Hi Guys ,

The Forum has been undergoing some changes lately in the way that it is run and organised. As part of this the Admin Team has revised the Forum Rules:

General Rules

All members of the Forum, whatever their role, are expected to abide by and uphold the rules below:

• No put-downs, flaming, bullying or aggressive behaviour designed to intimidate or harass other members, this includes being condescending by calling members ‘sweetie’ ‘dear’ or ‘hon’ in a post while you are actually patronising them. ‘Debate the idea, don’t attack the poster.’
  
• Racism, sexism, ageism (age discrimination) and religious bigotry against ALL religions (including Christianity) is not allowed. No hate speech please! While this is a predominantly Pagan/Wiccan Forum, we do have members that are not. Please keep this in mind while posting and refrain from bashing and speaking ill of another religion.
  
• No swearing. Do not go around the word filter either, or swear in the hopes that the word filter will pick it up.
  
• No spamming or deliberate multi-posting in different Forums with the same topic.
  
• No multiple accounts (with the exception of admin who have ‘test’ accounts to make sure all the technical changes are running smoothly).
  
• No illegal activity or promotion of illegal activity including, but not limited to, pornography, scam sites etc.
  
• Try to talk and write normally and not like you would on a mobile phone, or on instant chat. We appreciate good grammar.
  
• Respect copyright! Legally, you can reproduce a small amount of text for education purposes (as long as you cite the text afterwards), but it is illegal to copy entire chapters, websites, etc. from books, sites and magazine articles. When in doubt, write something in your own words with links to where you got the information from.
  
• We ask that there is no advertising for similar services to those offered by Magicka School, particularly On-line courses (this can include profile and signature links). If you are unsure if your services conflict with that of Magicka, contact an administrator.
  
• With the exception of the ‘Specialist Topics’ board, please don't post sexually explicit information on this site, we have minors here. If you're unsure what counts as sexually explicit, ask yourself if it would be shown on a G-rated program and if you're still not sure, PM one of the admin.
  
• We ask that you try and stay on-topic within threads; you can post about whatever you want, but if there is a good debate on Wicca going on, please don't come in and talk about your kitten. The “Fancy a Chat” board is a good place to talk about non-Magicka related items. Moderators reserve the right to move non board related threads to somewhere more suitable.
  
• Please don't be afraid to start new threads or revive old topics if you have something to say. It doesn't matter if that topic is 6 months old, if you have something you need to add - add it! We want to hear your opinions, experience, knowledge and growth. We all can learn something from each other and that includes you.
  
• Do not carry arguments and flame-wars between threads. If you have a heated disagreement in one thread between yourself and other member (or members), leave it there!!! Arguments off-site, stay off-site. If you absolutely cannot leave your argument alone, ask for an administrator to mediate between you to try and resolve the problem.
  
• Do not send your complaints about moderators to other moderators, please send them directly onto the administrators so that your problem can be sorted out as quickly as possible.
  
• Do not publicly post the content of PMs or emails on the main site, or forward them to other members, without the consent of the other party.
  
• Trying to find ways around the policies that are in place will result in deletion of posts and/or a warning.
  
• There is a 1 warning rule in place before a temporary ban from the site/chat room will occur. Then if the behaviour continues you may have a permanent ban from the site. These warnings do not have to be within the same offence but are accumulated overall. There is no time limit on these warnings, and will result in a ban after any amount of time.
  
• Nobody is above the rules, including the moderators and the administrators. If you notice moderators or administrators breaching these rules in some way, please keep a copy of it where you can and contact Pino or another administrator immediately.
  
• The administrators reserve the right to remove, edit, move and close any thread, post, signature, avatar etc. as necessary to prevent trolling and to make sure that people do not try and skirt around the rules as outlined above (it does happen). This is to ensure that the board stays a safe place for all the good-hearted members of Magicka.

Brightest Blessings,

Pino

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