MENC Forum Rules of Conduct and Behavior
The MENC forum is an area for discussing professional concerns and topics in music education in a supportive atmosphere.
Participants are expected to be professional and respectful. By registering and posting to the MENC forum, you agree to abide
by the forum's rules. Participants breaking these rules will be warned, and if their conduct does not immediately improve,
they will be banned. Forum posts express the views of the author, and neither MENC nor the developers of this forum will be
held responsible for the content of any post.
For more detailed information about using the forum, please see the FAQs.
MENC reserves the right to
· Be the sole decision makers of what violates forum rules.
· Reveal information we have about a user in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any forum post or
action.
· Remove or edit any topic or post.
· Ban users who willfully break the forum rules or repeatedly post inappropriate material.
· Take any actions they deem appropriate to ensure the forums are not abused.
Rules for posts
· Do not post the same topic in multiple categories (Band, Chorus, etc.).
· Do not post your topic more than once or start new topics on subjects already being discussed.
· Do not post the following: job announcements or inquiries, self-promotion, advertising or soliciting, sexual or
offensive content, abusive language, or content that violates any laws.
· Do not invite members to contact you by private message or e-mail. Use the forum messaging service instead.
· Do not type your post in all caps. Use bold for emphasis.
· Do not participate in topic hijacking (purposefully taking a topic off subject).
Rules for usernames, avatars, and images
· Special titles may be awarded to participants who have distinguished themselves on the forums. Do not ask for a
special title.
· Usernames may not contain obscenities; suggestive, provocative, racist or insulting names; or URLs.
· Do not register with multiple usernames.
· Avatar pictures may not contain political or provocative symbols, nudity, sexually explicit content, violent or
offensive material, or copyrighted images.
· Do not post images of other people without their permission.
Comments?
Comments about these rules and the actions taken by administrators or moderators (the forum staff) should be directed to the
contact e-mail. These comments will be considered and clarified where possible. Posts
made to the forum regarding the rules or actions of the forum staff may be removed without warning.
