1. These Rules apply to the forums operated under the enidnews.com and Hey Martha system.

Questions regarding interpretation and application of these Rules should be directed to the Admins through an appropriate thread. The moderators are all employees of CNHI who have volunteered to help the forum project. Their job is to keep the forums productive and positive amongst completing their other normal daily duties.

2. In response to an unacceptable post or other action as defined here, the moderators may make edits or comments within posts containing unacceptable content. They may also remove unacceptable content and issue warnings or temporary forum bans.

All such discipline will weigh the unacceptable content or other action against the prior disciplinary record of the individual in question. The individual's attitude and further actions with respect to the incident will also be a factor.

Borderline content will be evaluated more rigorously when posted by an individual with a significant prior disciplinary record. Posts made during a "riot" or other concerted group rules-violation activity may be moderated more rigorously. In instances where an individual has multiple accounts, related posts from the second account may be considered in regard to disciplinary action for a post from the first account.

Generally, repeated unacceptable posting will result in warnings, then temporary forum bans of escalating duration. Repeated temporary bans will result in a permanent ban from forums usage.

3. Do not edit or otherwise defeat Moderator comments. Moderator edits and comments within posts are intended to implement these forum Rules.

4. Do not post discussions of moderator decisions. If you feel the need to discuss either of these, send your questions to the help forum.

5. Do not quote content of other posts which violate these rules. Do not repost threads that have been locked or deleted. Do not repost content that has been edited or deleted by the moderators.

6. Threads are to be in posted in their appropriate forums. Do not post substantially duplicate content across additional forums ("cross-posting").

7. Technical Support questions should be posted in the Help Forum.

8. Do not post threads about software cheats, hacks or exploits. Do not post links to any site that contains either content of, or other links to, cheats, hacks or exploits.

9. Do not post Flame. Do not post links to pages which contain Flame or links to other links which contain Flame. Posts within a discussion-thread should be focused on to the thread topic, not against other individuals in the thread. Flaming is a hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users. A flamer is simply an individual who believes he or she carries the only valid opinion. This leads him or her to personally attack those who disagree. In some cases, flamers wish to upset and offend other members of the forum, in which case they can be called "trolls". Most often however, flames are angry or insulting messages transmitted by people who have strong feelings about a subject.

10. Do not post Spam. This includes, but is not restricted to, posting "in", "pad", "+1", or any other form of posting expressly to increase your post count without providing content. The moderators will use their discretion to determine when a post is not intended to begin or contribute to a community discussion.

11. Do not post content which is not available on U.S. primetime broadcast television. “Content†means everything included in your post; your written words, any picture, your signature and all direct hyperlinks, whether typed or embedded in an image.

Further, “all hyperlinks†means any link you post may not go directly to any content listed below. We understand that linked pages may contain links to content in violation of these guidelines. We require users to review linked pages for obvious links to content which violates the posting guidelines and refrain from posting. Linking to a page which may contain a link to content which violates these guidelines will not constitute a violation, so long as the links themselves do not, in any way, violate these guidelines.

- Inappropriate language
- Inappropriate nudity
- Excessive sexual innuendo
- Racial slurs
- Ethnic slurs
- Religious slurs
- National slurs
- Hate language

If you are unsure of what constitutes U.S. primetime broadcast television standards- for example, inappropriate nudity, play it safe and do not post it.

12. The forums utilize an automatic filter which replaces certain unacceptable words with asterisks. Note that this filter does not make the use of such words permissible - rather, its operation is a direct indication that the poster used unacceptable content.

13. Do not post content that would defame abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.

14. Do not repost private emails or communications without the participant’s expressed permission.

15. Do not post directly, or post links to any site that contains either content of, or other links to, files, programs or software that could harm another person’s computer. This includes "crash me" sites. Doing so will result in a ban.

16. Do not arrange for the exchange of pirated software, other copyrighted content or other illegal items or substances while using these forum services. This also includes links to any site that contains either content of, or other links to, pirated software or other illegal items or substances.

17. Do not post, publish, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.

18. Do not use the forums in connection with any surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).

19. Do not create "Test" posts. Visit one of the forums and contribute to a discussion to observe what you want to test.

20. Threads that have no further posts will be auto locked after 60 days. All locked posts that pass 75 days will auto delete. “Bumping†a post with out genuine comment or contribution to avoid the 60 day lock is not allowed.

21. These rules are intended to provide further, more practical guidance for users than provided by the Terms of Service. These rules may be changed, without notice at any time.

Step out side the rules or push the “spirit of the rules†and the following are the possible consequences.

1.You will have your posted edited, removed or locked.
2.We will contact you and advise you of our concerns.
3.Your account will be suspended for a period of 1 to 4 weeks.
4.Your account will be removed and you will not be able to register again.

You should note that it is possible to be banned for a first offense and all moderator decisions are subject to our own internal evaluation.