We’re glad you could join us, and we’re looking forward to your contribution to this lively community.

We want this to be a productive community for all.  To make that possible, we need everyone to use common sense and be respectful of all  members. Here are the rules & guidelines for using the Forums:

• Stay on topic. Make your contribution relevant to the original post.
• Be polite. Everyone likes to be treated with respect, so inappropriate language, harsh criticism, or disrespect of others’ opinions are not allowed.
• Report violations. Inform us so that we can take appropriate action.
• Observe chat rules.  Our Forums are not chat rooms, and we recommend that you avoid direct responses to others’ comments as that often leads to bickering. Do not react openly to guideline violations. Someone else’s violation is not an excuse for you to respond or react in a way that violates our guidelines. The best advice is: Stay on topic & Report violations.
• Do not feed the trolls. Do not be a troll.  “Trolls” are people who post messages intended to infuriate you and get you to respond.  Trolls feed on such responses.  The only way to stop Trolls is to ignore them. Report Trolls to us and we’ll take care of them.
• Do not advertise or post fake reviews. Proposing transactions or promoting your website or other marketing intent is prohibited. That’s not what our Forums are all about.
• Do not help people break the law.  Speaking of the existence of law breaking is OK.  Sharing how to scam people or perform other illegal acts is prohibited.
• Do not impersonate or invade privacy. Impersonating other Forum members or anyone else for that matter will not be tolerated. Do not post private information about others.
• Reviews are greatly valued here.  Businesses mentioned should not allowed to use our site to contact or respond to members/reviewers. If a business has a problem with a review, they should resolve them through their own channels. Real instances of defamation should be reported to us.

Okay, now the fine print. Please read this:

• Stay Current. We will update our Rules of the Road periodically. You should check back when you see updates.
• We’re all professionals.   You are responsible for your own actions and content posted here.  Please do not post your email address and other personal contact information on our Forums.
• Privacy is limited. All rules and guidelines equally apply to our Private Message system. Private Messages are not private from the webmaster.
• We monitor interactions. At our discretion, we reserve the right to monitor all interactions between you and other Forum members.
• To each his own opinion. Content provided by members of our Forums reflect the opinions and experience of those members.
• You’re giving us rights to re-use what you post.  Content posted here becomes the property of us and may be edited, deleted, published or otherwise used by us. We do not check the accuracy of posted content. 
• We are Social — and these rules extend there, too.  Where applicable, our Forum Guidelines apply to outside websites administered by us including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, etc. Outside websites and certain Forums have additional rules that must be followed.