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Take a moment to familiarize yourself with our site & also our BlackBerry Forums. You’ll notice we have areas dedicated to all major Blackberry interest including Carrier & Networks, 3rd Party Software, Themes, free downloads, Blogs, Live IRC chat, etc. If in doubt, please ask. Our Moderators are happy to jump in and give you a hand whenever needed.

Post in the Correct Forum
For example, if you just purchased a BlackBerry Pearl and have trouble with email do not post in the “RIM Blackberry 8100” forum, but instead post in the BlackBerry Internet & Email forum. The Blackberry 8300, Blackberry 8100, etc should be used only when your question doesn't fall under other forums such as RIM handheld software, 3rd Party Software, Themes Tone Wallpaper.

Use a Descriptive Title
Make it easier for everyone by providing a descriptive title. "Please help!" and "I have a problem" are poorly worded titles. Instead, describe your question or problem in the title, like "What is Cingular's APN setting?" or "How do I filter email to my Blackberry?." This makes it easier for people with the answers to find your post and provide an answer.

Provide Details
When you have a question or need help, the more detail your provide, the better someone will be able to help. Your Blackberry Operating System (OS) version), 3rd party software version, Blackberry device model, and Network Carrier are some useful details. Mainly, you should provide the details necessary for someone else to reproduce your problem.

Make relevant, meaningful posts
Every post on PinStack should add some sort of value to the forum, whether through technical value or community value. Threads and posts that do not further the BlackBerry community will be locked or deleted at the discretion of the Moderators

Illegal activities
Do not post, link, or request warez, serials, etc of any other copied intellectual property of others in the PinStack forum. We have a zero tolerance policy on such posts.

Linking/SPAM
Links to other sites are not only permitted, but encouraged! Linking is one the great things about the Internet. Just make sure the linked site does not contain pornography, warez or promote illegal activities, or we’ll delete it. Link to competitor websites and other Blackberry forums is prohibited. Although we do link to other Blackberry websites and forums we only link to those sites with mutual respect and linkage. You can however email or PM us these links for our approval. No link abuse, traffic leaching or advertising will be tolerated! To help reduce SPAM only Stack Level 2 Members may posts links. Any advertising for BlackBerry-related commercial services may be done in the bBay Buy-Sell-Trade forum, and no other.

Respect Your Fellow Members
Pinstack is a community of people who share a common interest in RIM's Blackberry devices. There are newbies and experts; developers and casual users; young and old; all kinds of people participate in our forums. Everyone brings something unique to the forums (yes, even you!). Your personality, experience and self-expression add dimension and make the forums an interesting and useful place. Be yourself—but always remember to respect your fellow members. Be tolerant of those who disagree with your opinion and discuss differences in a constructive manner. Personal attacks will not be tolerated!

Foul language
Please keep posts and links family appropriate.

Personal Attacks
Do not flame, insult, or post personal attacks against another users. Be courteous, not rude.

Search the Forums
Before you ask a question, search the forums to see if your question has previously been asked (and answered). There’s a wealth of Blackberry information already in the forums, and the chances are good that your question has already been answered.

Cross posting
Do not post your question in multiple forums.

Images
If you need to share an image to clarify a problem or explain a solution, you can attach (max size 1024x1024) or link to an image in your post. Please keep the image size down to no more than 600 pixels in width and 600 pixels in height.

Use Color and Fonts Sparingly
Resist the urge to get artistic, and use colors and fonts sparingly, usually to emphasize a small piece of text in your entire post. Do not change the color or font of your entire post or there's a good chance a moderator will change it back. We've chose the default font and colors to make it easily readable for everyone; please respect those choices.

No thread hijacking
Hijacking a thread is taking a thread completely off subject from the initial purpose of the thread. Please give fellow Stackers the respect of keeping their legitimate threads on topic. As for how to do it, I generally perfer a more subtle approach. I simply make a post that is on topic. I try to work in a related question or idea that will spin off on topic replies. I don't want to make anyone feel bad for getting off topic, as we all do it. Generally speaking it works.

Moderation Team
PinStack has the highest regard for the individuals who volunteer their time to be a part of our Moderation Team. We trust that any action that a moderator does will follow the above guidelines, please respect them. If you feel that you are being treated unfairly, or have a question about an action, you may contact them via PM, or send a PM to the Admin (hayden).

In Closing
This document acts as guidelines for both our users and our Moderation Team. We cannot imagine every circumstance however, and thus we reserve the right to change these rules, remove/edit posts, and ban users at our discretion with or without reason. These Rule & Guidelines do not supersede any terms set forth in the PinStack Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.

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