Forum rules and policies

Linc · December 2003

We welcome you to these forums and hope you find them a resourceful, friendly, and fun environment!

We value personal freedom of expression. At the same time, Short-Media.com is a privately owned website and therefore reserves the legal right to edit any content posted on this site. These forums subscribe to the following codes of conduct. Please think twice before posting.

For all purposes postings in and of this forum are subject to editing and removal based on the prohibited grounds of discrimination which are race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability and conviction for which a pardon has been granted. Where the ground of discrimination is pregnancy or child-birth, the discrimination shall be deemed to be on the ground of sex.
We encourage members to keep their language within the realm of good taste, and our system will automatically filter out certain curses. We rely on our members and moderators to monitor use of off-colour language and to set a standard we can all agree with.
Postings of images deemed offensive (see above) are prohibited. Total or partial nudity is not allowed. This includes a person who may be wearing only socks or shoes. The babe thread or hunk thread may contain images that are provocative and any member viewing these threads is fully warned of the nature of these images.
Open sharing of warez, warez links, serial numbers, key codes, cracks for any and all software will be deleted and is otherwise prohibited. Also, please note that emulators are legal, but the games are only legal if they were distributed by the owner. Discussion of obtaining software illegally through P2P programs is considered a form of warez and will be likewise removed.
Any member who participates as a buyer or seller in the Deal Depot and Trading Post forum is bound to conduct business in good faith and shall deliver goods or remuneration for purchased/traded goods within a fair time as agreed between the buyer and seller. Short-Media Web Site and the respective staff take no responsibility for goods or services purchased, sold or traded in these forums.
Warnings or discipline is given in the form of posting within the subject thread, by email or private message. On-line visitors are to immediately comply. Serious offenders are given 24 hours to respond after visiting the site after a warning or disciplinary message has been posted or sent. Failure to comply may result in temporary or permanent denial of service.
Flame wars, harassment of other members, threats otherwise direct or implied and abuse of any member will be quickly extinguished by action of removal of said posts and/or closing of threads. Instigating and participating members may be subject to temporary or permanent ban from these forums.
Self-expression is fully encouraged, but please refrain from non-technical debates (i.e. politics, religion, etc.) in the Pub or any other forum. We encourage members who are interested debate-oriented discussion to visit an affiliate site: Keyboard Jockey
Super Moderators and Administration staff have the authority to remove any member temporarily or permanently after an official warning to any member(s) that have breached these rules of conduct. Moderator, Super Moderators and Administration staff have the right to edit or remove any postings.
These rules extend to avatars, signature lines and images. Moderators, Super Moderators and Administration staff have the authority to request changes. If the member does not comply then the staff has the authority to remove the aforementioned items.
These rules are subject to change without notification. Members who participate in the forum are expected to follow current rules. Moderators may remind members of the rules from time to time to ensure everyone understands the expectations set herein.
Any member who disagrees with any posting is to contact the Moderator staff to bring the alleged posting to their attention. The best method to do so is using the "Report this post to a moderator" function in the lower right corner of every post box.

Please contact a forum administrator or super moderator ( forum leaders ) by private message with any concerns or comments.

This site strongly believes in the value of member input and contributions. We encourage all members to submit news items and their own original articles and reviews for publication on the front page. For more information about submitting news and site content, click on the Announcement link at the top of this and every forum.

Thank you to all members for making valuable contributions to both the forum community and front page