Welcome to the Roots Archives forums.
In order to keep the forum running well and to prevent problems, we ask you to follow these simple rules and guidelines:
**No illegal content allowed**
Discussion of illegal activities or links to illegal content are not allowed. This includes music piracy and any other intellectual property or copyright violations. Adult and pornographic content is also considered illegal and will not be tolerated here.
**Be nice**
We cannot accept rudeness, insulting posts, hate speeches or personal attacks. We are very serious on this one! This forum is not the right place for any personal or private vendettas. We just want everyone to feel comfortable, so please avoid the use of offensive language.
**Respect the privacy of others**
Do not post other's phone numbers, email address, private conversations or any type of private information without their explicit permission.
**No spamming**
Our forum is for discussion, not free links. You are welcome to include personal links with your signature or as part of conversational messages, but spam posts will be removed immediately. We reserve the right to determine what is and what is not spam.
**No URL shorteners**
More and more viruses and malware are being distributed through the use of shortened URL's, like 'tiny-URL' and 'bit.ly' and the like.
To protect our visitors and to protect my own PC, I have decided to delete posts that contain such URL's unread.
So please use the full links or our internal URL shortener if you want to direct people to certain sites.
**No sales/trades**
We do not allow threads containing personal sales, trades or ‘wants’. eBay links and links to commercial sites (in general) will also be deleted.
**English is the official language**
We welcome visitors from all over the world and english is the only language we can all understand. If you feel you're not fluent enough, just add a 'sorry for my poor english' to your first post.
**Posting guidelines**
* Use the [search tool](/forum/search.php "Search the forums") before you post;
* No cross posting. Post your message to the appropriate forum and nowhere else;
* Try to use subjects that best describes the content of your post;
* Don't use ALL CAPS to draw attention on your message;
* Stay within the topic area of the forum you are posting in;
* Use smilies wisely. Don't post a message with dozens of smilies.
**No double identities/No trolling**
When you start posting threads, please make sure you are using one unique (nick)name. Don't post under different names. Keep it clear for everybody.
So far, you don't have to register to be able to post on our forum, but that doesn't mean you can joke around, using multiple identities.
**Signatures** \[[Registered users only](/forum/register.php "New member registration")\]
Your signature must be kept to a maximum of 2 lines of text, may include one clickable link and cannot include smilies. Links to personal sales or other commercial sites are not allowed. Remember that all the rules above also apply to your signature. We may ask you to edit / remove your signature at any time.
**Private messages** \[[Registered users only](/forum/register.php "New member registration")\]
Private messages must only be used for short conversations or to make a first contact with another member. If you want to have long private discussions, please use email. Again, all the rules above also apply to private messaging, especially the 'No spamming' rule.
Roots Archives is moderated by several people. If you have a question concerning the forum (deleted threads/replies for example), please send your PM to **[Roots Archives](http://www.roots-archives.com/forum/con ... s+Archives)**.
Do not use the forum to discuss deleted threads or replies.
These rules may change at any time without any notice. It is your reponsability to stay informed.
Thanks, the Roots Archives team.