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[amibroker] Re: Attention: AmiBroker Forum - Changes to Rules of Conduct (Ver 1.1)



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William,
You should add something to the rules about HOW to contact the group 
moderator (you). Can you be reached at Moderator@xxxxxxxxxxxxx? Your 
full email addresss isn't displayed anyplace that I can see.

There is also a typo in the rules (offence sould be offense) you 
might want to fix.

Dan

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Group Moderator 
<williampeters@xxxx> wrote:
> A  text  copy  of  these  forum rules can always be found in the 
files section of this
> forum:
> <<http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/!%
20AmiBroker%20Forum%20-%20Rules%20of%20Conduct.txt>>
> 
> 
> AmiBroker Forum - Rules of Conduct (Version 1.1 Dated 6th December 
2004)
> 
> ( Note: Additions or changes to the previous version can be found 
in sections marked
> with the following symbol "+" )
> 
> These AmiBroker related forums are here for you, the AmiBroker 
community. In order to
> keep this a friendly and interesting place for all, there are 
certain rules that need
> to be followed. The rules apply to all methods of communication 
between community
> members i.e. forums, private messages, e-mail etc.
> 
> These rules are not open for discussion and are not to be discussed 
on the forum. In
> the rare case that you need some clarification (before sending a 
message to the list)
> please contact either the Group Moderator or the AmiBroker Staff 
directly with your
> question.
> 
> ** Note: For the next month (until the end of December) there will 
be NO warning given
> to members who break these rules (at our discretion), they will be 
placed on moderation
> mode for a period of one week. A second offence will result in that 
user being banned
> from the list (possibly permanently).
> 
> 
> 1. No Spam. Spamming can be defined as either posting multiple 
times about the same
> thing or starting multiple topics about the same thing.
> There are other actions that are considered spamming such as 
constantly posting
> off-topic as well as providing links that have nothing to do with 
the forum at hand.
> Spam will be deleted without warning.
> 
> 2. No slander. Treat others in your messages as you would like to 
be treated yourself.
> Insults, language or anything offensive will be deleted without 
warning if considered
> unacceptable by an official Moderator or member of the AmiBroker 
staff. Content that is
> insulting to anyone based on gender, lifestyle, religion, ethic 
group, race etc. is
> unacceptable and will be deleted without warning.
> 
> 3. No flame wars. There is no place for that on these message 
boards. Topics that are
> designed to start a flame war (defined as an abrasive and/or 
offensive argument that
> serves no purpose but to make people upset) will be treated as Spam 
and deleted without
> warning.
> 
> + 4. If you are troubled with something somebody has posted in a 
thread, please email
> the forum Moderator describing your concern and also if possible 
provide a link or
> message number to the thread so that the Moderator can quickly 
locate it. Please don't
> respond by posting a harsh rebuttal to a post that you find 
disagreeable. This will
> only lead to an endless exchange of non-constructive dialog that 
will not benefit the
> users or the forum. Any threads found to be of this nature will be 
closed and possibly
> deleted immediately.
> 
> + 5. Public posts challenging the appropriateness of anyone else's 
post will not be
> tolerated.  Decisions on what is appropriate for posting to this 
list will be a
> prerogative of the moderators and the AmiBroker Staff, and shall 
not be an allowable
> topic for list discussion.  Under no circumstances should any list 
member challenge the
> appropriateness of any post publicly. Any such questioning or 
challenging must be made
> OFF LIST, privately, to either the original poster or to the 
moderators. In the end
> however, it is the moderators who will decide appropriateness, and 
list members are
> urged to adopt a 'live and let live' policy before complaining to 
anyone about any post.
> 
> 
> + 6. Stay on-topic. There will be some leniency on this as long as 
good intent is
> behind the subject presented and the subject is connected with 
trading or the stock
> market in some manner. If you think it's a good enough topic, start 
a new thread about
> it. This also prevents losing a good idea in a thread about another 
topic. Threads that
> wander off-topic will be closed and/or trimmed or moved to its 
appropriate forum.
> 
> Some examples:
> 
> Main Topics of discussion:
> 
> - Using AmiBroker software (installation,usage problems, formulas, 
hints, tips, etc....)
> - Trading techniques (using AmiBroker to implement the technique)
> 
> Accepted  slightly off-topic discussion:
> 
> - Trading in general
> - Windows-based software problems (firewalls, data backup, anti-
virus, etc) in general
> - Hardware problems (example: what hardware is recommended for 
trading platform, how to
> setup multiple monitors, etc)
> In general off-topic discussion can be accepted ONLY IF:
> - the SUBJECT LINE contains "OFF-TOPIC:" or "OT:" prefix at the 
beginning (VERY
> IMPORTANT to insert the colon at the end to enable easy filtering).
> - the discussion is of general interest and not a chat about 
personal matters between
> two members which would preclude anyone else from joining in. All 
other discussion is
> off-topic.
> 
> 7. No illegal topics. Warez, pornography, copyrighted material, 
etc. are not welcome
> here and will be removed without warning. Posters of such material 
will be dealt with
> on a case by case basis.
> 
> 8. No impersonating. Attempting to pose as a AmiBroker employee, an 
employee of
> any of affiliates or any other registered user will not be 
tolerated and will result in
> that member being permanently banned. This also applies to 
variations of registered
> names.
> 
> 9. We, AmiBroker staff and official Moderators, reserve the right 
to edit, delete,
> or ban any content/member from these sites without warning.
> 
> 10. We also reserve the right to modify these rules without warning.
> 
> + 11. By posting on the AmiBroker Forums you acknowledge that you 
have read and
> understood the forum rules presented here. And, you agree to 
conduct your business in
> the forums in complete accordance with all of the rules stated.
> 
> Failure to follow these rules will result in either moderation, a 
temporary ban or a
> permanent ban, based of the severity of the offense.
> 
> These boards have become a central place for discussion of 
AmiBroker related subjects.
> They are very important to AmiBroker staff as a direct conduit to 
our user base. Please
> respect these sites and all community members.
> 
> 
> Yours Sincerely,
> AmiBroker Group Moderator/AmiBroker Staff





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