Rules and Guidelines for Participation

When participating in our Forum, there are a few simple rules we ask each member to follow.

• Please familiarize yourself with the forum rules for a better understanding of the board.
• Respect and tolerance: No cursing, profanity, swearing, or comments said with the intent of hurting another user. Racial slurs, flaming and derogatory comments about another user’s religion, culture, or homeland will NOT be tolerated. If you have an issue with another user, settle your dispute in private or contact a Moderator.
• This forum is G(eo) Rated. No adult themes allowed.
• No speaking in tongues. Please keep Net-Speak minimal. Please spell out your words. The spelling-challenged will be tolerated. Say "Your" instead of "ur", and say "to" instead of "2" etc. Keep in mind, that not all members speak Native-Net as a first language.
• No shouting capitals and use of excessive exclamation points or question marks. (Example: NO SHoUtING!!!!XXXXXxoox!)
• When posting a thread in which you need help, do not title the thread with "Help". Summarize what you want help with "ArcGIS 9.3 installation problem" what you need help with installation. This way you are more likely to get a response, PLUS other users that have the same question and will be helped by your responses rather than re-post in a new thread
• Good weather-spirits and friends, please refrain from flooding or spamming the forum. It is yours.
• Post once. Repetitive topics in one forum or post multiple times back-to-back automatically trigger questions of sanity. If you need to edit your post or add something you forgot (forgetfulness happens), please use the edit button instead of re-posting.
• Respect your fellow journeymen, women and four-legged posters. If someone posts a thread saying that their blah blah method is the best, you have the right to respectfully disagree with them in a kind, non-warlike manner.
• Please do not post illicit, copyrighted materials (pictures or documents) which you have not obtained permission or which would be x-rated.Avatars (your forum personal picture) should be wearing clothing. Boots optional.
• Map critiques are welcome! Satellite imagery identifying your enemies, coworkers or ex’s homegrown plantations are not.
• Please do not sign up with the sole intention of advertising, asking for spare change, gas, or non-georeferenced handouts.
• the site and IMN Talking Circle blameless, and harmlessfor GIS trading post deals that end with different expectations.
• The forum is meant to be a safe place to ask questions.The forum creation story focuses on bringing Indigenous, tribal, Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal people together to discuss and share our location intelligence issues or lack of them. If you feel otherwise, please let the moderators know.
• Failure to follow the rules can result in temporary or permanent banishment.
• It is up to the Moderators and Administrators judgment to protect the forums and uphold these rules. If you feel you have been wronged and you cannot personally resolve your issues without mediation, send a Private Message to the Moderator that you believe someone has wronged you. State in a mature manner why you believe you have been wronged. They also have the right to edit your post to take out an offensive statement, or delete your post if they feel you have broken the rules.

These rules are here for your protection and they took commitment and time to write. They ensure we maintain a fun, safe and supportive environment where members can talk about culture, traditions, homeland as it relates to maps, mapping and GIS. Members who continually break these rules are subject to account suspension and are no longer eligible for participation in our community.

Now that you know "the rules", we invite you to join in our talking circle and look forward to your participation.

Welcome!