Welcome to mingleBB Forums! mingleBB.com prides itself on being a safe, friendly and welcoming environment. To ensure that we are able to maintain this high level of service we have to enforce rules outlined below is our community rules that we ask all members to read and abide by. Further after that is an explanation of our warning system. Please ensure you read the following rules carefully as once registered you are bound by them and no exceptions can be given. Our little motto... Treat others as you wish to be treated & if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all! /:* mingleBB.com is a privilege not a right! *:\ mingleBB: Ten Commandments Treat others with respect when posting No condoning illegal activity No links (web addresses of any kind) unless you meet 2 requirements - 50 posts minimum in the forums - request Rick's permission via private message (Signatures to NPO's are allowed x1 in profile and x1 in signature) No encouraging anything that can be considered a harm to anyone else. - This included bullying, disrciminatory comments etc. - In the support forums or where a user is asking for support we only allow pro recovery/helpful advice. No pornographic, sexual images or content only mature adult discussions are allowed in the adult forums. Cite author(s) when copying / pasting articles No sharing phone numbers or address' on the forums. (Social network links are allowed) No double posts, one word replies, all smilies or posting all in CAPS. Use your best standards of grammar and spelling No soliciting anywhere on the site. Post Loopers: #No posting one word replies #No posting one line replies #No coming here to make easy points #Contribute to our community with detailed responses or be revoked from our subscribers. Banning system: Staff members have the last say in every situation if a staff member feels a warning is in order they will warn you first should they choose to ban you they are within there rights to do so. It is down to the individual staff members to decide what punishment is suited to the individual, all our staff want members to get the best possible level of advice and support. We don't like banning members but our staff sometimes have to but we are always fair and understanding. All bans can be appealed. Last but not least you agree not to be generally unpleasant, argumentative, rude or abusive and agree to help maintain a friendly and professional environment and to work with our staff to ensure these rules are upheld at all times.
