Forum Rules:

By creating and maintaining an account here at Aussie Tech Heads, you agree to abide by the following rules. Breachage of the rules may result in, but is not limited to:

• Post Deletion
• Forum banning
• Account deletion

In extreme cases, the user's Internet Service Provider may be notified, and action will be taken in accordance with the ISPs Acceptable Use Policy.

The rules apply to posts, threads, private messages, personal text, signatures, avatars and so on.

General coduct:

• Thread titles should be related to the post itself - i.e, a thread title saying "HELP ME" doesn't exactly help anyone, and if you do create a thread like this it will most likely be edited by a moderator.
• Flame wars are OK, however if the delve into pointless personal attacks and bickering, the thread will be closed and posts in question deleted.
• Do not  make multiple consecutive posts - there is an edit function, and it is there if you want to add additional points or comments to your post.
• Don't SHOUT. Excessive capitalization is not polite, and action may be taken by a moderator
• Be careful what you post. Never post anything you wouldn't want the whole world to know - this forum is public, and all 3 billion+ internet users could read it. Not all those people are the kind you would want to meet.  You should avoid posting last names, addresses, phone numbers, postal codes and so on.

Foul Language (Swearing):

Foul language, particularly the "f" and "c" words will not be tolerated. Doing so will attract a zero tolerance response from moderators, and the user in question will have their account binned for a period of time at the discretion of the forum moderators. Swearing in another language is also not tolerated, and will be modded. Do not try and avoid moderation by replacing letters, i.e with a *. Doing so will mean your post will still be modded.

 Trolling:

 Trolling, for the purpose of this argument is a post where the only aim of it is to incite controversy and provoke a flame war. On this forum, trolling will be tolerated to a degree, however pointless posts like "I hate x" will be moderated.

 Inaproppriate Content:

Inappropriate is basically anything you wouldn't normally talk to your grandma about, such as:

• Sex and Sexual acts
• Violence, Cruelty, etc

Posting of this will result in a zero tolerance response from moderators. This rule does include images, attachments, links to websites, etc.

 Quoting and referencing external sources:

All content posted on the forum from an external site must be referenced properly, including a link back to the original article, the article title, date it was written and who wrote it. Failure to do so may result in post deletion, at the discretion of moderators. Failure to reference your sources is plagiarism, and this will not be tolerated. Please also refrain from posting a whole article - just quote a small paragraph, and refer a link to the article. Posting more than 10% of a text is also breaching Australian Copyright law.

Advertising:

Advertising, be it for a company you work for, or a product of your own is not permitted. 

Illegal content:

Illegal content that breaks any laws of Australia is not permitted.

Crossposting:

Crossposting (posting the same thing in multiple forums) is not permitted, and such posts will be deleted.

Contacting a mod:

 Moderators can be contacted via their @aussietechheads.com.au email address:

Glenn - glenn(@)aussietechheads.com.au

Or, if you see a post to report, click the "Report to moderator" button. A moderator will then take appropriate action. 

 What if I don't agree with a moderators action?

Email Glenn, and whoever deleted the post will get back to you.