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correct as of 18th May 2011
All members are required to read and agree to follow the rules below before using the site.
Failure to follow these rules may result in your posts being edited or removed without warning, and may lead to disciplinary action, up to and including permanent banning from the site.
While we try to avoid censorship as much as possible, our primary goal is to create an environment which is safe and nurturing for PAs and SOs alike. Message content which conflicts with this goal will be edited or removed without warning.
Our moderators and staff give up their free time to help maintain this site as a calm, helpful and informative place. You will usually be alerted if you are in breach of the site rules, but due to increasing work levels this may not always be possible. If you have any questions about the rules or any moderator actions then please do not hesitate to contact any member of the TTF team by private message.
As the TTF community is entirely based online please be aware that the meaning of posts may be subjective and sarcasm in particular may not be obvious in text format. Please try to assume that all posts are made with good intentions and hopefully we can avoid misunderstandings. If you are unsure as to a member’s meaning it is better to ask for clarification than to jump to conclusions.
1. AGE
(1.1) Please note that this site contains content that may not be suitable for people under 18 years of age. While we acknowledge that people under 18 can be affected by this addiction, we reserve the right to ban anyone who is underage from specific forums if those forms are deemed unsuitable for them.
(1.2) Underage members should also be aware that this is an adult forum and we reserve the right to ban any underage member who does not demonstrate the maturity expected of members.
2. MEMBER PROFILES
(2.1) To protect your privacy we advise you to choose a username which is not the same as either your e-mail address or your full name.
(2.2) You will also be required to change your username if it is deemed to be offensive or potentially triggering.
(2.3) Please do not use a username which is the name of a living person or a name which could be confused with that of a living person.
(2.4) This is a safe place, lets keep it that way. Please do not use any image which could be considered triggering to other members as your avatar, profile picture or in your albums or signature. Any images which are not deemed suitable will be removed at the discretion of the TTF team. Specifically please do not use an image of a human being as your avatar or profile picture. This applies to both photos and to illustrations such as cartoon or anime characters. We are prepared to make some exceptions to this rule but these will be considered on an individual basis. If you believe your choice may be acceptable please submit the proposed image to the TTF team for consideration before using it.
(2.5) Please do not link to sites outside TTF in your signature, or advertise any kind of product or service. Failure to follow this rule will result in the editing of your signature without warning.
3 – POST CONTENT
(3.1) Please do not post spam or advertisements of any kind. All spam will be deleted without warning and members who spam repeatedly may be banned. Advertisements may be allowed in special circumstances but permission must be obtained from the TTF team before the advertisement is posted.
(3.2) Child pornography is illegal. If you need help with this issue then your situation is beyond the scope of this board. Please get help immediately. Any discussion or reference to such material will be reported and offending posts will be edited or deleted without warning.
(3.3) The primary purpose of this site is recovery and healing. For this reason any posts which are deemed potentially triggering or detrimental to any member’s recovery will be edited or removed at the discretion of the TTF team.
(3.4) For similar reasons posts promoting or advocating pornography are not permitted.
(3.5) This forum is intended to be a constructive place where you can offer support to others and receive the same. For this reason please ensure your posts are polite and respectful. Be aware that what works for one member may not work for another. Any posts which are deemed to violate the desired spirit of discourse on this board will be edited or removed at the discretion of the TTF team.
(3.6) Threats, insults or personal attacks on members will not be tolerated and will result in a formal warning or disciplinary action.
(3.7) Please do not mention specific names of pornographic sites, films or magazines. This also applies to borderline media which may be triggering to some members.
(3.8) Please do not mention specific types or genres of pornography. The mere mention of such things may be triggering to some members.
(3.9) Please do not mention or describe specific sexual acts. The mere mention of such things may be triggering to some members.
(3.10) Please do not mention or describe body parts in a way that could reasonably be foreseen to be a trigger for other members.
(3.11) It has become common practice to use the abbreviation "P" to refer to the word "porn," and "MB" to refer to the word "masturbation." This usage is encouraged, but not required. However, be aware that some filtering software will block web pages that include those words, so if you choose to use them, some users may not be able to read your post.
(3.12) Please do not link to external sites without the prior approval of a member of the TTF team. This is to keep TTF a safe environment and to ensure that links do not contain triggering material. Links which have not been approved will be removed without warning.
(3.13) Please do not post any image that could reasonably be foreseen to be a trigger for other members. Images that are deemed to be unsuitable will be removed at the discretion of the TTF team.
(3.14) This is a site for people of all faiths and beliefs. Please respect the beliefs or lack of beliefs other members and do not post excessive quantities of religious content especially in the journals of those with different beliefs.
(3.15) Threads of a specifically religious nature should be posted in the Religion and Spirituality sub-forum.
(3.16) Please do not use this site as a platform to attempt to convert other members to your chosen belief system. If other members ask you for information on your beliefs then of course you can answer them but we are here for recovery first and foremost and unsolicited preaching is not permitted outside of the Religion and Spirituality sub-forum.
4 - PRIVATE MESSAGING
(4.1) If you have something to say to a member that is not of general interest to the board then please use the private messaging system.
(4.2) Please observe the same rules of conduct regarding respect and triggering material as in normal posts in private messages.
(4.3) Please do not post others’ private messages unless they give you permission to do so.
5 - MEDIA AND RESEARCHERS
(5.1) While we encourage research and media attention on the subject of porn addiction this website is primarily aimed at recovery rather than education. We may allow interviews with members or statistical information gathered on the site to be used in media reports or research papers however this is solely at the discretion of the TTF team. If any members of the media or scholarly community wish to interview members or gather information from this site then please contact Admin directly by private message for permission. Messages of this nature posted without permission will be deleted without warning and may lead to disciplinary action.
6 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION
(6.1) The interpretation and enforcement of all board rules is at the sole discretion of the TTF team.
(6.2) Please help us to uphold these rules by reporting any infractions using the "Report Post" feature. To report a post click on the pink square icon in the upper right-hand corner of the post you wish to report. The TTF team will then assess whether action needs to be taken.
(6.3) Please be aware that any material which violates any of the site rules may be edited or deleted without warning.
(6.4) Decisions made by members of the TTF team can be discussed with the TTF team via private messaging but not on the board itself.
(6.5) The moderators and administrators in the TTF team volunteer to help run TTF in their free time. Please respect this and understand that they have to do what is best for the site as a whole. Attempts to undermine the authority or integrity of any member of the TTF team in the open forum will not be tolerated and will result in immediate disciplinary action. If you have a complaint about the conduct of a member of the TTF team please contact Admin2 the head administrator via private message.
(6.6) Members who violate the board rules are subject to disciplinary action. Offending members will receive a formal warning, and then on the second warning, they will be liable to disciplinary action up to and including banning from the site.
(6.7) The TTF team reserves the right to ban any member without warning if it is deemed necessary. This is primarily to allow spammers to be deleted quickly.
Throughtheflame reserves the right to make changes to the site rules at any time without notice.
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