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Forum Rules and Guidelines
DIR By: Zofia
Date: September 6, 2017, 10:35 pm
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[Section 1 – POSTING RULES]
1.1) YouTube policy – YouTube links and discussions are
permitted in those boards labeled "YouTube videos allowed."
There can be a link to your personal channel in your profile and
in your signature but continuous threads should not be posted.
1.2) Disallowed Content - The following types of content are not
permitted on the forum. Posts including this content will be
edited or deleted. Depending on the nature of the content,
further action (warnings, account restrictions, and bans) may
follow.
A) Disrespectful / abusive behavior – hateful / derogatory
speech, name-calling
B) Foul language - including acronyms, self-censoring, and
alternate spellings
C) Inappropriate / controversial topics - sex, drugs, religion,
politics, etc.
D) Spam – duplicate threads, unhelpful / pointless posts, and
general “spamming”
E) Plagiarism – posting works (art, articles) without giving
credit and linking back to the original source
F) Off-topic posts - personal chatter / banter irrelevant to the
topic
G) Difficult-to-read posts - light colors, tiny font sizes,
excessive slang, non-standard English
F) Illegal content - file-sharing sites containing movies,
music, software, etc. that promote piracy
1.3) Breeding policy - Animal Access does not support causal
breeding of hamsters or any other animal. No discussion or
questions about the practice of breeding are allowed on any part
of the forum. If your pet becomes pregnant accidentally, you may
ask for help and advice in the appropriate board.
1.4) Advertisements - No advertisement of for-profit product or
services permitted. Do not use the status bar, PM function, or
forum in general to advertise (this applies to for-profit and
not-for-profit). Links to not-for-profit websites, blogs, etc.
are permitted in signatures and profiles. Advertisements for
buying and selling hamsters are strictly forbidden - all
animal-related ads are for free adoptions only!
1.5) Graphic content – Do not share any pictures, videos, or
graphic descriptions of any type of abuse or harm on the forum.
Any such content will be removed.
A) Animal abuse – No pictures, videos, or descriptions of animal
abuse allowed. This includes any post that "shames" someone for
abusive treatment of animals (links to Craigslist ads, ranting
about the neighbor, etc.). Regardless of the animal’s situation,
posting such content does not help at all, and only serves to
upset members.
B) Sensitive topics – This rule also applies to self-harm,
mental illness, abuse, trauma, rape, suicide, and other
sensitive topics. Mentioning your struggles with these things is
fine – graphic, detailed descriptions are not. We advise all
members to seek professional help for such issues.
[Section 2 – COURTESY AND SAFETY]
2.1) Privacy concerns – Members under 18 years old are not
permitted to post any potentially identifying information on the
forum. This includes (but is not limited to) last names, phone
numbers, addresses, exact locations, personal email addresses,
school names, pictures of themselves, pictures of friends /
family, and pictures of the outside of their house. Members over
the age of 18 are also encouraged to guard their personal
information. Public package trade requests are not permitted. If
members choose to privately engage in package exchanges via PM,
they do so at their own risk, and the forum cannot be held
responsible.
2.2) Maintain account security – Members are allowed 1 account
only, and are responsible for all activity under that account.
Members must maintain a secure password, and not allow anyone
else into their account.
2.3) Leave modding to the moderators and do not “member mod” –
If you see a member breaking a rule or you have concerns, report
and move on. Do not take forum rule issues into your own hands.
It is not members’ responsibility to inform others that they
have broken rules. Similarly, it is not up to members to
“interrogate” others to see if they are breaking rules or intend
to (particularly in regards to breeding).
2.4) Messaging - Please do not private message your general
animal care questions to moderators or members. Questions like
these should be posted on the forum so others can have access to
sharing and reading information.
2.5) Keep signatures small - Signatures and banners should be
kept fairly small to be considerate of those on small screens
and other devices. Your signature should be no longer than the
distance between the blue bar that contains your username and
the bottom of your mood indicator. If your signature is
considerably larger than this, it may be deleted or you will be
asked to re-size it. Use this example of an acceptable signature
size as your guide:
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Acknowledgements: This page of easy-to-understand forum rules
and guidelines has been put together by Taxonomist and tbiM20 of
the Hamster Hideout moderator team, all credit goes to them.
Disclaimer: This page may be updated from time to time as deemed
appropriate by AA staff.
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