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Forum Rules

General Rules: Forum rules; Legal obligations; Forum Netiquette; Prohibited Content; Attendance; Participation; Posting; Copyright; Advertisement and Spam; Picture and Video Documents; Username; Moderator and Administrator actions

Forum rules: When using this forum you are expected to follow some simple rules in order to protect the interests of the community. If you see people breaking these rules, please inform the forum moderators or administrators. These forum rules may change in future, please take a few moments once in a while to notice all changes.; Top

Legal obligations: These forums are covered by various International and United Kingdom laws. Your actions on this forum are not anonymous, and we are able to track your inputs using various methods. If you break the laws of your own country, or of the United Kingdom, we will inform the relevant authorities. Posts which aggrandise illegal acts, request illegal information or which incite users to perform illegal acts will be deleted and you will be banned from the forums.; Top

Forum Netiquette: In the forum, please treat other users as you would like to be treated. Always keep in mind that you are interacting with living people.; Top

Prohibited Content: We do not tolerate: Porn or content of a sexual nature, Racism or abuse against persons, institutions or companies, Sexism or sexist comments, Foul language which the moderators consider inappropriate, Insult and defamation of people and companies is prohibited as is libel and slander.; Top

Attendance: Everyone has the right on his or her own opinion. Please feel free to express yourself within the limitations of these rules, and please do not try to force your opinion on others.; Top

Participation: The Group Thing reserves the right to ban you from participation on the community on a temporary or permanent basis without having to give reasons.; Top

Posting: Please open new topics (threads) in the Forum/Subforum in which they best fit. Threads with the same or similar topics in the same or different forums are not allowed (Crossposting). Please chose a significant title for your topic, as titles which do not relate to the topic content will be changed.; Top

Copyright: Copyright in the forums, if it can be considered as such, belongs to the author of the post, in as far as the author authorises The Group Thing (TGT) to permanently host the content. Do not post content you do not wish to become "public domain" as many of our forums are open to the public.; Top

Advertisement and Spam: Do not advertise websites, products or services on these forums, no matter if commercial or private. This prohibition also refers to advertisement in usernames. Users who register themselves only for this aim will be blocked. Multiple forum threads with the same subject or content, or threads with no benefit to the community will be considered as Spam and are forbidden.; Top

Picture and Video Documents: Each forum rule is applied to the presentation/posting of pictures and videos. The Group Thing (TGT) reserves the right to limit the maximum size of shown pictures.; Top

Username: All rules apply to your choice of username. Every user is allowed to have only one username. If a user has been blocked by the administration he/she is not allowed to register him- or herself with a new account. Keep in mind that the administration can recognize you via various data. If a user has been blocked by the administration he or she can write an email to a moderator or administrator in order to plead the users case. Discussions about blockings and blocked users in the forums are not wanted.; Top

Moderator and Administrator actions: Moderators and Administrators decide on cases which are not covered by these forum rules. Violations of these rules will not be tolerated and action will be taken. Content may be modified or deleted and you may be warned or have your account temporarily or permanently blocked. The decision of the Moderators or Administrators in final. The Group Thing (TGT) reserves the right to move postings and topics to the forum most appropriate for the content or to change and delete them without naming a reason. Every user is responsible for the postings and contributions made by him or her. The Group Thing (TGT) is not responsible for the content of any website linked from within these forums.; Top

New Members: Please support new members of the community in the forums, so that they can integrate and feel more comfortable as quickly as possible.; Top

Collaboration: We cannot force you to become an active member of our community. We ask that you do, as it makes The Group Thing a better place for all of us.; Top

Partnership: If you like to initiate a partnership with TGT please contact the directors via Email. Do not post any details in the forums.; Top