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| Welcome to The Prophetic Center Community Forum! <p align="left"> This forum is an interactive extension of The Prophetic Center (TPC). It is designed primarily for prophetic discussion. <br> Our goal is to create a forum of discussion in an arena that is conscious of treating all of its members with respect and dignity. Feel free to discuss topics you find on The Prophetic Center site and issues associated with The Prophetic Center. <br> <br> You may ask questions, share advice and voice opinions. Your forum moderators will visit regularly and participate in discussions.<br> <br> TPC Community Forum includes members of various faith groups and diverse spiritual orientations. All are welcome to participate. You will meet individuals who hold to different beliefs and convictions than your own. We ask you to exercise and encourage an attitude of acceptance and tolerance, allowing others the freedom to pursue their own religious beliefs, even when they seem offensive or false to you. This is not an arena for proselytizing.<br> <br> As members of the TPC Community Forum, you agree to exercise religious tolerance and refrain from recruiting for a particular religion or religious denomination. This is not the place to argue doctrine and spiritual beliefs. TPC Community Forum members have one goal, to grow in the prophetic.<br> <br> We are committed to maintaining a high standard of quality discussion with freedom of expression. We are equally committed to protecting a spirit of mutual respect within a welcoming and cordial community. We will not prohibit members from expressing opinions and viewpoints within the limits of these guidelines.<br> <br> Corrective action will be taken against any behavior that disrupts community or inhibits others from using the forum for its intended purposes. Moderators reserve the right to delete or move member-generated content for any reason. We will do our best to inform members of violations and the resulting corrective action. <br> <br> GENERAL GUIDELINES<br> <br> •These guidelines reflect the standard of behavior acceptable for The Prophetic Center Community Forum (TPCCF). They apply to anything you upload or create on the forum, including posts, screen names, signatures, profiles, discussion titles, or any text, graphics or images. <br> <br>•In all areas, members agree to be courteous and respectful, even to those whose beliefs seem offensive or false. Make your case, but do not make negative remarks about members. <br> <br> •Please refrain from belligerent preaching or aggressively imposing your beliefs upon others. <br> <br> •Healthy debate is welcome. Personal attacks, "flaming," inflammatory posts, insensitive remarks, mockery, violence and hate speech, profanity, excessive antagonistic posting, and disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Offending users may be gagged or banned without notice. We will do our best to inform members of violations and the resulting corrective action. <br> <br> •We ask you to refrain from insulting a members' ethnicity, religion, race, gender, social class, intelligence, and any other personal characteristics. Each member has equal value and deserves respect. You agree not to post any negative generalizations about other faith groups and people of other spiritual orientations, including comments about intelligence level, character, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, health, mental health, etc.<br> <br> •Please refrain from prophesying to members or posting prophecies. This type of posting is not allowed on TPCCF but is allowed in The Portal, TPC’s private prophetic network. Prophecies posted on TPCCF will be deleted and posters will be forewarned and/or banned from the forum.<br> <br> Are you ready now to jump in? When you're ready to start a new discussion, just click on any of the "New Post" links at the top and bottom of the forum pages. You can enter an existing discussion by clicking the "reply" link following any message. <br> <br> F.A.Q.<br> <br> 1.Q. Do I have to register to use the forums?<br> A. You can enter as a guest and read posts, but you must register before you can post or answer a post that's already there. Registering is quick, simple, and free. Please join us.<br> <br> 2.Q. Are there any types of posts that are prohibited here?<br> A. We will delete any spam or commercial posts. Please do not post to sell something or involve anyone in a money-making proposition. Flames or rude / insensitive remarks will be removed. Users who are disruptive may be gagged at the Guide's discretion.<br> <br> 3.Q. May I promote my product or Web site here?<br> A. No. Please do not place commercial posts or other websites on the forum. They will be considered spam and will be deleted.<br> <br> 4.Q. What should I do if I have a problem logging on?<br> A. Please send an email to: techsupport@propheticcenter.net<br> <br> 5.Q. How do I find general instructions for using the forum?<br> A. For general instructions about using the forum, scroll forward.<br> <br> 6.Q. Do I have free speech here?<br> A. This forum is privately owned and operated. Therefore, you do not actually have a constitutional right to free speech here. Your ability to say what you want is limited by the TPC User Agreement and the rules of the forum. Although we are committed to maintaining a high standard of quality discussion with freedom of expression, the administration of the TPC Community Forum has the right to exclude anyone they choose.<br> <br> 7.Q. How long will my posts stay in the forum?<br> A. Posts are removed at the discretion of the forum moderator(s). Posts that are informative, helpful, and relevant may remain indefinitely. Occasionally and unfortunately, these posts may be removed when they reside in a thread that has degenerated into an offensive thread.