Rule No. 1 - No "Flaming"
1.1 You may discuss another individual's beliefs or religious organization but you will not harass, insult, belittle, threaten, defame or flame the individual (member or non-member) as this is considered personal (ad hominem) attacks in posts, PMs and any other communication within the site.
1.2 You will not make posts with the sole purpose of inflaming or provoking another member
1.3 You will not misquote another member regardless of context.
Rule No. 2 - No "Trolling"
2.1 You will not do anything on the site that disrupts the peace and harmony of this forum. This includes, but not is limited to:
a. Deliberately reposting a post, thread, image, or anything else that has been removed by a staff member for a breach of forum rule.
b. Baiting where a member harasses another member to the point where he or she might retaliate in a flame.
c. Brinking where a member deliberately does things to push the boundaries of the forum rules.
2.2 You will not start threads with topics that are not relevant to the forum topic. Staff reserves the right to move threads to the appropriate forums.
2.3 You will not post replies in threads that are off-topic to the original post. That is considered "thread hijacking" and staff may intervene to bring threads back on-topic.
2.4 You will not start a thread or post a reply directed at another member. Replies must be directed at another member's post, not the individual. Individual communication should be done via PM. This includes, but is not limited to:
a. Accusing another member in public of breaking a rule (including calling him or her a troll or a sock-puppet). Please report any rule breaches to the staff.
b. Posting in public that you have reported another member.
c. Responding to a post (by telling the poster he or she is breaking a rule) or quoting text which is in violation of the rules before or after you have reported it.
2.5 You will not stalk and harass other members (including sexual harassment and unwanted attention). This includes deliberately reporting multiple posts of the same member in an attempt to harass the member. This also includes multiple unwanted PMs, emails or instant message conversations to a member despite requests to stop.
2.6 You will not enter inaccurate details in your profile.
2.7 A member may have more than one account on this site but you will not use such accounts to bypass a suspension or ban from the forums. Such accounts will be banned. Any warnings on separate accounts will be counted towards the same user.
2.8 You will not post in public any private correspondence (including contents of emails, PMs, IMs etc.) between yourself and another member without the express permission of that member. Reporting something to site staff is an exception to this rule.
2.9 You will not post in a disparaging or argumentative manner about a moderator or staff member's actions in any public area of the site.
Rule No. 3 - No "Spamming"
3.1 You will not post any messages anywhere on this site that are primarily for the promotion or advertising of any website, email address, business, MLM (Multi Level Marketing or pyramid schemes), activity, church, ministry, prophetic services or any other entities or services that you have an affiliation with (ie. no self-promotion).
3.2 You will not request, beg or solicit donations or financial support (charitable or otherwise, for any reason) anywhere on the site including in e-mails, posts, and PMs.
3.3 You will not post any offline contact details anywhere in the forums This includes PO boxes, phone numbers, and home addresses.
3.4 You will not mass PM or email multiple members of this website with the same message.
3.5 You will not make useless posts to increase your post count.
Rule No. 4 - No "Offensive" Posts, PMs, Links, or Images
You will not post, attach, use or send any posts, PMs, links, images or files:
a. that are obscene, vulgar, violent or sexually explicit (including descriptions of sexual organs or activities in detail). This is a PG-rated website.
b. that are hateful, racist, or sexist
You will be reminded that this is a private website. Although the staff are expected to use the Forum Rules when moderating, This site reserves the right to remove, edit, move or close any post, thread or member account for any other reason with or without notice. You will not hold this site, its owner, its staff members, or its members, responsible for any losses or damages suffered as a consequence of using this site or its services, or resulting from the actions or inaction of its owners, staff members or members.
Depending on the circumstances, enforcement of the rules may involve advisories sent through private messages (usually for unintentional violations), brief suspensions of posting privileges, and site-wide bans.
Exceptions may be made, decided by a staff vote with biased staff abstaining.
