Gen. Rules

Neal Murphy · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:28 pm

A Project 4 Freedom Forum and Website General Rules and Guidelines

By using this web site, you agree to be contacted by site administration, regardless of your account settings, when it becomes necessary to do so regarding your account activity.

The basic ground rules for discussions on A Project 4 Freedom are simple: be polite, use common sense, don't break the law and don't post any message that even hints at advertising unless it is in the appropriate format and in the appropriate section.

You are permitted a maximum of one account, active or inactive, regardless of how many companies you represent. If you choose to ignore this important restriction, all your accounts will be disabled. If you require a temporary user name for any reason, please request one from Admin.

If you require a user name change, or If you have forgotten your log in details and are unable to retrieve them via the system, do not create a new account, email a Requst for Support from Admin.

We don't intend to censor messages based on the opinions expressed within posts, but we will enforce the policies outlined both here and on the Forum. We reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion and without explanation. Please contact the Core Administrators
via our Support System if you do not understand any of the rules, guidelines or policies outlined below.

Suspension of your account is a definite consequence of not adhering to these guidelines.

In addition to the rules posted here, you are required to read any individual forum rules which may be posted at the top of specific forums as Important threads or Announcements. By using this forum, you further agree to abide by A Project 4 Freedom Terms of Use. A Project 4
Freedom Administrators assume members have read them and will not take ignorance of any rules as an excuse for not following the rules, policies, and guidelines outlined here and in the forum specific rules.

A Project 4 Freedom reserves the right to change or add to these Rules and Guidelines as nessecary and without notice. It is up to the individual Member to keep up to date with these Rules and Guidelines.

General Forum Rules:
These rules apply to all Forum categories.

* We take the "Be Polite" rule very seriously! We do not tolerate any rudeness. Any member who is intentionally unpleasant or disruptive will be banned without warning.
* If you SPAM our members in any manner, your account will be disabled. Do not contact anyone to suggest your product or service who is not explicitly expecting you to contact them from an advertising forum post. If you submit information from anywhere other than the advertising forums and use that information to contact someone and present an offer, it's SPAM and it will affect your AP4F account standing.
* Your account is yours alone. You are responsible for any activity created with it. You may not share your account login with anyone. If you choose to ignore this important restriction your account, and any accounts associated with it, will be disabled.
* All publicly displayed messages are limited to the English language. This includes posts, titles, signatures, and any attachments or other forms of public display.
* Signature Spam (a post that was made in hopes of showing a signature, as determined by moderators) is forbidden in all forum categories.
* You may post commission, referral or affiliate links ONLY in the proper format on the forum. You may do this by following the format and only in the appropriate Advertising Forums. WARNING! only real legitimate and honest Programs can be advertised using A Project 4 Freedom's Advertising Medium. If we discover or know your program you are promoting is a SCAM, We will remove your link and Post that is a scam and lock the thread so everyone will know. You will be warned to remove and stop promoting said program via A Project 4 Freedom Advertising Medium or if you don't you will be banned and possibly your Membership Terminated.

* Name of Program
*A Concise and Professional description/review ,of said Program
*You personal experience with said Program
* How you will assist others in said Program

* Cross-Posting is not allowed here. Cross-posting refers to posting new duplicate threads or posts, or the linking to threads or posts already started by the member with the intention of gaining exposure.
* You may not compensate anyone for any review or recommendation of your Product , by soliciting False Testimonials,and/or Reviews.
* You may not post on behalf of any banned member in any public manner. This includes all forums, private messages, signatures, and all of our communication features.
* You may not post words or URLs that are censored by adding spaces, dots, or substituting characters; or by any other means in an attempt to defeat any censors put in place by A Project 4 Freedom. Please contact us if you feel a word or URL is unjustly censored.
* You may not link, in any manner, to sites or images containing pornography, sexually explicit, gross violence, or are determined by moderators to be detrimental to the community.
* You may not bump threads. Bumping can refer to posting useless information, posting one-liners or any other action to deliberately keep a thread hot or to bring it to the top of its forum. Moderators will use their discretion, depending on the nature of the post, as to whether to take action or not.
* You may not use discussions to recommend, praise, or belittle other products or services, or any company; without first hand experience of those products or services. This includes companies recommending other companies. Any post not meeting a moderator's criteria will be removed without notice.
* Any posts that encourage illegal intent will be removed and the account disabled.
* Public posts debating these rules and/or moderators' enforcement of such, will be removed without comment. We encourage feedback however and invite you to use our Support System if you have any questions or concerns.
* Some forum categories have specific requirements before a member is allowed to start a new thread. Please read the Forum Description and the Announcement regarding that specific forum. Project Groups or Sub Groups are set up by invitation only, and are controlled by the administrator of that Project Group or Sub Group.

