-Code of Conduct for Best of Breed Investing Forum

Use of our forum/discussion board constitutes acceptance and agreement to our Forum Code of Conduct. If you violate the Code of Conduct, we reserve the right to terminate all accounts belonging to you without prior notice. We prefer to advise users of inappropriate behavior, however, flagrant and repeated violations of our CoC will result in an immediate ban. Our failure to enforce this policy, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at any time.

-Guidelines
We created the Code of Conduct to provide a basic understanding of what's allowed and not allowed in our forums. The following are the principle guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of our CoC:

-Ensure a friendly atmosphere to our visitors and forum members.
-Ensure the privacy of our members and that of others.
-Comply with existing laws.
-Encourage responsible use of our forums and discourage activities which disrupt our community and reduce the value of our services to our visitors.
-Encourage the freedom of expression and exchange of information in a mature and responsible manner.

As a member of our forum community, you must participate responsibly. If you have any questions regarding our CoC, please contact us via email.

It is extremely important for you to understand that this section of our Code of Conduct isn’t designed to cover everything. We may take action - issue a warning, ban your account(s) and/or IP addresses, lower your post count, delete/edit your post(s)/thread(s), etc. - if your conduct at Best of Breed Investing is counterproductive to the Code of Conduct’s guidelines.

-Usernames
Usernames must not be in violation of this Code of Conduct. We reserve the right to terminate accounts whose associated usernames are in violation of this Code of Conduct, or are otherwise deemed inappropriate and/or potentially offensive. Users may be invited to register under a new name at our discretion.

-Ad Hominem
Ad Hominem comments/personal attacks towards anyone - staff, forum member, or a visitor who is likely to view it on the forums - is subject to the message being deleted and action taken against the user, regardless of how pertinent or thoughtful the rest of the message might be.

-Spamming
Unless a thread or forum is designated as an area ok for spamming, you may not spam. Spam includes, but is not limited to, the following:

-Excessive off-topic threads.
-Posting nonsensical messages.
-“Flooding” the forum with similar  meaning messages.
-Post-Count farming.
-Inciting a forum war or riot.
-Blatant advertising.
-Messages without content.
-Fraudulent activity (Pyramid schemes, chain letters, etc.).