"The Rules"

"The Rules"
Mission: The purpose of DDM is to foster communication between women from varying walks of life. DDM should serve as a place to unify thought, birth discussion, and be a foundation of collective thought. We will work to see that this community doesn't fall to the wayside as a result of internal dysfunction or allowing it to go into disrepair. We will seek out all available revenues to see that this community is on the cutting edge of women's issues, diversity, and communication. We will encourage individuality, mutual respect, and honesty amongst all. Staff Code of Conduct: In being given the duty to act as a staff member, we understand we will be held to a higher standard of accountability. We will have to be effective through the participation of neutral conversations and attempting to reel argumentative conversations in or by handling them appropriately. DDM offers a Fight Club for a reason. The general discussion forums shouldn't be embroiled with arguments and drama. As women of intellect, we know that there is a fine balance between mayhem and peace but we feel that it is possible to maintain a balance between the two. Staff members are not above reproach, criticism, or ostracism but the same respect that we extend to you is expected in return. If you have an issue that you feel that strongly about, you need to take up the argument with that staff member in a private message, not allow it to play out on the board. Private messaging is a system that allows for complete honesty as the DDM staff CANNOT read private messages between members or members between staff so your confidentiality isn't broken. If you cannot take it to them in PM, then please simply put that staff member on ignore or discuss it in the Fight Club. If you're unclear on protocol, you are to FIRST discuss the issue with the staff member through Private Message. If the Staff Member is unresponsive and IF staff member continues to antagonize you, then and only then may you create a fight club thread. After the thread has run its course and your issue is still unresolved, you will need to put that staff member on ignore. If you continue to agonize them, it is grounds for suspension. If the staff member continues to provoke you, their fate will be left in the hands of their fellow staff. Staff Duties: We recognize that you are volunteering but we also expect you to perform certain duties and activities. These include merging threads, moving them when necessary, occasionally creating threads in your forum/fostering dialogue, and hopefully recruiting members. DDM will only see growth through the cooperation of staff and current membership in recruiting new participants. We have to have something worthwhile to offer to everyone involved and this requires the participation of everyone. Staff and members are also encouraged to help with recruiting and retaining members. *If you have any ideas or suggestions, please submit them to admin or the staff member over marketing/pr (forthcoming)* Removal of Threads: There will be no deleting or removal of hot threads. If we feel a thread has run its course, we will move it to The Footlocker forum. In turn, if we feel it needs to be discussed again, we will return it to it's original place. Your posts will only be deleted if we notice they are duplicate posts or you request a deletion. Again, we foster open communication but we do have to maintain a sense of order and structure. Member Code of Conduct: The golden rule here is to post with common sense. We expect each of you to act like the mature adults we know you to be. Please do not bait one another with passive aggressive statements, taunts, or attacks. We don't expect everyone to get along and here again is where the Fight Club comes in. Please take your disagreements there or to private message with that poster. Please know that a dissenting opinion isn't a troll or a hater, they simply have their own opinion that you must respect just as they respect yours. Healthy debate is just that: healthy. Everyone will not agree with your observations or views and we don't expect it to happen. All we ask is that you exercise decorum, discretion, and personal accountability for what you contribute to the forum. We hope that all of this will help to maintain a better atmosphere for DDM as we continue to grow and expand. Rule # 1 ACT LIKE YOU GOT GOOD COMMON DAMN SENSE Please be respectful of others, but know that if you step out of line with a member we will not be there to protect you. Knuckle up, duke it out and then get over it because E-stalking will not be tolerated! If you want to argue and go back and forth, we will move the thread to the proper section and you can continue it there. We will not deal with trolls!! If you want to troll the board, prepared to get banned. That being said, we will not deal with multiple personalities either. If you get caught registering for multiple accounts, your ass will get banned with the quickness! Do not harass the newbies. Don't give a noob the gas face when they first join! Give Noobs a chance!!! Jacking & Posting other members photos is a big ole HELL NO over here. That will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Check to see if the topic has already been posted. If the same topic has been rehashed 3.1 million times or it is an active topic within the first few pages, your thread may just get deleted. This is an adult friendly site. This means there may be adult conversations or language that everyone may not be comfortable with. Also, this is not a kiddie camp so we are not babysitting anybody. Racial, Religious, or Sexual intolerance and bashing will not tolerated here. Not only will it not be tolerated but it's a quick way to get cussed the hell out. Respect everyone regardless of their lifestyle choices until they give you a valid reason to disrespect them. Then, see rule #1. We reserve the right to change the rules at anytime, enforce them as we please and moderate as we please. We hope you like it here, but if not feel free to go elsewhere.

