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Post subject: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Aug 02, 2009 2:53 pm
Site Admin
Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1927 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Dear All,
Whilst we encourage healthy disagreement / debate, please maintain respect towards fellow members at all times.
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2. Be respectful of other members at all times. Flaming or abusing (incl. bullying, belittling or humiliating) other members in any way is not acceptable. Any post deemed disrespectful or defamatory of another member or party will be removed, and the poster will be at risk of being banned. 3. Be respectful of Moderators and Administrators even if you disagree with particular decisions. Their time is dedicated voluntarily to keeping the Homeone Forum a happy place.
In keeping this forum a happy place, we encourage members to report any disrespectful behaviour by other individual members, or group of members, by clicking on the exclamation [Report a Post] icon far right of the respective objectionable post. Please include your comments.
Any member/s with a multiple count of complaints against them will risk having all membership privileges removed.
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Sep 28, 2009 9:42 pm
Junior Member
Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Posts: 8
As this forum is about seeking information, why is it such a misdemeanor to sign off with your credentials? I believed I could use this forum to 1) Help provide "accurate" information especially in relation to the BCA and Australian Standards, 2) Sign off with my credentials and business, allowing forum to ascertain information coming from a builder’s point of view
Other similar forums allow their members this privilege, and seem the richer for it
Seems a shame, as I too spend many hours answering many questions (On other forums)
I will continue to help the public, although via other forums
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Sep 28, 2009 10:12 pm
Site Admin
Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1927 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Mamcon wrote:
As this forum is about seeking information, why is it such a misdemeanor to sign off with your credentials? I believed I could use this forum to 1) Help provide "accurate" information especially in relation to the BCA and Australian Standards, 2) Sign off with my credentials and business, allowing forum to ascertain information coming from a builder’s point of view
Other similar forums allow their members this privilege, and seem the richer for it
Seems a shame, as I too spend many hours answering many questions (On other forums)
I will continue to help the public, although via other forums
All we ask is for a little bit of loyalty (50 posts) before we allow businesses to post their credentials.
It's always a great idea to warm into the community before pitching your services from the get go.
It'd be fair to say many members here are a little annoyed at the once-off posters in for a quick promotion - often seen as SPAM.
As far as I know, many 'other' forums adopt this principle.
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Feb 11, 2010 12:42 pm
Site Admin
Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1927 Location: Melbourne, Australia
homeone wrote:
Dear All,
Whilst we encourage healthy disagreement / debate, please maintain respect towards fellow members at all times.
Quote:
2. Be respectful of other members at all times. Flaming or abusing (incl. bullying, belittling or humiliating) other members in any way is not acceptable. Any post deemed disrespectful or defamatory of another member or party will be removed, and the poster will be at risk of being banned. 3. Be respectful of Moderators and Administrators even if you disagree with particular decisions. Their time is dedicated voluntarily to keeping the Homeone Forum a happy place.
In keeping this forum a happy place, we encourage members to report any disrespectful behaviour by other individual members, or group of members, by clicking on the exclamation [Report a Post] icon far right of the respective objectionable post. Please include your comments.
Any member/s with a multiple count of complaints against them will risk having all membership privileges removed.
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 7:53 pm
Site Admin
Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1927 Location: Melbourne, Australia
homeone wrote:
Dear All,
Whilst we encourage healthy disagreement / debate, please maintain respect towards fellow members at all times.
Quote:
2. Be respectful of other members at all times. Flaming or abusing (incl. bullying, belittling or humiliating) other members in any way is not acceptable. Any post deemed disrespectful or defamatory of another member or party will be removed, and the poster will be at risk of being banned. 3. Be respectful of Moderators and Administrators even if you disagree with particular decisions. Their time is dedicated voluntarily to keeping the Homeone Forum a happy place.
In keeping this forum a happy place, we encourage members to report any disrespectful behaviour by other individual members, or group of members, by clicking on the exclamation [Report a Post] icon far right of the respective objectionable post. Please include your comments.
Any member/s with a multiple count of complaints against them will risk having all membership privileges removed.
In keeping this forum a friendly place, please report to us any rude behaviour such as bullying, or derogatory comments.
Click the '!' icon against questionable posts to report the member you find has posted objectionable or demeaning information - in breach of Homeone's Terms of Use.
We thank and continue to appreciate all our valued members whose efforts lead to a happy and humble forum.
