Message Board Netiquette
The staff and tenders in Callahan's Saloon believe in
the importance of free speech and the open interchange
of ideas. We encourage posts and conversation on any
issue or subject which may interest other patrons.
We feel persons visiting our community are guests and
we want them to feel at home in Callahans.
Our patrons understand the profound difference between
respecting people and challenging issues or ideas. We
treat each other with respect on our board and know
you will post in the same spirit. While ideas can and
should be challenged, people should and will be treated
with respect.
We encourage both quiet and lively discussion on our
message boards. Please feel free to respond to any post
you read, or to start your own thread. On that note,
try to stick to the topic of the thread. If you need
to make a divergent point, consider starting a new
thread to do so.
Listening to others is important. We learn most from
those with whom we disagree.
Taunting a writer or otherwise attempting to (or
appearing to) begin a flame war will probably lead to
you receiving a message from staff. Avoid the hassle..:)
Posting in ALL CAPS is considered shouting, and correcting
typos, especially when the meaning is clear, is really not
necessary. We all understand typo..:)
It is frowned upon to add active sound files with your post.
Please remember that your readers may be listening to
their favorite band, artist or orchestra when your post
comes up. You'll want to be more considerate than to
interrupt their listening pleasure..:)
Large signature graphics (more than about 10 to 15 kb) should
be displayed only once per thread. Message after message
with the same large sig is considered rude.
{{ }}, (( )) and sometimes [[ ]] are often used to
express hugs.. One should remember that not all patrons
use graphics browsers or interfaces. For example,
some browsers for the blind interpret these
"hugs" as an audible "left parenthesis,
left parenthesis, right parenthesis, right parenthesis,
etc. If you "hug" with 30 sets of
parenthesis, some patrons will be inconvenienced and may
become irritated. Please be considerate..:)
Posting Guidelines
On rare occasions it may be necessary to move a post/thread,
or to delete all or part of a post/thread. The ultimate
decision in such a case is the staff's. A post may be moved,
deleted or edited if any part of the post:
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Violates the spirit of
Why We Are Here.
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Contains unduly harsh, foul or abusive language.
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Solicits
personal information from or about
staff or patrons in any way.
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Contains
copyrighted material without permission to
reprint - short attributed quotes and
paraphrases are okay.
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Advocates criminal or illegal acts in the USA.
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Constitutes either untrue statements about, or
expresses ridicule, scorn or a personal attack
upon another person. Any person.
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Contains racial or ethnic slurs, whether or not
the specific reference is bigoted, hateful or
mean spirited.
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Contains a
virus-laden attachment.
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Contains X-rated or unduly vulgar content, including
images. Such posts may be edited if the overall
thrust of the post is not X-rated or vulgar.
Poetry and other creative writing efforts will
NOT be edited.
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Contains threats of harm to oneself or others.
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Contains commercial or personal advertising,
promotional material or money making schemes
not approved by staff in advance.
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Is unduly long, repetitive - or contains a very large
image file or sound files, or otherwise interferes
with the normal reading of other posts.
Community Managers and certain Assistant Managers have
the authority to move message threads, and to edit or
delete posts, to place a person on read only status,
and to remove a person from a community. We will not
and do not take such actions lightly.
If you have any questions at all about posting in
Callahans, please
contact our Message Board Manager.
