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That being said, let’s get into the rules of the game...
Using Information on iHub
iHub provides users an area to discuss financial-related information, views, opinions, and the recommendations of individuals and organizations.
The "rules of the road" are fairly simple in principle. Conduct yourself generally as you would at a gathering where polite people might attend. Watch your language. Avoid rudeness and flame wars. Stay on topic and stick to posts relevant to the board on which you are participating. Otherwise, behave legally, morally and ethically.
You are completely responsible for your own investment decisions and who and what you believe on the boards. The boards are designed to help you gain the information edge you need to help you make your own decisions. You are responsible for properly analyzing and verifying any information you choose to rely upon.
iHub does look at messages posted by its members. We do reserve the right to monitor or remove any post, at any time, which is in violation of the User Agreement or clearly detracts from the value of the community, without notice. We also reserve the right to terminate any member's membership at any time, without notice or refund.
Members should be aware that other members may not be who they say they are. We strive very hard to make sure members post under only one alias, but there is no guarantee our efforts will always be successful. iHub does not perform a background check on any of the alias profiles. We do not guarantee that members' alias profiles contain accurate information. Members should also be aware that other members may use iHub for personal gain. Therefore, everyone should approach messages with appropriate skepticism and objectivity.
Messages posted by individuals may be misleading, deceptive, or in error. If you disagree with a posting, feel free to voice your opinion. It is the policy of iHub to allow our members to freely discuss issues in a free and open manner, and we will not take sides in disagreements or disputes involving our members, so don't try to bribe us. We do however want the conversations to stay civil, on topic, and insightful. They will be placed on a special archive for reference purposes. You may disagree about a topic or issue, but stay objective and do not turn it into a personality battle.
iHub has only moderated boards and it is largely a self-policing discussion site, which means that our site administrators will respond and react to e-mails received from members regarding violations of the Terms of Use. Upon receipt of such e-mails, the iHub Admin can and may take appropriate action (at their sole discretion), including, but not limited to the removal of post(s) and the suspension or termination of account(s). Chances are - if you're honest, sincere, and civil with your posts - you will never have to worry about having a post removed.
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As well posting something that is completely off-topic to the current discussion.
For disputes regarding the rules or deletions, talk to Matt.
constitutes a personal attack, which is defined as:
Posting harassing or otherwise objectionable content on another poster;
Calling another poster names or being vulgar;
Not staying on topic with the current investment discussion, but instead focusing on an individual poster;
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There is only one board allowed, per security. IH Admin reserves the right to remove any board at any time.
Moderators of stock-specific boards are allowed to immediately remove any post for Admin review that falls into the following categories: Duplicate, Personal Attack, Spam. Each hidden/removed post is reviewed by Admin and either left removed or restored.
Moderators of non-stock-specific boards in the Premium parts of the site are allowed to remove any post that falls into the following categories: Duplicate, Vulgarity, Off Topic, Personal Attack, Violation of Privacy, Threat, and Thread Disruption. Each hidden/removed post is reviewed by Admin and either left removed or restored. We do reserve the right to intervene if we see blatant abuse of these features.
The JXM Rule: No posts will be allowed to be removed after a 24-hour period starting from the posts’ timestamp, unless good reason is given to the iHub Administrator. Moderators/founders of premium boards have the ability to ban anybody from their board without any approval or intervention from IH Admin.
Off topic and political boards are largely ran at the whim of the Moderator. Our gravy train is stock discussions, so we put most of our monitoring effort into those boards. We will rarely respond to TOS reports or problems on the political boards unless they become a major problem. What happens on the political boards needs to stay there, and not be dragged to other boards.
Private Messages are not to be posted publicly unless you have permission from the author.
Should you have a post removed, and you disagree, or want to know why, we ask that you take this up with IH Admin (Matt) privately and *not* on the board on which it happened.
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This board was created for the purpose of having a place to test posts; there is more than one board for this purpose on iHub. However, this is the most popular one: #board-107.
Sometimes there are fellow posters there who will jump in and help you; you can learn a lot just by reading the posts there. However, please feel free to contact me for help, if I can, I will be glad to do so; meanwhile, you can find answers to some of the more frequent questions at this link: Tips & Tricks
I-Box Testing (Information Box):
If you would link an I-Box to do some testing in without having to mess up your current I-box, I have a board set up for just that purpose, here's the link: #board-3081. If you would like the use of that I-box, contact me and I’ll set you up as an assistant moderator so you and you can have it until you’re happy.
… Gary
