TURKISHCOURSE

TURKISHCOURSE RULES

GENERAL
1. Personal attacks on other users, moderators, or staff members either in public forums or private messages will not be tolerated.
The use of profanity is inappropriate on the forum, as are racial, ethnic, or gender-based insults. Our user base is broad and includes members from various ages, genders, ethnicities and religious backgrounds, and it is important that everyone feel equally comfortable here. Posts that are offensive, insulting, or inflammatory are subject to immediate removal without warning.
Having fun or disagreement is permitted, as long as it does not become disruptive or rude.
All comments should be constructive and on-topic

2. No flaming
Do not post messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting.

3. No trolling
Do not put on a deliberately inflammatory personal in order to provoke a vehement response from other users. Try not to respond to people who do (don't feed the trolls!).

4. No thread hijacking
Do not use other people's threads to chat amongst yourselves. Use the PM function instead.

5. Swearing
Swearing is strictly forbidden and will not be tolerated.

6. Language
Please use English in the forums unless in an area where Turkish or other languages are acceptable. If you post in Turkish or another language outside of these areas then please provide a translation in English so that every member can understand within your post or your post may be deleted and warned.

7.Use the right subforum
Please ensure you post threads in the correct subforum. If you are unsure, post in the subforum you think most fitting. Each subforum has a few extra guidelines which are outlined below.

a)No multiple threads
Do not post multiple threads on the same topic. Select one subforum and make one thread. If you create multiple threads you may be warned for spamming. If you are unsure which is the correct subforum, post in Ask A Moderator and a mod will answer your query.

b)Use the search function
Before posting a thread try searching for a recent thread on the same topic, usually a brief look down the first page will suffice.

c)Use descriptive thread titles
Thread titles should be accurate and explain the content of the thread. Thread titles should not contain any censored words. If they do, you may be warned.

d)Do not repost deleted content
Do not repost something that a moderator has deleted or edited. Doing so will result in a warning. If you are unsure why something has been deleted, ask in Ask A Moderator.

e)Do not post up other people's pictures or contact details (myspace etc) without their permission.

f)Do not post warning PMs in public. Issues with moderation should be taken to Ask A Moderator.

g)No Advertising or Links to Third Party Web Sites which are harmful or unuseful for members or irrelavant with Turkishcourse content, Goods and Services. Useful links to Third Party Web Sites are appreciated, unuseful links will be deleted by moderators.

Linking to other sites is fine as long as it is within the context of a discussion; posting a link directly to a resource that answers a question is allowed. Over promotion is not acceptable and will be removed.
• Do not link to other sites or products for advertising purposes.
• Do not link to other forums.
• Do not post links containing referral ids.
• Do not promote pyramid schemes or other Internet scams.
Advertising and inappropriate linking will be deleted. Persistent offenders will be banned. If you sign up and immediately begin advertising, you will be banned permanently and immediately. These rules extend to any material you post on the site, your signature, your avatar, and your profile details.

Do not post your email address or make a thread stating your email address and asking for information to be sent there directly. Likewise do not ask people to PM you information when it would be useful to the forum as a whole.

8. Do not link to torrent sites/pirate sites/hacker lounges/ask for illegal downloads.

9.You are again requested not to ask for emails/msn to pass information to each other.

ACCOUNTS

1. The creation of second accounts for the purposes of breaking rules/causing trouble will result in the banning of the second account and punishment of the owner of the primary account.

2. You must not create any account to access Turkishcourse during any time you have been banned from accessing the forum. Any secondary accounts will be banned.

3. You must not create any member names that mimic or impersonate a member of the moderation or administration team or any other Turkishcourse member.

4. Username changes are made at the discretion of the administrators. As a general rule, users are allowed to change their username at most once during the first week of their membership, though exceptions may be made.

AVATAR

1. Avatars is provided by Turkishcourse, members will not use their own avatars for now. It can be considered to let members use own avatar later.

CHAT

1. Do not post anything illegal.
2. Do not post anything that might be unsuitable for children.
3. Do not break General Rules above
4. You are again requested not to ask for emails/msn to pass information to each other.

IMAGE GALLERY

1. Do not plagiarise.

2. Do not post nudity without a warning - arty nudity is allowed, gratuitous nudity (i.e. no nipples and no genitals) or excuses for pornography are not.

3. Uploaded pictures of Turkey can be deleted any time, and subject to the decision of the reviewing administrator. Pictures that are too small, of poor quality or considered of little interest or relevance will probably be deleted.

4. Uploaded pictures of Turkey must have DESCRIPTION, showing an aspect of a place in Turkey or a face of Turkish culture.

5. Pictures of Turkey uploaded by a user must belong to the user or the source of the picture must be appropriately referenced. If the uploading user does not own the uploaded picture, he/she must get permission from the owner of the picture before uploading.

DEBATE AND DISCUSSION

1. Do not copy and paste without commenting or quoting sources and do not post links to articles without commenting.

2. Make every effort to backup all argument with as much factual and/or source evidence as possible.

3. When you respond please do not quote individual lines at a time - if you do so the context of the original quote may be lost.

4. Respect views that are different to your own as to other people viewing the forum they might be extremely important.

Ask A Mod

Please use this forum instead of PMing moderators. You will get a faster response and it helps to keep the whole moderation team informed of recurring problems

If any user is in violation of these rules members can use the post report system to alert moderators to foul play. Please report the following:

• Spam threads or posts
• Abusive posts
• Advertising
• Threads in the wrong forum