Good day eveyone.

Thank you for your participation within the AGORACOM Community.

In response to some tit-for-tat conversations over the past 48 hours, we would like to remind everyone of our forums six rules of use:

Participation in AGORACOM’s General Forums is a privilege and not a right. Though we have used a lighter side in getting our point across, contravention of any of the following will lead to automatic termination of forum privileges:

To ensure your continued participation on AGORACOM, follow these 6 simple rules:

1. PROFANITY

Swearing or use of foul language is strictly prohibited… in any language (We have 42 interpreters on staff to keep an eye on those International members). For the record, ##$!#&% or any combination thereof is considered profanity.

2. DEROGATORY COMMENTS TOWARDS OTHERS

Calling another member an idiot, clown, stupid, dumb, moron or ##x%x# for brains is strictly prohibited.

3. OFF-TOPIC OR IRRELEVANT COMMENTS

Yes, nobody can believe what happened to Turtle on Entourage, or that Monica Lewinsky took a job at the Kremlin, or that Romo dropped the field goal snap and crushed Cowboy fans everwhere. However, this is not the place to discuss TV shows, politics or sports… O.K. maybe a little sports.

4. SPAMMING OR CLAIMS OF INSIDER INFORMATION

Enough said... unless your brother in-law really is Michael Dell’s chauffeur.

5. BASHING OR HYPING

Unsubstantiated claims of grandeur or impending doom are best left to Nostradamus as they will cost you some valuable points towards your rating. Also included in this category is repetition of the same question, fact or opinion over and over after a response has been provided or if there is currently no ascertainable answer.

6. Caps lock and use of !!!!!!!

NOTHING AND WE MEAN NOTHING IS MORE AGGRAVATING AND ANNOYING THAN READING A POST THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS!!!!!! IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, IT DOESN’T BECOME ANYMORE NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU TYPE IT IN CAPS!!!!! IN FACT, MOST PEOPLE TEND TO IGNORE THESE KINDS OF POSTS!!!!... Exceptions will be made for those deserted on a deserted island (with a kick ass internet connection) and sending out a distress signal, or anyone who invested in WorldCom, Enron, Tyco, Nortel, Webvan, Pets.com or Sideware and needs to freak out every year.

We wish to forewarn anyone in contravention to these six rules of use, is running the risk of having their profile suspended indefinetly.

With specific regards to the "tit-for-tat" conversations going on, we wish to clarify that we will be banning any and all accounts, unless you come to the conclusion, that it's best to stop. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WILL BAN BOTH THE TIT AND THE TAT.

We trust our message is both fair and clear, and do look forward to everybody's co-operation.

Regards,

AGORACOM