Here are the site rules rules so that everyone has a great experience while visiting the St. Louis Christian Music website. This applies to any place that you can modify the content of this website. Some examples; Forums, blogs, pictures, songs, videos, biographies, etc...

Illegal Activities:

- The discussion of illegal activities is not permitted.

- Do not post copyrighted material the you have not obtained the rights to do so. This includes graphics, text and recorded materials.

- Do not request or post links to unacceptable content.

Behavior:

- No Swearing. Foul language will not be tolerated. Swearing via substitution of key letters with symbols is against the rules. (Example: If "horse" were a swear word and it was posted as "h****")

- No Flaming. No Trolling. Flaming is intentionally posting hurtful, insulting, or harassing messages to others. Trolling is deliberately posting sarcastic, off topic, or rude remarks in order to incite a fight on the boards. Take the high road and be polite. Respect others even if their opinions differ from yours. If you disagree with someone, you are free to do so politely, but please don't make it personal.

- No Spamming or Flooding. Flooding or spamming means posting disruptive numbers of messages in your blogs are forum areas.

- Keep your posts and the Exchange clean. Do not post anything referencing adult materials, this includes linking to adult materials.

- Do not impersonate anyone else on the site. This includes site moderators, STLCM Administrators, employees, other members, celebrities, or anyone else. This includes using screen names that use the words like "STLCM", "Admin" or "Moderator". If you are not a member or a representative of an artists, do not impersonate them.

Guidelines for Courteous Posting:

- Keep your posts relevant to the section they are in. For example, posts in the Musicians Wanted section should relate to bands looking for musicians to join their group. Posts not relating to the section they are posted in may be deleted.

- Do not post entire messages in ALL CAPS or post multiples of words in extra-large font. This is considered shouting. Shouting is not polite. Find a less "noisy" way to emphasize your ideas.

- Do not post messages with a number of repeated symbols, multiple exclamation marks or multiple question marks. (For example: ~ ~, **, !!!, ???) Do not post blank or "no text" messages.

- Linking to pirated content and harmful content, such as trojan horses or adult-themed content is not tolerated.

- Do not create multiple threads for one topic or post your thread in every category. This includes spamming advertisements of your website. Simply choose the one most fitting for your post. Try to include all your points in a single thread. You may post a link to your website once or twice, but not repeatedly. You can also advertise your website in your signature or My Page.

- Make your subject titles as direct and descriptive as possible. Simply writing, "Bug" is not informative. A better subject might be, "Having issues with uploading songs".


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