Forum Specific Rules:
These rules apply to Project Groups and Sub Groups

* Project Groups are set up so you may invite other Members to work with you on a specific Project. All General Rules still apply.
* All Products or Programs that are developed and created by Member Project Groups of A Project 4 Freedom are the property of A Project 4 Freedom and it's entire Membership. Once a Product or Program is released by the Project Group for use, it will be made available to the entire

Membership Community.
* Project Group members, and the entire Membership understand they are developing or creating new Products and /or Programs under the premise that they will be used at the discretion of A Project 4 Freedom pertaining to ownership of the Products and Programs developed by A Project 4 Freedom Project Groups.

* Request a new Project Group by posting a invitation in the Project Group section only.
* The Member that posted the initial invitation, will by the Moderator/Administrator of that Project Group.
* No Adult, Warez, or inappropriate Project development allowed, A Project 4 Freedom Administrators will monitor Project Groups and Sub Groups.
* You may be involved with as many Project Groups as you wish, but do not set up more then one Project Group for any specific Project.
* Do not Copy any Projects or use any Copywrited material with the development of your Project or Group.
* You may form Joint Venture(JV) agreements with other Project Groups providing you conduct your self in a Professional manner. You do not necessarily need to form a new Project Group but all Members involved with all Parties involved with the Joint Venture must be notified of the complete details of the agreement.

* NO Hidden Agendas, Do not form a Project Group for the sole purpose of recruiting Members into and existing Program or business. Project Groups are for the development of new and unique Products or Programs. They may however be designed to enhance a specific Product or Program.
* A Project 4 Freedom Administrators have the final say in any Project Group dispute between Members involved with that Project Group.
We will Arbitrate all disputes as fairly as possible, If we cannot settle a dispute that is accepted by all parties involved with the dispute, the Project Group involved will be dissolved. All resolutions regarding A Project 4 Freedoms Arbitration will be final.
* Project Group Administrators must allow involvement by any Member of A Project 4 Freedoms Community to be apart of a Project Group. You can not discriminate for any reason the participation of A Project 4 Freedom Member in your Project Group. You may however set guidelines for participation as long as it approved by A Project 4 Freedom Administration. You also my request a Member be removed from your Project Group for good reason, this will be handled in a similar fashion as a dispute.

These rules apply to the Advertising Forum Category:

* Advertising by utilizing A Project 4 Freedoms Advertising Medium is not intended solely for you to Market your Product or Program to A Project 4 Freedom Members. It is intended to be used to promote A Project 4 Freedom and the Products and /or Programs we create or provide
here to the general Web Market. You may promote your existing Product and/or Program to the membership in a Professional manner. You must follow the Advertising format and actually be involved with the program you are promoting. Remember we are all here to create Freedom by using the Internet to provide for our families. If you are involved with or have a Product or Program that is Legitimately earning you money.
Our Members certainly want to here about it. Bare this in mind when you Advertise to the Membership We are a Community working together as one to Achieve Freedom, by creating an Honest and Legitimate Solution for every Member. Provide a Advertisement that informs and teaches
Members about your Product and/or Program. Save the Hype and fancy Tag lines for the rest of the Web World.
This is the ONLY acceptable Format for Advertising to the Membership.

