Rules
and guidelines
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updated: 02/11/05 16:00am EST
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Read
these rules:
Failure to abide by the rules, guidelines
or forum management directives may result
in the disabling or permanent removal of
your account without notice.
Download
files at your own risk:
Uploads and file attachments are allowed
on these forums with a standard 200kB limit
unless indicated. We do not currently test
or scan any uploaded file for viruses or
offer any warranty they function as intended.
NOTE:
All file attachments must be compressed
(using Winzip) prior to uploading to the
webboard server
Mature
material:
What may be appropriate for others may not
be appropriate for you. Artists who work
in the film and gaming industries frequent
many of the forums here. From time to time,
artists may upload work for critique of
images that contain nudity or violence.
We reserve the right to remove such images
that are deemed inappropriate or offensive.
Forum
Identity:
Real first (given) and last (family) names
are mandatory in your account profile -
the
use of aliases, initials or handles is strictly
prohibited. Real identities keep these forums
professional. As
well, location (city, state/province, country)
and company/school name are also mandatory
fields. Autodesk reserves the right to delete/disable
any account profile with missing mandatory
information without notice.
Note
that unless you select to hide your email
address, it will appear along with all of
your postings. Other members may also be
able to obtain your email address by viewing
your information. If you do not wish for
your email address to be exposed, you must
change this setting in your account profile
accessible under the webboard menu: More>
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Manager and Forum Assistants:
Enforcement of these rules is the responsibility
of the forum manager and forum assistants
(FA). Please follow their instructions at
all times. If you feel a message violates
the guidelines, please bring the message
to the attention of the forum assistants
or manager.
- The
Autodesk Media and Entertainment discussion
forums are intended to be a professional,
constructive, informative and helpful
resource for Autodesk customers and industry
partners. Messages that are inflammatory,
non-constructive, or at odds with the
goals of these discussion forums will
be removed at Autodesk's sole discretion.
- All
off-topic discussions are to be posted
to the 'Off-topic' conference, otherwise
will be moved by the moderator/forum assistant
without notice. These discussions are
to remain Autodesk product-related, and
any post deemed too off-topic will be
removed.
- Autodesk
reserves the right to republish any content
from the discussion forums (Note: we will
not publish your name or email address
without your prior written consent).
- Messages
containing offensive language or references
will be edited or removed - this includes
implied expletives through the use of
asterisks (*) or other characters..
- Messages
that advocate software piracy will be
removed and forwarded to Autodesk's Anti-Piracy
Department. Discussions of software which
disables or circumvents licensing of any
Autodesk products is strictly prohibited
and any such messages will be immediately
removed.
- Messages
containing personal attacks against other
forum members will be removed and accounts
may be disabled/banned based on the severity.
- Duplicate,
cross-posted or test messages will be
removed.
- Messages
discussing other software packages (which
are not Autodesk related) may be removed
at the moderator's discretion.
- To
protect intellectual property and deter
software piracy, all Autodesk webboards
prohibit the advertisement of any used
or previously purchased software.
- When
attaching artwork that contains nudity
or violence, state the contents clearly
in the Topic so that those who wish to
avoid the images may do so. Messages failing
to adhere to this guideline will be modified
or removed.
- Requests
for propietary program files, plugins
or installation executables are strictly
prohibited - posting of links or advertisements
to such files will be removed.
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Post
messages only to the appropriate conference.
- All
file attachments must be compressed (using Winzip)
prior to uploading to the webboard server
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When
quoting a previous message, include your response
above the quoted text. Also, remove any portions
of the previous message that you are not addressing
in your message.
- Post
messages which are descriptive of the issue/question
that Includes software version, hardware specifications
and other pertinent information.
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Do
not include your images in the text; this is for
the benefit of those who are using slower connections.
Images should only be posted as attachments where
allowed.
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The
Topic of your post should clearly describe the
overall subject of your message.
- Do
not change or add to the Topic line of an ongoing
thread at any time for the benefit of our mailing
list and NNTP audience.
- Do
not post empty messages or messages with no topic;
all such postings will be removed by the moderator
without notice.
- Do
not reply to an existing thread if the topic of
the discussion changes - create a new thread instead
with a descriptive topic regarding the new subject
of the message.
- When
critiquing another forum members' work or message,
comments should be kept constructive.
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We
encourage you to post your resume, link to an on-line
portfolio, or job opening in the 'Classified' conference.
You may also advertise plugins, professional services
or training courses. If you choose to post an advertisement,
please be aware of the following rules:
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Advertising
is only permitted in the 'Classifieds - jobs - resumes'
conference - note that this is a moderated conference,
and requires approval from the form manager in order
to be posted.
- All
posts related to job offerings must contain valid
contact information (direct email address) or a
valid mailing address
- All
inquiries or follow-up questions must be sent to
the author of the message - all replies or follow-up
questions posted directly on the webboard will be
removed.
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Advertisements
are never permitted to mention competing products.
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Advertisements
may not be repeated so long as they remain on
the forum (30 days) - you may edit your existing
post at any time to reflect changes.
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Classified
ads are permitted - it must be related to either
an Autodesk product or software/hardware in general.
- Resumes
are to be provided only through a download link
to a professional web site or server. No posting
or attachments are allowed.
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You
may not sell used (or previously sold) software.
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Autodesk
is in no way responsible for any misleading ads
or failure to deliver services. It is your responsibility
to verify the source from which you are making
a purchase.
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Like
all other messages, Autodesk reserves the right
to remove any advertisement without notice.
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