Forums Info and Rules

It is awesome how active everyone is in the forums! It is wonderful to see people answering questions and helping new users. The Swap-bot policy is to NOT censor any forum posts or delete any threads. Each user is responsible for what they post to the forums...

More Info for New Users

There is tons of great information for new users on the forums. A few fabulous and active Swap-bot members compiled a list of forum threads that new users might want to check out. Click here to view their list.

Check out the "Questions & Help" category for more useful threads.

Personal Responsibility

Please be aware that members could be held legally responsible for damages to another member's reputation if a court were to find that the remarks constitute libel or defamation. Because Swap-bot does not censor feedback or investigate it for accuracy, Swap-bot is not legally responsible for the remarks that members post, even if those remarks are defamatory. However, this law does not protect the person who leaves the feedback from responsibility for it. Basically, you are just as responsible for remarks you make in the Swap-bot forums as you are for things you say to someone's face or print in a publication. I know that bad swappers make us super-mad and frustrated, but we all have to try our best to remain civil and kind.

Decency

Swap-bot does not encourage or support indecent or offensive content. However, we also do not censor any of the material posted by our users on this site except in extreme cases of fraud or danger. Determining what should be considered indecent is a major issue that even the US federal government cannot agree on! Please remember that there are all different types of people in this world and on Swap-bot. Many people may have differing opinions about what they consider indecent or offensive. If you are found to be posting explicit language or offensive topics in the forums you will be warned via email. If you continue to post indecent content you may be banned from posting in the forums, or your account may be suspended.

One-on-One Trades

Although there is a "One-on-One Trades" category in the forums, Swap-bot cannot regulate these swaps and we cannot make sure that members send their items for these swaps. In the future we hope to incorporate one-on-one trades and tag-type swaps into the overall Swap-bot system and rating system, but it will take us a while to get it implemented.

We urge everyone to take a few things into consideration when participating in the forum swaps:

• If you sign up for a forum tag or trade you are making a commitment. Make sure you follow through and SEND YOUR ITEMS! Be cool, not lame. Thanks!
• Tags are something of an act of faith. There is no guarantee that other users will follow through.
• There is no recourse (i.e. a rating system) for punishing those who do not follow through on their forum swap commitments.
• We do not take forum swaps into consideration when deciding whether an account needs to be suspended.
• We suggest only participating in tags that are simple and inexpensive. Be smart about what you can afford and what will make you happy to send.
• If you are doing a one-on-one trade, we recommend setting up a private swap between the two participants. That way there is an official record of the swap and you can both receive ratings.

We realize that it is extremely frustrating when people don't follow through on their forum swap commitments. That does NOT give you the right to send them threatening or harassing emails or PMs. "Swap-lifting" is a serious offense akin to stealing, but threatening, insulting, and harassing other members (no matter the justification) is also VERY serious. Thoughtful, yet firm, communication will get better results than angry threats and insults. Also, keep in mind that the Swap-bot administrators cannot force anyone to send items.

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