1] The Administrator and Moderator has the final say on all interpretation and implementation of forum rules and guidelines. Any questions about these decisions should be inquired to any of the moderators through a private message (PM) for clarification.
2] Please note that this forum is primarily dedicated to God and the study and understanding of His Scripture (The Quran). Thus, mocking/ridiculing/insulting God and/or the Quran, and/or not being able to back-up claims against the Quran with specifics may result in deletion of such posts and/or removal of topic and/or disciplinary action being taken against the offending member.
3] Respect other users of the forum. Language and/or material of vulgarity, obscenity, harassment, profanity, racist or insulting nature, whether it is direct or suggested, will NOT be tolerated. Any messages containing such language or material will be moved to the trash section or deleted,
without notice and may result in disciplinary action being taken against the offending member.
4] Please observe rule #3 while choosing a subject line for your topic. If it is rude, obscene, provocative or in violation of rule #3, then the entire topic may be edited OR deleted and may result in disciplinary action.
5] Please observe rule #3 while choosing a username. IF the username is rude, obscene, provocative or in violation of rule #3, the username will be deleted and banned.
6] No spam. This means no advertising or promoting of websites unless replying to a post where it is relevant to do so. This also means making a new post to reply to a different individual. Messages containing any spam will be deleted OR edited WITHOUT notice.
7] No solicitation (funds, goods or services). Members should be advised that being involved in any transaction with other members through the forum is their personal responsibilty and not that of the site owners/Admin.
8] When posting a reply to a thread, stay on topic. On occasions this may be allowed, but if there is an ongoing debate or discussion in a thread, then any post which deviates from the topic will be removed WITHOUT notice in the interest of the debate.
9] No repeat posting or duplicating topics on the forum will be tolerated. Repeat postings will be locked and/or removed and/or deleted. Post your topic in the proper category. Posts which are in the wrong category will be moved to the proper category WITHOUT notice. Repeated breach of this rule may result in disciplinary action.
10] While choosing an avatar or a signature, please observe rule #3. Violating avatars or signatures will be removed WITHOUT notice. Repeated breach of this rule will result in disciplinary action.
11] Do not use uppercase or large font for the entire message. Only to point or emphasis a point. Whole posts in uppercase OR large font will be edited WITHOUT notice.
12] Multiple usernames will not be allowed. However, if the reason is genuine, then an explanation will be required. If the explanation is accepted, then the other account can be either disabled AND/OR deleted.
Disciplinary Action/Ban Process Please note that all banning/discipline action on this forum will require consensus between at least 2 of the mods. Step 1. A formal `warning` will be given to the offending member via private message with a reference to the post/link where the offence took place.
Step 2. A `1-week` ban will be instated on the username and IP of the offending member (member will be informed of the ban taking effect via e-mail).
Step 3. A `1-month` ban will be instated on the username and IP of the offending member (member will be informed of the ban taking effect via e-mail).
Step 4. A permanent ban will be placed on the username and IP of the offending member (member will be informed of the ban taking effect via e-mail).
Note: Spam/Advertisments or posts of an extremely inflammatory nature will be deleted and the members responsible banned permanently without notice.
P.S. There is a time limit for edits on posts which is currently (120 minutes). After this, one cannot edit their posts or delete them. If there are any valid/important reasons for wanting something deleted or edited after the time limit expires, please contact the mods/admin. They will look into it and offer assistance as per the requirements of the situation.
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