Transport East Midlands - Rules

[Metromadman]

Transport East Midlands: Forum Rules

1. The forum can be viewed by people of all ages. With this in mind please do not swear or post content which in inappropriate for minors to view.

2. Please handle any disagreements outside of the forum. The forum has a zero tolerance policy on any form of abuse or bullying directed towards other members and offenders will be banned.

3. The forum is in the public domain, therefore please ensure that all information you post is factual and accurate. If you post anything speculative or a rumour you have heard then please make sure you emphasise that the information is unconfirmed in your post.

4. Slanderous, derogatory or unsolicited comments will be removed without warning from the forum, and those who posted them may be subject to moderation or a ban.

5. Any material sourced from another site must be credited; this includes any information gleaned from other newsgroups. The same applies to any information taken from this forum and used elsewhere.

6. Multimedia posted directly to the site must be copyright to you, or you must have permission from the copyright holder to upload it. Illegal posting of copyrighted material may result in your membership being terminated.

7. Please use clear English in your posts. We request that you do not use ‘txt’ speak as some people struggle to understand this.

8. Please ensure that all content you post is relevant to the topic being discussed, and please re-read your posts before posting them to the message board, making sure they make sense and are free from spelling errors.

[Metromadman]

Amended 27-Dec-2011.

Hello all,

Please familiarise yourself with the new East Midlands Transport Rules that must be adhered to when creating threads, polls and replying to threads and making comments. If these rules are not obeyed, then disciplinary action will be taken again the member, the action may differ depending on the seriousness of the action.

Personal Messages are not moderated, however it advised that if you are having problems that may break any of the following rules to contact the admin team. It is requested you PM metromadman and include quotes or an overview of what the problems are, and the members name that is causing offence or distress.

If you fail to understand any of the following rules, or you believe any further rules should be added, or any need amending, then please PM metromadman.

1- We would request that all members refrain from swearing on the forum unless using a quote. In the circumstance of quoting, the swear word(s) must be covered up, for example, ‘I was told to f**k off by a driver’. People of all age groups are able to view this forum (when membership is granted to view the forum), so please be considerate.

2- Disagreements that occur on the forum should remain civil and transport related. Please ensure that further disagreements not related to transport must be stopped immediately while on the forum otherwise the selected members are liable to have their memberships withdrawn.

3- Abuse or bullying is not tolerated on the forum to forum members or to off-group people such as bus company personnel. East Midlands Transport has a zero tolerance policy on this kind of behaviour and it could result in the member having their membership withdrawn.

4- Information posted on here must be factual and accurate, stating sources if taken from an external source. Information that is posted on here that is rumour or not fully confirmed, you must ensure you state this within your post to ensure a stream of rumours is not started.

5- All threads should be related to the subject, for example, a thread started in ‘Bus Travel’ must be related to buses. All comments and replies to the thread must be related to the original post and not divert away from the original post.

6- The General board may be used to discuss non-transport related subjects, for member introductions and for links. These must however be kept within reason, and not related to anything that is likely to cause offence to members such as pornography.

7- Any material sourced from an external site must be credited for in the post. We would ask members to post the link to the original site or the name of the source if it is not from a website. This also applies if taking information from East Midlands Transport, we would request that members credit the forum when taking information.

8- Multimedia posted onto the forum must be that of your own, or have full permission from the copyright holder prior to uploading it. If you are using somebody else’s photos, you must ensure you have full permission to do so, and also state that it is not your photo and give credits to the original owner (unless he or she has asked not be credited).

9- We request for members to post in clear English rather than ‘txt’ language. The forum does have a ‘Spell Check’ enabled and should be used at all times to avoid confusion. We do however appreciate some members may have difficulties with writing and words, however advise them to use the Spell Checker.

10- The forum should not be used for advertising/spamming. A number of 'spam attacks' have occurred in previous months, this will not be tolerated and your membership will be revoked.

Thanks.