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Respect each other and the moderators or facilitators.
Strong language and vulgarity are prohibited. Use a similar standard of language to what you might hear on major network TV, on the radio, or in any other public forum. Crude sex words are strictly prohibited. Using asterisks or other symbols in place of letters does not make a word okay to use. Please use common sense and courtesy. If you wouldn’t say it in polite company you shouldn’t say it here.
No personal insults to others.
No flaming others. If you don’t like what someone has to say, the chat room gives you the option to ignore their posts. If you aren’t sure how to do this, ask a host.
Members have the right to refuse to give out any and all personal details.
Our chat is a support group only. We are not trained or equipped to be a suicide hotline. Please contact one of the suicde hotlines listed here, your personal physician, a hospital emergency room or your local 911 or emergency contact number for professional assistance.
If a member is overwrought and we cannot talk to them, they may be booted out to protect the rest of the group.
If you give your personal information to a host or other member and later threaten suicide we reserve the right to contact appropriate authorities, however, no guarantee is made that someone will contact emergency personnel for you. As stated before, we are not equipped to handle crisis situations.
Discussion of alcohol or drug use is prohibited. Members who make it known that they are using alcohol or drugs–either through their behavior or a statement to that effect–may be asked to leave until they are sober. Discussion about recovery from alcohol or drug abuse is, however, permitted. If you feel that you are unable to remain sober while participating in chat, a host can make a recommendation for an alcohol or substance abuse recovery chat which may be more appropriate.
Always use the same membership to log into the forum. We understand that you may more than one membership for perfectly valid reasons, but the nature of this forum requires that people be able to trust who they are speaking with. Please select one membership to use for this forum and stick with it.
When your are in the chat room, you may change the name that appears to other members, but it must be something that is similar to your regular nick so that other members can recognize you. For example, CirquedeThyroid and CirquedeLunnah are clearly the same person so this would be allowed. Switching to an entirely different name would not be allowed without prior permission from a host.
Members cannot select names that are offensive in nature. Names that you may be asked to change are those that refer to: death, suicide, self-harm, harm to others, sex, bodily functions, put downs to others, drug or alcohol abuse, hatred or prejudice.
Please note that it is strongly suggested that members do not select names which are derogatory to themselves since our negative thoughts can influence our mood. This is only a suggestion, however. We realize that your chosen nick communicates how you are feeling at the moment. Our goal is for you someday to request a nick change that better reflects your true worth as a person.
Triggering topics are allowed. Triggering topics include by are not limited to: suicide, self-injury, rape, sexual abuse, drug or alcohol abuse, and domestic violence. Discussions which involve “how to’s”, graphic details or encourage others to hurt themselves are not allowed. Suicide threats are not allowed (e.g. I am planning to OD tonight), but you may discuss your feelings about suicide. If a topic is a “trigger” for you, it is your responsibility to learn coping strategies to use when this topic comes up. Some suggested strategies are: put those people discussing it on ignore until the topic changes, take a buddy into PC with you for support or temporarily remove yourself from the room.
Joking and having fun are permitted provided that it is not interfering with the ability of other members to seek and give support. If even one person is in need, members will be asked to get serious until that person has been assisted. Remember, our primary purpose is to offer each other support.
Cybersex and picking up “dates” is not allowed in this chat.
Sex is off-topic unless it is within the context of your depression or medication side-effects. Or has been hosted in off peak times
You may be asked to change topics if the topic is controversial and is creating a great deal of arguing in the room. Religion is one example of such a topic.
Jokes which are off-color, racist, homophobic or otherwise offensive are not permitted.
No spamming the forum or chat room with advertizements of any type.
All caps is considered to be shouting. Please don’t use it.
Don’t monopolize the screen by posting excessively long song lyrics, long stories or jokes, or other off-topic messages.
Pacfans Corner Talk is a Tagalog/English language site. We request that all members use Tagalog, Taglish or English in the PFC Talk. If Tagalog is not your first language, you are welcome to speak to others in your native language provided in the forum in a posting manner. The use of languages other than Tagalog or English in the chat is distracting to others and does not allow for your full participation in the group. The use of local dialects are discouraged in the PFC talk.
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