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While most of the discussions in the Mudflats Forum are available for public viewing, this is not a public forum.  Participation in this forum is restricted to members. By applying for membership, you agreed to accept the Forum's guidelines and rules.

People feel that in a democracy, everyone should have the right to be heard.

We agree. We believe that our democracy gives you the right to publish your own blog or create your own forum.  However, if you wish to participate here on the Mudflats Forum, you need to follow the Forum's guidelines. And here they are.

Forum Guidelines -

• No abuse, insults or personal attacks.
• No offensive language - keep it G rated please.
• No trolling.
• No surveys.
• No advertising.
• No inappropriate or illegal material.
• No "For Sale" or "Wanted to Buy".
• No crossposting.
• No copy and paste*.
• No forum spamming.
• No defamatory comments.
• No Affiliate links.
• No animated graphics in posts, avatars or signatures.
• No inappropriate name calling of political candidates.
• No negative comments about the children of politicians.

•Photos are welcome in posts, (see "how to post photos" threads here and here ), but please post only photos you have a legal right to - generally those you own yourself, or those clearly in the public domain or registered though Creative Commons. Other photos (or if you're not certain if they're OK) should be left as URL links

• Discussion of Palin Pregnancies is not allowed outside of the two threads created specifically for that purpose. You can find them here - Click here to visit The Sarah Palin Pregnancy Conspiracy Thread - Click here to visit The Bristol Palin Pregnancy Conspiracy Thread. - These threads are in the Truth Squad area. You must have posted at least once on The Mudflats to see that forum.

Forum members must treat fellow members, moderators and administrators with respect and politeness. We embrace the spirit of civil disagreement. We agree to agree and to disagree - as strongly as need be - without crossing the boundaries into personal attack, rudeness or disrespect for each other.

*We request that forum members do not copy and paste jokes, recipes, forwarded emails, stories, blog posts, or any other content from the web. Excerpts are allowed within a quote (guideline - perhaps less than 10% of the original) and a link to the original source - be it the poster's own blog or another. Posts that do not follow this rule will be deleted on sight.

Posts Involving The Children Of Politicians -

May I please, once again, respectfully ask that people think about what they are posting, and remind you all that *no* children asked to be placed in this position.

Before you type, think about how you would feel if that was being said about your loved ones. It might make you feel good to type a snarky comment or wisecrack, but think about how the kids might feel when they eventually are able to google their name.

We respectfully ask that you do not post negative comments about the children. This is because if we allow it re the Palin kids, we have to allow it re any kids, and that includes the Obama children.

The moderation team will delete negative comments about children of politicians on sight. Whether they are under or over 18 - the only exception will be for children of politicians who have chosen to put the political spotlight on themselves by running for office.

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About Moderation -

Please note that the administrators and moderators of these forums are all volunteers - nobody is paid to be here. Moderators are simply here to ensure the rules are followed. If you do not like the rules here feel free to create your own set of forums.

In general our moderators operate on a "three strikes and you're out" basis.

If you break the rules once the content of your post will be moderated or your post will be deleted.

If you break the same rule twice - the content of your post will be moderated or your post will be deleted and you will receive a warning via private message.

If you break the same rule three times - we may take further action which could include restricting your posting ability, placing you in the Mudflats Meditation Room or banning you from the forums entirely. We would prefer not to do that, so please work with us to ensure the rules are adhered to.

Any moderation decisions are final. If you feel a mistake has been made DO NOT contact the moderators via private message for discussion of moderation issues and DO NOT post a message in the forums questioning the decision. Moderators are simply here to ensure the rules are followed. They are not here to enter into discussions about the rules with forum members.  The moderators are all volunteers who have given up their spare time to provide a moderation service here on the forums. Any abusive messages towards a moderator/administrator may result in the immediate termination of your forum membership.

You may contact an Administrator for further discussion, but be aware that any discussions you may have with a moderator or administrator via private message may be made available to the other moderators and administrators for discussion in the Moderation area which is available to both Moderators and Administrators only.

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We ask people again to take a moment to review the forum guidelines.

We are not sure whether it is due to the recent full moon, or whether people have just forgotten that the forum does have guidelines and that you as a member are expected to respect them, but this past week has been a very busy one for the moderation and administration team.