Welcome to the Ovulation Calculator Community Message Boards. A place for discussing all things trying to conceive, preparing for pregnancy, fertility, infertility and getting pregnant.
The Ovulation Calculator Community is a safe and respectful environment for members to chat, have discussions, ask questions, receive and give support and provide information to others.
Community Rules
Participation in the Ovulation Calculator Community constitutes agreement to the following rules, which apply to posts, profile information and any other content on this community and participation in general.
Due to the live nature of the discussions on this community, it is not possible for us to review and/or confirm the accuracy or validity of each discussion and reply before it is posted. If you believe that someone has violated our Community Rules or you have spotted content that may otherwise require attention, please flag the content and provide a brief description of what you believe is wrong.
Any content that violates our Community Rules will be removed. Interpretation of our rules is at the discretion of the staff.
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Post in the spirit of Ovulation Calculator
Vulgar language and inappropriate material is not allowed here and will be removed.
You must respect your fellow members. Please refrain from inflammatory and defamatory comments as well as flaming, taunting, and general disrespect. Do not simply put down the opinion or advice given by others. If you don’t agree with someone, say why – respectfully. Don’t just say they’re wrong. Do not make uninvited remarks about typos, duplicate posts, posting styles, etc.
When an opinion-based discussion is being had, do not state things like “there’s no argument” as if your opinion is the only one or the only one that matters. When someone has clearly stated their opinion, do not say things like “Are you serious?” and “Are you kidding me?” Remember, this is not a debate club. This is a friendly discussion community about trying to conceive and the journey to pregnancy. Allow people to have their opinion. No one is to act as some sort of opinion judge, responding to each one to say whether they agree with it or not or whether or not it is a valid, well thought out opinion.
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No cross posting and multiple posting
Cross posting is not allowed and will result in the removal of one or more posts. Cross posting is defined as posting the same information in two or more categories. When posting your discussion, please try to post it in the most appropriate category. Identical discussions posted in the same or different categories will be removed.
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No advertising
Advertisements are not allowed. Generally speaking, posts made specifically for the promotion of a website, product or service are considered advertising or, at least, posts made that unnecessarily send people to a website that you are in some way affiliated with. It does not matter if it is a commercial website, a personal website, a non profit website, etc. We do authorize and/or sell advertisements on a case-by-case basis. If you are interested in utilizing this option, please contact us.
Anyone found to be posting excessive links to their websites or suspected of using “sneaky” advertising methods is in violation of this rule. You may only post a link to your site/a site that you are in some way affiliated with if the link specifically answers the question that is being asked and the answer cannot be simply posted without the link. Even then, link directly to the page where the information can be found. General and unnecessary links will be tagged as advertising. If you are found to be excessively posting links to your site (or you appear to be seeking out discussions where your link may be relevant, so that you can post it), you may lose the ability to post links.
You are not allowed to post affiliate URLs.
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Privacy
Do not post any personally indentifable information such as email addresses, home addresses and/or phone numbers.
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Linking
When linking to outside websites, you must ensure that the content of the link is appropriate for the Ovulation Calculator community, in line with the rules laid out here. This includes mentioning or referencing a site, even if the mention is not hyperlinked.
When posting and linking to images, videos, files, etc., please refrain from hotlinking. This is the direct linking to images (.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png, etc.), video (.avi, .mov, .mpg, .mpeg, .wmv, etc.), audio (.mp3, .wav, etc.), archives (.zip, .rar, etc.) or otherwise downloadable or streamable files, on servers that you do not have permission to link to, instead of linking to the page where the item can be found. This includes providing a direct link to the file, even if that file is not embedded into your post. This practice costs the server owner money and resources.
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Copyright
Do not post copyrighted materials (articles, videos, audio, etc.) that you do not have permission to reproduce or distribute. For text articles, most of the time you may quote a small portion of the article (usually no more than 1/5 or 1/6) and you must link to the source (if online) or provide the source (if offline). Posting the entire article, even with the source, constitutes copyright infringement.
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Accounts
Each user is allowed to create one account. Your screen name cannot be changed, so please choose it wisely.
Automated account creation, participation, and content scraping is not permitted.
We know that people will have to leave the community (of their own free will or otherwise) from time to time and to that end, we do not delete accounts, posts, or other content posted. All content is granted to us with perpetual electronic publishing rights because any content posted in the message boards becomes a part of the community, even if you no longer are.
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Moderation
Staff have the final say on anything. If you have a problem, you may make a complaint to us directly and not publicly. Creating discussions or replies that question or reference administrative decisions or potential administrative decisions, such as post removals and discussion closures, is not permitted. We are not perfect and if you feel that we have made a mistake, please contact us and we will review the situation.
Whenever you are participating in this community, please keep in mind that we strive to create a safe, supportive, friendly and inviting atmosphere. So, please enjoy the message boards!
Freedom of speech rights do not extend to privately owned websites, such as this one. These rules detail the types of behavior and activities that are allowed here.
If a member violates our rules and shows a disregard for them, our staff and our community, they run the risk of losing their account. We reserve the right to deactivate any account and to edit or remove any content without warning. These rules are subject to change at any time without notice.
Last Updated: February 09 2016