Welcome to the Lawntimes Terms of Service, and we thank you in advance for following the guidelines we are laying out. Lawntimes is an "open site", everyone is encouraged to participate, and everyone is welcome until a member proves that it is unlikely that he or she will conform to the rules.

Any guidelines we institute are in addition to rules of common sense or common courtesy and we are not outlining or providing for every situation. The simple rules we write here can in no way constitute the entire scope of how the board will be managed. We can only provide the guidelines, and do our best to maintain this site with its original purpose in mind – a place for people to get together and share their ideas, ask questions, and provide support for one another in a positive way.


With those thoughts in mind, here are some simple guidelines to follow to help maintain the site in a positive way:

Members are cautioned to take the greatest care when they post new threads or create a response to an existing thread. We ask that no one creates or condones a post openly disparaging any individual or group of people. Also keep in mind that posting the personal information of others without their permission is not allowed.

Posting from multiple usernames in an attempt to remain anonymous will not be tolerated. Members who knowingly maintain and post from multiple usernames will be banned.

Abusive comments, or derogatory insults are against the rules. If you must disagree with another member's point of view, do so in a mature and civil manner. If you do not like what a particular member has posted, please remember that each person is entitled to his or her opinion, even if it differs from your own.

Messages that you send privately, known as a PM, should follow the guidelines set forth above. We will not tolerate any abusive comments, threats, or insults that are sent through our private message system.

You don't have to agree with another member's opinion, but we ask that you respect that person enough to realize that it is THEIR opinion, which may differ greatly from your own.

Purposefully changing a thread topic to draw attention away from the topic of the original poster, commonly known, as "thread jacking", is not permitted. If you don't like a post that someone has created, please respond civilly or just ignore the post completely. Topics do change in the natural course of conversation and we know that it also happens naturally in posts – we are not concerned with that. What we are tying to eliminate would be the INTENTIONAL diversion off of the original post topic.

The edit feature is to be used carefully. It is appropriate to edit a post in order to update or clarify. It is not appropriate to delete all of your text or completely change a post. We ask that you think carefully before submitting a thread to ensure you are being clear and are expressing yourself in the manner you are comfortable with. If we find the editing function is being abused that function will be shut down.

Advertising/Solicitation
· you may not advertise your company, product or site in our forums or solicit customers. This includes but is not limited to your own specials, sales, open houses, products you sell on your website, etc.
· Posts that are promotional in nature or contain commercial solicitations may be deleted by one of the administrators or moderators.
· Posts that are informational in nature regarding a company or its products are permitted.
·If you desire to advertise on our site, you may contact the administration for rates and availability.

Lawntimes Moderators and Administrators will move threads & replies to the most appropriate forum. Please spend a little extra time and help us to make the board run as smoothly as possible by making sure when you start a thread that it is in the proper forum and category.

The Moderators do their best to maintain this site and add to the overall positive nature here. We are here to help.

If you want to contact the Lawntimes Administrator or Moderators, please send us a private message (pm). Thanks for your cooperation and for helping make “The Hottest Lawn Forum on the Internet”!