| POSTING/CLUB RULES/COURTESIES (Management may delete any Posts that are not in accordance with our Club or MSN's Rules.) ONCE YOU HAVE QUIT PLEASE GET OUT & POST TO EACH OTHER, SUPPORT IS A TWO WAY STREET & YOU OFTEN MAKE QUIT BUDDIES ALONG THE WAY. HOOK UP ON MSN MESSENGER SO YOU CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS WELL. AND ALWAYS, ALWAYS, POST SOS ON THE BOARDS BEFORE LIGHTING UP. GIVE US THE CHANCE TO SUPPORT YOU & MAKE YOU AWARE OF YOUR PREVIOUS JUNKIE THINKIN WHICH IS TRYING TO KEEP A HOLD ON YOU! IT IS UP TO YOU HOW MUCH YOU PUT IN TO THIS, INCLUDING READING, RE-EDUCATING YOUR ADDICTED BRAIN AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER! -
INTRODUCTION: On Introduction Board. Please tell us a bit about yourself and your smoking history (unless you are quitting right away then title your post Hell Week) . If you have begun your healing journey from nicotine addiction please include that as well and length of time quit. . START SUPPORTING OTHERS WHEN YOU FEEL YOU ARE ABLE! -
BEGINNING HELL WEEK POSTS (No NRT!):: On Hell Week Board and title your post HELL WEEK on the day that you Quit and use that thread for 7 full days or until the end of Hell Week. Please post to your thread at least once a day during Hell Week, so we know you're still Quit and so we can support you. However, If you ever feel like your going to light up please start A NEW POST ASKING FOR HELP, SOS, 911, AND CHAT IF YOU NEED IT! ALWAYS POST BEFORE PUFFING!. We encourage you to post to other threads/people as well once you are quit. START READING THE QUIT LINKS INFO! READ, READ AND READ SOME MORE and if you HAVE QUIT START SUPPORTING OTHERS WHEN YOU FEEL YOU ARE ABLE!! After your Hell Week you post on View All Current Topics & Post Board unless you are posting something specific then please make yourself familiar with our other Message Boards so you know where to post and if you don't the View All Topics is a safe bet then. -
AFTER THAT POST ON VIEW ALL CURRENT TOPICS OR SPECIFIC MESSAGE BOARD (IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR POST TO GET LOST ON THE GENERAL BACK BOARDS) -
THINKING OF LIGHTING UP?: If you feel you are going to light up at any time, please come here first and Post 911, SOS, HELP!! on the Board so anyone coming on site will see it right away and respond to you. Start writing out what's on your mind and start reading and doing deep breathing exercises until someone can get to you. You always Post before choosing to pick up a sickerette and smoke it! We take great exception to our Members lighting up without posting to work it out with us FIRST no matter how long Quit! Please read Our Relapse Policy. -
Our Courtesies, that's a link please click on it to read them. Thank you. -
POSTING GUIDELINES MINIMUMS: If you and your Quit are not secure (no matter how long or short) then the more time you spend here reading and posting for yourself and to others on the Boards will help to stengthen your Quit as well as others. -
Hell Week - at least 1 post minimum a day in your Hell Week thread. -
Remainder of lst month: We want you staying close to the Boards and posting as much as you can until you claim your Green Club status and are more secure in your Quit. -
Green : 3 Posts a week minimum -
Purple: 2 Posts a week period minimum -
Bronze to Gold: 1 post a month minimum -
Platinium & beyond every few months please -
POSTING VIA EMAIL INSTEAD OF "POSTING and READING ON WEB". We do not allow members to post via email. You must come to site to participate and post. This makes for a better interactive support group. If you want to change your Email settings, go to Members Tools, bottom of Link Bar, click on Change Email Settings, click on "READ ON WEB" and then save. -
QUIT STATS PARADE MASTER OF THE DAY: You must be Quit and be the first one to start it for the day . -
OPINION & SUBJECT DEBATES: On our Opinion Debates & Petitions Board only with the exception of News Articles that sometimes initiate and debate. However, a debate must be held in a mature and adult manner without being rude or attacking members personally and if it turns into a childish bickering match Management will put an end to it . No pornography, hate, violence, religous or racial slurs will be tolerated, these are subject to being banned. -
NO BANDWITH THEFT: No copying and pasting pictures from other sites or visa versa. Please download to your computer and then post or copy from our Picture Library, bottom link including backgrounds do not use other sites URL's for your backgrounds here or our backgrounds for posting on other sites. NO BANDWIDTH THEFT @ KTQC - Please Read Please click on link for more information. -
LINKS & EMAIL ADDRESSES: If you change your email address please inform Management & change on site. You may leave your email link and links in your Posts relating to the topic of your post however any links found for solicitation/selling anything or pornography/hate/violence etc. will be deleted and the member possibly banned. Please do not leave phone numbers or snail mail addresses they will be deleted for your own safety please email them. -
NO SOLICITING/SELLING/SPAM/HARRASSMENT:: If you think it is really of great value to Club Members, submit to sunshine_ray@msn.com for approval. SELLING/SPAM CAN GET YOU BANNED FROM OUR COMMUNITY, SO TAKE NOTE. -
PERSONAL MESSAGES ON THE BOARD: Post on General Board. However if it is of a very personal nature (you have an issue with a member) please email the person . Rude, attacking and/or harassing remarks are not wanted here on or off the boards. If someone is upsetting you please email them and copy (cc') Tracy, Manager, Members Services & sunshine_ray@msn.com . -
GIF/PICTURE SIZES: Keep under 20 to 30K (50K special day posts). There are several Gif/Pic Reduction/Cruncher sites on the How Too Board. However if a Member has a slow computer please say so in your first post IN BIG LETTERS, so other members will take note and leave smaller gifs in your thread. -
DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING: Please look on the How Too Board first, if it's not there post on General Board or email Tracy, Manager, Members Services. -
HUMOR POSTS/THREADS: We are listed as a mature site and rated as follows by MSN so please post accordingly: MSN's Rating Level:
We want to make the web a safe place for people of all ages, so please rate your group appropriately. | General | Safe for all ages | | | Mature | May not be suitable for all audiences | | Adult | Explicit or graphic content | No pornography: child or adult, hate, violence, racial or religous slurs will be tolerated and are cause for loosing club membership and possibly reported to MSN. -
CHANGE OF NICKNAME: If you change your nickname here please email Management and Post on the General Board informing Members so we still know who you are unless you have left the Club and are joining again at a later date under a different name. -
MEMBER'S CALENDAR: Enter in important dates, birthdays and anniversaries you want to share and celebrate with us at the Club. Please be aware though that they still might be overlooked and if so to please post and start celecbrating and we will be sure to follow.. -
PLEASE REPORT ANY LINKS THAT ARE NOT WORKING TO MANAGEMENT. -
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