Rules

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•Sometimes, it will be necessary to issue a warning or a temporary or permanent ban to a member, depending on an action or actions that have arisen. We don't like having to do this, but as part of protecting our community and members, we have to have in place a system of dealing with problems and issues that arise.
•If repeated warnings are given, they may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
•At our discretion, in accordance with the rules set out below, we may edit, close or remove posts or threads. If this occurs, we will do our best to notify the member the reason for this. Sometimes a thread or post may be temporarily be removed from the forum, again we will notify the member of this.
•Changes, alterations and amendments may be made to these rules at any time please check back on them every now and again.

Fellow Members: Please respect fellow members and their beliefs, opinions, and views at all times. Abuse and abusive posts (of any nature) will not be tolerated. Breaches of this will result in posts being removed, warnings and if continued a ban.

Discussing Mandir related issues in the forums is strictly prohibited

At times members may write something that you perceive to be distasteful or unkind. Before launching into a public criticism please bear in mind that the member may not have intended to deliberately cause umbrage. All to often we may misconstrue a post on forum self censorship is a useful tool use it wisely. Respect other members views even if you disagree with them. Also, if you have an dislike to a particular subject by all means comment but remain mindful/respectful at all times however, if your remarks are just offensive and add nothing to the conversation then refrain from interacting. Always bear in mind that the forum can be for serious debate or light heartedness. Please remember that our members come from all over the world and English may not be their first language.

Discrimination, Sexual discrimination, Religious Prejudice: Discrimination has no place and will not be tolerated on this forum. Discrimination can take the form of the use of specific words or phrases or can be in the form of a general attitude towards an individual or group of people. Discrimination can be on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or political persuasion. Any member blatantly discriminating will be banned permanently without prior notice.


General

'Shine a Light' Rule: We reserve the right to close or edit posts and threads that have become too heated, attacking or offensive. A member of staff will post a reminder in a thread which is heading towards moderation under this rule. Please note that this rule is to help foster goodwill and harmony in the community, so please don't take it personally if this rule is applied.


Swearing: We feel that foul or offensive language has no place here, this is a family forum and should be treated as such. Posts containing such material will be removed or edited. Continual and deliberate swearing will result in a warning or temporary ban. Attempts to circumvent the swearing filter will also result in a warning and removal of posts.


Harassment: Every member of forums is entitled to harassment free membership, any harassment of any nature, via the pm system should be reported to staff immediately. It will be dealt with quickly and discreetly and may result in a warning or ban.

Personal Affairs: This includes disputes from other forums, private arguments from your personal life and disliking other members, these should not be brought into the forum. This kind of behaviour will result in warnings and possible ban.

Complaints: If you have a complaint about a particular thread or post, please use the Report Post () icon in the post.. Complaints may also be made by pm to any staff member. Please do not voice complaints about other members on the open forum, as this may result in a warning and possible ban. Please report 'underground spamming' (spam via pm) or any other unusual or suspicious activity in the pm system.

Personal Information About Fellow Members: Please do not post any personal information about other members on the open forum without their consent. Should a member contact you and ask you to leave a message for fellow members on their behalf, please mention this to a staff member before you post.

Usernames: Multiples usernames for single individuals is prohibited, especially if you are going to use to provide support to your posts. Admins can monitor activity and identify multiple usernames and will ban those caught doing so.

Staff Decisions: When staff remove threads, issue a warning or a ban or perform another administrative action, this is solely a matter between the staff and the member in question. Please do not discuss these issues on the open forum. Such posts may be subject to removal or closure.

1. Strictly no foul language allowed. There is no official list of prohibited words, just avoid anything remotely profane. It will be best for you to be over cautious.
2. Be positive in criticism.
3. Show regard for the sensitivities of other people.
4. Provide sources (with links) for any articles/news copy-pasted (in part or whole) or referred to in discussions.

All violators of the Code of Conduct will be dealt with extreme prejudice.

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