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A reminder to all members

TechSupport — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:33:51 GMT

@All:

The VR920 forums have been very successful, and we have you, the community, to thank for that. The day these forums launched, I started out by setting a few ground rules, which are contained just above this post. Over a year passed, and I've never been put in a position where any of those rules had to be enforced; this has been a great community, with amazingly helpful people who have gone out of their way to assist others. I cannot sufficiently express my appreciation. One of the the things I've been very proud of is the fact that we've allowed all members to post freely, with no moderation of posts or posters.

Until now.

Unfortunately, one of our most vocal members of this community has repeatedly broken our rules, and has forced me into 'round the clock, 7 day a week moderation of these forums. Starting with a vicious and completely uncalled for personal attack against one of our members, and degenerating into argumentative and sarcastic posts, this member has forced my hand, and, sadly, I am here to announce that there is a new member level - that of 'Moderated Member.' This member level is going to be utilized as a preemptive measure, before we take more serious steps of banning a member. Nobody will ever be added to the Moderated Members group until an email has been sent directly to you explaining what was found to be improper, and all members will be given an opportunity to reform their actions before any changes will be made. I understand that sometimes we get a bit hot under the collar, or sometimes things just come out wrong. I honestly believe that the vast, [i]vast[/i] majority of our members are here to help and be helped, and I want that to continue, in a safe, clean, and honest environment.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post.

Forum Rules

TechSupport — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:47:19 GMT

Hello, and welcome to the Vuzix VR920 forums! We're glad you've stopped by, and we hope that the VR920 community will find these forums to be an informative and entertaining place to share questions, comments, suggestions, or even just talk about what games you like the most.

While we are going to try to keep the forums an informal place, we would ask that you keep the following rules in mind when posting:

1.) Let's keep it PG-13. We want the forums to be a place that all of our customers can come, and feel comfortable. As such, we ask that all posts be kept free of swearing, vulgarity, offensive speech, or anything that you think would be inappropriate for children to read.

2.) No advertising or spam. We aren't going to say that you can't mention other HMDs or other companies, since that would make it nearly impossible to have free and open conversations about the HMD marketplace. However, we will be deleting posts that are simply links to other companies' websites or products, if they have nothing to do with the thread. Spam will also be deleted, and repeated offenses will cause your IP address to be banned.

3.) No harassment of other members. Debates, heated discussions, even arguments, are commonplace in forums, and they are the heartbeat of what makes the community work. But, there is a clear difference between arguing and harassing. Abusive, derogatory, or inflammatory comments will be deleted, and we will contact you explaining why your post was deleted. Repeated offenses will result in banning.

The most important rule is to use common sense when posting. If you wouldn't say it to someone's face, then it is probably a bad idea to post it. If you have any questions, let us know.

Thank you, and again, welcome to the forums!