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Ontario forum rules Posted: 11/21/2005 6:24:45 PM
These Forum Rules have been established to help maintain a civil and friendly Environment, allowing everyone to enjoy the Discussions that can be found here. It is important that you read through this Page thoroughly, to prevent any potential Rules Violations. General: A) You have to be 18 to use the site... B) No Discussion of how to illegally acquire copyrighted Material. C) Do not post Messages that violate Federal, State/Provincial, or Local Laws which include, but are not limited to, anything that violates a Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Trade Secret, or is bound by NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement). D) For your Safety, no public posting of any Personal Contact Information or private E-mail Messages. E) No Misquotations or Misrepresentations of other Posters. This is considered Libel. F) No irritating posting Styles, including use of all Caps and excessive Punctuation. G) No posting of Flames or Material intended to start a Flame War. H) All Posts to be in the English Language only. I) To report a Rule Violation, or if you have any Questions, do not hesitate to contact any of the Moderators by E-Mail. Posting: A) No Thread may exist designated exclusively for Response from a specific Gender, Ethnicity, Orientation, Religion, Public, etc. Such a Thread will be deleted. The entire Concept of a Forum is for anyone to post their Opinions and Thoughts, providing they are On-Topic, on any Threads he or she sees fit. As an Example: ...This is a Question ONLY for the Men to...* = No Good!!! ...This is a Question for the Men to... = Is OK!!! Further, any Threads or Topics that cause a similar Type of Polarization may also come under Review on a Case by Case Basis . B) No Threads, Posts or Messages for the purpose of Chatting will be permitted on the Forum. All Threads MUST* have a Topic. C) No Poster Names in Thread Headings are allowed, unless specific approved Circumstances exists. D) Any Thread Topic that includes, discusses or makes Reference to, and in any Form names an Individual or Group of Forum Poster(s), whether specifically stated, incinuated or suggested, a POF Member or any Administrative Personel, is not allowed. E) Any Thread that has More Than (2) Two consecutive Messages by Only (1) One single Individual within a 24 hour Period, will have their excess posted messages deleted unless they are corrective Edit-Action posts. (This is also known as "Sequential Replies", or posting (2) Two Replies in a Row. Please allow Others to Reply before you post again.) Any Thread that has more than (1) One single Page of Only (2) Two Individuals posting back & forth within a 24 hour Period will have their excess posted messages deleted as well. Any Thread that has more than (2) Two Pages of No More Than (3) Three Individuals posting back & forth within a 24 hour Period will also have their excess posted messages deleted. (Material such as Poems, Lyrics & Quotes in the Poetry Category are exempt...) F) Do not post TELEPHONE Numbers, E-MAIL ADDRESS', INSTANT MESSENGER Numbers, ICQ Numbers etc. for any reason Whatsoever. This is considered 'Forum Spam'. G) Don't post just to increase your Number of Posts. If you have nothing to say on a certain Matter then don't post. The Number of Posts in this Forum may not have a direct Relation to the Experience of a Member. H) No more 'Word Game'* Threads are allowed in the 'Global Forums'. Thread Topics which are based on and/or involve as its Subject under Discussion any POF Members are no longer allowed. I) * Also, do not enter any HTML Tags or UBB Code into your posted Messages other than 'Bold', 'Italics', 'Underscore' and 'Reply Quote'. Hyperlinks, Font Colours, Sizes & Types, or any other HTML Tags/UBB Code are reserved for Use by the Admin and Moderators. J) A Moderator may delete or edit a Post to either remove Off-Topic Content, Insults, or just to make a Comment intended to assist keeping the Forums on Track. They will show in Brackets at the Bottom of a Post and includes the Identity of the Moderator, such as: [=Valid Topic/Mod-Nym] Do not post Spam! What's a Spammer? Someone who promotes either by LINK (Website), ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER or any other means any Person, Establishment of Commerce or any other Entity that engages into any Type of Transaction for the Exchange of Money. This also incl. Website's which either mirror or link off to other Sites such as adverstising Front Ends. No Links to free Hosting Sites, ie. Geocities, etc. WEBLINKS posted to Non-Commercial Info/Media, Library or News Sites are permitted, but only if relevant to the Topic under Discussion. Non-Spam WEBLINKS to Commercial Sites which are Topic relevant but are not posted for the Purpose of Promoting/Marketing anything are substituted for as in the following (2) Two Examples: http://www.mypostedlink.com* ...becomes... 'mypostedlink' ...or... Go to Google and search for mypostedlink DO NOT post Weblinks to any indecent, nude, racist, or other offensive or illegal Websites. Forum Spam: Forum Spamming is characterized by the Initiation of Threads or Posts that contribute nothing to a Forum, be it "Off-Topic" or "On-Topic". Examples include: empty Messages, Messages with few words that have no relation to the current Thread or Discussion, and those Posts that state they are Spam, either to annoy or increase a Member's post Count. This Determination is made by the Administrator or Forum Moderator. It could also be obnoxious Posts, such as Bumping a Thread, Chatting, Smilies "only" on an ongoing continuous Basis, connection with Surveys, Contests, Pyramid Schemes, Chain Letters, Junk E-mail, Public Notices, or even large Quantities of Off Topic Replies. Do not Contact-Broadcast Yourself! People that either create new Threads or post Messages to promote themselves on the Forum to have someone(s) contact them (Troll Posts), often posting their e-mail address as well. Sometimes they even make such Threads "To Get Other People's Opinions" for Advice about THEMSELVES such as: "Am I Ugly? What do you think?" ...or... "Would a Girl go out with a Guy like Me? Do I need Plastic Surgery?" ...or... "Do you think I could ever be happy? Do Swahili Girls like my small Penis?". "Rate my Picture. What do all women think of Me"? The Common