posted 06 July 2005 00:03               

This is now in the past and should not be brought up in conversation again. This issue needs to be dropped. Going forward, there should be no name calling, and please get all the information before pointing fingers.

If you are to question someone’s motives, please email him/her directly to get the information you need, or email me.

The name calling and abusive language that was being thrown around was extremely uncalled for! It is against the rules. Those that broke the rules were notified/warned. I will not disclose the names of those I contacted.

Displaying people’s personal information (disclosure of full name, email address, phone number, etc.) without his/her consent is not allowed.

I am unhappy with what I have seen on LymeNet this past week. This is a place to comfort each other; not to turn against certain members. Since this is now in the past, let’s please concentrate on the purpose of LymeNet - to give support to those in need of help, whether they have Lyme, know someone who does, or are doing research to better understand the disease.

Like I said before, there should be no more talk of this, please.

It was also brought to my attention that topics that did not pertain to medical discussion were being posted in the Medical forum. Please be aware of which forum you are posting to. If it has nothing to do with medical issues, please keep it out of the Medical forum. This forum is very active and should remain free of unnecessary traffic to ensure those looking for medical advice can get into the forum without delay.

Also, solicitation is not permitted!!! Please do not sell/promote your product on this site.

I have been informed that the link for the Term and Conditions (Titled Privacy Statement) was invalid. It is now fixed. Please view these rules, as they have been updated. Please be aware of the new section of these Terms and Conditions which states that posting a doctor’s name will not be allowed…EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

http://www.lymenet.org/terms.shtml

If you need anything, please feel free to email me anytime.

Jenifer
Jenifer@LymeNet.Org
LymeNet.Org Webmaster

LymeNet’s Terms and Conditions:

Privacy

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posted 06 July 2005 14:38            

Jenifer, is there a way you can get your post to remain the FIRST thing in each section so it doesn't get buried since you've gone into detail about new rules/terms of use, etc.?

posted 06 July 2005 15:22               

I hate to mention this but...we can't bump a locked topic. (Actually, if your're going to be around medical any time soon you might want to bump it for us and then lock it again.)

That's all, not making trouble, not me.