Forum Guidelines [please read before posting]

[Admin]

These forums are made available to the public by TulsaNow to encourage discussion of issues and topics relating to Tulsa and the Tulsa area. Membership in the public forums is open to all but does not constitute TulsaNow membership. Your participation and access to these forums is a privilege, not a right and may be revoked at any time. Correspondence on topics related to the TulsaNow organization should be sent to info@tulsanow.org.

Be aware that this is a free, but moderated, forum. Best effort will be made to enforce the rules but some offensive content and rules violations may still occur. This site may also contain links to other web sites and files. We have no control over the content of any off-site links and can not ensure it will not be offensive or objectionable. We will, however, remove any content and links we feel is inappropriate as we become aware of them.

In order to use these forums, users are required to provide their name and a valid e-mail address. Users that do not maintain a valid e-mail address will be removed from the forum.

The forum staff will maintain the privacy of account information, but has no control over any information if it is disclosed by you on the public forum. Please exercise caution when sharing personal information. Disclosing any user's private information without their consent is also a violation. Any user who finds material posted by another user objectionable is strongly encouraged to contact us, preferably via e-mail.

We reserve the right to remove or modify any data on these forums without consent or notification. Any conduct we feel disrupts the operation of this forum may be grounds for removal of forum posts and/or the suspension of your access to this site. Any users previously banned who try to sneak back in will be removed from the forum without warning. Any attempts to circumvent the rules or their enforcement will be dealt with as a violation itself.

Any of the following, performed on the forum, through private messages or email, will result in the deletion of messages and/or the banning of the user:

    * Vulgarity: obscene or explicit content or references
    * Spamming/Cross posting: off-topic or repetitive content
    * Self-promotion: Unrelated commercial content or advertising
    * Off Topic/Thread Hijacking: Replies that are off-topic or intentionally inflammatory
    * Shilling: registering multiple user names. If you feel you have a justified reason to have more than one user name, please contact the Admin first.
    * Harrassment: name calling, bullying or threatening of any kind directed toward the users or staff of this forum
    * Disruption: any activity that disrupts the operation or intent of this forum or web site

These forums allow users to change or modify information that they provide in their profile at any time. Profile information such as avatars and signature lines are allowed so long as they conform to the forum rules and are not excessive or disruptive. It is suggested that signature lines contain no more than 5 lines of normal-sized text and/or images larger than 400 pixels wide and 100 pixels high. Users can log in with their username and password to change any information in their profile. In case of a lost password, a form to reset your password is provided here and at the top of most forum pages.

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Tulsa Now reserves the right to amend or update this agreement at any time without prior notification.