Rules & Guidelines ~ Please Read Before Posting

[Stacy]

NO SPAM

1. No Spam
Spam basically refers to placing a link to your own site, or deliberately trying to get people to find a link to a site you own, know or support

2. No affiliate codes
Affiliate codes are freebies that are listed that the thread starter will be paid money for each time someone is to click on it!

You'll notice the address changing a few times when someone clicks on the link provided if it has an affiliate code in the address, so please report these posts to a Moderator

3. No Spamming of Adult or elicit material
Any one who places links to any sites address that doesn't meet with a General Rating, will be Banned and their personal information will be passed on to the appropriate authorities

We try very hard to keep this site a Family Friendly Site for you all to enjoy!

Signature Rules

You can NOT place links to other sites in your signatures




Posting Rules

Do not post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law.

Please don't post more than 5 new Freebie threads Daily
We place this limit so that Shop4freebies Forum can check the credibility of all posts before allowing them to stay on the board

You may however, reply to as many Posts or Threads as you wish

Please post your topics in the proper category. If needed, we will move your post to the proper category.

Please do not post a link by itself. Add a short description and any instructions that may be needed.

Please make sure you have tested the link and it is working properly. This includes, sample links, phone numbers, coupons, etc.

Spam, advertisements, and referral links/posts are not permitted. This also includes referral links in the signature area.

Obscenities, adult content or illegal content are not permitted.

Shop4freebies has a zero tolerance policy for personal attacks. Posting something on the Shop4freebies Forum which personally attacks another forum member or contains any type of racial or ethnic slur will result in immediate suspension of your user account without warning.

Solicitation of any kind on this Discussion Board is strictly prohibited. This includes asking for any type of donation whether it be monetary or otherwise.

The following is strictly prohibited on the Shop4freebies Forums and may result in immediate account suspension and/or removal of posts:

• Posting of any form of advertising including: URL's with affiliate codes, referrer tags, tracking numbers or anything which actively benefits you or a website you are affiliated with.
• Posting links to or promoting websites or services from which you stand to make financial gains. This includes voting links, if you stand to gain by it. Links to these websites are also not permitted to appear in the users' signature.
• Posting of sexually explicit/pornographic content or images.
• Posting links to sexually explicit/pornographic websites.
• Posting links to or promoting other "freebie" or "coupon" websites.
• Registration of more than one Shop4freebies Forums accounts.
• Posting rude or abusive remarks or comments towards other members, administration or moderators of the Shop4freebies Forums.




SEARCH
Please always do a search before posting. This avoids unnecessary reposts.

Go to the "Search" button located at the top of the forum page. Enter the link address with and without the 'www.'. Also, try the subject,such as, 'deodorant' or 'Secret', to see if the item has already been posted.

Reposts are not encouraged. Even if they have a different link address, but lead to the same site.

Reposts will be deleted, if necessary.

If you see a repost, PM a Mod and report it. Please do not make a reply that may offend the poster. They may not realize the mistake.
We have all made this mistake, and should respect one another.

REMOVED POSTS
When a post is removed, a Mod will try to pm the poster to let them know why it was removed.

No post is removed without a reason.


ACCOUNT:
Please limit an account to one per user.

Shop4freebies reserves the right to discontinue access for any member for any reasons, as well as to delete, edit, or move any post or thread for any reason.

If we receive complaints about a members behavior or actions on the site, we may issue a warning or revoke the user's access as we see fit. This is done in order to keep a happy member environment on the site.

Please respect the forums guidelines, moderators and other members. Failure to do so or repeated complaints will result in your access being terminated from the site.

Publicly challenging the decisions of the Administrators and the Moderators of this site will not be tolerated. This includes any speculation or discussion about why a post or thread was removed and why specific members have been banned. Such questions, problems or concerns should be sent to the Moderator or the Administrator directly, and not posted on the forum.

If you are a member involved, or thinking of becoming involved in a swap, please read the swapping guidelines posted in our swap section before doing any swap.

If you have an issue with another member, please contact a Mod or the Administrator. If you have a problem with a Mod, contact the Administrator.

THANK YOU

This rules and guidelines thread is still be updated

[kathann]

Thank You!