Forum Rules

In order to use our forums:

• You must log in to be able to post messages
• No profanity, no pornography, no material others would find offensive
  If in doubt, leave it out.
• Keep it civil
  • No flaming, no insults, no slander, no "food fights"
    "Play nice" with each other.  We can disagree but do NOT get disagreeable
  • Treat each other with respect
• Do not violate copyright
  • In our study group forums (you and) we
    • do discuss an author's works
    • do share our insights, experiences, and related information pertaining to that material
    • do not duplicate the author's works
  • If you exerpt material, keep it brief, cite your sources
  • Honor any license requirements by authors of the materials you want to share
    if they say don't share, then don't share.
• Do not share proprietary information unless YOU own it. 
  • If it is a trade secret that you do not own, do not share it
• When a study group does a "group study" of a specific author's work, in order to participate, you must satisfy at least one of the following:
  • You own a copy
  • You have legitimately borrowed a copy
    e.g. from a library, school or a friend; provided doing so does not violate license restrictions by the author
  • You have studied the material before via an owned or legimately borrowed copy
• Do not "mine the forums" for business prospects
  • We are here to
    • Exchange ideas
    • Build our collective intelligence
    • Help each other
  • We are not here
    • To sell products -- ours or our affiliates
    • To SPAM people
    • To argue with people
    • To oftend people

Profound Paradigms reserves the right to

• Moderate forum messages
• Suspend forum privleges for repeat offenders or serious offenders