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PLEASE READ
CAREFULLY
In order to facilitate the free and respectful exchange of opinions about all
things equine, the following board etiquette should be
observed. If you ever have a question about why a
post was removed, please consult this list. This board is monitored by a team of
unpaid administrators. This team is
responsible for keeping this message board fun, informative and clean. If a
visitor reads an offensive post before an administrator encounters and removes
it, please e-mail an alert to admin@bayequest.com.
We
expressly reserve the right to deny authorization to any person at any time, for
any reason, as well as to delete in its entirety any post or link to material
which we, in our sole discretion, deem to be offensive to the sensibilities of
ordinary persons, or which might subject us to legal liability.
1.
Age Limit: Posters must be
at least 13 years of age.
2. Flaming:
Posters will be expected to maintain basic courtesy toward
the opinions of others. Please avoid flame wars or anything you KNOW will cause
others to flame, aka "flame bait." We expect members to agree or
disagree in a civil manner. Personal attacks will not be tolerated. Negative
posts against named individuals, businesses or organizations will
not be tolerated. Do not
verbally abuse, attack, embarrass, or threaten anyone else using the message
boards. This will get you banned from the board.
3. Bigotry: Posts containing racial, sexual, ethnic or religious slurs
will be promptly deleted. Repeated posts with these slurs will be considered
cause for banning. Discrimination and/or bigotry will not be tolerated in any
way, shape or form.
4. Spamming/Ads: No spam (posts containing advertising) are allowed. If you're not sure if something is spam, ask the board administrator for confirmation,
info@bayequest.com. Please do not advertise horses, items or services for sale
on any of our boards. These belong in our Classified
Ads. Please do not post the same subject on more than one board; cross-posts will be removed. BAEN does not sell or share visitor contact information, but if you post your email address here it will be public and accessible to anyone, thus you may find yourself the victim of spammers. Please read our
Privacy
Policy.
5. Offensive Language:
The use of profanity is discouraged. Continued use
of profanity will be cause for deleting a message. Obscene language and/or
graphics are not acceptable. If it can't be said or seen in polite company,
then don't put it into a post. The same rule applies to vulgar innuendoes and
jokes.
6. All Caps: Please refrain from posting using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
Capital letters are OK for occasional emphasis, but it is annoying to read posts that
are all caps. On the Web,
all caps is the
same as screaming, shouting or yelling. If you want to *emphasize* a word or
phrase, better to type an asterisk in before and then directly after your word or
phrase. This is a widely recognized way to get your point across.
7. Posing and Shilling. Do not pose as another user with a screen name well-known to the group.
Do not register multiple screen names in order to post under
different identities; this is called shilling and can result in
removal of posts and board access. Always use your
registered username as your screen name; for example, if your
username is "Sam", then enter "Sam" in the
name field when posting.
8. Photos: Do not post photos
without the photographer's permission, or without the permission
of the horse's owner, or without the permission of the person(s)
appearing in the photo. Do not post photos taken by professional
photographers, signed or unsigned, whether your own or someone
else's, unless you have the photographer's permission to do so.
When in doubt, post a link to the photo so visitors can see it in
context on its own site rather than display it in your message. Do
not use photos to ridicule, insult or otherwise put down people or
horses, whether they post on this board or not.
9. HAVE FUN: Have fun
talking about horses and all that goes with the equine lifestyle. Different
opinions about horse-related topics are what this board thrives on, but always
be respectful. On
the faceless Internet, it's easy to forget that behind every message is a person
with feelings. Be respectful and you'll earn more respect. Don't say anything in
a message you wouldn't be willing to say to someone's face.
10. For People Who Just Don't Get It:
If you have nothing constructive to
provide to this forum or if you are repeatedly disruptive (determined by any of the board
administrators), your posts
can be removed without warning. If you continue to make posts that offend this
group, you may be banned.
We recommend the following
resources on board etiquette: The
Internet Writing Guide; Flame
Wars and Other Online Arguments; Internet
Trolls
By
accessing these boards you also agree to the terms of our Visitor Contract and
Legal Disclaimer.
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