Published Sep 14, 2006
Message Board Rules
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Forum Rules
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  1. No profanity, racist or sexist comments.
  2. This includes using abbreviations or changing one letter of a swear
    word such that the word(s) are still interpreted by most as profane.
  3. No pornographic or obscene material of any kind.
  4. Any user posting pornographic pictures, or links to such material will
    be blacklisted. This includes materials within a signature file or
    avatar.
  5. No attacking other posters. If you feel
  6. the need to harass another poster, don't do it. What is
    considered attacking other posters?
    • Bringing up their name in posts that they did not start
    • or were not involved in, just to get a reaction from them.
    • Consistently responding to their posts and responding
    • with no merit other than to belittle them.
    • In short, making a poster a target.
    • Do not post unsubstantiated rumors about players,
    • coaches, etc. If you have a link to a news story, that is one
      thing. But if you have heard something 'from a friend of a friend,'
      this is not the website to post innuendo and rumor. Those posts will be
      removed.
    • No repetitive negative posting. What
    • makes a repetitive post? If you come to the forum and consistently say
      the exact same thing about the exact same topic day in and day out,
      that is being repetitive. Be sure to understand that no one is saying
      that you can not be critical. But this site will not be overrun by the
      same people coming on the site day after day saying the same negative
      things.
    • No flaming: If a poster come onto the
    • board with the intent only to flame, and continues to post nothing but
      flames or engages in no substantive discussion, the poster's posts will
      be deleted and the poster will be banned at the monitor's discretion.
    • No attacks on players or coaches.
    • Criticism is allowed, and encouraged if the shoe fits. But that does
      NOT mean you have free range to bash or alienate a player or coach with
      your comments. If you disagree with how they played or the effort they
      put forward, please voice your opinion and state why you hold that
      opinion. If it's something you would not say to their faces, then don't
      post it.
    • No attacking recruits: Just because a
    • player may choose another school does not give you the right to blast
      them, in any circumstance. There will be zero tolerance on this issue.
    • No posting of commercial offers, competing
    • websites or spamming of the board will be permitted.: All
      threads will be deleted at the discretion of the board monitor.
    • No posting or or distribution any material that
    • infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any law.
      Post will be deleted and member can be banned at the monitors
      discretion. This means no posting of premium information from other web
      sites.
    • Do not give out your personal information on the
    • message board or chat room. Please keep in mind that
      whenever you give out personal information (such as your email, phone
      number etc.) online --- for example, via message boards or chat ---
      that information can be collected and used by people you don't know.
      You give out your personal information at your own risk. We are not
      responsible for any actions that occur if you give out your personal
      information.
    • No fishing. Do not attempt to trick
    • fellow posters into posting their email address by promising the inside
      scoop on a situation. These poor attempts at humor are very disruptive
      to the board.
    • No dominating the conversation. Do not
    • dominate the conversation, whether it is a single thread, or the
      overall conversation on the board for the day. A successful message
      board community involves give and take. If one poster contributes too
      much, to the point of disrupting the community, he or she may be banned.
    • Terms of service. By subscribing,
    • registering or using the sites, you agree that Rivals and or the
      publisher(s) and board moderators of the sites have the right, in
      addition to other rights, to delete your posts or blacklist you or any
      other user at any time, if they believe that action is in the best
      interest of the sites, for whatever reason, and the reason need not be
      disclosed. For more information, you can read the Terms of Service for
      subscribers HERE.
      The golden rule is a good one to follow: Do unto others as you
      would have done unto you.
      To the vast majority of fans who read this site and already
      function within this rule set, thank you very much for your adult
      candor and responsible posting.