Denominator to these types of Threads/Posts is that they *Do Not Have A Bona-Fide Topic, are usually general broad-based Questions that do not beg any serious Response, and only draw Attention to the Poster HIMSELF.. These Types of Threads/Posts will be deleted on Sight! Use your 'E-mail' or 'Instant Messenger' to contact People! Billboarding** is pretty well the same as "Contact-Broadcasting", but with identical or similar posts in the same, or other Threads throughout the Forum. Another Variation of "Billboarding" would be the same Poster asking many other Questions and/or making numerous Off-Topic Comments directed at other Posters on the same Thread which is also loosely referred to as "Talk Show Hosting" or "Actively working the Showroom Floor", often hijacking the original Topic to some Extent. Registrations (All Items below are cause for instant Profile Deletion! No Warnings Given !!! A) Do not enter any WEBLINKS, URLs in any Form, ADDRESS', TELEPHONE Numbers, E-MAIL ADDRESS', INSTANT MESSENGER Numbers, ICQ Numbers etc. into your Profile for any Reason Whatsoever* as this Type of Profile Data has caused too many Enquiries from the Authorities. B) Do not upload or place any indescent, nude, racist, offensive, copyrighted or illegal Images or Material into your Profile. C) Do not place any False Information or Illegal Material into your Profile. D) Multiple Registrations are prohibited and are grounds for immediate Account/Profile Deletion. E) Do not impersonate other Posters or falsely represent yourself. F) No Nickname may be chosen that is similar in Sound, Spelling or Characteristics of any existing Administrator or Moderator, or for the Harrassment & Ridicule of another Poster. Any Violation of this Rule will result in Account/Profile Deletion at any time without prior notification or explanation to the Member. G) Anyone that either 'blocks' E-mail from, or seeks to by-pass an 'Admin' or 'Moderator' assigned 'Ban' by deleting his/her Profile and creating another one, will thereafter be permanently 'Banned' and have his newer Account deleted without any Notification or any Form of Recourse. Other References: Forum Rules - General Welcome Newbies Rule Breaking Forum Posting Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions Terms of Service/User Agreement * Bumping a Thread idiom/phrase, (discussion board term) A type of Forum Spam, the practice of making a post entirely for the Purpose of bringing a Thread to the Forefront of Attention to the Top of any given Forum Category. * Chat noun, adj., verb (regular modified) 1. talk socially without exchanging too much information 2. casual conversation 3. An Interchange devoid of any Subject or Topic. * Flame or Flaming noun, adj., verb (discussion board slang) 1. Excessive Aggression to other Forum Posters. * Flame War noun, (discussion board slang) 1. is a heated argument that results in those involved posting personal attacks on each other instead of debating the topic at hand. Topics can be "hijacked" by two or more people who would rather "flame" each other than discuss the subject of the thread. 2. is the practice of posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting to a discussion board. A "flame" may have elements of a normal message, but is distinguished by its intent, is never intended to be constructive, to further clarify a discussion, or to persuade other people. * Forum noun, (pl. "fora" or "forums") 1. An online community where visitors may read and post topics of common interest. 2. Any discussion group accessible through a dial-in BBS, a mailing list, or a Usenet newsgroup. A forum functions much like a bulletin board; users submit postings for all to read and discussion ensues. 3. An online discussion group. Online services and bulletin board services (BBS's) provide a variety of forums, in which participants with common interests can exchange open messages. Reading a forum's archives can be a good way to obtain a basic knowledge about a topic, and it also provides a historical perspective on trends and opinions. * Forum Category idiom/phrase, (discussion board term) Any of the main Forum Hierachies that any Thread falls under. 'Introductions', 'Current Events', Religion', 'Sex and Dating', 'Poems And Quotes', 'Single Parents', 'Broken Hearts', 'Relationships', etc. are all Forum Categories. * Nym noun, (discussion board slang) 1. Name, Handle, User Name, Nickname, Poster's Identity, Name of Profile/Account, Registration Name. * Thread noun, (discussion board term) 1. A Forum Topic. 2. A series of one or more posts in an area of the forum about the same subject. * Topic noun, adj., (regular modified) 1. a class or category of considerations or arguments on which a rhetorician may draw the subject of a paragraph, essay, speech, etc. 2. the subject of a paragraph, essay, speech, forum thread etc.. 3. a subject for discussion or conversation. * Troll noun, adj., verb (discussion board slang) 1. can be someone who is "trolling" for responses, the way a fisherman trolls for fish - he puts a baited hook in the water and sees how many nibbles he gets on it, often railroading the topic completely. 2. an off-topic post to see how many people he can catch responding to it. 3. Any series of messages from a poster who is set on causing conflict or provoking other posters. Also called "Troll Post or Posting". * URL noun, (internet term) 1. This is the "Uniform Resource Locator" (URL) of the web page you are looking at right now. A URL can be thought of as the "address" of a web page and is sometimes referred to informally as a "web address." 2. look up at the top of this web page. Above the page you will see the "location bar" of your web browser, which should contain something like this: http://forums.plentyoffish.com/ * Weblink noun, (internet term) 1. hyperlink, link. 2. A weblink is something in a web page that when you click on it, a new web page appears in your browser. 3. Using hypertext, a link is a selectable connection from one word, picture, or information object to another. In a multimedia environment such as the World Wide Web, such objects can include sound and motion video sequences. The most common form of link is the highlighted word or picture that can be selected by the user (with a mouse or in some other fashion), resulting in the immediate delivery and view of another file. Also called hypertext link and hyperlink. Revised 11.25.2005