Jul 3, 2010

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Preamble

This site has the goal of facilitating discussions between various Christian faiths as determined by adherence to the CHIEF Statement of Faith and the Biblical Postion by Native Leaders. Those of you who do not adhere to the Statement of Faith and the Biblical Postion by Native Leaders are welcome as members and participants in discussions, but you are required to respect these beliefs, even if you do not share them.

By using this website, you acknowledge your acceptance and understanding of these rules. These rules apply to all communications made on this site, including posts in the forums (as well as automatically generated sections of posts such as signatures, custom user titles, and avatars), private messages, and posts in the chatbox. All members of this site, including members of CHIEF Staff, are required to follow these rules. If you do not follow these rules, your posts will be edited or deleted, you may be warned by Staff, and you may be suspended or banned. If you are younger than 13, your parent or guardian must provide written consent for you to become a member of this site.

You will accept that any advice given on this site are the views of the poster. CHIEF Inc. , its owners, and staff will not be held responsible for any advice posted.

Messages posted to this board must be polite and free of personal attacks, threats, crude or sexually-explicit language, rude comments, and innuendo.

The CHIEF Forums Site reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify these rules, without notice or warning. It is your sole responsibility to review these rules regularly and ensure your compliance with them.

Blasphemy

You will not insult or mock God or Christianity. Honest debate about the nature of God and Christianity is welcome, but insults or derogatory remarks about God or Christianity will be promptly removed.

The names or titles of God, including Jesus Christ and the Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, or Holy Spirit), in any language, are not to be used as expletives or interjections or in an abusive, mocking, or insulting way.

Promotion and Proselytizing

You will not promote or proselytize beliefs or religions other than Christianity. For the purpose of these rules, Christianity is defined by CHIEF Statement of Faith.

Flaming

You will not insult, belittle, mock, use derogatory nicknames in reference to other members, or personally attack other members or groups of members. Do not goad another member or start call-out threads. Do not state or imply that another member or group of members who have identified themselves as Christian are not Christian. Avoid using sarcasm to attempt any of the above. This flaming rule also applies to public religious figures.

If you are flamed, do not respond in-kind. Alert staff to the situation by utilizing the report button.

Harassment

Harassment of another member is strictly prohibited. Respect another member’s request to cease contact. Do not make another member’s experience on this site miserable. This includes, but is not limited to, gossiping or spreading rumors about another member or persistently attacking them in the open forums. Do not threaten another member or report another member out of spite.

Impersonation

Be truthful about your identity. Do not impersonate other members.

Confidentiality and Privacy

Respect another member’s right to confidentiality and privacy. Do not publicly release the contents of a member’s private communications (such as Private Messages, reputation comments, blessings comments, etc.) without permission of the author.

Do not publicly disseminate personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to, your home address, phone number, social security number, or credit card information. You may place your Email addresses and instant messenger information in your profile. Be cautious about what information you choose to disclose online.

Disruptive Behavior

You will not disrupt the peace and harmony of the site. Disruptive behavior includes, but is not limited to, the rehashing of alleged grievances or disputes, publicly complaining about posts or threads submitted in forums throughout the site, or ranting about the CHIEF Forums’ Site or its staff.

Vulgarity and Profanity

You will not use profanity or foul language (which includes using punctuations to bypass the profanity filter) in your postings. Do not post graphic or sexually explicit images or text. Do not violate community standards. Staff will remain the sole and final arbiter of what does or does not violate community standards.

Racist, hateful, sexist, or abusive language is strictly prohibited.

Spamming and Advertising

Do not repetitively post similar or identical posts or threads. Do not advertise commercial products or services. This includes promoting or linking to other message boards. This prohibition includes begging or soliciting donations or financial support (charitable or otherwise, for any reason) anywhere on the site including in e-mails, posts, and PMs.

Off-topic

Start threads that are relevant to that forum’s stated purpose; submit replies that are relevant to the topic of discussion.

Legalities

Do not promote illegal activity, violate the copyright of others, or promote another’s work as your own.

Forum Restrictions

Do not enter inaccurate details in your profile in order to gain access to restricted forums.

Staff Disciplinary Action

Do not discuss staff actions publicly. The Member Services Center is to be used to submit complaints about staff disciplinary action. If you are reported, do not discuss it in public forums. Do not discourage other members from using the report system.

Campaigning

Attempts to undermine these rules or policies via campaigns, petitions, or protests will result in suspensions and bans.

Bypassing Bans

Do not bypass bans by creating sock accounts or modifying your IP address. Doing so will result in a permanent ban and/or an IP ban and a complaint to your ISP (internet service provider).

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