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Thanks to the many who have supported my plea to be gentle and respectful with teen posters. Above all, please be very careful about criticizing the teen poster’s parents in any way.</p>
<p>I think that this plea should be part of the rules of the forum. Teen posters deserve careful treatment from adult posters.</p>
<p>Also, could we have a groundrule asking that people start their own thread if what they have to say is tangential to the original post?
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<p>Have you read the Terms of Service? Here are the pertinent two sections:</p>
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Courtesy. At College Confidential, we expect discussion to be courteous even when disagreement may be vigorous. When writing your messages, please use the same courtesy that you would show when speaking face-to-face with someone. Flames, insults, and personal attacks will not be tolerated. It’s fine to disagree with opinions, ideas, and facts, but always with respect for the other person. Also, note that messages express the thoughts of the writers, not the community, its owners, staff, or moderators. Visitors who post discourteous messages will be warned; repeat offenders will lose posting rights.</p>
<p>General Behavior. Our forum is expected to be a friendly and welcoming place, and one in which members can post without their motives, intelligence, or other personal characteristics being questioned by others. Members who post in a manner that makes other members unwelcome or uncomfortable, or who conduct themselves in a manner in any way detrimental to the College Confidential community, will lose posting privileges.
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<p>If you feel that a poster is not following these rules, you can click on “Report Problem Post.”</p>
<p>Threads tend to wander all over the place. If a poster comes up with a question totally off-topic, we will ask that they start a new thread. Otherwise, there is a good bit of leeway for the direction the conversation takes.</p>