Post by David Sechrest on Jul 26, 2007 2:23:59 GMT -5
The Historic Columbus Indiana Forum was designed and implemented to provide written history about Columbus Indiana through the eyes of the residents who were a part of its past. Remembrances, personal stories, people and places remembered, and other topics of our city's history will hopefully be recorded for future generations to both learn from and enjoy.
In order for this forum to run smoothly and be as enjoyable for everyone as possible, there are a few rules and guidelines that we ask members to follow. Posts that deviate from these guidelines will be subject to editing or removal by the forum monitors and continued violations could result in a member being banned from the forum. It is our hope that this forum will maintain a certain level of intelligence, courtesy and etiquette and require very little monitoring. This is your forum but in order for it to be a useful, informative and fun place for open discussion we do need a few basic ground rules. Below are our policies on various web forum issues.
Keep Things Pertinent
Please try to discuss items or post pictures directly related to Columbus (or Bartholomew County) history. It is understood that we all will get off topic occasionally and that's fine. But, try to keep any and all posts directly related to Columbus or Bartholomew County. Posts that do not have anything to do directly with Columbus Indiana (unless the Thread specifies otherwise) are subject to removal. If you want to show images of products, let's keep it related to products that were manufactured in Columbus Indiana, or Bartholomew County.
Responsibility:
This is a very public forum. Please use caution when making comments about any individual, whether a member of this forum or not, which could be considered damaging to their character or reputation. Neither the Historic Columbus Indiana Board nor its administrators can be held responsible for the content of messages posted in this forum. Each individual member is fully responsible for what he or she writes and by posting in the HCI Forum accepts sole legal responsibility for his or her statements.
Personal Attacks
Feel free to disagree with another member's opinion all you want, but personal attacks, insults, name-calling and other hurtful responses are unacceptable. Posts containing any such personal attacks toward other members will be removed. It would be nice if everyone with similar interests could get along and interact well, but sadly this is often not the case. Hopefully we can all act reasonably to work out our differences when conflicts come up, but occasionally it may be necessary to remove a member on the basis of his or her overall effect on the forum.
Profanity
We'd like to keep things PG around here so no obscenities, please. There is a built-in profanity filter that will replace certain words with symbols. Please be creative enough in your choice of words to use acceptable language that will not have to be filtered out. Posts that use alternative spellings to defeat the profanity filter are subject to deletion.
Off Topic Discussions:
Please post messages in the most appropriate subject folder. If your message doesn't fit within any of the specific forums, please post it in the Miscellaneous Topics About Columbus Indiana Thread, or if your message is unrelated to Columbus Indiana, please use the Nothing That Has To Do With Columbus Indiana Thread. If you feel your post warrants a new folder, please contact one of the administrators, and we'll discuss setting up a new folder for your discussion.
Politics, Religion, etc.
While we all have many things in common they can still be at opposite ends of the political spectrum and have widely varying beliefs and lifestyles. Because political discussions can quickly escalate into heated arguments which only cause division and quickly turn camaraderie into chaos, we ask that no political subjects will be discussed here. All topics or posts containing specific political comments will be removed without notice in the interest of a more mellow historicdom.
Posting Images
Feel free to add images to your posts but please keep the number and size of the images reasonably. Images should be kept to a width of 700 to 750 pixels. Remember it takes much longer for members with dial-up connections to open pages with large graphics.
Questionable Images
Any posts containing photos not appropriate for general viewing will be edited by the moderators to add a link to the photo's location so that members can choose whether or not to open it.
Signatures
Please keep your personal signature short and simple. We prefer that you do not include pictures to your signature since some members find it repetative and annoying and it can make pages take longer to load.
Multiple Folder Posts
To avoid confusion and multiple threads on the same topic, please do not post the same message in more than one folder. To spread the same information to members in other folders, please post only short messages directing members to the folder with the original post. If you feel your post applies to more than one topic, you can decide which Thread you feel your post pertains to the most, and direct members to that post in other Threads.
