UPDATED Forum Rules as of 2/22/02

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We thought it would be important to understand the rules & etiquette of the DallasRaves.org forums... Especially with the major increase in new members. Thank you so much for contributing to this website!

This is an updated version as of 2/22/02

You can find all these in the "Rules & Announcements forum"

.:| Bumping Topics - NOT allowed|:.

Bumping will get your topic locked. This is a discussion board to discuss the dallas party scene and as such should contain, you guessed it: discussion

Bumping doesn't add any value to a topic. If you want to keep your topic active then please post something creative and get a conversation going related to your topic. If the conversation attracts enough attention the topic will remain active.

Promoters should use the dallasraves.org calendar to post info on their events. It's ok to post an announcement to the board but please, no bumping.

Thanks!

.:| Forum Etiquette |:.

The number of useless posts and one-liners have been increasing steadily for quite a while.

General Discussion should contain posts pertaining to the Dallas party scene and related topics. Please try to keep topics such as, what you had for dinner, what kind of clothes you bought or your favorite pets off and use the chatroom instead.

.:| Oneliners | :.

For the benefit of all the new people on the boards and the oldtimers who might have forgotten, one-liners and useless banter are not cool. We've seen alot of one-liner/banter posts and the truth is that they really serve no purpose. If you have nothing constructive to say then don't say it at all. Again, go to the CHATROOM for that!

If you want to fire off a rude, mean, smartass remark at someones post, do it in private messages or email. If you want to ask a question to the original poster that doesn't benefit the rest of the board, do it in private messages.

We've seen far too many message boards turn into nothing but one-liners and useless banter. We want to try to avoid that as much as possible.

.:| THINK before you post! | :.

Please, Please, PLEASE, think before you make a post! This is an online community. You get out of it what you put into it. If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say it at all. If you DO have some criticism, then try to stay constructive.

If you have a problem with someone on the board, don't try to take it out on them on this public forum! We don't need more drama.

.:| Illegal Drug topics | :.

All posts pertaining to abuse of, selling of illegal drugs in a non informative manner will be deleted to the best of our ability. Posts such as "Hydro!" or "I rolled so hard last night!" are not tolerated.

.:| Disclaimer | :.

We still reserve the right to lock any thread, in any forum for any reason. My apologies once again but we want to try and run a clean board where people can actually have intelligent discussion about the party scene in Dallas.

Have a great day everyone...