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Baqai Students Forum Rules And Regulations

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Admin:
Please take a moment to review these rules details below. Please read it and become familiar with it, its terms are retroactive and agreed by team and group members.
  Who can join Baqaians forum?
* Students and Alumni of Baqai Medical University.
* Staff at Baqai Medical University and Teaching hospitals.
* Pre-Medical Students, Medical Students, Medical doctors, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students, Paramedics, Paramedic students, Nurses, Nursing students and anyone related to health care field from anywhere in the world irrespective of country class color or creed. Please remember that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message.
  The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this bulletin board. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email or PM. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.
 
* You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use Baqaians forum to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law.
* You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by Baqaians forum Forum rules DON`Ts
* You may not post any message that is commercial by nature.
* You may not publish or discuss any information regarding your product or services, or future (possible) products or services, or any product or services you are, or have been, associated with. This includes, but not limited to suggesting your own services, or services of partners, clients, employers or friends. If you think your website or your services can help our community please contact the administrator by PM or email for prior permission.
* No advertising or links to advertising or "Spam" is permited (including signatures).
* You may not direct others to contact you.
* You may not solicit the membership for feedback or suggestions on your product or services.
* You may not solicit users for any project or purpose external to the forum; public, private, or commercial. Most importantly our member base is not a resource to be "mined" by individuals, groups, or businesses, for profit or not for profit.
* You may only discuss details about your company and/or product offerings when the thread starter or poster has made direct reference to your company and stated something untrue or misleading, or something which clearly needs clarifying. The response must be in direct reference to the point discussed only and contain no added promotional information and/or fluff. It is advisable when in the above scenario to contact us first.
* Posts are to be made in the relevant forum. Users are asked to read the forum descriptions before posting. Users consistently posting to the wrong forum may be given a warning (see policing below).
* Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users. Flaming or abusing users in any way will not be tolerated and will lead to a warning.
* Members are asked to not act as "back seat moderators". If members note an issue which contravenes something in this policy document they are welcome to bring it to the attention of a member of the Moderator Team. Please use the "post report" feature to report posts. Do not respond to such topics yourself. Members who constantly "act" as moderators may be warned.
* Members should remember this board is aimed at a medical audience generally but specifically relates to those associated with Baqai Medical University in any way, be they are students, teachers, graduates or associated with its Teaching Hospital.
* Posting pornographic or generally offensive text, images, links, etc. will not be tolerated and will lead to a warning.
* Members are asked to respect the copyright of other users, sites, media, etc. Users linking to or asking for information on warez, crackz, etc. or re-printing material without permission will receive a warning and their post will be removed.
* Members should respect the bandwidth of other users and sites. The use of inline () image tags pointing to data stored on third party systems for which the user has not received permission to link to may be removed. Baqaians forum recommends posting images from free/paid image hosting services like [url=http://www.photobucket.com]www.photobucket.com[/url]
* Members should post in a way which is consistent with "normal writing". That is users should not post excessive numbers of emoticons, large, small or colored text, etc. Similarly users should not SHOUT (Using CAPS consistently) or use excessive punctuation (e.g. ! and ?) in topic titles or posts. Users consistently abusing this will be warned.
* Members should use an appropriate, descriptive title when posting a new topic.
* Spam is not tolerated here under any circumstance. This includes offering hosting services (charged and free), installation services, solicitation, etc. Recruiting members for your own projects (moderators, designers, professional MOD work, etc.) is not permitted and is also considered spam. Members posting spam will be warned and their post removed. See specific item on spam and 3rd party linking for more information. (See Details Below)
* The moderating, support and other teams reserve the right to edit, remove or put on moderation queue any post at any time. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, etc. as noted in these points is up to Team Baqaians forum Members and not users.
* The above forum rules where applicable also apply to private messaging. Abuse of the private messaging system may lead to warnings (as above) and/or the revocation of private messaging.
* Members should know that no discussion of any illegal activity or threats of violence. (ie. illicit drug use, including medical /marijuana use, threats of suicide or self-injury, or threatened or intended physical harm). Discussions of suicide or self-harm that are deemed negative and therefore potentially injurious to others are also not permitted.
* No use of explicit, obscene or vulgar language or images and/or messages, including racist remarks.
* No posts that attack, insult, "flame", defame, or abuse members or non-members. Respect other members of the community and don't belittle, make fun off, or insult another member or non-member. Decisions about health and well-being are highly personal, individual choices. "Flaming" and insults, however, will not be tolerated. Agree to disagree. This applies to both the forums and chat.
* Posts and links about fundraising (including nonprofit fundraisers) are NOT permitted.
* Only links to personal home pages are allowed in signatures and member profiles. Links must be appropriate and abide by rules or they will be removed.
* Links to helpful web sites (commercial or otherwise) are allowed when they are posted by someone without any "vested interest" AND whose purpose is NOT to solicit, advertise, promote, fundraise, etc.
* No posts regarding research studies, surveys or clinical trials without obtaining prior approval from the forum administrator before posting to the forums.
* No links to any web site or use of any username that fits into rules # 1-4 above.
* No use of multiple usernames. Please register and use only one username for the forums. Posting under multiple user accounts will result in administrative action (ie. banning).
* No posts of copyrighted material. Information copyrighted or owned by any individual or entity other than the person posting should not be posted on the message boards without the consent of the owner.
* No posts of lengthy articles. Sharing information is allowed, but the forums are not to be used to publish articles. It is an improper use of critical forum resources.
* No posts of an overtly political or religious nature OR posts promoting advocacy of particular personal, medical, legal, religious, political causes. The forums are intended for offering mutual personal support. Debating controversial subjects should be taken elsewhere. Limited religious references are allowed (ie. "my prayers are with you" or a brief quote as part of a larger post), but the forums should not be used to convert others.
* If it shouldn't be viewed by minors, then it shouldn't be posted to the forums or chat rooms. This is a public, family-friendly forum. In addition, if something would not be considered "work safe" (to a boss or co-worker), then it shouldn't be posted.
* Do not disrespect moderators. Be respectful in both the forums and any private communications with moderators. Moderators are volunteers that donate many, many hours of their own time to help in the forums and chat rooms. Violations of this rule will not be tolerated.
* No SHOUTING. Remember, using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in posts is considered yelling and rude, plus it is difficult to read.
* Do not post offline personal contact information (ie. your home address, phone numbers etc.) and do not ask for personal information from others. Modify your member profile in the Control Panel (VIEW IMAGE) at the top left corner of the forum to set privacy settings for your account. Use of full names (your first and last name) is allowed but strongly discouraged. This is to protect your security and identity.
* No duplicate posts. To delete accidental duplicate posts, login first, then open the message you want to delete, then select the Delete Post button on the lower right hand corner of the message box.
* You may not post any message that directs others to any pages at your own commercial domain, including informational pages. A commercial domain is defined as a site that receives any type of income or links to any income producing properties.
  DOs:
 