Creating New Topics
Before creating a new topic in a forum, please attempt to locate a pre-existing folder for that topic. It may exist several pages back in the main subject folder but it will appear on the current page again when a new post is made. There is a search feature in each folder which can help locate old topics.
Subject Thread Titles
Changing the title of a subject within a thread can cause confusion about what is being discussed and what subject a member is responding to. When posting in an ongoing topic thread, please do not change the name in the subject field unless it is clearly a different but closely related subject. If you want to change the subject significantly, please create a new topic.
Selling
Posts about items for sale are allowed as long as they concern to items that are strictly related to Columbus Indiana or Bartholomew County history. For example, if you have an old Arvin radio you'd like to sell, that's fine. If you have a coke bottle that is stamped Columbus Indiana, that's ok. But don't use the post to sell non-Columbus Indiana items. You may also ad links to Ebay auctions. Please use only the "Classifieds" folder so those not interested in reading ads and sales pitches can easily avoid them. Ads posted in other folders will be removed or moved to the Classifieds folder.
General Nuisance Warning:
Members whose posts tend to be disruptive or annoying to the group on a consistent basis will be banned in the interest of a more interesting and enjoyable forum.
Grievances:
If you feel another member's posts contain unfair comments or personal attacks against you, please try to avoid making things worse by posting a quick response and continuing the thread. Instead, e-mail one of the moderators, who will review the post or posts in question and take appropriate action.
Post Editing and Deletion
When warranted, moderators may remove or edit posts which violate the HCI guidelines in the interest of the entire forum. It is not our desire to censor anyone or stifle freedom of expression, but personal arguments can quickly escalate and do irreparable damage to a community. Post editing and deletions will be done solely at the discretion of the individual moderators. We usually attempt to contact the member and provide an explanation for why a post was altered or removed and will sometimes address the subject in the thread in which it appeared, but lengthy explanations are not always possible or helpful.
Thank you.
Reference Librarians at the Bartholomew County Public Library refer to the posts in this Forum constantly, and feel the information in the Forum providess a valuable service to both the online community as well as those who are not online. They have begun backing up the posts on this Forum in order to ensure that this history that we are recording will always be available. The Library will conduct regular backups of this Forum.
This is your chance to record your remembrances so others may learn from them. Columbus Indiana history must be written of, by and for...the survivors...
In order for this forum to run smoothly and be as enjoyable for everyone as possible, there are a few rules and guidelines that we ask members to follow. Posts that deviate from these guidelines will be subject to editing or removal by the forum monitors and continued violations could result in a member being banned from the forum. It is our hope that this forum will maintain a certain level of intelligence, courtesy and etiquette and require very little monitoring. This is your forum but in order for it to be a useful, informative and fun place for open discussion we do need a few basic ground rules. Below are our policies on various web forum issues.
Keep Things Pertinent
Please try to discuss items or post pictures directly related to Columbus (or Bartholomew County) history. It is understood that we all will get off topic occasionally and that's fine. But, try to keep any and all posts directly related to Columbus or Bartholomew County. Posts that do not have anything to do directly with Columbus Indiana (unless the Thread specifies otherwise) are subject to removal. If you want to show images of products, let's keep it related to products that were manufactured in Columbus Indiana, or Bartholomew County.
Responsibility:
This is a very public forum. Please use caution when making comments about any individual, whether a member of this forum or not, which could be considered damaging to their character or reputation. Neither the Historic Columbus Indiana Board nor its administrators can be held responsible for the content of messages posted in this forum. Each individual member is fully responsible for what he or she writes and by posting in the HCI Forum accepts sole legal responsibility for his or her statements.
Personal Attacks
Feel free to disagree with another member's opinion all you want, but personal attacks, insults, name-calling and other hurtful responses are unacceptable. Posts containing any such personal attacks toward other members will be removed. It would be nice if everyone with similar interests could get along and interact well, but sadly this is often not the case. Hopefully we can all act reasonably to work out our differences when conflicts come up, but occasionally it may be necessary to remove a member on the basis of his or her overall effect on the forum.
