- Promote a spirit of community. Recognize the “give-to-get” nature of forum exchanges and participate actively wherever possible.
- Post only in relevant forums and sub-forums. Messages posted in inappropriate topic areas will be moved to more appropriate ones by moderators.
- Move the discussion forward. Contribute a new idea, add a different perspective or offer an interesting example. Avoid repeating what others have already written.
- Be concise. Make your point clearly and quickly.
- Share links to interesting references and resources. Give credit where credit is due and help others explore the topic.
- No “flaming” or abusing fellow forum members. Users who post inflammatory or deliberately offensive comments will lose their forum privileges.
- No threats or harassment of other users. Any instance of threatening, intimidating or harassing behavior is grounds for removal from the forums.
- No spam. All automated messages, advertisements and links to competitor websites will be deleted immediately.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
