Forum Ground Rules

  1. Promote a spirit of community. Recognize the “give-to-get” nature of forum exchanges and participate actively wherever possible.
  2. Post only in relevant forums and sub-forums. Messages posted in inappropriate topic areas will be moved to more appropriate ones by moderators.
  3. Move the discussion forward. Contribute a new idea, add a different perspective or offer an interesting example. Avoid repeating what others have already written.
  4. Be concise. Make your point clearly and quickly.
  5. Share links to interesting references and resources. Give credit where credit is due and help others explore the topic.
  6. No “flaming” or abusing fellow forum members. Users who post inflammatory or deliberately offensive comments will lose their forum privileges.
  7. No threats or harassment of other users. Any instance of threatening, intimidating or harassing behavior is grounds for removal from the forums.
  8. No spam. All automated messages, advertisements and links to competitor websites will be deleted immediately.
  9. No profanity or pornography. Posts containing adult material will be deleted and the user responsible for posting the content will be removed from the forums.
  10. No unauthorized posting of copyrighted material. Posts containing copyrighted material belonging to third parties will be deleted and the user responsible for posting the content will be removed from the forums.
  11. Maintain the confidentiality of private forums. Respect the privacy of other forum users. Do not disclose either the substance of specific posts or the identity of participants outside the forums.
  12. Report any problems. Technical issues and breaches of forum ground rules or etiquette should be reported to forums@meridianvs.com using the subject line “Forum Problem”.

Revised March 2018.