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How to Use the Forums & Rules and Regulations


The Band of Brothers Forums are for users to discuss anything and everything related to the practice of Principled Chiropractic, it's philosophy, and it's Practitioners. We expect conversation to range from everything from Innate intelligence, to "The Big Idea", from Subluxation to Adjustment.

General rules
THE BIG RULES: Violation of these rules is grounds for the IMMEDIATE banning of your account.

# No profanity in subject lines or signatures.
# No spamming or commercial solicitation of any kind. Any such messages will be removed at the discretion of either a forum moderator or administrator. Selling of individual items is permissible by a private owner in our Classifieds forums, however selling multiple items of the same product is considered a commercial post and will be removed. Commercial solicitation through the Instant Message function by non-advertisers is strictly forbidden and grounds to have your account terminated. For more information, please review the advertising rules posted at the top of every forum.
# No flaming of other members to incite or perpetuate a conflict or argument. ANY personal attacks or name calling will get you banned.
# No bombing forums or threads with pointless posts.
# No linking or posting of pornographic or objectionable/inappropriate material.
# Do not impersonate other individuals or falsely represent yourself.
# Do not discuss, suggest, engage, or encourage any illegal activity on the forums. Linking to locations that deal with any such activity is also forbidden.
# Posting under a secondary username for the purpose of arguing, degrading, or belittling other members is grounds for losing both your primary account and your secondary account.
# You must have a valid e-mail account in your profile so you can be reached by a forum moderator or administrator.
# Signatures can have a maximum of 120 characters.
# A chiropractic forum like Band of Brothers is not the place to post personal problems, questions about personal relationships, etc. These types of posts will be removed for your own privacy's sake and that of the forums
# Because of the volatile nature of the following topics: religion, sexual orientation, race, class, gender, and political opinion, users are advised against starting threads or entering posts expressing thoughts, beliefs or opinions on these topics. Any posts or threads on these matters may be removed at the discretion of the moderators or administrators.

The following posting guidelines are here to help you (and others) have an enjoyable experience here:

# Respect both forum moderators and administrators.
# No SHOUTING. Don't use all caps when posting. It is difficult to read and annoying.
# Try to post to the forum that is most appropriate for the topic being presented.
# No cross-posting. (This is posting the same topic in more than one forum)
# Refrain from using profanity or cr3ative spell1ng to get around the censor filters. Posts that circumvent the censor may be removed.
# Respect the privacy of other members and individuals. Do not post personal information about them (i.e. addresses, phone numbers, passwords, etc.)
# Observe all copyright laws when posting copyrighted material.
# Do not post messages that violate Federal, State, or Local laws which include, but are not limited to, anything that violates a copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or is bound by NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement).


Search
As the forum continues to grow, the Search function will be your greatest tool. Use of the search function will halt repeated posts, and answer many questions that users may have.

In order to search by keyword, enter terms in the search box at the top right of the “advanced search” page. Pull down the list next to the box and select “Forums.” Click “Search” and you’re on your way.


Making New Posts
The way our forums are set up, you can make comments to a post (alsso known as a "thread") by clicking the "Post reply" button at the bottom of the post.

Making a post to an existing page is a great way to share general comments, ask a similar question pertaining to the topic, or post links to helpful resources on the web.

If no one has commented yet, click on the “New Topic” button. Fill out a title, and write your comment. Then click on “Post Comment.” Your comment will show up as a conversation in the forum. Bookmark this page or hit the "watch this topic" button to make it easy to check for responses.

If other users have already started conversations, you can join in by clicking on the conversation title and then writing your response in the “Quick Reply” box at the bottom of the page. Alternately, you can click on the “Reply to this” button and get a similar result. If you want to start your own conversation, just click on the “New Topic” button.

If you would like to comment on a particular resource, navigate to the resource itself, scroll down to the bottom of the page, press "Add Comment."


Finding and Contacting Other Members

Searching for Members by Name
Our Member list page makes it possible to search for members by their username. We encourage users to provide as much info as possible, so other may locate them more readily. Use this feature to find the contact information of members whose interests you share.

just a brief note to congratulate you on your starting the group.

a mustard seed is all it takes

john from ct