Profanity
We'd like to keep things PG around here so no obscenities, please. There is a built-in profanity filter that will replace certain words with symbols. Please be creative enough in your choice of words to use acceptable language that will not have to be filtered out. Posts that use alternative spellings to defeat the profanity filter are subject to deletion.
Off Topic Discussions:
Please post messages in the most appropriate subject folder. If your message doesn't fit within any of the specific forums, please post it in the Miscellaneous Topics About Columbus Indiana Thread, or if your message is unrelated to Columbus Indiana, please use the Nothing That Has To Do With Columbus Indiana Thread. If you feel your post warrants a new folder, please contact one of the administrators, and we'll discuss setting up a new folder for your discussion.
Politics, Religion, etc.
While we all have many things in common they can still be at opposite ends of the political spectrum and have widely varying beliefs and lifestyles. Because political discussions can quickly escalate into heated arguments which only cause division and quickly turn camaraderie into chaos, we ask that no political subjects will be discussed here. All topics or posts containing specific political comments will be removed without notice in the interest of a more mellow historicdom.
Posting Images
Feel free to add images to your posts but please keep the number and size of the images reasonably. Images should be kept to a width of 700 to 750 pixels. Remember it takes much longer for members with dial-up connections to open pages with large graphics.
Questionable Images
Any posts containing photos not appropriate for general viewing will be edited by the moderators to add a link to the photo's location so that members can choose whether or not to open it.
Signatures
Please keep your personal signature short and simple. We prefer that you do not include pictures to your signature since some members find it repetative and annoying and it can make pages take longer to load.
Multiple Folder Posts
To avoid confusion and multiple threads on the same topic, please do not post the same message in more than one folder. To spread the same information to members in other folders, please post only short messages directing members to the folder with the original post. If you feel your post applies to more than one topic, you can decide which Thread you feel your post pertains to the most, and direct members to that post in other Threads.
Creating New Topics
Before creating a new topic in a forum, please attempt to locate a pre-existing folder for that topic. It may exist several pages back in the main subject folder but it will appear on the current page again when a new post is made. There is a search feature in each folder which can help locate old topics.
Subject Thread Titles
Changing the title of a subject within a thread can cause confusion about what is being discussed and what subject a member is responding to. When posting in an ongoing topic thread, please do not change the name in the subject field unless it is clearly a different but closely related subject. If you want to change the subject significantly, please create a new topic.
Selling
Posts about items for sale are allowed as long as they concern to items that are strictly related to Columbus Indiana or Bartholomew County history. For example, if you have an old Arvin radio you'd like to sell, that's fine. If you have a coke bottle that is stamped Columbus Indiana, that's ok. But don't use the post to sell non-Columbus Indiana items. You may also ad links to Ebay auctions. Please use only the "Classifieds" folder so those not interested in reading ads and sales pitches can easily avoid them. Ads posted in other folders will be removed or moved to the Classifieds folder.
General Nuisance Warning:
Members whose posts tend to be disruptive or annoying to the group on a consistent basis will be banned in the interest of a more interesting and enjoyable forum.
Grievances:
If you feel another member's posts contain unfair comments or personal attacks against you, please try to avoid making things worse by posting a quick response and continuing the thread. Instead, e-mail one of the moderators, who will review the post or posts in question and take appropriate action.
Post Editing and Deletion
When warranted, moderators may remove or edit posts which violate the HCI guidelines in the interest of the entire forum. It is not our desire to censor anyone or stifle freedom of expression, but personal arguments can quickly escalate and do irreparable damage to a community. Post editing and deletions will be done solely at the discretion of the individual moderators. We usually attempt to contact the member and provide an explanation for why a post was altered or removed and will sometimes address the subject in the thread in which it appeared, but lengthy explanations are not always possible or helpful.
Thank you.
Reference Librarians at the Bartholomew County Public Library refer to the posts in this Forum constantly, and feel the information in the Forum providess a valuable service to both the online community as well as those who are not online. They have begun backing up the posts on this Forum in order to ensure that this history that we are recording will always be available. The Library will conduct regular backups of this Forum.
This is your chance to record your remembrances so others may learn from them. Columbus Indiana history must be written of, by and for...the survivors...