member or group of members, please take advantage of our private messaging system.
Links and Advertising
During the course of a discussion, relevant, noncommercial, extenal links are permitted as long as they do not conflict with the best interest of MilitarySOS.com or it's sister site, theWomanHood.com.
You may include your personal homepage in the "homepage" field of your profile; however the other fields of your personal profile, including your signature, may not link to or contain a commercial web site, regardless of whether or not you are the owner. Advertising by means of private messaging, using the member email feature or making a post for the sole purpose of advertisement is strictly prohibited.
Links to a personal home business may be approved on a case by case basis. Please PM an Admin for approval, prior to adding a link to your business.
Signatures
Signatures are enabled for all members but please be sensible and follow the signature guidelines. We have a wonderful feature called a userpage where you can add all of the information and items that can’t be put into your signature.
The following signature guidelines are in place and will be very strictly enforced:
* No “slideshows” (this includes any type of banner, block or cube that rotates pictures) of any type. I know they are fun and seem like a good way to fit multiple pictures into your signature, but they make the posts load slowly and cause some people’s computers to freeze.
* Signatures for standard members must be 600x250 (600 pixels in width by 250 pixels in height) or less. Signatures for Jewels must be 600x500 (600 pixels in width by 500 pixels in height) or less. That means ALL text, graphics and pictures must fit within that area. For more information and examples of what is acceptable, please see our signature guidelines in the Help Desk section.
* Links in signatures must follow the guidelines outlined in the Advertisements and Linking section.
No scrolling (marquee) text.
* Tickers must count up (how long your loved one has been gone) not down (how long until they return. Dates of return are considered OPSEC violations.
Privacy and Anonymity
Please use extreme caution when posting personally identifiable information on our site, including private messages. Personal information such as last name, phone number, address and social security number are not permitted on the public forums.
You may exchange your own personal information (such as address and/or last name) through private message only, for group games, exchanges, meet ups, etc. You are doing so at your own risk and are advised to be extremely cautious.
Posting any personal information about another member is not allowed under any circumstances.
Generally speaking, once a post has been made, it will be considered a permanent addition to our site. For this reason, we ask that you put careful thought into a post before hitting that submit button.
We take your privacy very seriously and believe that you should, as well. When choosing a username, we advise you to use something generic instead of unique. Searching for your username via search engine will pull up your information and posts from our site if your username is very unique and identifiable. Something such as “Jessica” or even “JessicaL” will be much less identifiable than “JessicaL1981”.
For more information about our terms and policies , please see our privacy policy and terms of service.