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FORUM BOARDS REOPENED ON NEW SERVER
7th May 2008 - The Forum Boards have now reopened on their new dedicated server. Hopefully this will all now be running smoothly but please bear with us if any small glitches occur. The Admin Team Welcomes Back all Members and would like to Welcome any New Members to the Forums.
Welcome To adders.org Forum BoardsPlease Note: This is a family site and therefore please keep this in mind when using any of the Forum Boards.
Due to Spamming of the boards we have had to take the steps to protect members from spammers. All new members will need to register, then wait for a test email to confirm their email address is valid. You then will need to reply to this test email before being able to post on the boards. If you do not receive a test email within 48 - 72 hours of registration please drop an email with your log in ID / member name to forums@adders.org or to any of the admin team. We are sorry for having to take this step however we need to protect both the site of adders.org and it's owner and all members
If you log into your account and find a page saying "permission denied" please contact one of the admin team as it could be that you are already registered and are using the wrong login details which we will then be able to find providing you are still using the same email address.
It is also suggested that all email addresses are not included in profiles as this does leave them open for trolls and others who want to visit websites to gather email addresses for spam purposes.
As of January 2008
We have made alterations to the Forum Boards new format below :
1. Parents/Carers Board
This Board is for parents and carers of adhd children. In terms of Carers. This could mean foster parents or it could mean TAs or Guide/Scout Leaders? Anybody who is involved with adhd kids (dx or awaiting a dx)
2. ADDults Board
This Board is for ADDults dx with adhd or awaiting a dx.
3. Partners Board
This Board is NOT for ADDults - it is for Partners of ADDults to talk about their partners with other partners of ADDults.
4. Ask the Expert Board
Dr Billy Levin MB.ChB. from South Africa has very kindly agreed to give his time to be our Expert here on the adders.org Forums.
To read more about Dr Billy check out our Information Section - Articles and Papers - Dr Billy - where you can also find a number of papers written by Dr Billy.
Other administrators will also provide support for issues specifically for UK matters including Educational Issues.
The "Ask The Expert Board" is a restricted board and only admin can post replies to questions on this board.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ADDERS.ORG USER AGREEMENT APPLIES TO THIS AND ALL BOARDS ON THIS FORUM. PLEASE REFRESH YOUR MEMORY'S BY READING THIS AGAIN BEFORE USING THIS BOARD.
Because the Forums "crashed" in January 2008 all member details prior to that date have been lost - you all will need to re-register for access to the Forums,
We will need to know exactly which Boards you need to access in order for us to give you optimal support.
Please feel free to email the admin team if you are unsure of which Boards you need to access.
You are welcome to read the full description of the boards below along with a copy of the full user agreement or if you wish to go straight to the boards please CLICK HERE
Guests are unable to read the forum boards until you have registered then you will need to have registration confirmed. However - to be able to post or reply to topics you will need to register and have your email address confirmed to be able to post or reply to topics. You may register by clicking the Join / User Agreement Button on the following page. You will then be given the opportunity to read the User Agreement which you then have to click to accept before being able to proceed further. After this you will be asked to choose a login name and provide a valid email address, from there you will be asked to complete your profile.
Once you have registered you will be sent a test email to confirm your email address you then will need to reply to this test email before being able to access the boards. Once we have received your reply to the test email we will upgrade your membership to allow you to access the boards and post on them. However please remember that this is all done manually and by volunteers who have busy lifes too so this could take up to 48 - 72 hours
There are a number of Administrators / Moderators to help keep the boards running smoothly so if there are any problems please feel free to contact any one of these great people for help or information.
User Agreement Click Here
Grievance/Complaints Procedure
The policy on adders.org is that if you have a problem or a complaint please direct it to the Admin Team by sending a pm to members of the Admin Team of by using the Email all Admin Email Link at the top of the forum boards. If you are complaining about posts made on the boards then please be specific about which post(s) you are complaining about and what specifically you found objectionable about the post(s)
If you are unhappy with the way your complaint has been dealt with please direct it to the owner of the Site Direct.
If grievances are posted on the Boards they may not get immediate attention as all members of the Admin Team give their time voluntarily and may not always see posts until a later time. Please note that if grievances are posted on the boards, they may be removed without notice to the author, as it doesn't help the supportive ethos of the boards.
