Forum rules - updated February 2010

Hello and welcome to the pinpoint forums!

Please follow these rules when posting our forums. A thread may be removed if it does not adhere to these rules.

Thank you for helping us to keep our community as friendly, helpful and as peaceful as possible.

Inappropriate behavior: Repeated behavior deemed inappropriate by the pinpoint committee or forum moderators may result in your account being suspended/banned from our forums. Inappropriate behavior can be described as the following (although is not limited to the following):

• heated religious discussion
• obscenities of any kind*
• drug or alcohol references of any kind*
• anything sexually related*
• anything insulting to a person or group of people

* unless it is relevant to the topic being discussed, e.g. a parental concern about dealing with sex or drugs with their children.

Caps: On the Internet a word or words in all caps signifies shouting. Since no one likes being shouted at, titles and threads that are in all caps will be removed.

Double Posting: Replying to a thread where your post is already the last post is called "double posting." If you have extra info to add to a discussion please edit your last post rather than reply to yourself. This cuts down on forum clutter and makes discussions easier to follow for everyone. Double posts will be edited into a single post and any additional posts will be removed.

Flames/trolling/hostility/etc: Do not insult (or instigate the insulting of) other forum users.

Off topic: Please do not stray from the topic stated within the body of the thread's creator. Threads that have gone off that topic will be locked. Threads that are posted in the wrong section will be moved.

Bumping: Please refrain from repeatedly bumping the same thread. This is considered spam. Allow threads and topics conversation to run their natural course. If a thread is no longer active, you may want to create a new thread on that topic instead.

Linking to sites that require registration: Do not link to sites that require registration in order to view their content. We cannot be sure if such sites contain inappropriate content.

Hijacking: Do not hijack threads by posting off topic comments.

Spam: Please do not post spam (post pointless messages) to increase post count.

Advertising: we have a forum specifically for the purpose of advertising products and services that might be of interest to parents, carers or service providers. Adverts placed in any other forum will be moved by the moderators. Advertisements for products and services that not related to parenting will be removed without notice at the moderators' discretion.

Bans: Bans will not be discussed openly on the Forums. Any thread created for this purpose will be removed without notice. If you wish to discuss a ban, please email moderators@pinpoint-cambs.org.uk

Bypassing a forum ban: Any attempt to circumnavigate a forum ban either by using another forum account or connecting from a different IP will result in more severe action being taken against your account, including permanent or IP banning. If you wish to discuss a ban, please email moderators@pinpoint-cambs.org.uk

Thread Locked/Removal Discussion: Discussing a locked or removed thread is forbidden and any posts found in regards to this will be removed. If you have a problem with a thread that was removed please email moderators@pinpoint-cambs.org.uk