Community Guidelines

This is a forum and social network focused on the astrology of relati0nships. It was created by Jeffrey Kishner, and he calls the shots. Although he tries to make this a welcoming place, note that this forum is not a democracy, and you do not have the freedom to write whatever you want. Please review all the guidelines below. If you do not agree to these Guidelines, do not participate.

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Your postings -- whether in your personal blog, in forum discussions, or in the form of comments on other member's posts or walls -- may be removed at any time by a moderator if they are inappropriate. If you feel you have written something worth preserving, then save your work (in a text file, for example) Although it is unlikely, your membership here or the very existence of the forum could vanish at any moment!

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• Under no circumstances may you copy and paste an entire article into a forum discussion or blog post. This is considered copyright infringement. Sasstrology.net has already been issued one take-down notice by an astrology author who issued a complaint. If this continues to happen, the entire social network can be disabled under Ning.com's Terms of Service. At most, please only quote a few sentences and include a prominent link to the source.
• Refrain from hostility, harassment, and name-calling, which create a space in which members do not feel safe to share and be vulnerable.
• Posts must address the thread topic. You may not go off on tangents; start a new thread instead.
• If you embed a music player into a discussion or blog post, you must disable autoplay. Many members find it offensive to have music automatically start playing when they open a new page.
• When starting a love advice post, state clearly whether you want candid "straight-up" advice or reassurance and encouragement. Some members "tell it like it is," and if you don't want that type of feedback, be direct about your needs.
• Don't talk about the forum in any discussion threads. Many forum members are not concerned with such issues, and may feel turned off by seeing such threads consistently on the main page.
• Do not make indirect reference to another forum member without naming their name. If you are upset with how another forum member is posting and feel they are flouting Community Guidelines, please contact one of the moderators, or gently refer the member to one of the numbered items listed here.
• All types of isms are forbidden: sexism, age-ism, racism, homophobia.
• Do not promote your services in any forum discussions or blog posts. There is an area in the Profile Questions where you can link to your website. If you would like to advertise in the sidebar of all pages of the forum, contact Jeff for pricing.
• If you decide to leave the forum, please consider just remaining "inactive" instead of actively removing your profile. When you permanently leave the forum, all of your posts are erased.
• The posting of pornographic pictures is not allowed. Also, no titillating photos of yourself.
• Do not disrespect the moderators anywhere on this site. The moderators do a lot of work here to make sure the forum is a safe, welcoming atmosphere. If you have a problem with a moderator, send Jeffrey a private message.
• Do not abuse the private messaging system. Although the administrators do not have access to members' private messages, if we learn that you are attempting to undermine trust or stir up trouble in the community, we will take measures, which can include banning.
• This forum is intended to be a supportive online community in which members discuss astrology and relationships. It is against the spirit of Sasstrology.net to initiate discussions that, in the eyes of the moderators, are intended simply to provoke divisive reactions from other members. This guideline also applies to replies to other members' discussions or blog posts that appear intended to provoke. There is a fine line between the above online behavior and taking an opposite point of view with the intent to open the range of a discussion. The moderators will judge the tone/content of a discussion or reply to determine if it is not in the spirit of this guideline.
• Do not use astrology in the service of character assassination or justifying your preconceived notions about people, along the lines of gender/race/sexual orientation/etc.

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The following actions will be taken upon violation of the Community Guidelines:

First violation: The post will be removed by a moderator. A private message including the post in violation will be sent to the member’s inbox informing the member of the violation, or a response will be addressed to the member in the thread. The member will be asked to edit the post in question if the post is to be reinstated.

Second violation: The offending post will be removed. After the post is removed, the member will receive a private message informing him or her of why it was deleted, or a response will be addressed to the member in the thread.

Third violation: The offending post will be removed. No message or response will be sent.

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Banning: If, after multiple violations, a consensus is reached among moderators, a member may be banned from the network.

Moderators: The current moderators are Jeffrey Kishner, Allegra de Rossi, The Usual Unsuspect and Michelle.