Group Etiquette
Ground Rules
Greetings In The Name Of Jesus my Friend, and welcome to the Jesus Christ Apostolic Ministries International Encyclopedia. There are a few ground rules for participation on our Encyclopedia & Chat, Blog, & Forum. Please respect these rules, and each other.
Be civil.
No personal attacks. Do not feel compelled to defend your honor in public.
Stay on topic in Forums.
Please pay attention to the topic of your messages, and check that it still relates to its parent. Off-topic discussion not taken to private email is eligible for removal.
Be kind to new members.
Treating new members kindly makes them more likely to turn into the valuable members we all know and love.
It's fine to point out when they make mistakes, point new members in the right direction in addition to turning them away from the wrong ones, and be kind to them in the process of correcting their transgressions or mistakes.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
It's tempting to revisit controversial decisions you disagree with, but it's rarely productive to do so, since it almost always results in the same heated, lengthy, and time/energy draining discussions leading to the same conclusion that was reached in the last round, remember we do NOT! Debate only discuss.
Therefore, for issues already raised, discussed, and decided upon, reopen the discussion only if you have significant new information that would reasonably prompt reconsideration of the original decision.
Ignore spammers.
Spam is a blight upon the face of the net. Nobody likes it. However, it is hard to avoid. Despite our best efforts, you will occasionally see spam on our site. However, don't forget that complaining about spam in public increases noise, but not signal. It may make you feel better, but it doesn't help, remember most search engines pick up information on this site so keep this in mind!.
Identify your subject matter.
Not everyone has time reading all forum and wiki postings. To ensure that your message reach the right people in a timely manner, identify your subject matter clearly in the subject line. Subjects like a question
and problem
are not very helpful.
No unsubscribe messages.
Unfortunately, this bears repeating.
No test messages.
Please do not send test messages to the forum. .
Thanks The JCAMI & Staff