1. Be considerate and fair. Feel free to engage in a spirited discussion or disagree with other participants; however, avoid "flaming," creating posts that attack individuals (members and non-members), companies, or organizations. Hail Victors reserves the right, but assumes no obligation, to remove any user-generated content that includes bigotry, racism, sexism, or hatred; promotes illegal activity or physical harm to anyone; and is harassing, libelous, abusive, vulgar, offensive, threatening, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

2. You are responsible for your posts. We don't use profanity filters, but we do ask that you refrain from using profane, obscene, intolerant, or abusive language. You are responsible for the content of your messages. Do not be a troll: do not post, transmit, or link to malware or other material that is libelous, illegal, defamatory, fraudulent, harmful, threatening, or in violation of others' property or privacy rights. Additionally, be aware that by posting a message or participating in the Hail Victors Community, you grant Hail Victors the right to modify and publish that information on the site and in other media.

3. No Spamming. Ever. Message boards and billboards are two different things. Please refrain from posting advertisements, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation for goods or services. In no part of the forums are you allowed to post spam or promote or offer any goods or services for sale. This includes promotional statements about your company or organization, as well as advertisements for free services or products made within the context of another message; community members will determine what constitutes spam. You should also be warned that overly enthusiastic endorsements of any product (whether or not the author is affiliated with the vendor) may be flagged as spam by our moderators. If you wish to lessen your risk of being flagged as a spammer, you may post a disclaimer stating that you are not affiliated with a company or service. You are also forbidden to contact users off board to promote your services. If you have been asked by a Hail Victors moderator to refrain from a particular posting behavior and you ignore these warnings, your account will be terminated.

4. The world is watching. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please exercise caution when posting any personally identifiable information about yourself or a third party. This includes your username and password, which should be protected and not shared with any other individual. Sharing personal information about fellow Hail Victors community members beyond what is provided by the member in their user profile is prohibited.

5. Copyright laws apply to the Web. Do not post any material that is protected by copyright unless you are the copyright holder or have the copyright holder's permission. However, you may make fair use of copyrighted material by quoting limited passages of text, provided you credit the author.

6. Edit your message. We do not edit messages before they are posted to the message boards. Please preview your message (using the Preview Message button) before you post it to ensure that it makes sense to others.

7. No shouting. While they may be fun and exciting to write messages in all capital letters, they are NOT FUN TO READ.

8. Stay on topic.

9. No duplicate posting. Please refrain from posting duplicate messages or questions in more than one forum.

10. Be yourself. Please avoid choosing a username with the explicit intention of impersonating another individual; doing so is grounds for removal from this community.

11. Report abuse. Members can report any violations of the Community Rules & Standards by sending a private message or email to an administrator or moderator.

12. Do not post Free Press articles. Doing so will result in an infraction and the removal of the link.