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Welcome to the Estonia General Message Board.  Please read the following so that the Message Board experience may be a pleasant and productive one. If you have any questions or comments regarding this message board  please direct them to the board admin whose clickable address can be found on the top of this page.
 
BEFORE YOU POST

The Message Board system has rules, and these rules can be found on the bottom of any board page under the links Community Guidelines,  Board FAQ, and Board HelpPlease take the time to read these rules because violating these rules will result in having your post deleted or moved from the board.  These links also contain valuable information or board behavior, advise on writing a great post, and what to do if you find an objectionable post on the message boards.

While all the board rules are important some of the most violated rules are these:

1) Posting to the wrong board.

This particular board is a locality board and all posts made to this board must concern
Estonia.  So please let us know how your research concerns Estonia.  Posts that do not concern Estonia will be moved to the most appropriate message board.

From the guidelines:

Post only information appropriate for a given topic. For example, if you're posting on the "Lansing" surname board, you should be writing only in reference to a "Lansing" connection. If you're posting on the US, regional or international board, you must be making reference to the appropriate location.
2) Cross posting the same message on more than one board or multiple postings on same board.  Usually one post will be left on the most appropriate board and all the others will be deleted.

From the FAQ:

It is not considered good etiquette to post a query or the same information to several boards at once and your duplicate messages may be deleted by the board staff or admin on all but the most appropriate board. You will have the most success if you post to one board specific to your message. Other members will be able to use a search to locate your post

3)  Identifiable information on Living People

Identifiable information includes, names, physical addresses, email addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, photos,  and anything sensitive that can violate the privacy of living people. You can not post sensitive information on living people, and these posts will be removed from this board as soon as it is discovered.

From the guidelines:


Don't include identifiable information about living people without their direct consent, or, in the case of minors, the consent of their parent or guardian. This includes (but is not limited to) a person's full name, location or contact information.

If you have sensitive information that you wish to pass on click on the link under the user's name for contact information. If you are paying subscriber you will be able contact anonymous users. If you are not a paying subscriber you can post a brief reply asking that user to contact you and give your email address. If you need help disguising your address please contact the admin of this board for advise.

4)  Commercial Links

You cannot post links or email addresses to sites or people who charge for products or services.  These posts are deleted as soon as they are discovered.

From the guidelines:


    Don't post commercial messages, fee-for-service postings, advertising or related links, etc.
5)  Copyrights

Posts that violate copyrights are deleted as soon as they are discovered.


From the Guidelines:
Don't post anything you didn't personally create. That includes copyrighted material you're not authorized to distribute, email messages, notes in GEDCOMs, etc.

Please remember that posts can be deleted or moved to a more appropriate board without notice. If you have any questions regarding the removal or moving of a board post you can contact the board admin whose contact information is always found on the board information page.

From the guidelines:


We reserve the right to delete messages that violate our Acceptable Use Policy, move messages posted in the wrong place and edit the surname field, subject line, etc. in any message. We reserve the right to do any of the above without notice in order to preserve community integrity and ensure that people can find what they're seeking.

 
 Let's make this Message Board a pleasant experience for all by abiding by the rules.