FORUM RULES ---- SHAYARI WORLD

To help you (members) in getting the most from SHAYARI WORLD (powered by Shayari N Shayari) Forums, please read the rules and guidelines below for participating in the SHYARI WORLD forums.




Rules (DON'Ts):

1. No post of any illegal activity or threats of violence. (I.e. illicit drug use, threats of suicide or self-injury, or threatened or intended physical harm). Discussions of suicide or self-harm that are deemed negative and therefore potentially injurious to others are also not permitted.

2. No use of explicit, obscene or vulgar language or images and/or messages, including racist remarks.

3. No posts that attack, insult, "flame", defame, or abuse members or non-members in any way.
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4. No advertising or links to advertising or "Spam" is permitted (including signatures).

* Advertising or Spam is defined as posting a link for the purpose of selling, soliciting or promoting by someone that has ownership or other "vested interest" to the web site involved, including efforts to promote other online forums or web sites by web site owners.

* Only links to personal home pages are allowed in member profiles. Links must be appropriate and abide by rules #1-4 or they will be removed and you may be banned.

* Links to helpful web sites (commercial or otherwise) are allowed when they are posted by someone without any "vested interest" AND whose purpose is NOT to solicit, advertise, promote, fundraise, etc. These types of non promotional links can be shared in posts/discussions/messages but not in signatures.


5. No links to any web site or use of any username that fits into rules # 1-4 above.

6. No use of multiple usernames. Please register and use only one username for the forums. Posting under multiple user accounts will result in administrative action (ie. banning).

7. No posts of copyrighted material. Information copyrighted or owned by any individual or entity other than the person posting should not be posted on the message boards without the consent of the owner.


8. No posts of an overtly political or religious nature OR posts promoting advocacy of particular personal, medical, legal, religious, political, or non-profit causes. The forums are intended for offering mutual personal support. Debating controversial subjects should be taken elsewhere. Limited religious references are allowed (ie. "my prayers are with you" or a brief quote as part of a larger post), but the forums should not be used to convert others.

9. Don't send Vulgar pm's or self promotional emails to other users.

10. If it shouldn’t be viewed by minors, then it shouldn’t be posted to the forums. This is a public, family-friendly forum.

In addition, if something would not be considered “work safe” (to a boss or co-worker), then it shouldn’t be posted.

11. Do not disrespect moderators. Be respectful in both the forums and any private communications with moderators.
Moderators are volunteers that donate many, many hours of their own time to help in the forums. Violations of this rule will not be tolerated.

12. No SHOUTING. Remember, using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in posts is considered yelling and rude, plus it is difficult to read.

13. Do not post offline personal contact information (ie. your home address, phone numbers etc.) and do not ask for personal information from others. Modify your member profile in the Control Panel at the top left corner of the forum to set privacy settings for your account. Use of full names (your first and last name) is allowed but strongly discouraged.

This is to protect your security and identity.

14. No duplicate posts. Please don't make duplicate posts on this forum.

15. No irrelevant or off-topic posts. Posts which are not relevant to the forum topic may be deleted at the moderator's discretion.

16. No lengthy signatures. Limit signatures to 3 lines. Moderators have right to edit any signature that doesn't fits our guidelines.
Please read additional signature guidelines too.



Guidelines (DO's):

1. Check for open topics. Before posting a new topic, please check to see if there is already a topic open on the subject.


2. Report posts that violate the rules and guidelines by sending a PM to Admin/Moderators with the offending post URL. SHAYARI WORLD will act on the report as quickly as we can. Do not reply to the offending post as that typically only encourages the poster. (for quick action email at – shayarinshayari@gmail.com [note – keep “alert” as the subject and do provide the URL link])

3. Use good judgment. NEVER rely on information or opinions exchanged via the forums. Use your own judgment to take any decision.


4. Welcome new members. When newcomers arrive, say "hi" and welcome them. Help new folks "learn the ropes" about how to find information and resources, save time, and how to get involved. You will also find a lot of help using the forums themselves.

5. Use descriptive titles for new posts. Avoid "generic" post subjects like "Help" or "Question". You will receive a better response to your posts by being more descriptive about the content of your post.



Thanks,
Admin
SHAYARI WORLD
Email – shayarinshayari@gmail.com