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 11:16 am
Junior Member
Joined: 29 Aug 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Sydney, Australia
Hello! I'm new to this site and i'm just a bit confused regarding the terms of use. I thought i'd drop by this area first before I accidentally do anything frowned upon
I actually am part of a start-up outdoor furniture business, and read that I cannot put the name of my business as prt of my username. Ok, that's clear. But can I still put the name and URL of my site in my signature once Ã've reached 50 posts since I represent a small online business? I'm not here to spam, but to be an active part of the community when it comes to outdoor furniture/resort living discussions (for both providing information, and getting information from others as well)
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 12:01 pm
Support Team
Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 3669 Location: Melbourne's SE burbs
Hi dinob, welcome to Homeone!
dinob7 wrote:
.....But can I still put the name and URL of my site in my signature once Ã've reached 50 posts since I represent a small online business?
Yes, that is correct. Once you've reached 50 posts, you may provide 2 lines of information regarding your business in your signature.
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Businesses 1. Members representing a business are prohibited from providing any commercial information within a signature if they have less than 50 posts. 2. Members representing a business with 50 or more posts, may only use two lines of information; providing only a business name - on the first line - and a link to a commercial site - on the second line. Taglines / slogans are not accepted. 3. Paid advertisers may include an additional three (3) lines of information during the life of the contractual period with Homeone Australia & New Zealand only upon, and not before, approval by either Support or Administrator.
NOTE: All members are prohibited from providing duplicate links in their signature.
Thank you for taking the time to read the Forum Terms of Use! Looking forward to your input!
Cheers.
_________________ Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!!
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 3:06 pm
Junior Member
Joined: 29 Aug 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Sydney, Australia
Ok great, thanks for clearing that up Stormy! I'll make sure not to mention my business URL so I won't get into trouble
I would, however, also like to start a discussion about outdoor furniture to get ideas, what people are looking for, etc. I'll be quite transparent about this (that i'm a small business owner dealing with outdoor furniture) just so that everything is out in the open, but i'm definitely not looking to spam people or necessarily advertise in the forum. Again, i'm being upfront about this to show that I really do want to be above board, with good intentions.
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 5:22 pm
Silver Member
Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 261 Location: Cranbourne West
Ive noticed a lot of threads turn into a whos the bigger expert debate and ends up steering off the origional posters topic. Heavier policing of this would make the atmospher of this forum a lot more friendly.
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: Aug 30, 2011 8:42 pm
Site Admin
Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1927 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Trewman wrote:
Ive noticed a lot of threads turn into a whos the bigger expert debate and ends up steering off the origional posters topic. Heavier policing of this would make the atmospher of this forum a lot more friendly.
Thanks for your feedback.
Trewman is right.
In keeping this forum a 'friendly place' please stay on-topic to avoid unnecessary warnings and suspension of your membership.
Furthermore, if there are any members reported and deemed to be bullying others, his or her account (inclusive of posts) will be deleted without notice.
To report either of the above - off-topicers and bullies - please click on the Report Post (!) icon bottom-right of offending post.
Post subject: Re: Terms of Use Notification - Be Respectful
Posted: May 06, 2012 12:46 am
Site Admin
Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1927 Location: Melbourne, Australia
homeone wrote:
homeone wrote:
Dear All,
Whilst we encourage healthy disagreement / debate, please maintain respect towards fellow members at all times.
Quote:
2. Be respectful of other members at all times. Flaming or abusing (incl. bullying, belittling or humiliating) other members in any way is not acceptable. Any post deemed disrespectful or defamatory of another member or party will be removed, and the poster will be at risk of being banned. 3. Be respectful of Moderators and Administrators even if you disagree with particular decisions. Their time is dedicated voluntarily to keeping the Homeone Forum a happy place.
In keeping this forum a happy place, we encourage members to report any disrespectful behaviour by other individual members, or group of members, by clicking on the exclamation [Report a Post] icon far right of the respective objectionable post. Please include your comments.
Any member/s with a multiple count of complaints against them will risk having all membership privileges removed.
Bump.
Bump, again!
On the whole it's comforting to know this community comprises of friendly, informative and supportive members.
It has come to our attention that one or two members seem to be abusing their membership privilege by intentionally disrespecting others by way of demeaning posts.
This is uncalled for, disruptive to the flow of dialogue and certainly not something that is condoned by homeone nor the forum community - and as outlined in the Forum Terms of Use.
Again, please be reminded that healthy debate is always encouraged providing it's free from disrespectful and/or derogatory comment.
Should you wish to report abuse please send homeone a PM so we may deal with these situations swiftly.
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