* Name of Product and/or Program Not a LINK,( it can include an enbeded link)
*A Concise and Professional description/review ,of said Program
explain your Product or Program in detail, describe it's benefits or use,etc.
*You personal experience with said Program
how long have you been involved with this Product or Program, Are you actually earning any revenue.(Caution Do Not exaggerate earnings as a ploy to recruit Members. This will spike the "Spammo Meter") How is this Product or Program helped enhance your Internet experience.
* How you will assist others in said Program
How can your experience with your Product and/or Program help others that may want to get involved.
* Your Contact info and your link (You may embed it into the Product and /or Program name above, preferred method)

* Advertising is limited to one ad per post in the Advertising Forums regarding your companies, sub-companies or associated companies. It will remain any companies' responsibility to schedule and maintain the offers you post in conforming with this important rule.
* You must be a member for, at least, seven (7) days before starting an Advertising thread.
* You are expected and required to read and follow the rules outlined within a category that are posted as Announcements.
* You may not intentionally "trash" or "troll" in another user's advertisement thread.
* The 'Advertising Forums' are not a place for you to criticize or pass comment on another user's advertisement. Comments such as "You could get a better deal at.....", or "Your price is way too high for that...", or "That design stinks....", etc. will be removed and your account may be suspended.

* Keep your posts clean. A maximum of two colors and two font styles are allowed.
* Requests for loans or other banking transfers are not allowed in any Forum Category.
* Any attempts to defraud or deceive our members will result in your Membership being Terminated.
* Do Not even attempt to promote a Scam! A Project 4 Freedom is only interested in the promotion of Legal, Legitimate and Honest Products and Programs. Not adhering to this rule will get your membership terminated imeditatly!

Custom User Titles, Locations, Profiles, and Signatures:
The custom user title, location field, profile picture and signature options are edited via your Profile. Custom user titles and the location field are displayed next to your posted text, under your user name. Profile pictures are shown in your public profile. Signatures, once created in your profile, are attached to the end of your posts (if you choose the option to include your signature).

* URLs or other forms of advertising (phone numbers, plans, contact details, etc.) are not allowed in custom user titles or names, which are limited to 25 characters. Also, you may not use custom titles to impersonate, or attempt to impersonate, A Project 4 Freedom Staff, user groups, or any entity you are not associated with.
* Your location field cannot include URLs or other forms of advertising.
* Profile pictures cannot include sexually explicit or graphically intense images.
* Profile Summary (and all other modules) cannot include or link to illegal encouragement, harassment, sexually explicit, or other

non-family-friendly content.
* Signatures:
Must be setup in your profile, and not manually added to your messages.
May not contain any pricing, plan, sales, etc. details. "Free" is considered a price in the context of this rule.
May include two clickable links.
May include two colors, plus black.
Maximum font size cannot be larger than normal.
Must be kept to a maximum of four lines when viewed at 1024x768 resolution using the horizontal postbit.
May not contain links to other threads or posts.
Please keep special characters to a minimum.
Your signature is your signature. It is not for sale or rent.
Any signature that is offensive or insulting to A Project 4 Freedom, its members, or its staff, is prohibited.
We reserve the right to ask you to change and/or remove your signature at any time, for any reason.

Any posts not meeting these guidelines may be removed with our without notice.

We do not remove posts or accounts on request.

In light of our policy of encouraging candid, open exchanges of views and the rapid distribution of information originating from many sources, A Project 4 Freedom cannot determine the accuracy of information that may be uploaded to the forum.

Opinions, advice and all other information expressed by participants in discussions are those of the author. You rely on such information at your own risk. You are urged to seek professional advice for specific, individual situations and not rely solely on advice or opinions given in the discussions.

Privacy Policy: We will not release any member information unless under court order to do so.

We reserve the right to modify and amend these terms at any time without notice. It is your responsibility to remain informed of current A Project 4 Freedom policies.
We further, reserve our right to disable any account at any time for any reason and without notice.
If there are any rules or policies you do not understand, please contact us via our Support System.

Finally; any abuse towards our staff and/or management in any form, may result in immediate suspension of your account.

Neal Murphy
Webmaster

"Successful People do the things Unsuccessful People Refuse to Do"