This is a moderated blog, which means that no messages will appear publicly until they have been viewed and approved by a moderator. Our moderators will never block a post simply because it is critical of an organization or an individual, as long as the criticism does not violate the guidelines given below. We seek to promote open and constructive communication on all subjects of interest to Independent Business Owners powered by Quixtar.
These guidelines have been developed for the protection of all who participate on this blog. The posts of those who violate the “absolute no-no’s” shown below will not be allowed to appear, although the moderators will do their best to explain to first-time violators why the post was barred and give them a chance to post a revised message. Repeat violators will be banned from the site.
Absolute No-No’s
1. No cursing, foul language, personal attacks or nasty remarks (also known as “flaming”).
2. No commercial announcements – e.g., no promoting any products, services, business opportunities or specific Lines of Sponsorship or Lines of Affiliation.
3. No proselytizing (trying to convert anyone to your religious or political beliefs)
4. No posting of content generally deemed offensive (e.g,. graphic description of sexual or violent acts, or bodily functions).
5. No use of material protected by intellectual property law (e.g., copyrights, trademarks).
6. No use of emails from addresses that cannot be authenticated.
7. No spamming (to include the deliberate abuse of this system to repeatedly promote another website).
Very Good Ideas
1. Give newbies (newcomers to online participation) a break. Everyone’s new sometime, and newbies naturally make inadvertent mistakes.
2. If you feel angry at someone's post: think through your replies before posting them. If you feel hostility toward someone, write a draft, then refrain from sending until you have cooled down and re-read your post. When in doubt, save the message overnight and reread it in the morning before hitting the "send" button. Your thoughtful and considerate disagreement could be the deciding factor in changing someone's mind (even those who are just lurking – i.e., reading messages but not posting themselves).
3. Brevity – if you want your message read, you’re best off keeping it short and on-topic. Most readers will just automatically skip past long, rambling messages.
4. If you have communication you specifically want to be seen by IBOAI’s Board of Directors, consider sending that message directly to pr@iboai.com, Attn: Board of Directors, even if you also post it on the IBOAI Blog.
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