Forums Etiquette - Before you po

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Before you post a question

Please search ShutterPoint Forums, look through the Help section and Learning section to see if the answer is already available. Answers to a lot of questions are often already in there. Looking on our website can often get you answers to your questions quicker than posting in the Forum.

When posting messages...
Do

Help us or other members help you. When asking a question, please include as much information about your question or concern as possible. This will help other readers of the discussion group in determining a resolution to your issue.
Post a link. If you are referring to a web page or any image on the website, it is courteous to others to provide a clickable hyperlink to the recourse you are describing.
Stay on topic. Please post only messages that are relevant to the subject of the discussion.
Be nice. Please refrain from inappropriate language and personal attacks on ShutterPoint Forums.
Choose a descriptive title. This will help subsequent visitors to the Forum successfully identify your topic.

Don't

Don't cross-post. Posting a message to more than one category is unnecessary and creates extra traffic for you and others to read through.
Don't duplicate threads. Before posting messages, please familiarize yourself with the forum. If possible, check to make sure your question has not already been addressed in a recent thread. If there is a current discussion on the topic of your interest, continue an existing thread instead of creating a new one.
Don't use capital letters unless you need to emphasize a word or two.
Don't get too personal. Remember, all messages are public and will be viewed by others.
Don't discuss the company policies and business practices in an offensive or aggressive mode. These posts, or entire threads, will be deleted. We gladly accept constructive suggestions posted in a civilized manner, not the rants aimed to cause damages.
Don't seek support for a specific issue related to your account - contact us directly instead.
Don't put your email address in any post.
Don't perpetuate off-topic threads. If someone makes an inappropriate or "spam" post, don't add more noise by replying to the forum. Criticize in private message if you must. ShutterPoint will delete spam postings from the Forums.
Don't ask people to have a look at your images unless it's relevant to another subject discussed.
Don't add noise. When there is nothing to say, there is no need to "bump" the thread.

We reserve the right to delete or move (to a more appropriate category) messages which do not follow these guidelines or general Forum Rules.

Thank you for listening!

Forum Rules - To post messages

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To post messages to these Forums, you must register as a member of ShutterPoint.com website. By using the Forums, you agree to abide by the following Terms (in addition to ShutterPoint general Terms of Service):

1) Any message posted on our forums expresses only the views of the author of the message and does not necessarily reflect the views of these forums or any person or entity associated with them. These Forums use moderators and administrators to monitor the content and appearance of messages posted in our forums. However, considering the real-time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for us to monitor or review every message. Therefore, you agree that neither these forums, nor any person or entity associated with them, will be held responsible for the contents, accuracy, completeness or validity of any information posted in them.

2) You agree that you will not use our forums to post any material, or links to any material, which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, aimed against business interests of ShutterPoint, or otherwise in violation of any law, directed either at other people and organizations, or ShutterPoint and its administration.

3) You agree that you will not post promotional information for a commercial website for which you are an affiliate, employee, owner, or otherwise receive financial benefit from; or for a company that competes with ShutterPoint. Members who breach this provision are authorizing ShutterPoint.com to charge them the sum of $1000.00 in advertising fees plus any collection and legal fees involved in collecting the debt.

4) You agree that you will not post any copyrighted material without the express permission of the copyright holder, unless such copyright is owned by you. Advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate on these Forums.

5) We have the ability to edit and/or remove objectionable messages. Any user who believes that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately via Help and Support link on the bottom of each page. Upon receipt of such notification, we will make every effort to take such action as we deem necessary within a reasonable period of time. Since this is a manual process, you are advised that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.

6) These Forums reserve the right to edit or delete any message for any reason whatsoever, at our sole discretion. You agree that you are solely responsible for the content of your messages, and that you will indemnify and hold harmless these Forums, ShutterPoint.com Photography, FuseTalk Inc. (the software manufacturer) and their agents and employees with respect to any claim based upon the appearance and/or transmission of your message(s).

7) In the event of any complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you, these Forums reserves the right to reveal your identity and any other information we may know about you.

Thank you for using our Forums.