So we're putting together some ideas for what that ethos should be.
The first thing that we believe in is that the forum should be family friendly. By that we mean that it could be left on a screen in the living room or workplace without worrying that the content would be embarrassing. That idea covers lots of bases for us in one go - swearing, racism, sexism, and other 'isms, inappropriate links and rude pictures!
On top of that we need to believe that content is relevant. So we'll try to keep on-topic with threads being in the appropriate sections. Who wants Sport cluttered up with chat about red diesel in JCB's?
We'll expect everyone to play nice so that covers bullying, flaming, abuse and a few other things.
Anonymity can be total or non-existent. It's the individual members choice. But we'll take a dim view of people who register more than one account without telling is, especially if they do it for reasons that we don't like.
Advertising is a tricky one. We don't mind discreet promotion in signatures, the Members Directory or even in offers to help out with work. But if we get the impression that somebody is using DeCEx for blatant advertising then we'll stop it, especially if they aren't putting much back into the online community. Obviously we hope to have a little paid advertising and sponsorship so we will need to ensure that their commercial interests are looked after professionally.
You'll notice that a lot of this is for interpretation and you would be right. The Mod Team will be the main line of defence for keeping things tickity boo but we'll enable members to 'report posts' if they think that something needs attention. Admin will be the final arbiters if the Mod Team can't find a resolution that suits each party.
There will be a written terms of use statement drawn up in due course but if you want to have some input then please contact admin@decex.net.
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