FORUM RULES1. The essentials first:- Do not post degraging or hateful comments of other memberīs race, religion, gender, nationality or sexual preference.
- Obscene or pornographic pictures or topics are not allowed. Please remember that some of our fellow members are young. Posting topics with that sort of content or links to content of such a nature could result in a permanent ban.
- Soliciting and/or distributing media files that you do not own the rights to is not allowed. Please do not post links or details of how to obtain them on this site. Please do not ask others to send songs to you on this site. Bootlegs are illegal as well, so asking and giving advice on where to get them isnīt allowed.
- Respect the privacy of the band members, their families and friends.
- Think twice before you post rumours on the board. Often the information value of rumours is next to 0. Rumors of a defamatory nature will be removed.
- Do not spam or advertise on this board. Spamming means constant posting of meaningless posts. Posting only to increase your number of posts is considered spamming. Instead, say something meaningful. Itīs quality, not quantity, that counts!
- Posts that violate these rules are locked or deleted. If the behavior persists your account will be terminated.
2. Read the forum rules - for your own benefit, as well as everybody else's.
3. Before you press Send-button: read the board and use the Search button. Find out what has been written on the subject before and rather post in existing threads than start a duplicate topic.
4. Choose the right section when you start a new thread.
5. Use The Subject Line when starting a new topic. Try to be descriptive. Titles like “Question” or “Help” are not good titles.
6. Communicate clearly and stay on topic. Meaningless posts are thrown into the trash bin.
7. Do not post consecutive posts. Use the Edit button to change your previous post. Avoid posting long, unnecessary quotes and quoting pictures that have been posted on the same page.
8. Discuss in the same manner as you would with people face-to-face. Be courteous - if you disagree with something, attack the idea or sentiment, and not its author. Remember that your identity can be ascertained, even if youīre using a nickname. The author is always considered responsible for his/her postings - not the owners or administrators of this site.
- Respect otherīs opinions. Remember that an opinion is not the same as a fact.
- Fighting and personal insults are not what makes a good conversation, not even on an internet message board.
- Do not provoke or be provoked. The best way to silence a troll is not to feed them.
- Respect the race, religion, nationality, gender and sexual preference of other members. This is one of the most important rules on this forum.
- In the interests of maintaining peace, no religious discussion will be allowed on this forum. Any thread which turns to religious topics of conversation will be locked. Anyone persistently breaking this rule will be banned. This is not because we have any sort of problem with religion and/or spirituality, but because some people are incapable of discussing matters of this nature without becoming abusive.
- DONīT SHOUT! Using capital letters is considered shouting and most people donīt like to be shouted at.
9. Do not ask others to send you mp3 files or offer them to others. Also, do not advise others about obtaining mp3 files illegally. Please support the band you love and buy the records.
10. When you post pictures, make sure they are no larger than 300 kb and 700 x 800 pixels. Large photos slow the forum.
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Avatars should be no larger than 100 x 100 pixels and 20 kb.
Signatures and quotes should be no larger than 100 x 400 pixels and 30 kb.
The administrators and moderators of the HIMFinland.net forum reserve the right to ban users without warning, should they deem it necessary and within the interests of the greater forum community.
