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Late last nightwe released our new Community Standards, which all Community Members must abide by, effective immediately.


Please review these Standards carefully as you will be bound by them for all posts you make after the time stamp of this post.


A few things I want to highlight:


-The essence of these standards can be summarized as follows: DON'T BE A JERK.


It is entirely possible to freely express your opinions, beliefs, etc. without insulting and alienating fellow Community Members. Anyone who repeatedly demonstrates that they are NOT capable of interacting in a respectful, civil manner in this Community will be removed.


-On the flip side: Don't read so much into things. I have seen countless instances where people claim personal attack when it was in fact simply a opposite opinion being expressed. If you feel insulted by something, stop and ask yourself if YOU, AS A PERSON, were in fact willfully insulted, or if the other Member is simply expressing a view that you strongly disagree with. There IS a difference.


-You may have noticed, we have launched an "Ignore" feature! The intent of this is to allow Community Members to peacefully co-exist, even if they dont' get along. This feature is only as useful as your ability to actually USE it properly (i.e. if you generally don't enjoy reading another Member's contributions, DO NOT click on the link to read their posts, particularly if the discussion is about a topic where strong disagreements between you may arise).


-If you're thinking "this is going to get modded" before you press Submit on a post -- think twice before you post. Having to remove posts from a discussion thread can sometimes lead to disjointed discussions and that is not good for any of our Community Members. Clean it up, then post it.


-Keep on topic! It's disrespectful to other Community Members to disrupt the discussion. Hijacking threads with discussions on other topics or otherwise detracting from a discussion may result in your post(s) being removed and other action as appropriate.


-Profanity and obscenity are NOT ACCEPTABLE on this site. That includes "masked" words which are changed to get through our filters. If the reader can clearly tell what you meant to say when looking at a masked obscenity, it is the same thing as posting the obscenity and action will be taken against anyone who posts such words.


-If a Member is banned from this Community, coming back under another name is grounds for immediate removal again. BANNED MEANS BANNED. Furthermore, any Community Member who knowingly engages a known "troll" will also be subject to warning and, if necessary, removal.


-Speaking of trolls -- it's unacceptable to call someone a troll on the public boards. The ONLY acceptable course of action to report ANY violation of the Community Standards is to click on the "Report Violation" link present on every post. Because of the volume of inbound messages we receive, we cannot respond to every Violation Report; however, we do read and investigate EVERY complaint and we will take action when we agree that the Standards have been violated. So if you see any type of an issue on the boards - don't reply, report!


-Regarding photos: don't post racy photos. While this is a site which deals with issues of sexuality, that does not mean that we can't discuss or illustrate them in good taste. If you have a question, review the Community Standards which are very clear about what is and is not acceptable.


It is not our intent with these Standards to be overly restrictive or to imply that Members must "sugarcoat" all of their posts to fellow Community Members; we are working hard to create a space where people can comfortably discuss all manner of topic, be it “completely stupid”, deeply personal or highly controversial. We wholeheartedly believe that a Community filled with intelligent and thoughtful people (like our Members) can freely communicate in a respectful manner, regardless of the topic.


Questions? Concerns? Post about the new Community Standards here:
http://advice.eharmony.com/group/tal...iscussion.html
 
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