Forum Rules

Things to Remember Before Posting at Indian-Military.org :

Please take some time to read the FORUM RULES below and familiarize yourself with some of the important things that will help you stay longer on this forum.

General Guidelines :

In a quest to create a vibrant, mature defence community, we ask that you post with respect for all members irrespective of their race, ethnicity, religion or nationality, while this is largely a Indian defence forum, we welcome inputs from members around the world. Any violation of this rule will be met with immidiate banishment from the forum and Indian-Military.org site.
When posting a new topic, please check if the same discussion already exists.
There are certain kind of posts that are frowned upon, and will be edited or deleted by the mods. Please avoid them to extend your stay at this forum.
1. Posts containing personal attack, swearing, political propaganda, and commercial advertisement
2. Posts containing only quoted new/articles from external sources without accompanying posters commens.
3. Posts that are offensive to any ethnic or religious groups or government. This is not a political forum.
4. Any post that violates universally authors moral right to his own text. So do not even think about plagiarizing. Always provide a source if quoting someone else
Do not post one-liners or one line replies. We understand that sometimes a topic/subject may only require one line reply but for most of the time please put some effort in your replies and content so it adds value to the subject/topic being discussed. Posting just to increase your post count is highly discouraged, you will not get far with number of posts you have but quality of those posts.
Do not start "this vs that" topic threads. We encourage detailed comparison of weapon systems which looks at capabilities of weapon systems being compared but not in form of "weapon A vs. weapon B." Please be detailed and give reasons why such and such weapon system would be better for various conflict scenarios.
Do not post anything illegal or injurious (including libelous, defamatory, or abusive statements, obscenity, profanity, or pornography).
Do not disrespect military personnel of other countries. Indian-Military.org considers them dedicated professionals who put their lives on the line for their motherland.
Do not post LINK/URL to external FORUMS and message boards.
Try to post links to the source for your information/articles ( link, website, book, magazine, etc.).
DEFENCE PERSONNEL/DEFENCE AUTHORITIES - IF you are serving in the military, served in the military or work in field that is related to defense/military or are a certified authority on defence affairs, please notify us. We will verify your claim and add you to our Defense Professionals group, identified in red ribbon gold stars below your user profile.

1) Posting

We respect the principle of free speech, however Indian-Military.org is not a democratic setup. We have therefore come up with a set of guidelines designed to enhance debate, not to stifle it. To maintain a level of high-quality discussion, types of behaviors that are forbidden include, but are not limited to:

1. Flamebaiting, trolling, participating in flame wars, or fanboy behavior

2. Spamming, via posts or private messages. This includes, but is not limited to, sending unsolicited invitations via PM for other forums and sites, and advertising via post for any site without prior approval.

3. Treating the forum as if it is a chatroom, instant messaging conversation, or text message. Please refrain from using SMS language and chatspeak, and use proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.

4. Posting, uploading or linking to content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing, threatening, sexually suggestive, hateful, profane, or contains racially, ethnically, or religiously objectionable material.

5. Religious proselytizing; this forum is not a pulpit, preaching your religion is not permitted here.

6. Advertising for commercial sites.

7. Advocating acts that are unlawful.

8. Expressing support for groups that are internationally recognized as terrorist or criminal organizations.

9. Making malicious comments about the forum or its staff, on this forum and other forums or websites.

10. Public criticism of a moderator's actions; if you have any concerns about a moderator, please contact an administrator.

11. Publicly requesting a member be banned, or implying that they will be; attention can be requested to rule violations, which will be followed by a decision and appropriate action by staff.

12. Blatantly advertising for other sites in a signature, post, avatar, etc.

13. Make sure to check for relevant, recent threads when posting a new topic.

14. Topics must be posted in the appropriate forum.

15. Make sure your post is relevant to the thread you are posting in, please do not post off-topic comments, make tangential remarks, or otherwise derail a discussion.

16. When presenting an argument as factual, please take care to be able to back up your argument with actual facts or evidence that you are able to source. Arguments based on unsubstantiated rumors or conspiracy theories are frowned down upon.

2) Images & Copyrights

1. Abuse of upload privileges is forbidden, this includes using Indian-Military.org for image hosting or uploading inappropriate content

2. Copyrighted materials posted in Indian-Military.org forums must state the source in full

3) Registration

1. Multiple registrations by the same person are prohibited; if you wish to change your username, contact an administrator

2. Registering an offensive or inappropriate username, and incorporating ranks and titles of the military or other organizations into your username of which you have no legitimate claim to, is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If your username is in violation of this rule, we will contact you to give you an opportunity to change it. If you refuse to do so, your forum rights will be revoked, or in simple terms you will be "court martialled" !!

4) Miscellaneous

1. Violations of criminal or civil law will not be accepted, and may result in the notification of the proper authorities

2. The administrators of Indian-Military.org delegate their authority to moderators they deem competent to carry out everyday tasks such as promoting discussion, enforcing guidelines, closing and moving topics, issuing warnings and infractions, etc

3. If you are unsure if a post, picture, signature, link, avatar, or advertisement would constitute a violation of forum rules, contact an administrator or moderator for clarification beforehand

4. If you feel that a member's posts are in violation of forum guidelines and/or are an attempt to bait you into a response in violation of forum rules, please report the post to staff and/or add that member to your ignore list. Continued participation may make the situation worse

5. Staff's posts and overlooked rule violations do not set a precedent for behavior that is permitted

6. There will be certain individuals whom we would have ascertained as possessing a professional status. Keep in mind when questioning their experiences and opinions in their areas of expertise, making idiotic, sarcastic, and rude comments may invite swift retribution, and the staff may not be inclined to shield you from the consequences of your behavior

7. The staff reserves the right to intervene in discussions lacking rule violations to preserve the quality of discussion, which includes requesting that an unruly member exit a discussion

8. Immature nationalistic bickering matches are not tolerated here (e.g. India vs. Pakistan threads), please take them to another venue

9. The rules are subject to change at any time, without prior notice.

5) Rule violations & consequences

1. The administration of Indian-Military.org, without any previous notice, reserves the right to delete any topic or post and ban any user at any time

2. Consequences for violation of forum rules include warning or infraction issued by a staff member (in petty cases we may choose to "advise")

3. Editing or deletion of the offending post

4. Account suspension

5. Permanent ban

Indian-Military.org is a public forum, and anybody who wishes to may register and post. Keep in mind, however, that visiting, posting and retrieving information from Indian-Military.org is a privilege, not a right.

Definitions of terms used in the forum rules:

Flamebait: posting something with the intention of drawing an angry reaction
Ttrolling: posting controversial and irrelevant or off-topic messages with the intent of provoking other members or disrupting on-topic discussion
Flame war: prolonged exchange of deliberately hostile messages
Fanboy: describes individual who is devoted to a single subject in an emotional or fanatical manner, or to a single point of view within that subject, often to the point where it is considered an obsession. A very essential and very common for a fanboy is to become aggressive or violent to discuss the amateur for whom it is dedicated, often leaving behind the taste of others or even underestimated.
Spamming: the advertisement of products, services, or sites on the forum

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Things to Remember Before Posting at Indian-Military.org :

Please take some time to read the FORUM RULES below and familiarize yourself with some of the important things that will help you stay longer on this forum.

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