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12-06-2002, 08:27 PM
This website welcomes all people. Please read our About Tux Reports for information about this website. The main purpose of the forum discussion area is to provide a place for computer users and GNU/Linux advocates to gather, discuss and help each other. A few things will get your posts edited, deleted or get yourself banned so please read the rules below.

Action: Pirated software, pornography of any kind or mp3s (music files) will NOT be allowed.
Result: First time your post will be deleted, second time you will be banned.

Action: Trolling. Donīt make posts that are inflammatory just to upset people.
Result: Your post will either be locked or deleted depending on the severity.

Action: Flaming is not welcome here. Criticize ideas, not people. No members or Moderators are allowed to engage in public personal attacks on any other member or Moderator. Personal attacks are defined as Personal, Racial, Ethnic, and/or Gender based insults, slurs, or derisive comments.
Result: A warning will be issued, if the activity does not desist, you are banned permanently.

Action: SPAMMING, No commercial-oriented posts, links in signatures for commercial purposes and no flooding with useless content.
Result: Those items will be deleted and you will be banned.

General Rules:
Sexually offensive, sexually explicit, or objectifying art (different from above). Simple rule. Moderatorīs judgment applies here. Sexually suggestive images will be heavily scrutinized. Weīd like for our readers to be able to read the support forum at work and share with friends without fear of retribution. If your work is questionable, please preface your post with a statement to that effect.

Respect the privacy of others Do not post otherīs phone numbers, addresses, pictures, etc., without their permission.

Blatant advertising is not tolerated.

12-06-2002, 08:53 PM
It is really a sad day when folks have to be told this. Thank you for running a site that is kid-safe and kid-frendly!