Post by Admin on May 25, 2006 15:06:05 GMT
Hello everyone and welcome to the brand new forums for Atherstone!. This is a free discussion forum focused mainly on Atherstone in Warwickshire, and the surrounding settlements. Please feel free to register and join in the discussions. Everyone is welcome at Atherstoneforum, from anywhere in the UK, or the rest of the world, whether you've lived in the town or not.
You will need to register to post, this can take a little while, please be patient... if you are only here to read then, of course, there is no need to register. When registering you do NOT need to use your real name as your username. Please choose a nickname if you want to.
Please respect other Atherstone Forum members, keep posts on topic and do not break the rules. Please remember all age groups are welcome here and that Adult or Mature content is not allowed on non Adult boards.
Thank you for visiting, please enjoy the site.
RULES
If you spot a post you think moderators should be alerted to, pm Admin, explaining which post on which thread. There is a little button in the bottom right of each message 'Link to Post', it would help if you right clicked on it and copied link or copied shortcut, and then pasted that in the pm. Thats the specific address of that specific post.
Enjoy the site, and enjoy the forums!
Some General Do's and Do Not's...
DO
Do read the topic list before you post and use a topic that already exists if there is one relevant, rather than starting a new one. This will increase the visibility of your post, as people do tend to keep an eye on active topics more than the multitude of newly created topics. Use the search facility.
Do be very careful what links you use, respected news sources that contain a relevant news story you wish to talk about are OK. DO NOT post any personal urls in the forums as this will result in your account being suspended. If you are unsure, then don’t use a link. Atherstone Forum is not responsible for the content of third party sites.
Do PM Admin if you think a moderator needs to check the post for any reason. You may think it is offensive, inappropriate or really, really funny and want us to have a laugh. (PM Admin if you think someone is misusing the forum, if you attack back your own account could be bopped by the banstick).
Do try to have fun with the forums. If you find yourself getting wound up or stressed take a break for a bit… coming back refreshed and eager to throw your wit at us once more.
Do be patient with other users. Even if someone posts in a way that annoys you (in “txt spk” for example), stay polite and light-hearted in any response. (In 10 years they might be your doctor, or Member of Parliament.)
Do contact us if you have any questions or problems that are forum related. Replies can be slow especially when things are busy.
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DO NOT (Breaking these rules may result in your suspension from the Atherstone Forums)
Do Not Feed The Trolls. Some people use forums purely to annoy others for their own amusement. Reaction is what they seek and will feed them so that they stick around longer. PM admin and move on to some more interesting topic; do not get into personal arguments as this will result in all parties being suspended.
Do Not swear or post in a manner likely to offend users, disrupt the forum or just, in general, be mean.
Do Not add anything to your sig. (signature) that others users may get annoyed by, such as very long sigs or excessive emoticons, and Do Not put any links in signatures other than to your own site or sites that you'd like people to join, in other words no junk sites with no interest for members here.
Do Not copy and paste large chunks from other sites, or include copyrighted material in your post. This is allowed in Big Brother Fanzone from the Official Big Brother Site as long as you add a link to the site.
Do Not link directly to any kind of media file.
Do Not give out any personal information about yourself especially contact information. You may think you know the people you are chatting to on the forum, but you don’t know the many thousands of casual guests who wander the forums and can read what you post (and you don’t really know the people you are chatting to).
Do Not post defamatory, harassing or unlawful comments relating to individuals, organisations or any group of people, including other members.
Do Not try to use the forum to promote your website, business, dodgy money making scheme, hamster breeding farm or your lonely single self(only admin are allowed to do that). Unless it's in a Board meant for doing so.
Do Not repeatedly re-post deleted topics, as this leaves us with just one option (banstick!).
Do Not post any personal information about the Forum members, if you happen to know them. We have to respect people's privacy and you talking about a members sister who you once had an illicit affair with is NOT acceptable and will be removed from the forums and may result in you being bopped with the banstick.
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Messages may WILL be removed if posted in languages other than English (we’re not an overly educated bunch here, and Proboards are strict on this rule).
This is just a general guide to some of the common issues that arise with forum use. If you think you have been banned, contact Admin, do not register a new name as that will lengthen any ban.
