Read Me First - Rules & Guidlines

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Warning: Your forum posts and blog entries on this website will become public. Any text you submit anywhere within this site will be available to anyone with an internet connection with exceptions given to private forums, private messages and comments made on user profiles where the owner has chosen to make their profile unavailable to non members and/or people not on their friends list.

By using this web site, you agree to be contacted by site administration, regardless of your account settings, when it becomes necessary to do so regarding your account activity.

By posting anywhere on this website in forums, blogs or any other area that accepts postings, you agree that recipebite.co.uk may add to, modify, delete, move, rehash, mash and amend content for further publishing elsewhere on Recipebite.co.uk. In cases where content is recycled to other site areas, full attribution will be given to it's author.

The basic ground rules for discussions on Recpebite.co.uk are simple: be polite, use common sense, don't break the law and don't post any message that even hints at advertising.

You are permitted a maximum of one account, active or inactive, regardless of how many companies you represent. If you choose to ignore this important restriction, all your accounts will be disabled. If you require a user name change, please contact us.If you have forgotten your log in details and are unable to retrieve them via the system, do not create a new account, please contact us using this online form

We don't intend to censor messages based on the opinions expressed within posts, but we will enforce the policies outlined both here and on the forum. We reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion and without explanation, but will endeavour to notify you. Please contact any community leader via private message if you do not understand any of the rules, guidelines or policies outlined below.

Suspension of your account is a definite consequence of not adhering to these guidelines.

In addition to the rules posted here, you are required to read any individual forum rules which may be posted at the top of specific forums as important 'sticky' threads and announcements. By using this site, Recipebite.co.uk staff assume members have read them and will not take ignorance of any rules as an excuse for not following the rules, policies, and guidelines outlined here and in the forum specific rules.

General Rules of Conduct:
These rules apply to all areas of the site that accept posts including (but not limited to) forums, blogs, articles, private messages, visitor messages and photo comments.

• We take the "Be Polite" rule very seriously! We do not tolerate any rudeness. Any member who is intentionally unpleasant or disruptive may be banned without warning.
• If you feel threatened by another user or have concerns about a conversation, we ask that you try to work it out privately with the member via private message, or away from Recipebite.co.uk, so as not to ruin the experience of other guests.
• If you SPAM our members in any manner, your account will be disabled. Do not contact anyone to suggest your product or service who is not explicitly expecting you to contact them. They should in all cases have expressly invited contact.
• Your account is yours alone. You are responsible for any activity carried out with it. You may not share your account login with anyone. If you choose to ignore this important restriction your account, and any accounts associated with it, will be disabled.
• All publicly displayed messages are limited to the English language. This includes forum posts, blogs, titles, signatures, and any attachments or other forms of public display.
• You may not post referral or affiliate links anywhere on the site. You may not link to sites whose main income is derived from affiliate or referral links.
• Cross-Posting is not allowed here. Cross-posting refers to posting identical threads or posts in different forum areas, or the linking to threads or posts already started by the member with the intention of gaining exposure.
• You may not post on behalf of any banned member in any public manner. This includes all forums, blogs, profile comments, visitor messages, photo comments, private messages, signatures, and e-mail features.
• You may not post words or URLs that are censored by adding spaces, dots, or substituting characters; or by any other means in an attempt to circumvent any censor controls put in place by Recipebite.co.uk.
• You may not link, in any manner, to sites or images containing pornography, sexual explicitness, gross violence, or those that are determined by moderators to be detrimental to the community.
• You may not bump threads. Bumping can refer to posting useless information, posting one-liners or any other action to deliberately keep a thread hot or to bring it to the top of its forum. Moderators will use their discretion, depending on the nature of the post, as to whether to take action or not.
• You may not use discussions to recommend, praise, or belittle other products or services, or any company; without first hand experience of those products or services. This includes companies recommending other companies. Any post not meeting a moderator's criteria will be removed without notice.
• Any posts that encourage illegal intent will be removed and the account disabled.
• Public posts debating these rules and/or moderators' enforcement of such, will be removed without comment. We encourage feedback however and invite you to pm any member of admin with your questions and comments.
• All Promotions (Use of features and forum access) are automatically updated by a cron system that runs hourly. If you have completed a minimum restriction and have waited over an hour without being promoted, please contact a member of admin.
• You may not publish or discuss any information regarding your product or services, or future (possible) products or services, or any product or services you are, or have been, associated with. This includes, but not limited to suggesting your own services, or services of partners, clients, employers or friends.
• You may not post any message that is commercial by nature.
• If your user name is the same as your URL or company name, please contact admin to get this changed.
• You may not post any message that directs others to any pages at your own commercial domain except in your signature which must conform to our signature guidelines.
• You may not solicit for membership of any other forum or site.
• You may not solicit users for any project or purpose external to this site; public, private, or commercial. Most importantly our member base is not a resource to be "mined" by individuals, groups, or businesses, for profit or not for profit.
• You may only discuss details about your company and/or product offerings when the thread starter or poster has made direct reference to your company and stated something untrue or misleading, or something which clearly needs clarifying. The response must be in direct reference to the point discussed only and contain no added promotional information and/or fluff. It is advisable when in the above scenario to contact an admin first.