<br> <br> 8.Q. What types of posts and threads will be moved or removed without notice?<br> <br> A.Posts that are irrelevant to The Prophetic Center, advertisements, spam, solicitations, money-making propositions, political advertisements and commercial posts will be removed or placed into a more appropriate folder at the moderators' discretion without notice. Inflammatory posts ("flames"), personal attacks, nudity and profanity will not be tolerated and will be removed immediately.<br> <br> B.What is a flame? A flame is a searing e-mail in which the writer attacks another participant in overly harsh, and often personal, terms. Flames are an unfortunate, but inevitable, element of unmoderated conferences.<br> <br> 9.Q. Who manages this forum?<br> A.TPC Community Forum (TPCCF) is moderated by your host, Sandra Lugo and TPCCF moderators. <br> <br> FORUM TIPS<br> <br> Anyone can read, only members can post by entering the forums as a Guest, you can read messages but you are not able to post. To enter the forums as a Guest (read-only), click Enter as a Guest in the grey box on the logon page.<br> <br> To post messages, log in using your member name. If you’ve forgotten your name or password, retrieve it here. If you don’t have a member name, join now. Membership is free, and it just takes a minute to sign up.<br> <br> Log in for a better user experience.<br> <br> By joining TPCCF and logging in with your member name, you can: <br> <br> •Post messages<br> •Sort messages to display messages you haven’t yet read<br> •Create a personal signature line <br> •Track conversations that interest you by marking them as high interest <br> •Receive email notifications about discussions that interest you <br> •Adjust the text size to make it easier to read messages <br> •Set your preferences to display up to 20 messages per page and more.<br> <br> Reading and Replying<br> <br> The newest posts are displayed at the top of the message list. If you enter the forum as a Guest, you will see all messages that have been posted to the forum. If you logged in with your member name, the message list will display only messages that you haven’t yet read. Use the Show Discussions box to change the display options.<br> <br> To open a message, click on the title of the message. To return to the page that lists the titles of all the messages on the forum, click the Return to Message List link in the shaded bar above the message.<br> <br> To post a message, you need to log in using a member name. If you’re starting a new discussion, select the folder where you want the message to appear, and click the Post New Message link to the right of the folder’s title. When replying to a specific message you’ve read, make sure to click the reply button at the bottom of that message so the person to whom you are replying will receive an email notification.<br> See More Messages<br> <br> Log in using your member name. Click on the Forum Settings link, and then scroll down to the My Preferences section. Go to Maximum # of Messages to change your settings to display up to 20 messages per page.<br> <br> Once you set your preferences to display more than one message per page, you will be able to adjust the text size on the page. You can also mark discussions as "high interest" or "ignore", so it’s easier to find discussions that interest you. The option to change font size and set interest levels is listed below the messages you are reading.<br> <br> Add personality to your posts<br> <br> Create a signature line to add personality to your messages. Log in using your member name. Click on the Forum Settings link above your member name. On the Forum Settings page, scroll down to the My Preferences area. In the My Preferences area, you’ll see the option to add a Personal Signature. Click the Change link. Create your personal signature line, and then click Update to save your signature. When you are posting a message, your signature will be displayed in the field below the message.<br> <br> Please remember that large sig lines can slow page loading times, so don’t upload more than one animated graphic or three photos into your signature line. (Some forums have specific policies about sig lines that take precedence over this recommendation.)<br> <br> You can also upload a profile photo to appear on your messages. Click on the Forum Profile link, and then click on the Change Profile link. On the Edit Your Profile page, click Upload Photo. Use the Browse button to locate a photo you have stored on your computer, and then click Upload.<br> <br> Report violations<br> <br> Commercial messages and offensive messages are prohibited. If you see a violation, please report it. Click on the Report Abuse button at the bottom of the message to send your report.<br> <br> Subscriptions<br> <br> Keep up with conversations on the forum via email notifications. <br> <br> •Replies to your messages: Email notifications about replies to a message you have posted will be sent to the email address associated with your account. To update your email address, click on the Member Center link at the top of the forum. To discontinue these notifications, go to Forum Settings and change your preferences. <br> <br> •Discussion Subscriptions: To follow an individual discussion thread, click on the Subscribe link at the top of the message. Note: You must be logged in as a member to see this option. <br> <br> •Forum Subscription: Receive notifications about all new conversations that are started on the forum by clicking the Subscribe link below the list of messages on the Message List page. Note: You must be logged in as a member to see this option. <br> </html> |
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