In order to keep this forum enjoyable and interesting for all of our members, we ask simply that you follow these minimal rules. By participating in the Discussion Forums, you are consenting to these rules. Violators may be warned, suspended from posting, or barred from the forums or chats, at the sole discretion of the Life in Italy staff. *
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1.Exercise common sense. The general guideline is that members must treat each other with respect and dignity, attacking ideas and issues rather than each other. Diversity of opinion and intelligent civil debate is encouraged. By the same token, personal insults are not tolerated. Disagreeing with an idea of another community member is different from attacking that individual. This also includes attacking members via the Private Message system. *
2 Please keep the discussion and dialogue moving and keep posts to a reasonable length.
3. This is not your personal advertisement board. Links posted by new-comers will be de activated. Please be courteous and keep your advertising off of this forum. By participating in this Forum you agree not to solicit funds, directly promote or engage in any commercial activity in the chats or forums. You may not contact other members privately by any means to solicit business without their express prior permission.
4. Members alone are responsible for the material they post. Members shall not knowingly post content or links to any content that violates the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of any third party. Members may not post any content or links to content that is libelous, defamatory, offensive, obscene, racist, abusive, that violates a third party's right to privacy, that violates any applicable local, regional, national or international law, or that is otherwise inappropriate.
5. Do not post off-topic. Please keep your comments consistent with the subject and purpose of the conversation thread.* An off-topic area has been created specifically for this purpose.*
6. In general, we accept language that is courteous and considerate. Gratuitous obscenity and/or explicit or implicit descriptions of sex do not belong in this forum.
7. Spamming and trolling are strictly not allowed. This includes using the forum email and Private Message system to spam members.*
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9. Please use the reporting mechanism in good faith, to report any threads, posts, images or any material that violates these rules.*
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