Masonic Forum Home Search Members Calendar Who's On Welcome Guest ( Login | Register ) Recent PostsRecent Posts Popular TopicsPopular Topics Home » General » General Masonic Discussion » Forum Guidance / Etiquette Forum Guidance / Etiquette Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message Mike MartinMike Martin Posted 21/10/2009 20:50 Past Master Group: Administrators Last Login: Today @ 12:34 Posts: 1,334, Visits: 3,813 In agreement with my fellow moderators, the guidelines have been refined in order to highlight some bits better. Please have a read.Forum Guidance/ Etiquette: to be read by members before posting! While the owners of thefreemason.com do not wish in any way to censor the honest opinions of members posting to the Forum, the following points have been decided in order to ensure a sensible, respectful and harmonious atmosphere for the discussion of Masonic related subjects and issues. Be aware that the Moderators are empowered to delete, move or edit postings, which they consider to be abusive, posted in the wrong area as well as those that do not add anything of substance or relevance to a particular discussion. The poster will normally be notified either via PM or a “warning” posting in the topic. The main points to remember are: 1) This community is made up of Non-Masons and Masons of many different Grand Lodges and Obediences and while our experiences and understanding of Freemasonry may differ this is not an acceptable reason to argue or make derisory comments about each other. 2) Some non-Masons have a very skewed idea of what Freemasonry is. So please try to deal with them in a Masonic (aka courteous) fashion. Remember we are probably the first real Freemasons they’ve ever communicated with. 3) If you think that a poster is a trouble-maker (troll), do not engage with them (this only gives them the attention they crave) notify one of the Moderators by PM and they will deal. 4) If a member’s postings are in need of continuous editing/moving they will be removed from the list of members. 5) Ensure that you illustrate the "Masonic" relevance of your posts. It is good to remember that this is a Forum for the discussion of Freemasonry. 6) Topics which are overtly religious and/or political are not acceptable for discussion on this Forum and will be locked automatically. 7) If you do not approve of a topic’s content, do not post to it. If it breaks the Forum rules report it to a Moderator who will consider its suitability or otherwise, alternatively ignore it. 8) Remain on-topic. If your post is a new question stemming from the original discussion, start a new topic. This prevents new questions being missed by Forumites who may have already written all they want on a particular Topic. 9a) It is just plain rude to use a Forum for advertising other websites, publications, services etc without first asking for permission. Posts which are just directing readers to another website will be automatically edited / deleted. 9b) This Forum is about the “reality” of Freemasonry not non-Masons’ fantasies. Therefore we do not allow the posting of links to anti-Masonic or conspiracy websites in the Forum, so they will be removed automatically. MikeThe Freemasons' Grand Charity My Mother Lodge website Join or just visit my Masonic Web RingSee my BALLS here Post #13574 dpdp Posted 21/10/2009 21:07 Past Master Group: Forum Members Last Login: Today @ 11:26 Posts: 903, Visits: 2,597 Roger wilco Post #13578 Mike LawrenceMike Lawrence Posted 23/10/2009 11:15 Fellow Group: Forum Members Last Login: 27/04/2010 16:38 Posts: 280, Visits: 314 That's fine! Post #13697 KeithKeith Posted 28/10/2009 21:58 Fellow Group: Forum Members Last Login: 19/07/2010 02:18 Posts: 351, Visits: 651 Roger, copy. Keith PM. Waimarino 175 Kaimanawa 426 Waikato Lodge of Research 445 Taupo, New Zealand Post #13946 VintagemaltVintagemalt Posted 30/10/2009 09:50 Master Group: Forum Members Last Login: Today @ 13:21 Posts: 667, Visits: 1,879 Read, understood and inwardly digested Vintagemalt Ps I had,t noticed things were that bad Stephen Inner Guard. Lodge of Humility 8464, Kings Court, Chandlers Ford.Steward. Albert Edward HRA Chapter 1780, Albion Place, Southampton.The Norman Lodge of Mark Master Masons 1279, Kings Court, Chandlers Ford. Hampshire Lodge of Emulation 1990 Lodge of Instruction. 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Forum Guidance/ Etiquette: to be read by members before posting!
While the owners of thefreemason.com do not wish in any way to censor the honest opinions of members posting to the Forum, the following points have been decided in order to ensure a sensible, respectful and harmonious atmosphere for the discussion of Masonic related subjects and issues.
Be aware that the Moderators are empowered to delete, move or edit postings, which they consider to be abusive, posted in the wrong area as well as those that do not add anything of substance or relevance to a particular discussion. The poster will normally be notified either via PM or a “warning” posting in the topic.
The main points to remember are:
1) This community is made up of Non-Masons and Masons of many different Grand Lodges and Obediences and while our experiences and understanding of Freemasonry may differ this is not an acceptable reason to argue or make derisory comments about each other.
2) Some non-Masons have a very skewed idea of what Freemasonry is. So please try to deal with them in a Masonic (aka courteous) fashion. Remember we are probably the first real Freemasons they’ve ever communicated with.
3) If you think that a poster is a trouble-maker (troll), do not engage with them (this only gives them the attention they crave) notify one of the Moderators by PM and they will deal.
4) If a member’s postings are in need of continuous editing/moving they will be removed from the list of members.
5) Ensure that you illustrate the "Masonic" relevance of your posts. It is good to remember that this is a Forum for the discussion of Freemasonry.
6) Topics which are overtly religious and/or political are not acceptable for discussion on this Forum and will be locked automatically.
7) If you do not approve of a topic’s content, do not post to it. If it breaks the Forum rules report it to a Moderator who will consider its suitability or otherwise, alternatively ignore it.
8) Remain on-topic. If your post is a new question stemming from the original discussion, start a new topic. This prevents new questions being missed by Forumites who may have already written all they want on a particular Topic.
9a) It is just plain rude to use a Forum for advertising other websites, publications, services etc without first asking for permission. Posts which are just directing readers to another website will be automatically edited / deleted.
9b) This Forum is about the “reality” of Freemasonry not non-Masons’ fantasies. Therefore we do not allow the posting of links to anti-Masonic or conspiracy websites in the Forum, so they will be removed automatically.
MikeThe Freemasons' Grand Charity My Mother Lodge website Join or just visit my Masonic Web RingSee my BALLS here
Stephen
Inner Guard. Lodge of Humility 8464, Kings Court, Chandlers Ford.
Steward. Albert Edward HRA Chapter 1780, Albion Place, Southampton.
The Norman Lodge of Mark Master Masons 1279, Kings Court, Chandlers Ford.
Hampshire Lodge of Emulation 1990 Lodge of Instruction.
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