TestMagic Forums Rules
We will keep this short and honest.
You must follow TestMagic Forums rules:
- Downloading: If you're signing up only to download, you
won't be able to do so soon. We don't want people signing up just to download.
We want people to join and participate to help others; that is the point of
forums. We therefore have several download restrictions in place. Please search
the Feedback Forum if this is an issue for you.
- Internet English: We really, really do not like 'textese'.
Please use proper English when posting. This is a forum for people who love
learning. In English. Even good English. If you find you really must write
hai, i want to no wot u want 2 do, then please try myspace or something
similar instead. We'll all be better off in the long run.
- Use English, please: Please write only in English. Of course
the occasional namaste or arigato is fine, but your posts
need to be understandable by English speakers.
- Please be accepting of all cultures: Our forums are remarkably
peaceful and friendly, and we'd like to keep them that way. Don't make calls
out to a preferred group; we don't like exclusionary posts. This is acceptable:
Anybody taking the GMAT in Lima next month? This is NOT acceptable:
Latvians, please sign in here! We assume that the former is asking
for information about a certain test center. The latter, on the other hand,
appears to exclude other members.
- No copyright infringement: We're strict about this--we
don't even allow you to discuss where or how you can infringe on copyrights.
If you're in doubt, don't even try it. This forum is actively watched by various
organizations. They watch our users. They contact the forum admins. They sometimes
take action against users. Some users have had their test scores canceled
(or worse) as a direct result of posts on this forum. No kidding.
- This forum is public: There are for sure admissions 'deciders'
on this forum. I actually know some of them. So remember, your future employer
or some admissions officer may read what you write here. Think this: What
I type here will last forever. Therefore, do NOT use your real name in
any posts, unless you want the world to know who you are for all eternity.
Do not give out personal information for the same reason. We get a lot of
posts like this: I am so-and-so from Bangalore, ranked #1 in my class
at IIT, etc. Don't do this. People will find out who you are sooner or
later.
- Your posts are permanent: We generally do not edit or delete
posts by request of the author of the posts. Think carefully about what you
say, what you post, what you write, etc. It is likely that you will not be
able to change what you post here, ever. We don't like to edit posts, simply
because it is time-consuming to do so. Again, think before you post, and we'll
all be happy. If you have genuine privacy or other important concerns, we'll
of course be sympathetic and do what we can. Even if we change your posts,
it is likely that your original post will be archived somewhere by some search
engine or Internet archive organization.
- Do not post outside contact information: Do NOT ask people
to contact you by email, by PM, by IM, by visiting your website, etc. If you
have something to say, say it here in the forums. (That's what forums are
for.) If you ask people to PM you, email you, or visit a URL to receive whatever
information, you are violating our policy, and your account may be canceled.
Of course, good URLs are helpful for everybody. Feel free to link to other
sites if they are helpful.
- Do NOT post your email address or any other contact information
in a post. No, we're not being picky here. The problem is that your
information will be recorded by search engines, spiders, and spambots. We
also don't like it when people join the forums just to add their email addresses
to a list of people asking for email addresses. We also don't like long threads
that consist only of email addresses.
- No spam. You know what it is. Don't do it. Please note
that if your first post here contains a link, we very well may cancel your
account immediately simply because that's always or almost always a clear
indication of a spammer.
- No gratuitous linking. (Promoting websites, services, etc.)
A lot of people sign up partly or wholly to promote something. We don't have
a problem with that as long as you contribute while you're doing so. In practice
this means that you may promote such sites in your signature. Please do NOT
put these links in your post. We may see such posting as spam, and your account
could be banned. So, if you're a teacher, a tutor, a consultant or if you
run a service, a company, a website or whatever, please do not make posts
with gratuitous links in them.
- No trolls. No hostile language or subversion, even in non-English
languages. We've got people from all over the world who will see and report
offensive language, so please don't even try it.
- We decide: TestMagic Forums moderators are the sole determiners of
what does and does not conform to the guidelines. Furthermore, we may act
in the best interest of the forums, even if there's no stated rule governing
the situation. Occasionally members become adept at making detrimental posts
that do not clearly violate forum guidelines. Such members may be banned.
(Don't worry; this is not common, and the offending member would receive warnings
first.)
- Multiple accounts: If you were a member a long time ago, but can't
remember your username or your password and don't have access to your old
email account, maybe you should consider creating a new account. That's okay
with us. If you don't like your username (which is not easily changeable),
and you haven't made any posts on the forum, feel free to register again.
But members may NOT create new accounts if they've been previously banned.
Or to carry on conversations with themselves. Or because they're trolls. Etc.
- High-maintenance members: Some members don't break stated rules,
but for whatever reason, tend to cause lots of problems or require lots of
moderator intervention. Such members may be banned. Don't worry, this is very
rare, and members receive plenty of warnings first.
You also agree that:
- TestMagic Forums may moderate or suspend your account or ban you without warning
if you violate these rules. (This is mainly directed at those new members
who (or spambots that) create accounts solely for the purpose of promoting
their own sites.)
- Search is your friend. Seriously, there's a lot of information in the forums.
You might be surprised at what you find.
To agree to these terms, click the checkbox below. You may then click the
'Register' button to proceed. To cancel the registration, simply return
to the TestMagic Forums without creating an account.
N.B. Although the administrators and moderators of the TestMagic Forums will attempt to keep
all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review
all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and the
owners of the TestMagic Forums will not be held responsible for the content of any message.
By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages
that violate copyright, are spam, or are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented,
hateful, threatening, or otherwise in violation of any laws.
The owners of the TestMagic Forums reserve the right to trash, edit, move or close any thread
for any reason.
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