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Please treat all Red94 Forum members with respect. This forum strives to be a place where Rockets fans can exchange information and ideas in a civil manner. By following the "Guidelines and Policies" you help to ensure that the Red94 Forums remain a productive forum for intelligent Rockets talk. Violating these rules may result in your removal from the forums. The following Policies and Guidelines apply to "public" threads, private messages, visitor messages, Shoutbox messages and any other form of communication within the Red94 Forums:
1. Remember the Golden Rule - Treat others as you want to be treated
Misunderstandings on forums are common due to the difficulty in understanding the implied tone in another user's remarks. In fact, quite often something you may interpret as being harshly worded or rude may just be someone else's form of offering you advice and support. Take extra care to be kind in your comments to other users and never react negatively to comments you perceive as rude or otherwise objectionable. Instead, it's always wiser to either end the discussion, ignore the comment entirely, or in more severe cases report the offense to our moderators by clicking the "Report" button under the post.
2. Do not use abusive or disrespectful behavior
Disagreements or conflict may arise in the course of discussion. Please remember to be courteous when disagreeing with others. Debate on differing opinions is appropriate and encouraged. Personal attacks against other users, however, are not allowed.
The following behaviors are examples of what Red94 seeks to avoid.
· Flaming - posts that are designed to personally berate or insult another user.
· Trolling - posting derogatory or inflammatory comments/threads attempting to bait other users into responding. Accusing someone of being a troll is also a form of trolling.
· Personal attacks - posts that insult a poster directly. This includes any attacks.
This list is non-exhaustive. Any behavior that is patently offensive is also forbidden.
3. Do not haze new posters
New members should feel welcome to post their questions, no matter how well-informed. Do not harass them for asking questions or treat them poorly for not knowing an answer.
4. Search for answers and facts before posting
As a general rule, if time allows, please research the topic you are discussing and include facts along with links in any posts you are making. On the Red94 forums we strive to be a place where constructive Rockets discussion takes place and using factual information is mandatory. If something you post is an opinion make it clear that it is.
Plagiarism and stealing content from other websites or media is strictly prohibited and will be dealt with as a serious rule violation. Here at Red94 we depend on forum members to exhibit a higher standard including intellectual integrity when presenting topics and ideas for discussion.
5. Requests for assistance
If you're having a problem and need assistance please message a moderator. Please allow moderators a day or two to respond.
6. Do not discuss moderator actions on the forums
If you do not agree with a moderator’s decision, you may send a private message to the moderator. You may NOT start a thread or post complaining that your post was removed. Nor may you post private correspondence from moderators, such as infraction or warning notices. Questions or comments concerning warnings and
suspensions (site or forum) should be conveyed through e-mail or private messaging. It is against the rules to block any moderator from contacting you via private message (PM).
7. Do not make non-constructive posts
Below are examples of prohibited non-constructive posts:
· Spam - repetitive posting of the same topic or text or nonsensical posts that have no substance and are often designed to annoy other forum users. The solicitation or advertisement of content, goods,
services, or information not found or published on Red94 is considered "spam" and not allowed anywhere in our forums.
· Bumping - posting on threads in order to keep them near the top of the forum list. Commenting on obsolete or old topics with the intent to bump them into discussion is also prohibited.
· Hijacking - Try to keep all replies to a thread on the topic at hand. Postings which are intentionally off-topic or try to sway the discussion completely or partially off topic are generally considered rude.
· Advertising – Red94 prohibits posting of advertising links, images or content for the purpose of self-promotion. Hijacking or creating a new thread for the purpose of solicitation or advertising of content or any posts which could be interpreted as a solicitation.
· Lobbying - continually bringing up the same topic in numerous different threads or as an off-topic post in existing threads.
· Cross posting - Posting the same topic or thread in more than one forum is considered cross posting. As a courtesy to others before beginning a new thread, please look to see if an active thread on that topic has already been established by using the Search feature.
· Malicious or Disruptive Code. The use of JavaScript, active or other coding, making repetitive posts, or other actions that interfere with site operations is forbidden. Any malicious code or employment of a robot, spider or other process or device to harvest e-mail addresses or other User information or to monitor the activity on the Red94 Forums is also forbidden.
· Data Mining/Harvesting & Employing Bots. Using the Red94 forums as a means to acquire private information from other community members through any methods.
· Threads that make threats or use other combative language.
· Threads that single out a user for ridicule.
8. Do not post disruptive off-topic threads.
These forums are for and about the Rockets, competitive basketball and sports and lifestyle related topics. Constructive discussion about other sites (comparing and contrasting) is allowed. Likewise, any topics (such as politics or religion) that are volatile or disruptive are discouraged and can be removed at our discretion. Please contact a moderator if you have questions about a topic being permitted on the forums.
9. Post your comments in the most relevant forum
Red94 is a small community and it should be clear where to post your comments. Do your best to post to the most appropriate forum. If you have a question message a moderator.
10. Do not post advertisements for other companies
Advertising of any kind for other companies on these forums is strictly prohibited.
11. Do not use proxy posting or account hopping to evade suspension.
Posting on behalf of a suspended user is not allowed. Working around a suspension through other people's accounts, creation of new accounts or use of secondary accounts to continue posting is also prohibited. You are personally responsible for your conduct on the forums. Do not create a new account to continue posting after your account has been suspended by Red94 moderators and administrators.
12. User Generated Content
You may post images on the forums as long as they are of an appropriate and non-offensive nature and do not otherwise infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any party. The following images (or links pointing to such images) are examples what may not be posted: any image which is sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, derogatory, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, contains profanity, or depicts illegal
activity.
Any image that is disruptive or in Red94's sole discretion, appears to be in poor taste will be removed and your forum account may be banned.
We do not claim ownership to your User Generated Content; however, you grant us a non-exclusive, sublicensable, irrevocable and royalty-free worldwide license under all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, privacy and publicity rights and other intellectual property rights to use, reproduce, transmit, print, publish, publicly display, exhibit, distribute, redistribute, copy, index, comment on, modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works based upon, publicly perform, make available and otherwise exploit such User Generated Content, in whole or in part, in all media formats and channels now known or hereafter devised (including in connection with the Red94 Services and on third-party sites and platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter), in any number of copies and without limit as to time, manner and frequency of use, without further notice to you, with or without attribution, and without the requirement of permission from or payment to you or any other person or entity.
You represent and warrant that your User Generated Content conforms to these terms and that you own or have the necessary rights and permissions, without the need for payment to any other person or entity, to use and exploit, and to authorize us to use and exploit, your User Generated Content in all manners contemplated by these terms. You agree to indemnify and hold us and our subsidiary and affiliated companies, and each of their respective employees and officers, harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against us by any third party arising out of or in connection with our use and exploitation of your User Generated Content. You also agree not to enforce any moral rights, ancillary rights or similar rights in or to the User Generated Content against us or our licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users, and agree to procure the same agreement not to enforce from others who may possess such rights.
13. Zero Tolerance Policy
Immediate suspensions from the forum can result from any of the following: the posting of pornography; remarks which are sexually explicit, involving self promotion, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; or vulgar which discuss or illustrate illegal activity; provide links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned.
14. Suspension and Termination
Red94 administrators and moderators shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether there has been a breach of these Policies and may take any action deemed appropriate.
Your use of the Red94 forums is conditioned upon your compliance with the Forum Policies and Guidelines. Failure to comply with these Policies and Guidelines shall constitute a material breach of those Terms and may result in Red94 taking any or all of the following actions:
· Removal of any material or postings you have made to the forums
· Issuance of a warning
· Suspension or banning of your Red94 account
