Our rules are fairly straightforward and if you are polite chances are you'll never bump into them. However our moderators will enforce these rules as needed.
Board rules
1. One forum account per person. Do not misrepresent yourself by using deceptive user names or false information. No masquerading as multiple users. Please do not share accounts. We have many to go around.
2. If you're suspended for misconduct do not create a different account to re-enter. Wait until your suspension is over or you will be banned.
3. Do not post links that are not related to the discussion, or spam our boards with irrelevant links. Behavior that disrupts other user’s ability to communicate is not tolerated.
4. You are encouraged to promote your chinchilla related businesses but flooding (repeating your posts to be disruptive) is not allowed. Business promotions should be in the context of discussion or it may be treated as spam.
5. No spamming with non-chinchilla related pots. If you spam other's e-mails or sites you will be suspended or banned.
6. Links to obscene, sexually graphic, illegal activity sites will be removed, and users suspended.
7. We have an alert system to report abuse. If there is trouble please contact a moderator.
8. We are a family-friendly forum. Vulgar language, offensive user names, trolling, flaming, and personal attacks of other users will result in suspension. Discussion of explicit situations in the care or breeding of animals should be posted only within the appropriate boards.
9. Discussion of chinchilla pelting, fur production, or related topics is not allowed in these forums. This is a “pets not pelts” forum.
10. Respect our moderator’s experience and advice; they have been chosen to moderate the forums for their level of expertise. No arguing with, attacking, flaming, or trolling of moderators or admins about disagreements, infractions or warnings. You will be suspended or banned for harassing them.
11. We are an English only forum. Please use English out of courtesy to our moderators and admins.
12. Your public posts are public information and may be subject to be re-posted by chinchillas.org for our electronic publications. Posting on our forums is considered permission to use your posts in other areas of our site. When you use our systems our staff has access to your correspondence, messages, and instant messaging.
13. Before posting anything that is copyrighted include appropriate notices and obtain proper permissions.
Rules are subject to change to adapt the current needs of the group.
This page is kept with our current house rules.
