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Inappropriate content : Forum members agree not to post or link to content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains adult or objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity or otherwise violates any laws or where the intent is disruptive to the functioning of the forum. Personal contact information should not be posted on the message boards for your own personal safety and will be removed.
Advertising : Advertising of any sort is limited to the Marketplace and Vendor sections. Please contact [email protected] for rates and terms. Please note that the following are considered “advertising” whether or not payment is involved:
- publicity for charities or public events
- self-solicitation (offering of one’s own goods or services, whether spontaneously or in response to a query or discussion on the message boards}
- “spontaneous” recommendations of third party goods or services other than in response to a direct query from a forum member
- missing person announcements or inquiries
- solicitation of signatures, funds or other support for organizations or causes.
Language : The Expatforum.com is an English language forum and all posts to the message boards should be in English. Short phrases or quotes in foreign languages are permissible if relevant to the topic under discussion and the section of the forum and should conform to “fair use” provisions of copyright law. Please remember that many of our members are not native speakers of English, so avoid the use of textspeak, unexplained abbreviations and excessive jargon to ensure a wider understanding of your posts.
Moderation: No discussion of moderation is permitted on the public message boards. If you have a question or a problem with a moderation action, please contact the moderator directly via the PM system. Please signal a problem with an individual post using the “Report” button – the small triangular caution sign in the upper right corner of the message box.