Mission: The purpose of DDM is to foster communication between women from varying walks of life. DDM should serve as a place to unify thought, birth discussion, and be a foundation of collective thought. We will work to see that this community doesn't fall to the wayside as a result of internal dysfunction or allowing it to go into disrepair. We will seek out all available revenues to see that this community is on the cutting edge of women's issues, diversity, and communication. We will encourage individuality, mutual respect, and honesty amongst all.

Staff Code of Conduct: In being given the duty to act as a staff member, we understand we will be held to a higher standard of accountability. We will have to be effective through the participation of neutral conversations and attempting to reel argumentative conversations in or by handling them appropriately. DDM offers a Fight Club for a reason. The general discussion forums shouldn't be embroiled with arguments and drama. As women of intellect, we know that there is a fine balance between mayhem and peace but we feel that it is possible to maintain a balance between the two. Staff members are not above reproach, criticism, or ostracism but the same respect that we extend to you is expected in return. If you have an issue that you feel that strongly about, you need to take up the argument with that staff member in a private message, not allow it to play out on the board. Private messaging is a system that allows for complete honesty as the DDM staff CANNOT read private messages between members or members between staff so your confidentiality isn't broken. If you cannot take it to them in PM, then please simply put that staff member on ignore or discuss it in the Fight Club. If you're unclear on protocol, you are to FIRST discuss the issue with the staff member through Private Message. If the Staff Member is unresponsive and IF staff member continues to antagonize you, then and only then may you create a fight club thread. After the thread has run its course and your issue is still unresolved, you will need to put that staff member on ignore. If you continue to agonize them, it is grounds for suspension. If the staff member continues to provoke you, their fate will be left in the hands of their fellow staff.

Staff Duties: We recognize that you are volunteering but we also expect you to perform certain duties and activities. These include merging threads, moving them when necessary, occasionally creating threads in your forum/fostering dialogue, and hopefully recruiting members. DDM will only see growth through the cooperation of staff and current membership in recruiting new participants. We have to have something worthwhile to offer to everyone involved and this requires the participation of everyone. Staff and members are also encouraged to help with recruiting and retaining members. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please submit them to admin or the staff member over marketing/pr (forthcoming)

Removal of Threads: There will be no deleting or removal of hot threads. If we feel a thread has run its course, we will move it to The Footlocker forum. In turn, if we feel it needs to be discussed again, we will return it to it's original place. Your posts will only be deleted if we notice they are duplicate posts or you request a deletion. Again, we foster open communication but we do have to maintain a sense of order and structure.

Member Code of Conduct: The golden rule here is to post with common sense. We expect each of you to act like the mature adults we know you to be. Please do not bait one another with passive aggressive statements, taunts, or attacks. We don't expect everyone to get along and here again is where the Fight Club comes in. Please take your disagreements there or to private message with that poster.

Please know that a dissenting opinion isn't a troll or a hater, they simply have their own opinion that you must respect just as they respect yours. Healthy debate is just that: healthy. Everyone will not agree with your observations or views and we don't expect it to happen. All we ask is that you exercise decorum, discretion, and personal accountability for what you contribute to the forum.

We hope that all of this will help to maintain a better atmosphere for DDM as we continue to grow and expand.

Rule # 1 ACT LIKE YOU GOT GOOD COMMON DAMN SENSE

Please be respectful of others, but know that if you step out of line with a member we will not be there to protect you. Knuckle up, duke it out and then get over it because E-stalking will not be tolerated! If you want to argue and go back and forth, we will move the thread to the proper section and you can continue it there.
We will not deal with trolls!! If you want to troll the board, prepared to get banned. That being said, we will not deal with multiple personalities either. If you get caught registering for multiple accounts, your ass will get banned with the quickness!
Do not harass the newbies. Don't give a noob the gas face when they first join! Give Noobs a chance!!!
Jacking & Posting other members photos is a big ole HELL NO over here. That will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Check to see if the topic has already been posted. If the same topic has been rehashed 3.1 million times or it is an active topic within the first few pages, your thread may just get deleted.
This is an adult friendly site. This means there may be adult conversations or language that everyone may not be comfortable with. Also, this is not a kiddie camp so we are not babysitting anybody.
Racial, Religious, or Sexual intolerance and bashing will not tolerated here. Not only will it not be tolerated but it's a quick way to get cussed the hell out. Respect everyone regardless of their lifestyle choices until they give you a valid reason to disrespect them. Then, see rule #1.

We reserve the right to change the rules at anytime, enforce them as we please and moderate as we please.

We hope you like it here, but if not feel free to go elsewhere.