WELCOME TO 9TH WONDERS!

Hi there, and welcome to 9th Wonders, a forum destination for those of you who would like to discuss NBC's popular series Heroes.

There are thousands of people using this board, so please make sure you take a moment to read the rules BEFORE you start posting.

Ignoring the rules will get you warned. Repeatedly doing so will get you banned.

1. No flaming, insults, personal attacks
2. Differences of opinion
3. No deragatory remarks
4. Spoiler policy
5. Search before posting
6. No cross posting
7. No spam, excessive/unnecessary posting, trolls
8. No profanity, no adult content
9. No discussion of illegal downloads
10. No sock puppets
11. No advertising or commercial promotions
12. Moderating
13. Posting - All caps, large fonts, excessive punctuation, bumping, quotes
14. Signature and graphics policy
15. Private Messages

1. NO FLAMING, INSULTS, PERSONAL ATTACKS
Flaming is a mean-spirited cheap shot at another member or a member's post. Personal attacks on someone just because of a disagreement with their point of view will not be tolerated.

Responding to a Flame is JUST as bad as having flamed someone yourself. If someone comes into a thread and posts comments that you deem "flaming" then report them.

Being a little critical of performances is one thing, but actors are people too. Whether you think their performances were good or bad, feel free to talk about it. But please do so as if you were talking to the actor face to face. You need to treat the celebrities the way you'd treat any other users on the boards. Moderators will delete any messages that are considered flames to actors or other users.

2. DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
Each person is just as entitled to their opinion as you are your own. So, after posting your opinion, they are just as entitled to post their own. Try not to take it personally and don't respond to them to contradict them or to further explain your ideas. If you need to clarify your argument, then edit your initial post to provide more information. Don't waste forum space by repeating yourself. You aren't going to change anyone's mind. Just let it go.

And for those who have an opposite opinion to the one initially posted, don't direct your comments AT the original poster. Just post your opinion, without referring to the original post or poster, and let it stand on its own merit.

3. NO DERAGATORY REMARKS
It is unacceptable to judge, condemn, or otherwise villify or make fun of anyone that is not like you. If you can't make a point without degrading someone else, you are not welcome here. All posters must refrain from making comments that could ordinarily be construed as sexist, homophobic, ethnocentric, racist, or significantly demeaning any individual or group on the basis of disability, age, political inclinations or religion. What is construed as demeaning or hateful is up to the ultimate discretion of the moderators.

4. SPOILER POLICY
Spoilers are references to anything that will be happening in future episodes. This includes scenes from preview clips. At no time is the posting of ANY information about a future episode of any show allowed by anyone outside of the spoiler forum. Even if you think it is "common knowledge," it is still considered a spoiler.

If you see a spoiler in an inappropriate forum, report the post.

Please be kind to your fellow posters in a later time zone than you and discuss the latest episode's plot/storyline only in the episode's forum on Monday nights.

5. SEARCH BEFORE POSTING
To avoid multiple posts on the same topic, either do a search or look beyond the first page of posts (on the bottom left is the back pages links). Posts that are discussing the same subject may be closed or merged and will be marked as merged. Please note that some merged topics may have a changed title to reflect the topic better.

If you can not find your post, go to the upper left where it says "Logged in as: " and click on your name to bring up your profile. Go to profile options on the left and from there you can search all your posts and topics.

6. NO CROSS POSTING
Please do not start more than one topic (in the same OR different forums) with the same question or message. Read the forum descriptions and pick the most appropriate forum, and start your topic there ONLY. Starting multiple topics with the same question or message is confusing, splits up the discussion / answers and makes a moderator's job harder. Please resist all temptation to cross post. Moderators will lock, merge or delete duplicate threads as soon as they see them anyway.

7. NO SPAM, EXCESSIVE/UNNECESSARY POSTING, TROLLS
Spam can be described as this: the posting of advertisements, abusive, or unneeded messages on forums. You may think it only applies to junk mail or ads, but it also applies to the unnecessary posts that don't contribute any useful information to a topic. Moderators can (and do) delete any topics or posts that are considered spam.

