Bonanza Brand Guidelines

The guidelines for the forums are as follows:

• Please be respectful of other members - their beliefs, ideas and/or creations in any post they contribute to. Also be respectful when posting about Bonanza, its characters, actors, creators or any other shows that have forums here.
• There is to be no flaming of any kind - this includes BB members, TV shows, movies, entertainers, other websites, politicians, religious figure heads, etc.
  Example 1: "Jamie was a useless addition to the Cartwright household. All he did was whine and get into trouble. His interactions with the family were so stale." - Flame
  "I never really liked Jamie as an addition to the show myself. I don't feel the writers wrote his interactions with the other members very well." - Less flamey
  Example 2: "How can you be so stupid? Obvious X is so much better than Z." - Flame
  "You're entitled to your opinion But I still hold that X is better than Z." - Acceptable.
• Diplomatic/political/religious debate is to be restricted to Bonanza and its characters only. Opinions on religions, beliefs and political perspectives that start out in direct conversation about Bonanza then move outside of Bonanza are not allowed. The conversations must remain and adhere to the topic itself and stay within the boundaries of the show. This rule also applies to the shows discussed in the "Beyond Bonanza" forums as well.
• Religious threads that deal with sympathy/holiday wishes and asking for prayers for help and guidance should be posted in The Washoe Diggings forum. The topics that pertain to a show's religious theme should be posted in the general discussion forum of that show. All other religious topics such as theology, doctrines, circles or the like are not allowed as they belong on spiritual boards.
• Please follow the chain of command at Bonanza Brand. If you have a problem with a post/thread in a particular forum, please contact that forum's host first. Then if the host is unsure of what to do they will approach the Brandsters (admins) about it. Please avoid jumping ranks unless you feel it is a serious infraction. If a forum has no hosts then contact the Brandsters directly.
• Good netiquette is expected at all times. The guidelines we use can be found here: The Core Rules of Netiquette. If post or thread does not adhere to any one of these it will be deleted.
• If a member hasn't been active (i.e. visited) for eight months, then that member's account will be deleted on the first day of the ninth month.
• If you'd like to create a feature at BB please clear it with the host of the room/forum you want to post it in. If the room/forum has no host then clear it with one of the Brandsters first.
• Protect your ID and password. BB is not responsible for any personal information freely given out by you.
• We have an R rated forums for more adult discussions. You must be aged 18 years or over to gain access to this forum. To gain access please send an email to the Brandsters stating your name and age. The email address can be found in The Branding Room.
• All posts in the R rated forums are to be in good taste and remember the be respectful rule.
• There will be no linking to threads from the R rated forum and there will be no R rated threads or posts placed outside of this forum on the main board.
• Threads are limited to a maximum of 30 pictures/photos/images. When the limit is met the thread will remain open to comments only and there will either be a message posted and/or a message in the topic description line saying that the limit has been met. The only exception to this rule is the Supporting Actors, Guests and Crew forum.
• Please limit smilies (emoticons) to 10 per post please. This excludes signatures and quotes.
• Signatures are personal expressions and as long as they aren't derogatory or pornographic in nature and adhere to the Bonanza Brand rules, members are free to put what they like. You can have one image with the maximum size of 500 (width) x 90 (height) pixels and a limit of 1 emoticon.
• Other than for the 31 public domain Bonanza episodes, do not post threads asking for, offering footage or episodes of Bonanza or any of the other TV shows here as this goes against copyright laws. No tape/DVD trading is to be conducted at BB. Members can contact each other privately in regards to this.
• Due to concerns about copyright violations, please do not embed Bonanza episodes in your posts, signatures and profiles, or link to full episodes elsewhere. It is fine to link to a small clip of an episode, or a fan video you have created, but please, no full episodes.
• Do not hotlink images from other sites unless you have the express permission of that site's owner. This is considered to be bad netiquette as you are stealing bandwidth.
• Any artwork, fanfiction or other creative work posted on this forum is the intellectual property of the person who created it. You must seek the permission of the artist, author, etc. before posting/uploading these creative works at any other site. Unless permission is obtained from the artist, author, etc. any creative works that are posted here first, remain exclusive to Bonanza Brand.
• You can post links to other sites (not to other boards/forums/groups) that contain information about Bonanza not already found on the Bonanza Brand website or on the Bonanza Brand forums.

• Birthdays: When a member has a birthday, the following will happen: the member will get a birthday thread (posted by a Brandster or an assigned member in The Washoe Diggings forum) if they have posted during the last two months.
• Registering as a group is permitted in the Fanfic Library but not in the Bonanza Brand forums. If you are a member of a group you must register as an individual in the forums. If you want to show that you are part of a group, you can put it under your avatar as an optional title.
• It will be assumed that all members have read these rules - so please be aware of them.

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