  * Do Check for open topics. Before posting a new topic, please check to see if there is already a topic open on the subject.
  * Do Report posts that violate the rules and guidelines by selecting the Admin alert button at the lower left corner of the post to notify the administrator. We will act on the report as quickly as we can. Do not reply to the offending post as that typically only encourages the poster.
  * Do Use good judgment. NEVER rely on information or opinions exchanged via the forums or chat rooms to replace necessary, personal consultation(s) with qualified health or medical professionals to meet your individual health or medical needs. Remember that what's right or has worked for one person may not be what's right for you.
  * Lend a helping hand. A bit of compassion can go a long way toward helping people with life's challenges and reaching out can help alleviate feelings of loneliness. We're all different, but we're really all the same. At sometime or another, we all need or want help or simply someone with whom we can share our burdens or successes.
  * Don't be afraid to share. If you're feeling alone or hurting, don't be afraid to share your fears and tears. If you're rejoicing about the results of a recent medical test or treatment, share that too.
  * Do welcome new members. When newcomers arrive, say "hi" and welcome them. Help new folks "learn the ropes" about how to find information and resources, save time, and how to get involved. You will also find a lot of help using the forums themselves.
  * Use descriptive titles for new posts. Avoid "generic" post subjects like "Help" or "Question". You will receive a better response to your posts by being more descriptive about the content of your post.
 
  Signatures
 
* Signatures may contain up to five lines of text (of small or normal size) and/or one image, valid combinations include; a single image of no more than 60px high, 468px wide and 6kB (6000 Bytes) in size. Signatures containing an image this large may also include one line of small size text. Signatures containing an image of 30px high may include up to three lines of small size text or two lines of normal size text. Images of 15px height or less may allow up to three lines of normal size text or four lines of small size text. 2. Text sizes should be between 75% and 100% (small and normal). Text in signatures is subject to the same conditions as posts with respect decency, warez, emoticons, and so forth.
* Links in signatures are permitted to a maximum of four unique pages or sites. Linked sites should not be commercial in nature. You may not include links in a way which suggests you offer official support, software, etc. for commercial purpose. You may not link to warez, porn or political, racist or other similar hate sites. Links are included in signature size limits.
* Users abusing these rules will be warned. Policy
* Baqaians forum operates a two strike policy. Users will be warned a maximum of two times for any and all offences in a one month period. If the need arises for a third warning a temporary ban will be put in place of between 1 to 7 days.
* Arguing with team members after having received a warning will lead to an immediate additional warning. Should this exceed two strikes a temporary ban will be put in place as above.
* Users who feel they have been unfairly warned are welcome to contact the relevant team leader, e.g. if warned by a moderator you should contact the Moderator team leader. If they feel you were treated badly they remove a warning.
* Any attempt to circumvent a temporary ban will lead to that ban being made permanent. Circumvention includes re-registering under a non-banned username, changing IP addresses to evade an IP ban, registering a new email account of evade an email ban, re-editing a post edited by a moderator. Circumvention includes posting as an anonymous user.
* An exception to the two strike rule applies when users contact team members personally (via any method) and post insulting, indecent or vulgar material. Such users may be subject to an immediate permanent ban.
* Permanent bans are a last resort and thought is given before implementing them. While Baqaians forum may consider lifting permanent bans from time to time this is a rare occurrence.

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