Members of the Admin Team will try to deal with this as quickly as possible and therefore if you send the email to All Admin there is more chance of one of the team being around sooner than maybe some of the others! Depending on personal commitments, time of day things like that.
Not all Admin will be available at all times but we try to make it that someone will be around most of the time but this cannot be guaranteed as I have said all are volunteers and have busy lives as well. This is why we are so grateful to them all for giving their free time freely to help administer these boards.
Please remember this is a family forum, so anything posted that we feel is inappropriate or that could cause offence in anyway to another member, will be locked and or removed.
Finally as the User Agreement is only normally viewed at initial registration I have posted the complete agreement below so that if anyone needs to refresh their memory of this before posting anything then you are welcome to do so!!
USER AGREEMENT for adders.org FORUM BOARDS
"This forum is an interactive medium that lives from the posts of its users and is for the discussion of ADD/ADHD and related conditions” Therefore as you are registering and agreeing, to all of this user agreement in order to join this forum. You are expected to participate in the boards that are applicable to you. Any member who doesn't post in their first months membership, will be deleted. Also any member not seen to be contributing actively to the Forums for a period of 6 months will be deleted. By registering to this forum you indemnify the owner of the forum from any resulting damage. Please remember that this site is run by a private owner and a team of volunteers both with ADHD and with family members with ADHD and Co-Morbids. It is not always possible for us to respond to all communication immediately, as it has to be done manually, so please allow at least 48 - 72 hours for any response.By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violates any laws.
- When contacting Admin, all Members must include their Username in their enquiry and it must be sent from the email address which the Member used to register with.
- Once a new member has registered they will receive a test email and will need to reply to this to confirm that their email address is valid before their account is activated. You must have a valid email address to use this forum.
- Please note that each User Name account is specifically intended for that one User alone. If there is more than one person wishing to post from the same email adderess, they will need to create individual and seperate User Name accounts.
- We ask that everyone who posts makes the effort to respect all other views and does not to attempt to force any personal views onto others. We expect those who post to accept others’ comments in the way they are meant as in support and friendship.
- All opinions expressed in posts are the views of the individual poster. Comments within posts must not be copied or used unless the author has been contacted for their permission to reproduce their comments.
- Spamming will not be tolerated at any time - anyone who spams the boards will have their posting rights removed.
- Any Member who feels that a posted message is objectionable must contact one of the Administrators or the Owner of adders.org immediately using email or the private messenger facility. Admin have the ability to remove objectionable messages and they will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, so the may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.
- All complaints must be sent via email or private messenger to the owner or a member of the admin team. Any member posting complaints on the Forums instead of following the Complaints Procedure will be deemed to have breached the Terms of the User Agreement and will risk having their account closed.
- Any form of advertising, either commercial or private, or any commercial messages are not permitted on this Forum as it is intended as peer support. If you are not sure please check with one of the Administrators.
- Anyone wishing to post Links to other sites must contact the administrators for authorisation prior to posting the Link.
- Avatars are permitted on the forum - HOWEVER - only those on the list supplied are allowed - Avatars from external sites will be removed.
- Any Member expressing a wish to leave the Site either privately or publicly on the forum will have their account closed as per their request. This is not to say that they are unable to re-register at a later date if they so wish and at the discretion of the owner of the site and the admin team.
- Admin reserve the right to delete any post which is considered inappropriate, offensive or insensitive without any warning to the author.
- The Owner of adders.org reserves the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread or delete any Members' account for any reasons she feels are valid.
Due to the nature of the Internet we are afraid that we do not allow minors to post.
The ADDult Forum by its very nature is for Adults - under UK law an Adult is a person over the age of 18 years and therefore anyone under that age is not permitted to post.
By clicking Register below you agree to be bound by these conditions and agree to these Terms.
By registering for this forum you are deemed to have agreed and understood the above and you indemnify adders.org from any resulting damage.
adders.org wishes to make clear that any views posted here are the views of the individual member concerned, and not the site owner, runner and volunteer administrator's.
This agreement may change from time to time so it is up to each individual member to ensure that they keep aware of any changes that could be made by checking this agreement from time to time to make sure that they stay within the rules of the user agreement.
Reviewed March 2008 - these New Terms with additons started from that date March 2008 and cannot be used in retrospect ."
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