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Hello Team,



You should now be able to find the Forum Rules and Guidelines on all pages of the Forum.



Let us know if you want them amended, or think they should be displayed more prominently.



Hope they help.

Hi Guys,



Well done. This will get sorted shortly.

OK, it appears we are done here. james please post these in a prominent location - perhaps on thier own page - linked from the main page and ALL forum pages.



1. Do not post "spam" messages. The Planning Planet already has sections for listing software, consulting services and job opportunities. Do not post:

* Advertisements for commercial products or services; ("signature" links are OK as long as posts are on topic)

* Resumes / CVs or job opportunities outside of the Project Services Career Issues forum

2. Keep conversations civil. This is a professional forum. Flaming, taunting, name calling, abusive language and derisive / condescending posts will not be tolerated.

3. No cross (double) posting. Post once in the most appropriate forum. Double posts in multiple forums will be deleted.

4. Do not post copyrighted materials. You may quote a few sentences (as long as it is not enough to infringe on the copyright) and post a link to the original source.

5. Do not post viruses, malicious code or links to files and the like.

6. Messages should preferably be in English. While the membership is worldwide with many languages represented, it is prefereble to maintain discussions here where the majority of our members can participate.

7. Keep discussions on topic. Personal messages should be handled via e-mail. The public forums are not chat rooms.

8. Do not include other people’s personal details (email addresses, telephone numbers, etc) in your post.

I agree with Mark Lomas and the suggested edits and would not object if they were posted as written.



Para 8 may read better as:



8. Do not include other people’s personal details (email addresses, telephone numbers, etc) in your post.



Re para 5. I agree that links to executable files should not be posted, but are we inviting problems by advertising the option is available. Could we say that links to web sites only and not to files should be posted, without stating "executable".



This then give moderators "Authority" to delete links to files.



I am unsure of only English only. I have answered question from forums in French and Spanish when I have had time to translate them. Should we look for foreign language postings with translators etc! I agree no personal messages. Maybe preferabley post massages in English.



Regards



Paul E Harris

Hi there,



Well done. I am continually amazed and in awe of your enthusiasm and professionalism.



Let me know when you want these "rules & Reg’s" published.



Planning Planet.

Final (?) Guidelines:



1. Do not post spam. PP already has sections for listing software, consulting services and job opportunities. Do not post:

* Advertisements for commercial products or services;

* Resumes / CVs;

* Job opportunities

2. Keep conversations civil. This is a professional forum. Flaming, taunting, name calling, abusive language and derisive / condescending posts will not be tolerated.

3. No cross (double) posting. Post once in the most appropriate forum. Double posts in multiple forums will be deleted.

4. Do not post copyrighted materials. You may quote a few sentences (as long as it is not enough to infringe on the copyright) and post a link to the original source.

5. Do not post viruses, malicious code or links to executable files and the like.

6. Post messages in English. While the membership is worldwide with many languages represented, it is desirable to maintain discussions here where all members can participate.

7. Keep discussions on topic. Personal messages should be handled via e-mail. The public forums are not chat rooms.

8. Do not include personal details (email addresses, telephone numbers, etc) of others in posts



Any comment by Friday 25 June 04, or suggest we post as is.

Ron, tried the site, had a good time, but didn’t get a chance to win a car - please check your web pages ;)



I agree with Bernard. Most forums allow this signature file to contain links. We should perhaps only check out the link to make sure it is not to somewhere unsuitable - a link to www.ronwinterconsulting.com is OK, a link to www.fredsfreeporn.com is not !

I still have a problem with links being left to our Bussiness web sites. Isn’t this a form of advertising?



What is the difference between For insanely great software, a really good time, and a chance to win a car, try this revolutionary new web site! and just leaving a link to your business web site after your name?

Bernard, we never did finish those guidelines did we ? We should. Am OK with what you proposed (points 1 to 4). I read the BBC Guidelines from the link I posted and they say pretty much the same thing (with additional points on personal data ?).

1. Do not post spam. PP already has sections for listing software, consulting services and job opportunities. Do not post:
   • Advertisements for commercial products or services;
   • Resumes / CVs;
   • Job opportunities
2. Keep conversations civil. This is a professional forum. Flaming, taunting, name calling, abusive language and derisive/condescending posts will not be tolerated.
3. No cross (double) posting. Post once in the most appropriate forum. Double posts in multiple forums will be deleted.
4. Do not post copyrighted materials. You may quote a few sentences (as long as it is not enough to infringe on the copyright) and post a link to the original source.
5. Do not include personal details (email
   addresses, telephone numbers, etc) of others in posts

If we agree that these are the PP posting guidelines, then the posting window needs to be changed to state "By posting you accept the posting rules. The moderators reserve the right to
edit/delete any and/or all posts. Any breach of the rules may resulting your removal from the PP membership and/or banning of your IP" or something to that effect, with a link to the rules.

Let’s review, then put it in place.

Mark

Yes, I noticed that. James, is it fixable ?



Bernard, Ron, et al any feedback on the moderators role ?

Hi Ron,



I was just watching Bernard’s posting rate outpacing the rest of us since we started moderating.



I don’t believe any of the PPers can have any complaints on the moderating thus far. Yes, we could ask them but (and I don’t usually like American-isms) if it ain’t broke don’t fix it !



We could, however, do some self-analysis. Keep a log of our own actions for a couple of weeks

• numbers of visits;
• posts read;
• posts edited / deleted;
• etc:

I now have Everything In Moderation on an RSS feed into Outlook, so I can keep up to date with postings there. Useful guidelines in this post.

Hey, don’t count the rest of us out! I have had my hands full screening out the advertisements and mud slinging. I only visit once a day, (which doesn’t rate very high if you look at the daily rate of some of the members) but it seems to get the job done.



If you make a single Moderator responsible for any area, then that entire section goes unchecked should that person be unavailable for reasons that occur all of the time (vacation, sickness, job assignments, etc.) I say leave it as it is.



If the quality of the moderating goes down, then we need to look at how to improve. Until we have a way to measure he quality of the moderating, we won’t know if improvement or change is warranted. So, are there any ideas on how to evaluate the quality of the moderating?



Here is my list for starters,



1. Ask the members

2. Track statistics on the actions of the Moderators.

3. As the Planning Planet Staff how we are doing.



Ron Winter.

Bernard,



agree with the "asking first approach".



I note that you are doing most of the moderating (sorry), I don’t get here every day of late and am usually beaten to it by you. One of our earlier ideas was for us each to take two or three categories and moderate those. We could resurrect that the help share the work. What do you think ?



Mark

Erm,



We have not saved a record of who locks and un-locks the records. Sorry.



Is there a problem with un-locking it, or has the other thread, you show, now taken over the discussion?

I note also that there was then a new thread - Bernard, you will be familiar with this one ;)



See this thread that extended the debate to MSP - P3 - Powerproject.



Was this the reason for locking the former ?

me neither. If I unlock it, can you tell from the DB who did it ?

We didn’t lock it!