Guidelines reminder regarding advertising and solicitation

[Three Roses]

Hello! Today's reminder is regarding OOTS's policy on advertising and/or solicitation. (For the guidelines in whole, please see
http://outofthefog.net/C-PTSD/forum/index.php?topic=1616.0).

Please know that posts will be edited or removed which include:
   • nonsensical, demanding,  argumentative, offensive, aggressive/violent, trolling, and/or gratuitous attention-seeking content;
   • overly graphic content or words and/or offensive, demeaning language;
   • any discussion of moderating decisions (these are to be taken up by PM with an Administrator or the Site Manager);
   • advertisements, solicitations; and,
   • sexually explicit, adult-oriented material 

OOTS is a confidential peer support group of men and women who are dealing with CPTSD.  We are not mental health professionals, and don't offer this board as a substitute for professional assistance.  

While we encourage members to support and encourage others in theirs recovery, it is important to remember that we are each here to work on our own recovery first and foremost.  Many of us with CPTSD have been trained to be caretakers and recovery for us involves resisting the temptation to do so here at OOTS.    

Feel free to share how you cope or have coped with various situations and to make suggestions (as long as they are phrased as such) - that's the purpose of this forum, but please don't make blanket statements like "You *should* do this and that" based on what you think and/or have read in the resources about CPTSD.  Another person's situation may be very different from yours.  Often, people need to come to their own conclusions in their own time frame. We are all coming from different stages, situations, and backgrounds. 

If the Moderation Team sees a pattern of giving too much advice to others and not focusing on one's own recovery, the member will be warned and if the behaviour persists, possibly banned.

Solicitation of business, personal contact and direct marketing of products, services, websites, blogs & books or events for organizations, charities, individuals and groups is not permitted, subject to immediate removal and will result in a loss of the member's posting privileges.

(This includes communications in private messages. Members are not to contact each other to offer professional services, or otherwise promote their businesses or charities. If you, as a member, receive such in your personal inbox please help us keep this site safe by using the Report To Admin link at the bottom of each pm. As always, all reports are kept in strictest confidence.)

Thanks for taking the time to read this!