RULES OF POSITNG ON MSG BOARD.....

Most of you folks know that I am not a moderator and I do my level best not to get into controversies, if possible. Sometimes I can't restrain myself!! lol But I thought this, since I have heard some questions lately, might be good to post so here goes. This is not my words, but you can find the originial info at this spot: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/question.phtml?N=a993097950&Search_Word=rules PLEASE READ... reminder of guidelines. Contribution Guidelines Do you have a question, answer, or other comment to contribute? Our community thrives on the contributions of peers. If you have something to submit for con- sideration, we'd love to review it. If we accept your contribution, it may often appear within a matter of hours. While a high percentage of posts may sometimes be accepted, this is a not an open discussion board for the public. Rather, it is a highly specific collection of some -- but not all -- supportive and/or informational contributions submitted for consideration for public posting. Certain types of posts are not likely to be considered for inclusion. These include: - posts that promote, draw attention to, or may incite controversy - posts that malign, vilify, defame, abuse, harass, or threaten others - posts that advocate violence against or harassment of groups or particular individuals - posts that contain expressions of malevolent disrespect toward others on the basis of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion, or sexual orientation - posts that contain aggressive, repeated, or unwanted attempts to convert someone's religious beliefs - posts that promote illegal activity or discuss illegal activities with the intent to commit them - posts that solicit or promote the use of an illegal substance - posts that contain copyrighted material, or consist substantially of material that has been copied from another publication - posts that advertise or contain any form of commercial solicitation, including URLs or hyperlinks - posts that disrupt a discussion - posts that are off-topic - posts in violation of rules and guidelines posted for a specific message board - posts that are substantially repeated in more than one discussion or board - posts that contain personal information such as phone numbers and addresses - posts that contain information, images, or language that may be considered vulgar, obscene, or indecent - posts that are visually distracting or disruptive - posts or other material that contain a virus or other harmful component - posts that substantially inhibit the ability of others to use and enjoy this website - posts that impersonate Obesityhelp.com members, employees, or moderators In addition: Unless you requested your post be considered anonymous, we have the right to reprint from ObesityHelp.com discussions any post or portion of a post (along with the name of the ObesityHelp.com member who posted it) somewhere else on the site or in other medium. The views expressed in posts in ObesityHelp.com forums are those of the ObesityHelp.com member posting and do not necessarily reflect the views of the ObesityHelp.com staff. Please check these guidelines periodically as they may be revised for the protection of our valued members.

Hey Ms. Arlies, Thank you!!! Lets hope that EVERYONE reads this. Who is the mod. on this board? I wish that it was you. You would be GRRRREAT !!!

THANK YOU MRS. ARLIESK!!!!!! THERE ARE A FEW THAT DONT KNOW OF THESE IT SEEMS!! THANKS FOR CLEARING UP THE AIR!!! ANGIE BEA