Above all else is that this forum is here to bring Glory to Jesus Christ. Although we do want our members to be able to express their honest opinions and their true feelings, we will not tolerate blasphemous or disrespectful words directed toward the Lord God, whether it be against the name of Jesus Christ the Son, God the Father or the Holy Spirit.
#2.0 Flames No name calling etc. For instance, if you believe someone is lying, or being deceitful, don't call them a liar, (even though you may be correct) find a constructive way to reveal that this is what you believe has occurred.
example: "I don't believe you were being entirely sincere when you said xxxxx" would be acceptable. (unless of course there is blatant, verifiable evidence within the site that MUST be referenced in the post where you can show a member has indeed lied, in which case, you may point out the lie, (by saying for instance, "you have lied" without calling them the name "liar").
#2.1 If you are involved in a doctrinal debate, do not resort to personal attacks if you don't have an answer. Simply admit that you do not have an answer. As someone else reading might be able to offer one, but once it becomes personal, the educational benefit of the thread is lost.
#2.2 People may be completely wrong in their beliefs, or their faith, but in all things we will all persevere to treat others with the same respect we wish to receive. Try to avoid general adjectives and remarks that only prove to be inflammatory, and try to be as informative about where you are coming from in your replies. If you believe something to be "ludicrous" for instance, explain why.
#3.0 Absolutely No offensive material, in speech, pics, links, avatars or otherwise which may result in permanent banning from the site. (Sich as nude, vulgar, lewd, etc., additionally no anti_Christian emblems in sig or avatars etc., will be allowed. ie., pagan, occultic, new age etc.,
This is a Christian and Family Friendly site.
#3.1 Copyrighted material When quoting text from another web site, please be diligent to properly credit the source. By not doing so, constitutes plagiarism, and is not acceptable. Always include a source link with quoted material. *** We also request that members copy/paste only what is necessary when quoting copyrighted material from other web sites.
**** Please Do Not copy and paste entire articles/web pages. You may copy what may amount to 20% of an article and provide a link to the article.
OR you may use the phpcode [web]enterurltopagehere[/web]to insert a web page into a post.
#4.0
PrivacyThere will be a zero tolerance for actions that infringe on another member's right to privacy. This includes and is not limited to posting the user's name, address, email address etc., without the user's permission. Doing so will result in temporary to permanent banning from the site as determined by administration.
#5.0 Absolutely NO Spamming
Do not advertise or promote other forums, web sites, products or services without prior written approval from the administrator of OFPM. If you have a non-commercial web site, you may link to it in your profiles "Your website URL" field. Admin approved urls in your signature are allowed. Please PM your request.
#5.1 IllegalDo not post any information involving illegal activities, such as pirating software or any other media, child pornography links or speech of any sort, plans to break the law or any thing else deemed illegal by state or federal authority.
#5.2 No Recruiting
Do not use your membership to recruit other members to join other forums or websites, off site polls, campaigns or petitions of any sort, fund-raising, MLM or any other money- making scams or schemes. No commercial websites, promotion of retail sales etc.
****NOTE****If any member has broken any of the above rules that you are aware of, do not confront the member yourself, instead report the post and/or evidence to a moderator or the administrator.
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