To help you gain the most from the ColorMatters.com Forums and Chat, please familiarize yourself with the rules and guidelines below for participating in the message forums and chat rooms.

These rules and guidelines are designed to help give a better understanding of what behavior is expected and make your experience more enjoyable and safe.

RULES:

1. No discussion of any illegal activity or threats of violence (ie. illicit drugs, including medical marijuana, threats of suicide, self-injury, or physical harm). Discussions of suicide and self-harm are not permitted.

2. No use of explicit, racist, obscene or vulgar language, images or messages.

3. No posts that attack, insult, flame, defame, or abuse others. Respect other members' opinions regarding treatment decisions. Decisions about health and well-being are highly personal choices. We should respect all points of view. Flaming will not be tolerated.

4. No advertising or links to advertising or "Spam" is permitted.

Advertising or spam is defined as posting a link for the purpose of selling, soliciting or promoting something.
Links promoting fundraising, advocacy, etc. are not permitted.
Links to personal blogs/homepages are allowed in member profiles and signatures
Sharing of links to helpful and relevant web sites and resources is allowed if they are not used for a promotional purpose.
5. No posts regarding research studies, surveys, or clinical trials without prior approval from the forum administrator.

6. No posts of copyrighted material, lengthy articles, or posts of an overtly political or religious nature (ie. proselyting).

7. Do not post offline personal contact information (ie. your home address, phone numbers etc.) and do not ask for personal information from others. This is to protect your security and identity.

GUIDELINES:

1. Check for open topics. Before posting a new topic, please check to see if there is already a topic open on the subject.

2. Ignore bothersome members. If there is someone on the forum that bothers you, please contact us and we will deal with this member.

3. Report posts that violate the rules or that you find offensive in subject or matter and we will deal with the member.

4. Use good judgement.

5. Lend a helping hand.

6. Don't be afraid to share.

7. Welcome new members. Help new members "learn the ropes" about how to find information and resources, save time, and how to get involved.

8. Use descriptive titles for new posts. Avoid "generic" post subjects like "Help" or "Question". You will receive a better response to your posts by making your title more descriptive about the content of your post.

9. Be respectful of moderators in both the forums and any private communications.

10. Stay on topic. Posts which are not relevant to the forum topic may be deleted.

11. Keep posts family friendly. If it shouldn’t be viewed by minors, then it shouldn’t be posted to the forums or chat rooms.

Know Your Moderators:

ColorMatters.com Community forums and chat rooms are moderated by volunteers. While they may not have answers to all your questions, moderators are here to help in any way they can. You can spot a moderator because their profile indicates that they are moderators. We are always looking for new moderators to help with our many topics.

Moderators have the right to edit or delete posts without prior notice that violate of the rules above. If you have a question for a moderator on a decision, you can email them and discuss it privately. They may not see things the same way you do, but they are open and approachable.

Please Remember:

Members that do not abide by the rules may be subject to having their posts edited or deleted, their member account permanently banned from further access and/or deleted without notice.

Rules and guidelines may change at any time, please re-read them regularly.