Posting just to raise your post count will not be tolerated in any form. Your post count is just a number, NOT a status symbol. If you think you will get more respect having more posts, you are mistaken. If an Admin or Moderator deems you are abusing your account in this manner, your post count can be zeroed. Other such activity includes, but is not limited to: posting messages back to back that could have been easily in 1 post or when you have innocuous conversations back and forth with minimal post material or content or even minimal word content for that matter. Please use the Private Message (PM) system for such conversations.

A troll is a person who enters an established forum and intentionally tries to cause disruption, most often in the form of posting inflammatory, off-topic, or otherwise inappropriate messages. No posts obviously designed to attract flames or otherwise incite other posters to react negatively and aggressively will be tolerated.

8. NO PROFANITY/ADULT CONTENT
Absolutely no profanity or explicit sexual references are allowed on this board. All content must be PG-13. In addition, do not post links to adult content on other sites. Not everyone wants to read foul or off-color language, and those who do not should not have to be subjected to it. This includes attempts to circumvent the word censor or any other form of word ma5k1ng.

9. NO DISCUSSION OF ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS
Please do not promote or post about illegal downloading with respect to full episodes on this board. Posters discussing or promoting illegal downloads might find themselves suspended or banned without warning. Links to view full episodes on NBC.com and other television network web sites, as well as iTunes downloads are of course allowed.

10. NO SOCK PUPPETS
We do not allow double aliases or "sock puppets" on this board. Please, only one account per user. If you wish to modify your display name, contact idallia or wolfbro by PM. A display name change will be granted/denied on a case by case basis. Users caught with multiple accounts may be suspended or banned.

11. NO ADVERTISING OR COMMERCIAL PROMOTIONS
The use of the 9thWonders forums to obtain free advertising or to promote other website forums is not permitted.

Posting is for noncommercial purposes only and you may not Post in any manner which does or is intended to promote or generate revenue for a business enterprise, or commercial activity. This includes individuals selling items he/she made for more than the cost of parts and/or actual shipping charges.

12. MODERATING
Leave the moderating to the actual Moderators. DO NOT attempt to "put another poster in his/her place." Even if you're in the right, we prefer instead that you use the Report Post link if you feel that someone is breaking the board rules or if something needs the attention of a Moderator.

If your post was edited by a Moderator, DO NOT re-edit out the moderator's changes. If your topic is moved, merged or deleted, DO NOT re-post it in the same or another (sub)forum.

If you have any questions about the way the board is run or feel the need to argue a moderator's decision or a board rule or policy, please PM the moderator instead of addressing it on the message board.

13. POSTING - ALL CAPS, LARGE FONTS, EXCESSIVE PUNCTUATION, BUMPING, QUOTES
TALKING IN ALL CAPS online indicates that you are shouting. It's a very aggressive way to post and it doesn't come off as being very friendly. Moderators, at their discretion, can edit or delete any topics or posts that use ALL CAPS.

Large fonts should be used for emphasis only. Please do not use large fonts (font size 4+) to write an entire post.

Excessive use of punctuation is not encouraged! Thread titles and posts may be edited to remove extraneous punctuation.

Bumping a thread means to post an innocuous reply to a thread in order to "bump" it to the top of the thread listing. Excessive bumping will not be tolerated. Bump a thread only once per 24h.

Excessively large quotes may be removed by a moderator. If you are responding to a specific portion of someone else's post, please edit the quote to include only that particular portion.

14. SIGNATURE AND GRAPHICS POLICY
A new Signature and Graphics Policy has been put in place.

The dimensions and file size limits given should be more than adequate for most members, and has been put in place so the members who still rely on a dial-up connection are not forced to turn off some or all images in order to read/participate in the 9th Wonders community.

15. PRIVATE MESSAGES
The Private Messaging (PM) system is used by members of this forum to send a communication between two people. These messages are by nature and name, Private. They are not to be published in the forum without the consent of all parties involved.

PM's sent by a moderator are not to be published under any circumstances. If a moderator wishes to make their thoughts known to the forum, they have ways of doing so.

If someone sends you a PM that violates the Forum Rules or in any way makes you feel uncomfortable, please notify a moderator immediately.

Anyone found posting PM's will be warned and/or suspended. Anyone found posting PM's from a moderator will be suspended.

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Thanks for reading these rules and hopefully your stay at 9th Wonders will be a pleasant one.