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Town meeting rules are in effect on our forums. If you wouldn't stand in front of a town meeting and say what you have to say, don't post it here. While we respect your privacy, being an anonymous screen name does not exempt you from the responsibility to own your own words and conduct yourself in a civil and respectful manner. Please take a moment to review the TKO Forum rules detailed below. If you agree with them and wish to proceed with the registration, simply click the "Register" button below. To cancel this registration, simply hit the 'back' button on your browser.
- Be respectful of others at all times.
The purpose of the TKO Community forums is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas. Occasionally, there will be conflicts that arise when people voice opinions. Be courteous when disagreeing with others. It is possible to disagree without being insulting.
- Ranting is prohibited
A rant is a post which is long-winded, redundant and filled with angry, non-constructive comments. A free exchange of ideas is essential to building a strong sense of community and helpful in the development of tour town, but rants are disruptive and incite flaming and trolling. Please post your thoughts in a concise, clear manner and avoid going off on rambling tangents.
- Personal attacks are prohibited.
Commonly known as flaming, personal attacks are posts which are designed to personally berate or insult another. Text of this nature is not beneficial to the community spirit and will not be tolerated.
- Trolling is prohibited.
Trolling is the word used to describe a post that is deliberately designed for the purpose of angering and insulting the members of the forum community. Posts of this nature are disruptive and do not convey a friendly attitude.
- No posting of personal information
Please respect the privacy of of people and do not give out information such as phone numbers and addresses.
- Warnings and bans are not to be discussed on the forum.
Such matters shall remain private between the moderator and editor and individual user(s). Questions or comments concerning warnings and bans will be conveyed through e-mail. Likewise, discussions regarding moderator actions are not permitted on the forum. If you have questions regarding a post or thread, please contact admin @ kingstonobserver.com.
- Immediate banning from the forum can result from any of the following:
The posting of pornography; discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; excessive obscene or vulgar language; posts which discuss or illustrate illegal activity; providing links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned.
- Spamming, bumping and pyramid quoting are prohibited.
Spam is considered to be repetitive posting of the same information in multiple posts or nonsensical posts that have no substance and are designed to annoy other forum users. Bumping posts in order to keep them near the top of the list is also prohibited. Posts of this nature are not conducive to community spirit and are unwelcome.
- Post constructively.
Negative feedback can be very useful, provided that it is presented in a civil, factual manner. Tell us what you don't like and why and how you feel it could be improved. Posts that are insulting and rude may be deleted, no matter how valid the ideas behind them may be.
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