MiniMins.com -Weight Loss Support Forum Rules

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Forum Rules

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1. The usage of MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum is a privilege not a right.
2. MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum is a free service thus we reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason, in its sole discretion and without notice
3. MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum users shall not solicit email addresses/personal addresses/details from other members to "share" information, you may post this information on the forum or in Private Message as long as this information is in accordance with our rules.
4. MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum users shall not solicit our members to join other weight loss forums. This is considered "competitive" behaviour which deteriorates our purpose.
5. Trolling/Flaming is not allowed on this forum. If you cannot say something nice do not say anything at all. This means you agree not to flame, taunt, insult, harass or disrespect any user of this forum.
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7. "Goodbye" and "Come back" type threads are not welcome on MiniMins, if somebody wishes to leave the fourm they may do so and as such they will be welcome back at any time onto MiniMins.
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13. Abuse of the edit post facility will result in instant termination of your access to MiniMins.com
14. NO SHOUTING - Typing in all capital letters is considered shouting and is thus deemed to be rude behavior.
15. No TXT speak - There is no need to use this when you are sitting in front of a keyboard. It is also extremely difficult to read when you are not used to it.
16. No Cryptic posts to try and "Skirt" MiniMins rules.
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19. Welcome new members. When newcomers arrive, say "hi" and welcome them. Help new folks "learn the ropes" about how to find information and resources, save time, and how to get involved. You will also find a lot of help using the forums themselves.
20. No posts of an overtly political or religious nature OR posts promoting advocacy of particular personal, medical, legal, religious, political, or non-profit causes. The forums are intended for offering mutual personal support. Debating controversial subjects should be taken elsewhere. Limited religious references are allowed (ie. "my prayers are with you" or a brief quote as part of a larger post), but the forums should not be used to convert others.
21. Absolutely no canvasing for members for Facebook Groups or any other groups on the internet.

Privileges

MiniMins reserve the right to disable albums, signature space and avatars if they are used to incite hatred, violence or anything we at MiniMins deems inappropriate material for a family weight loss support site.


Rules Relating to Selling of Diet/Food Products

• We do not allow any diet/food products to be sold over MiniMins or advertised on MiniMins via Ebay, etc., etc.
• Encouraging people to PM you to buy diet/food products or solicting members via PM to buy diet/food products is prohibited.
• Diet/Food product freebies will also fall under these rules, including swapping diet products.

Breakages of these 2 rules may result in an instant ban.

*PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING*

You are responsible for any personal information that you include as part of any posting anywhere on MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum and you alone are responsible for material that you post.

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Your email address is private on this forum, once you give it to somebody else, this is then beyond our control. If you use the feature of emailing a member, the user sending the email does NOT know the recipient email address. However when you send an email you are giving that user your email address.

Private Messaging works within the confines of the forum. You will get a notification email, please do NOT respond to this email as it will not get to the original sender. You must log in to the forum to respond to a private message.

If you are being harassed by a member by private message or email you must report it with the name of the user and forward all material relating to the incident to a member of Administration(Super Moderator / Administrator). So that we can take action on your behalf. Please do not delete the private messages or emails as this is your evidence to prove your complaint is valid.

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[unipal390]

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[michigan056]

sounds good to me

[missfortissimo]

Alrighty! Thanks. This sounds like a safe environment to discuss weight loss.

[Lusty]

Need help!

[Aimeewillbeskinny]

Looking foward to the support!!

[charlie:)]

This is useful thanks!

[littlemissleader]

ok, thank you.

[shazzy1]

Thank you for an invaluable weight loss support system.x