To help you gain the most from our TeacherStorehouse.com forums, please familiarize yourself with the rules below for participation.

TeacherStorehouse.com retains the right to remove, edit, move or close any comments, threads or users for failure to abide by the forum rules or for any reason. Your personal information will not be sold or shared. We reserve the right to disclose personal information in the case of any legal action.

TeacherStorehouse.com administrators and moderators will attempt to keep objectionable messages off this forum. However, it is impossible for us to review all messages. Messages reflect the views of the author. Neither TeacherStorehouse.com, Castle Park LLC, nor the owners of said companies will be held responsible for the content of any message or topic.

The Teacher Storehouse forums are meant to be a source of positive reinforcement and a teaching resource, not an intense debate site.

Rules (DON'Ts):

1. No discussion of any illegal activity.

2. No use of explicit, obscene or vulgar language or images and/or messages, including racist remarks.

3. No posts that attack or insult members or non-members.

4. New users cannot post links. Links are allowed to be posted only after a user has shown to be a positive contributor to the TeacherStorehouse.com forums. No self promotion messages, advertising or links to advertising or "Spam" is permitted (including signatures). Only links to personal home pages are allowed in signatures and member profiles. Links must be appropriate and abide by rules #1-4 or they will be removed. Links to helpful web sites (commercial or otherwise) are allowed when they are posted by someone without any "vested interest" AND whose purpose is NOT to solicit, advertise, promote, fundraise, etc.

5. No use of multiple usernames.

6. No posts of copyrighted material without consent of the owner.

7. No posts of lengthy articles. Sharing information is allowed, but the forums are not to be used to publish articles. It is an improper use of critical forum resources.

8. We recommend not using a username that includes your real name.

9. No posts of an overtly political or religious nature OR posts promoting advocacy of particular personal, medical, legal, religious, political, or non-profit causes. The forums are intended for offering mutual personal support. Debating controversial subjects should be taken elsewhere. Limited religious references are allowed (ie. "my prayers are with you" or a brief quote as part of a larger post), but the forums should not be used to convert others.

10. No cryptic posts. Using cryptic messages to "skirt" the rules is not permitted.

11. If it shouldn’t be viewed by minors, then it shouldn’t be posted to the forums or chat rooms. This is a public, family-friendly forum. In addition, if something would not be considered “work safe” (to a boss or co-worker), then it shouldn’t be posted.

12. Do not disrespect moderators. Be respectful in both the forums and any private communications with moderators. Moderators are volunteers that donate many, many hours of their own time to help in the forums and chat rooms. Violations of this rule will not be tolerated.

13. No SHOUTING. Remember, using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in posts is considered yelling and rude, plus it is difficult to read.

14. Do not post offline personal contact information (ie. your home address, phone numbers etc.) and do not ask for personal information from others.

16. No duplicate posts.

17. No irrelevant or off-topic posts. Posts which are not relevant to the forum topic may be deleted at the moderator's discretion.

18. No lengthy signatures. Moderators will edit and/or remove signatures that are too long.

Guidelines (DO's):

1. Check for open topics. Before posting a new topic, please check to see if there is already a topic open on the subject.

2. Ignore bothersome members.

3. Report posts that violate the rules and guidelines. Do not reply to the offending post as that typically only encourages the poster.

4. Lend a helping hand. Answer a question honestly that your questions may be answered honestly as well.

5. Don't be afraid to share your successes and failures.

6. Welcome new members. When newcomers arrive, say "hi" and welcome them. Help new folks "learn the ropes" about how to find information and resources, save time, and how to get involved. You will also find a lot of help using the forums themselves.

7. Use descriptive titles for new posts. Avoid "generic" post subjects like "Help" or "Question". You will receive a better response to your posts by being more descriptive about the content of your post.

Please Remember:

Users that do not abide by the rules may be subject to having their posts edited or deleted, their member account permanently banned from further access and/or deleted without notice.

Rules and guidelines may change at any time, please re-read them regularly.