Before posting in the Shozam! Community Forums and Blogs, please read these guidelines:
- Post only Shozam! subjects. These forums exist for the purpose of discussing the Shozam! Web Gallery Generator. Do not start threads on other topics or competitors.
- Use existing resources first. Before posting a question, search the forums to see if your problem has come up before. Look through the Shozam! Help files which are available online.
- Try to choose the correct forum. This isn’t always easy, but reading the descriptions of each forum and browsing the existing posts in various forums can provide an indication of the best category for your question. A moderator may move your thread – if that happens, with the current forum software, no trail of breadcrumbs is left behind. So, before concluding that your post has been deleted, look for it in the other forums.
- Use a meaningful title. A thread title like “How do I remove an image caption?" is more likely to get helpful responses than a thread with a title like “Help!” Do not post a thread title in all caps.
- Give as much information as possible. Other forum members shouldn't have to guess what might be happening. In your post, give the important relevant information; what specific steps you are trying to take, operating system, version of Shozam!, version of Windows, which browser you're using, etc. If possible, upload the album in question to your Web site, and provide a URL so that others can see the problem, and investigate possible causes.
- Stay on topic. Always stick to the original topic that was stated by the person who started the thread. If you have a comment or question that is on a different topic, please start a new thread.
- Do not flame or troll. Flaming (the act of posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting) and trolling (intentionally trying to cause disruption, often in the form of posting messages that are inflammatory, insulting, incorrect, inaccurate, absurd, or off-topic, with the intent of provoking a reaction from others) are not allowed.
- Do not spam. Repeated posting of a message (or very similar messages) multiple times is considered spamming and is not welcome here. Posting the same question in multiple places also confuses those who are trying to respond to the question. When making a post, please post it only one time in the most appropriate forum category.
- Do not advertise. Posting links primarily for the purpose of directing users to a site for the poster’s economic benefit is prohibited. Also, links must be posted as text, not graphics.
- Do not post or link to copyrighted material. Posting copyrighted material is prohibited, unless the poster is the owner of the copyright, or unless the link connects to a publicly-accessible website maintained by the owner of the copyright. Hotlinking is not allowed unless explicitly permitted by the owner of the site where the linked image resides.
- Do not post personal information on the forums. To keep your identity and personal information safe and to keep from being added to a spammer’s e-mail list, it is recommended that you not include email addresses or other personal information in your posts.
- Practice good "netiquette." This includes respecting others, refraining from typing in all caps, avoiding flame wars, refraining from "bumping" posts, and keeping a level head at all times. In addition, even if forum members’ email addresses are visible, please refrain from initiating private communications unless you’re invited to do so – questions are best handled in public threads, rather than in private emails.
- A word about language. Native English speakers should also remember that English may be a second, third, or even fourth language for others, so obscure idioms should be avoided. Finally, please remember to keep language clean.
- Post and user deletions. The forum moderators reserve the right to delete or edit any post that fails to adhere to the guidelines, and to delete the account of any forum user who violates the guidelines.