Posting Guidelines for New Posters - Living Forum

[Chris]

1. While debate and discussion is fine, we will delete any post that is rude, insulting, contains a personal attack or is inflammatory with no purpose.
2. Posters should post in a way that is respectful of other users. Flaming or abusing other posters in any way will lead to your posts being deleted.
3. Please stay in line with the topic being discussed and remember religion and race is off limits.
4. Posters should remember that the living forum is aimed at a general audience. As a rule, don't post anything you wouldn't want your (liberal) mom to read.
5. Spam posts will be deleted. We allow genuine third party recommendations of businesses and services in the DR.
6. While advertisers may answer questions about their business, excessive repeat posts of the same nature will be considered spam and deleted.
7. If you are not sure of anything, feel free to ask the moderator first via a private mail.
8. Treat others how you wish to be treated yourself. Show respect to others and you will be respected.
9. Keep to the Dominican Republic and living in the Dominican Republic. No-one really wants to know how you do it in other countries.
10. Absolutely don't post when you have had way too much to drink. It never works out well.
11. While these guidelines cover most common situations, we cannot anticipate everything. We reserve the right to change our minds about anything to ensure that these forums are not disrupted or abused in any way.
12. And finally, don't ever take it personally. It is only a board and not life and death.

Happy posting!

[Chirimoya]

This advice applies to all forums

We would like to remind our posters that it is sensible to maintain a reasonable level of confidentiality when using public message boards.

1. Don't post your telephone number or e-mail address on a forum. If you want to make contact with other posters, DR1 has a Private Messaging system, commonly known as PMs.

2. Don't use your full name as a screen name, or when posting in a forum.

3. Mention your location if it is relevant to the thread topic, but be vague about specifics like street name and number.

4. Don't broadcast exact travel plans. Again, if it is relevant to the thread topic, keep it reasonably vague.

5. Don't highlight vulnerability - don't mention you are at home on your own, etc.

While it may seem that way at times, posting on a public forum like DR1 is not just a cozy chat with trusted friends. Dozens more people are reading who rarely or never post.