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What are the rules for The Ledge? |
Last Revision:
December 7, 2010
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY In order to facilitate the free and respectful exchange of opinions about all things Mac, the following board etiquette should be observed. If you ever have a question about why a post was removed, please consult this list. This board is monitored by a team of unpaid administrators. This team is responsible for keeping this message board fun, informative and clean. We expressly reserve the right to deny authorization to any person at any time, for any reason, as well as to delete in its entirety any post or link to material which we, in our sole discretion, deem to be offensive to the sensibilities of ordinary persons, or which might subject us to legal liability. These Guidelines apply only to The Ledge. We cannot monitor or be responsible for discussions in emails, on other message boards, newsgroups or mailing lists. In general, you are expected to respect your fellow Ledgies.
Lively heated discussion is encouraged, but please use common sense,
good judgment, and treat others as you would like to be treated. Not
everyone is going to agree, but if that's the case, just agree to
disagree and leave it at that. If you have a valid argument in
support of your view, please contribute. If all you have to add
are harrassing, insulting, taunting, nasty remarks or name-calling,
you'll be asked to go somewhere else. Taunting is defined as
"aggravation by deriding, mocking, criticizing or carping". If
someone has annoyed you to total distraction, but has not been
abusive, it is suggested that you use the “Ignore List” feature for
those people whose messages you wish not to read. By adding someone
to your ignore list, messages posted by these individuals will be
hidden when you read a thread.
What's Not Cool:
How Do I Report An Offense?
In addition, there are some technical points that might improve the "readability" of the Ledge:
Posting on The Ledge should be fun and relatively stress free if we all treat each other the way we would want to be treated. You are encouraged to be tolerant of differences in the ways that people express themselves. Based on past experience, these guidelines and posting suggestions have been deemed the most important by the majority of Ledge posters and support the high standards this site strives to maintain. Everyone may not agree with them, but it is virtually impossible to please everybody. There is rarely any reason to interfere with messages and we do not anticipate that that will change. We will, however, not tolerate posts that bait and attack. The board administrator and moderators cannot be held responsible for anything posted in the Ledge forums. Because participation on the Ledge is purely voluntary and can be discontinued at any time, threats to sue the board administrator and/or moderators because of words exchanged in a personal disagreement with another Ledge poster are baseless and frivolous and will subject the person issuing the 'threat' to immediate banning - 3 strikes you're out. Moderators can and will only take action on those posts that occur on the Ledge that violate the guidelines explained here. Do not use the Ledge's private messaging system to harass or threaten others. If the administrator or moderators receive complaints, private messaging capabilities will be taken away from anyone violating this guideline. |
What is a Supporting Ledgie? |
A "Supporting Ledgie" is someone who, through a nominal contribution, helps us to meet the expenses of The Penguin and the Ledge. All contributions are either used for enhanced functionality or to offset running expenses. We pay a monthly fee for a dedicated server providing ample bandwidth, speed, and space to reliably run the Ledge and the rest of the Penguin. In addition to helping to support the site, "Supporting Ledgies" receive the following additional benefits: no banner advertising as they browse, the ability to turn off the Ebay auction listings, up to 150 private message storage capacity, a green username on the Who's Online List, their name listed on the 'View Forum Leaders' page, contribution status indicated under your username, a maximum Avatar Size of 75x75 (instead of 50x50), and the ability to be invisible on the Who's Online list.
Contributions can be conveniently and securely be made via Paypal in the Paid Subscription section of your User CP. Subscriptions can be purchased for either $6 for 6 months or $12 for 12 months. That only a dollar per month -- less than a cup of Starbucks coffee! |
You Cannot Change Your Username. |
Please choose your username with care. For maintenance reasons and the system resources it takes to update and back up counters, tables, posts and threads in the database, once you post, you will not be able to change your username or be able to have all of your old posts deleted. Therefore, do not choose a username that you may regret in the future. You may also want to avoid using your last name for both privacy reasons and because you may change your surname some day and your username cannot reflect that change. Generally speaking, it's probably most prudent to select a username that does not reveal your true identity. You may be fine having your identity known now, but if you change jobs, relationships or principles at a later date, you may wish you had a handle that does not reveal who you are. Furthermore, stalker issues could plague you some day. Think twice about calling yourself "Mary in Tulsa" because an angry ex could use that information to track you 10 years from now. Also, don't pick a username that reflects a thing or person you may outgrow later. Your username will remain permanent on this forum. You can stop posting here, but your old posts will not be erased and your username will not be changed. Please keep that in mind when you register. |
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