Enjoy yourselves!
Visit ... Atherstone-Forum atherstoneforum.proboards76.com
Atherstoneforum The forum for Atherstones online community
You will need to register to post, this can take a little while, please be patient... if you are only here to read then, of course, there is no need to register. When registering you do NOT need to use your real name as your username. Please choose a nickname if you want to.
Please respect other Atherstone Forum members, keep posts on topic and do not break the rules. Please remember all age groups are welcome here and that Adult or Mature content is not allowed on non Adult boards.
Thank you for visiting, please enjoy the site.
RULES
If you spot a post you think moderators should be alerted to, pm Admin, explaining which post on which thread. There is a little button in the bottom right of each message 'Link to Post', it would help if you right clicked on it and copied link or copied shortcut, and then pasted that in the pm. Thats the specific address of that specific post.
Enjoy the site, and enjoy the forums!
Some General Do's and Do Not's...
DO
Do read the topic list before you post and use a topic that already exists if there is one relevant, rather than starting a new one. This will increase the visibility of your post, as people do tend to keep an eye on active topics more than the multitude of newly created topics. Use the search facility.
Do be very careful what links you use, respected news sources that contain a relevant news story you wish to talk about are OK. DO NOT post any personal urls in the forums as this will result in your account being suspended. If you are unsure, then don’t use a link. Atherstone Forum is not responsible for the content of third party sites.
Do PM Admin if you think a moderator needs to check the post for any reason. You may think it is offensive, inappropriate or really, really funny and want us to have a laugh. (PM Admin if you think someone is misusing the forum, if you attack back your own account could be bopped by the banstick).
Do try to have fun with the forums. If you find yourself getting wound up or stressed take a break for a bit… coming back refreshed and eager to throw your wit at us once more.
Do be patient with other users. Even if someone posts in a way that annoys you (in “txt spk” for example), stay polite and light-hearted in any response. (In 10 years they might be your doctor, or Member of Parliament.)
Do contact us if you have any questions or problems that are forum related. Replies can be slow especially when things are busy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DO NOT (Breaking these rules may result in your suspension from the Atherstone Forums)
Do Not Feed The Trolls. Some people use forums purely to annoy others for their own amusement. Reaction is what they seek and will feed them so that they stick around longer. PM admin and move on to some more interesting topic; do not get into personal arguments as this will result in all parties being suspended.
Do Not swear or post in a manner likely to offend users, disrupt the forum or just, in general, be mean.
Do Not add anything to your sig. (signature) that others users may get annoyed by, such as very long sigs or excessive emoticons, and Do Not put any links in signatures other than to your own site or sites that you'd like people to join, in other words no junk sites with no interest for members here.
Do Not copy and paste large chunks from other sites, or include copyrighted material in your post. This is allowed in Big Brother Fanzone from the Official Big Brother Site as long as you add a link to the site.
Do Not link directly to any kind of media file.
Do Not give out any personal information about yourself especially contact information. You may think you know the people you are chatting to on the forum, but you don’t know the many thousands of casual guests who wander the forums and can read what you post (and you don’t really know the people you are chatting to).
Do Not post defamatory, harassing or unlawful comments relating to individuals, organisations or any group of people, including other members.
Do Not try to use the forum to promote your website, business, dodgy money making scheme, hamster breeding farm or your lonely single self(only admin are allowed to do that). Unless it's in a Board meant for doing so.
Do Not repeatedly re-post deleted topics, as this leaves us with just one option (banstick!).
Do Not post any personal information about the Forum members, if you happen to know them. We have to respect people's privacy and you talking about a members sister who you once had an illicit affair with is NOT acceptable and will be removed from the forums and may result in you being bopped with the banstick.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Messages may WILL be removed if posted in languages other than English (we’re not an overly educated bunch here, and Proboards are strict on this rule).
This is just a general guide to some of the common issues that arise with forum use. If you think you have been banned, contact Admin, do not register a new name as that will lengthen any ban.
Enjoy yourselves!
Visit ... Atherstone-Forum atherstoneforum.proboards76.com
Atherstoneforum The forum for Atherstones online community
