TraderChat Forum Rules
Registration to this forum is free! We do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below. If you agree to the terms, please check the 'I agree' checkbox and press the 'Register' button below. If you would like to cancel the registration, click here to return to the forums index.
Although the administrators and moderators of TraderChat Forums will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the authors only, and TraderChat Forums will not be held responsible for the content of any message.
By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violate any laws.
The owners of TraderChat Forums reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.
TraderChat Rules Overview
TraderChat is dedicated to fostering and maintaining a friendly online trading community, where members of all ages and trading ability feel relaxed and comfortable. Like any community, the TraderChat site has certain standards, and in order to ensure these are upheld, we have a set of rules in place. When you join our forums, you agree to abide by these rules and repeated violations may result in you being banned from the site. TraderChat.com ("TraderChat") is a professional trading resource that promotes mature, intelligent & respectful discussion in a positive & safe environment for everyone.
User Names and accounts
Please do not register with a User Name that advertises a website or email address. (visitBob.com versus Bob). Please maintain only one account on the forum. If you forget your login details or wish to change your user name then email TraderChat for help, please do not simply re-register. Anyone found using multiple accounts will be warned and may have all additional accounts deleted. Further violations of this rule will result in being banned.
Language
No violent, discriminatory language or personal attacks are tolerated in the forum. Offending language will be removed. If offensive language in posts becomes a consistent problem, you may be banned from posting. Sexual content is not permitted on TraderChat. Anything which could be hurtful to someone else (within reason) is course for a warning to be given. This includes sexually explicit avatars, sexist jokes, use of violent sexual language, unwanted sexual advances, and anything else that could be hurtful and offensive. This site is rated for all ages and should follow what would be accepted in a professional office setting.
Advertisements
No advertisement of any form is tolerated in any forum. Members with less than 200 posts will not be allowed to post website links. After a member has reached the 200 post requirement, links to other websites will be allowed providing these specifically relate to research, support or have something to do with the actual post and are not for advertising purposes. No affiliate links are allowed and will be removed. Please don't use TraderChat with the intention of generating traffic for another trading community. This goes against basic "netiquette." We'll delete posts that, in our judgment, mention or link to our competitors for the sole purpose of encouraging our users to participate elsewhere. In addition no advertisements for products or services should be sent out via private messages (PMs) as that too is considered a solicitation. Members who choose to disregard these rules will have their posts edited and be subject to removal from TraderChat.
Thread Title Punctuation
Subjects and posts must not contain excessive amounts of punctuation (namely exclamation marks or question marks). Placing a large number of “smileys” is also discouraged. No excessive “shouting” is allowed (sentences or wording with all caps).
Spam
We work hard to protect our honest members. Once in a while, TraderChat draws the attention of unscrupulous individuals hoping to exploit the concentration of a large number people for their own profit. Usually these individuals post messages about various get-rich-quick or multi-level-marketing (Pyramid) schemes, or even links to sites that download all kinds of software and viruses to your computer. Sometimes these individuals will be sneakier, especially if they realize that we log all IP Addresses and ban them from access to the board. If you see spam on the site that we missed, please let us know.
Relevancy
Every TraderChat forum has a different topic, so what is appropriate in one forum or thread may not be appropriate in another. Take some time to find a forum and topic which best fits the subject matter of your new message. Keep your posts related to the topic of the thread. The TraderChat forums are for traders to discuss trading. All discussions focused on the pursuit of trading profits are welcome. Any discussion focused on something else is subject to removal. The forum should not be used to for personal agendas such as self-promotion, drama, attention or revenge.
Copyrighted Materials
It is illegal to post any content that is copyrighted, unless you hold the copyright. It is acceptable to provide a link to copyrighted material, to post brief excerpts, or to paraphrase other works, but please cite the original source whenever possible. This helps not only protect TraderChat, but YOU from potential copyright infringement problems.
Illegal Activites
Please do not discuss illegal activities on the TraderChat forum. This type of activity includes, but is not limited to, discussing activity that would violate SEC or trading exchange rules or laws. Advocating or asking for information regarding software piracy, licenses, registration information, software keys, "cracks," or other information designed to do harm to or allow unlawful access to any computer hardware, software, networks, or any other systems is not allowed.
Violations of TraderChat Rules
Any breach of the above rules may result in a warning or suspension depending on the circumstances. In exceptional circumstances, and at the discretion of the site moderators, members may be immediately and permanently banned. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to, sexual harassment, personal abuse towards another member, racist comments or blatant advertising.
