Welcome to the Fall Festival of Leaves forums.
The following general guidelines should be kept in mind when posting to the Forums. We take these guidelines seriously, and will not hesitate to remove access privileges in response to repeated violations.

1. Please BE COURTEOUS to other users. It is OK to argue against someone's position; it is NOT OK to insult or attack another person.

2. Do not repeat things that have already been said. This means you are responsible for READING PREVIOUS POSTS before making a post yourself. Obviously, if there are hundreds of posts on a topic, you won't be required to read every one, but you should read a significant portion of them. Users who constantly repeat things that have already been said do not add anything of value to the discussions in our Forums.

3. Do not start a new thread if there already is one on your subject. Yes, this means you must scan the existing threads first to ensure that you are not duplicating one.

4. Do not start a new thread unless you have something significant, interesting, and/or relevant to say.

5. Make sure you are posting in the most specific forum possible.

6. Do not post the same message in multiple threads or forums. Pick the one best forum and thread for your message.

7. Use complete sentences, correct grammar, and correct spelling in all of your posts.

8. DO NOT USE ALL CAPS in your posts. This is a very good way to get yourself banned from the Forums.

9. Do not post just to sell a product, promote a website, etc. Posts are for legitimate discussion of relevant topics only.

10. Do not include somebody else's copyrighted material in your posts.

Registered members of the Forums may read and post messages, and create and vote in new polls. (Registration is free.) Non-registered members may only read messages; they may not post new ones. (So go ahead and register if you haven't already!)

FFL editors and specially designated moderators do read through many of the posts and will be enforcing the guidelines listed above. In addition, if you encounter a post that violates these guidelines, please report the violation to us (look for this symbol at the lower right of the post: ). Doing so will ensure that everyone else enjoys a better experience in the Forums. If you receive a warning about a violation, please take it seriously and follow the guidelines in the future. If you repeatedly fail to follow the guidelines, you can be banned from the Forums.