| Posting guidelines
Commercial (E-Commerce) Promotions Are NOT Allowed:
On any of CMA's Message Boards or elsewhere inside this group. This includes links that may lead to an E-Commerce site anywhere on the web, whether it is your own or someone elses.
Be careful with links to other websites:
On any of CMA's Message Boards or elsewhere inside this group. This includes links that may lead to web sites that break the rules of MSN or CMA.
Members WebSites Promotions Page:
1. If you would like to promote your group in CMA, use the CMA managers email tool and send your group link and a short description of your group to the CMA managers.
2. CMA will no longer paste Gif's, banners or Pic's in the members websites page. We will only post your text descriptions and links. Please do not send images.
No Spamming The Manager's/Member's E-Mail List:
For the purposes of promoting your own websites or those of others. The members e-mail distribution list is closed to member access.
Posting Other Members /Users E-Mails:
Do not post any E-Mail addresses anywhere in the CMA group that do not belong to you. If it is not your E-Mail address, do not post it anywhere in CMA.
No Profanity Of Any Kind, Posting Nude Or Questionable Material:
CMA Is "G" Rated group
Part A
Do not use any profanity, no matter if it is a minor offence any where in CMA. The posting will be deleted and the member will be warned once.
Part-B...
(No Adult or X-Rated) links, pictures or the use of any type of profanity anywhere inside this group is allowed. There will be No Warning given to this rule. You will will lose your membership and your passport will be banned from CMA forever. There is no exception to this rule.
Posting Mature "R" rated group links in CMA
If you post a mature link in CMA you must also provide a message to your link... Something like this:
( This site is set as Mature setting which means this site is rated "R" and not suitable for children's viewing )
CMA must ensure the safety of our group and eliminate any confusion with MSN staffers over links and their ratings...
No Flaming, Bashing or Fighting anywhere in CMA:
This means rudely attacking in any way, shape or form, MSN or another member or managers personally. Your thread will be deleted and You could lose your membership with CMA. Threats of any kind are an Automatic Ban Violation.
Community Website Promotions are not Allowed:
Any where on the Message Boards. You may promote your group or other non-commercial website you may have on the "Members Websites" page as long as it is not an adult rated group.
Posting attachments in CMA
Posting attachments is allowed in CMA. If you post an attachment anywhere inside of CMA, we will hold you responsible for any disruption of any member's PC that downloads them. If we find that the attachment was the cause, You will lose your membership. NO WARNING.. It will only take one complaint.. Attachments are dangerous to open and a major carrier for viruses..
Members are allowed to leave your group's URL in a signature link on all your postings and replies on the boards.
However, promoting your group is not allowed anywhere in CMA other then the member's websites. CMA will allow all members to add their group at the bottom of their questions when asking or answering questions on CMA boards. But we do ask you first type out your group name and then use the insert link tool.
Larryˆ
Your Group Name <<<<< Just like this one..
http://groups.msn.com/CommunityManagersAssociationCMA/ <<<< Not like this. Links must follow the rules as outlined in the CMA Site Rules, Code of Conduct and Terms of Use. Allowable links will be at the discretion of the Managers of CMA. Just another way we allow promoting your group without really promoting them.
NO COPYING OF ANY CMA'S TUTORIALS OR PAGES!
You may copy and print them out for your own use, but you may not copy and post them as your own elsewhere. They are the property of this group and are Copyrighted Material. Violators will be banned and reported to MSN and Law enforcement.
Traditionally accepted use of Capitals and Lower Case letters
Is required when posting messages on the boards. For Example: Please do not type your board message in all Capitals. This is known as yelling at us and other member..
Message board subjects...
Titles should be kept short
If your subject title is too long you may lose your question (Deleted). Long subject titles cause messages to stretch out.
Use a Descriptive title
Do NOT ask your question in the subject title. Using a descriptive subject title will allow others with the same question to easily find an answer.
Your Log on name while in CMA group No may use Mgr. on there membership name while log in to CMA. Members are given 2 chances to correct your members name. Member could loose membership in good standing with CMA. Only CMA Management are allow to put either Management or CMA on there groups names in CMA
Please feel free to copy the CMA Community logo for your Home Page.
 "Association Member"
1999-2008
Thank You for joining and supporting CMA.
Helping CMA maintain a respectful group for all to enjoy !
If you have any questions please contact
*CMA Managers
thechief, Larryˆ, Dixie, Luvbug, Smokey© |
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