FORUM RULES & MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITY
This is a family friendly forum, and we intend to keep it that way.
Aquarium Phantasies / Fish Crazy Aquatics forum moderators will decide what is an appropriate post for this forum and what is not and will delete or edit posts as necessary
No Hacking - This should go without saying, but you are not permitted to hack the board. Guessing someone else's password and succeeding counts as hacking.
No Discrimination - You may not insult members based on their religion, race, sex, political beliefs, or whether they are gay or straight. This is worse than flaming, because it also hurts other members of the board who fall into the category you insult. Aquarium Phantasies / Fish Crazy Aquatics is a place where everyone is equal, and discrimination will NOT be tolerated!
User Names, Avatars or Signatures containing anything obscene, vulgar or sexually-explicit or of a sexual nature or anything else deemed inappropriate for a family forum Profanity will not be tolerated
No Bullying - Do not pick on other members. The worst kind of bullying is where new members are picked on. This hurts the member as well as the board.
No Flaming - Flaming harms the nice atmosphere of Aquarium Phantasies / Fish Crazy Aquatics. It also causes thread's to go off topic, and most importantly, it hurts the person being flamed. The victim may defend themselves against any accusations made to them, but may not make any additional accusations to the flamer (which also counts as flaming).
No Profanity or Obscene Content - Such content does not belong on Aquarium Phantasies / Fish Crazy Aquatics. If you have done something wrong, please edit your post and tone it down before reposting. To edit a post, click the "Edit" button at the top right side of the post.
No Advertising - You are not permitted to make money using Aquarium Phantasies / Fish Crazy Aquatics. You are not allowed to PM or use the member list to obtain Instant Messaging screen names to harass people to purchase a product from you. All sale items must be advertised on the forum.
No Advertising - In User Names, Avatars or Signatures is not allowed, no forum name, forum links/addresses or logo's. Only forum SPONSORS are allowed to do this.
AQUATIC EXCHANGE ~ BUY, SELL OR TRADE - This forum exist for the exchange of useful information among hobbyist, and the AQUATIC EXCHANGE ~ BUY, SELL OR TRADE section are a privileges for those members who support this forum mission. If You do not have at least 25 "Meaningful" posting in the forums and have been registered for the last 60 days, you will not be allow to start a selling thread in the AQUATIC EXCHANGE ~ BUY, SELL OR TRADE section. Additionally, by having the minimum requirement of posts and days, we hope to protect members by reducing the numbers of quick-sale scam artists and repeated commercial-only entities who are only interested in making a quick bucks out of this forum.
No commercial listings will be allowed- If you are repeatedly trading or selling new equipment, have multiples of the same new item(s), a revolving thread where the list of fish is constantly changing, or being able to "get anything" a poster may ask for is a sure-fire way to have your post removed as "commercial" and possibly banned from the site.
Personal Information - Members are requested not to post addresses or phone numbers on the open forum .... This is to protect yourself as the posts are viewable by all, please keep this information to private message only or it will be removed.
Amendment 1 - There are no excuses for breaking the rules. It doesn't matter if you were angry at the time and weren't thinking straight. It doesn't matter if you were only kidding around. If you break a rule, it does the same damage, regardless of your reasons for breaking it, and you will be punished all the same.
Amendment 2 - Site administration and moderators reserve the right to edit or delete any post that go against forum rules.
Amendment 3 - Harassing the administration about punishments is not allowed. The admins are only trying to do their job, and many times they have to make difficult decisions. You may post your opinion in the thread that announces the punishment, so long as you do not flame anyone. If this thread gets out of hand, it will be closed, and you may not complain elsewhere on the board, or by other means including, but not limited to: private messages, instant messaging programs, email, telephone calls, and house visits. You also may not make threats against administrators (or other members for that matter...).
(No) political discussions or advertisements are not permitted on this forum at any time.
Religious discussions are NOT allowed
Please also note - Aquarium Phantasies / Fish Crazy Aquatics accept no responsibility for any sales items advertised on the forum, please use your own judgment.
Please be aware that we are operating on a warning system here on Aquarium Phantasies / Fish Crazy Aquatics for members who go against the rules, your IP will be blocked..!.
Look the rules for discussions on AQUARIUM PHANTASIES / FISH CRAZY AQUATICS are very simple: • Use common sense in posting • Respect this site and all its staff and community members
As a member of AQUARIUM PHANTASIES / FISH CRAZY AQUATICS, it is your responsibility to read and abide by the rules and regulations of the forum. Failure to do so may result in the members removal from the forum. It is also your responsibility to keep up to date with updates to the rules and regulations. We reserve the right to modify these rules without warning.
REMEMBER! The Site Owner, Admins, and Moderators run this site on their own time and for no profit, so unprovoked or sustained personal attacks may result in you being ban - show some respect for them and their hard work!
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