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THE RULES
(We Wish We Didn’t Need Them, But We Do)

By Registering with Computer Help Forms Members agree to abide by forum policy. The following guidelines are in place to help ensure a positive forum experience.

PLEASE NOTE: Forum Administration reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary to protect the well being of Computer Help Forums and its members. Any member who may feel aggrieved by any action taken should contact an Administrator or Super Moderator by Private Message or email to the forum. All requests for review will be taken seriously.

SPAM: (We all know it when we see it.) Spam in any form is forbidden. Any spam posted in a thread, a private message, or signature will be removed and the Member posting spam may be suspended from further posting or banned from the forums without notice.

Posting references to software being used by any member in the course of normal posting will not be considered spam so long as it is not malicious or harmful. However whenever it appears that product references are being posted for commercial purposes it will be deemed spam and deleted.

References to software known to be harmful will be removed and disciplinary action taken.

RESPECT/DECENCY: Members will treat other members and staff with respect and decency. Foul language, insults, name-calling, racial and derogatory comments, sexist comments, threats of harm, and general disrespect are forbidden. Any such comments or remarks in posts, private messages, and signatures will be removed and disciplinary action taken.

P2P POLICY: Computer Help Forum will not give any advice regarding the use of Peer-to-Peer programs or any software or files obtained through the use of such programs. We will, however, help you undue the damage it may have caused and help you remove P2P software from your computer...(The fact that P2P programs may be installed on your computer is not the concern of Computer Help Forums. Please do not feel that you are restrained from mentioning it if you feel that it is relevant to any post you may make.)

PIRATED OR ILLEGAL SOFTWARE: Questions or information regarding pirated software, hacks, rips, pornography, or any and all illegal software will be removed and disciplinary action may be taken.

PASSWORD ISSUES: Under no circumstances is a member to request help in circumventing password protected hardware, software, or files. We have no way of knowing how such problems arose and would prefer not to have to offend any member by refusing help. So please, spare yourself and Computer Help Forum the embarrassment and just don’t ask.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGMENT: Copyright laws are tricky at best, and cover such things as music, written works, photos, etc. Computer Help Forums will not assist in potential infringement of copyright laws. This will be determined by the staff of Computer Help Forums, on a case-by-case basis, as there are different laws regarding different media. Decisions made by staff are final.

HIJACKING THREADS: Always post your problems and issues on a new thread. Adding to a thread already started by another is called "Hijacking" and is forbidden. Besides you may think you have the same problem but the odds are it is not exactly the same.

BASIC FORUM CONDUCT: As a member you are allowed to start your own thread for help with your computer issues. Please do so in order to receive the best possible solution, rather than posting in someone else’s thread. Similarly, do not double post the same issue in different threads or forums, you will be running the risk of having both posts removed.

USE OF PRIVATE MESSAGES: Staff members will not answer technical questions posed by way of Private Message, email or messenger. Technical issues are to be posted in the forum.

NEWSGROUP POSTS: While the same rules that apply to members also apply to posts that are obtained through newsgroup subscription, we are unable to monitor them all. Please help us by reporting any offending post to a staff member by PM (with a link if possible) and that post or thread will be removed.

DISCLAIMER AND OTHER LEGAL STUFF: Information and advice posted on Computer Help Forums is done so by members acting on their own behalf. This also applies to any member designated as either “staff” or “expert”. Staff members are responsible for the smooth operation of Computer Help Forums. Posting advice is not a staff responsibility and any posts made are done so in his/her individual capacity as a member. Members are responsible for the content of their own posts.

Failure of any software recommended or referenced in any post is the responsibility of the owner and/or publisher of any such software.

Computer Help Forums accepts no liability for any damages alleged to have arisen from any misstatement, inaccuracy, misinformation or just plain “bad” advice posted by any member. We will, however, attempt to minimize the potential for harm by reviewing member posts to the extent that it is practical.

Links to newsgroups are supplied as a service to our members. The content of any thread or post contained in such newsgroups is entirely outside the control of Computer Help Forums.

Subject to this disclaimer, all posts contained within the forum are deemed to be the intellectual property of Computer Help Forums.

Anyone, other than the original author, who copies or paraphrases (either in whole or in part) a post contained within this forum for any purpose other then personal use without giving full and complete credit to Computer Help Forums (including a direct link where appropriate) shall be considered to be in violation of these rules and may be banned from membership or otherwise subject to sanctions.

Rule enforcement is not why any of us are here so, please, just treat your fellow members and this forum the way you would like to be treated and we will all be just fine.