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Attention New Forum Members

urofan — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:24:19 GMT

I am asking new forum members to Introduce your small animal pets to the forum. I would like new forum members to post on some topics and make new topics about small animals.

Help make the forum a better place.

urofan — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:24:15 GMT

I'm asking that all members of the forum post on the forum so that it can be active in the future. I would like all new members to introduce themselves so we can get to know you.

DO NOT POST YOUR SIG IN YOUR MESSAGE TO BYPASS THE RULE!

Suprafa — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:35:55 GMT

Bypassing the signature rule by posting your old signature in your actuall messages is NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THE SIG RULE'S GOAL IS TO REMOVE HUGE IMAGES AND HUGE AMOUNTS OF TEXT TO MAKE PEOPLE ON SLOWER CONNECTIONS HAVE AN EASIER TIME WITH LOADING, AS WELL AS FOR COMMON COURTESY - NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE TO KEEP SCROLLING PAST TONS OF IMAGES AND TEXT. IT IS PLAIN RUDE.

From now on, if you post your signature in your message to bypass the 500x200 sig rule, we will warn you once, then ban you.

Also, PLEASE DO NOT PUT BACK YOUR SIG THE WAY IT WAS IF IT CHANGES - WE EDITED IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO BIG.

Also, personal photos bigger than 320x240 will be removed as well.

New Signature Rule

Suprafa — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:31:55 GMT

Signatures are now being moderated. Your signature must now comply with these rules:
1. Your signature is not to exceed 500pixels by 200pixels. If you don't know what the heck that means...

If all the contents of your signature do not fit into that red box space, your sig is too big. The lone exception is TEXT. Text may go further right than the edge of the box because it wraps naturally. However, ALL IMAGES MUST FIT IN THIS AREA. You may have as many images in this area, but they can't exceed the boundaries, and no one image can exceed any boundary.

2. Your total signature images must be less than 100K in size. If you have no clue what that means, try reading this. You can always right click your image and choose "Properties" to see what your file size is. This means you may have to start gettin rid of animated images, as they are big in file size.

3. Posting personal information in your signature is not allowed. This is your age, IM name, e-mail, full name, your location/address and your phone number. Posting anyone else's personal information in your signature is also not allowed.

4. Linking to other sites is allowed so long as the site is not an offensive, illegal, or inappropriate site. Linking to auctions, sales pages or online shops is forbidden.

Failure to comply with these rules will result in the editing of your signature by the staff. These rules will begin being enforced MAY 1st, 2006. Starting then, we will edit sigs violating the rules.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Guidelines for Participation

forumadmin — Thu, 12 May 2005 13:50:42 GMT

Welcome to Our Community!

If you’re looking for the best spot on the internet to talk about pets, you’ve come to the right place! The Animal Network offers a fun, safe and supportive environment where pet-lovers can connect, make friends, share stories and exchange advice.

A core value of the Animal Network community is that everyone is welcome. We encourage you to further this goal by jumping in to help others get involved through conversation and encouragement.

Another core value of the Animal Network community is to make the world a better place for animals, one member at a time. How can we do that? By realizing it is courageous to ask for help. With every question asked and every member who responds with a spirit of kindness and compassion, there is one more pet in the world that will benefit from the advice shared.

When participating in our community, there are a few simple rules we ask each member to follow:

1. Communicate in a friendly and respectful manner.
It’s ok to share your opinions and to disagree, we simply ask that you do so without attacking another member in the process.

If you feel you have been personally attacked in our community, don’t respond with an attack of your own. Instead, email the Community Moderator to alert her to the problem.

2. Keep it clean.
Profanity and obscenities will not be tolerated. This includes masked profanity where letters are substituted with special characters.

3. Don’t instigate arguments.
Content intended to inflame or disrupt the community is not allowed. This includes harassment of fellow members, links to inappropriate content, racial, ethnic, religious, or other slurs as well as any name-calling.

4. No solicitations.
No unsolicited or unauthorized advertising. This includes promotion of items for personal financial gain, as well as promotion of an item or issue for the purpose of mass communication. Further, mass posting or ‘spamming’ the message boards is not allowed.

5. Don’t share personally identifiable information.
To protect your privacy and to ensure your online safety, we ask that you do not post personally identifiable information. This includes phone numbers, address, instant messaging screen names (AOL, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, etc) or web address leading to such information. Further, we ask that you do not share someone else’s personally identifiable information.

6. Don’t post copyrighted material.
We ask that you do not post any copyrighted or trademarked material unless you have the express written consent of the owner to do so. The Animal Network is not responsible for any posts that infringe on copyright laws. If a copyright has been broken, you may be held legally responsible.

7. Respect our Community Team
The Animal Network community team includes employees and volunteers who do their best to maintain the integrity and standards of our community areas. Should a problem arise on a message board, we ask that you assist the community team by paying attention to their posts and following any directions they may provide.

These rules are here for your protection. They ensure we maintain a fun, safe and supportive environment where members can talk about the animals they adore. Members who continually break these rules are subject to account suspension and are no longer eligible for participation in our community.

Now that you know the rules, we invite you to join in our community and look forward to your participation. Welcome!