Custom User Titles, Locations, Profiles, and Signatures:
The custom user title, location field, profile picture and signature options are edited via your Profile. Custom user titles and the location field are displayed next to your posted text, under your user name. Profile pictures are shown in your public profile. Signatures, once created in your profile, are attached to the end of your posts (if you choose the option to include your signature).

• URLs or other forms of advertising (phone numbers, plans, contact details, etc.) are not allowed in custom user titles or names. Also, you may not use custom titles, signatures or usernames to impersonate, or attempt to impersonate, Recipebite.co.uk Staff, or any entity you are not associated with.
• Your location field cannot include URLs or other forms of advertising.
• Profile pictures cannot include sexually explicit or graphically intense images.

• Signatures: You must have 25 posts before you can add a signature via your UserCP. Please note that not all posts in all forums are counted. You may not circumvent this system by including a signature within the body of your message, these will be removed on sight.
• Maximum characters: 300
• Maximum lines: 2 (at 800 x 600) *Staff members can have a few more lines as long as it's relevant to Recipebite.co.uk content.
• Maximum font size: 3
• You are permitted to link to your website but don’t use more than 2 links. *Staff members can have more links added to their signatures but only pointing to Recipebite.co.uk content.
• No prices WHATSOEVER allowed
• No DIRECT advertising...

For instance, we may frown on:
The cheapest and best Restaurant in England
However, this would be acceptable:-
Restaurant in England

We reserve the right to modify signatures that do not comply with the above and signatures we feel are inappropriate.

In light of our policy of encouraging candid, open exchanges of views and the rapid distribution of information originating from many sources, Recipebite.co.uk cannot determine the accuracy of information that may be uploaded to the forum or blog areas, or indeed any other area that accepts postings.
Opinions, advice and all other information expressed by participants in discussions are those of the author. You rely on such information at your own risk. You are urged to seek professional advice for specific, individual situations and not rely solely on advice or opinions given in the discussions.

Privacy Policy:
We will not release any member information unless under court order to do so.

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Recipebite.co.uk takes no liability for the contents of emails and messages sent using our 'personal message' system.

Remember all e-mails and 'personal messages' are logged and can be distributed to the appropriate authorities easily and with no fuss and we intend to distribute them if you are found to be in breach of these conditions and let the authorities take any action with full co-operation from the management.

You are held solely and personally responsible for what you post and for any repercussion of something you said or wrote that may have been out of line or damaging to a person, company's reputation, or any product or service. Please remember that if you should decide to un-subscribe, neither you, nor we can delete your posts except in circumstances the admins deem to be appropriate.

By registering with Recipebite.co.uk you agree not to distribute any copyrighted materials of any sort. Anyone found to be in breach of this condition will have their account terminated with immediate effect and the appropriate authorities will be informed.

We reserve the right to modify and amend these terms at any time without notice.

It is your responsibility to remain informed of current Recipebite.co.uk policies.

We further, reserve our right to disable any account at any time for any reason and without notice.
If there are any rules or policies you do not understand, please contact a member of the admin team.
Finally; any abuse towards our staff and/or management in any form, may result in immediate suspension of your account.

Questions?
If you have any questions or need clarification on any of the rules above, please contact any Administrator and you will receive a prompt reply.