How to use this board, not get deleted or thread locked

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When individual posters violate the rules repeatedly, we temporarily suspend their account. If the poster persists in name-calling or race-baiting or whatever the heck they were doing that was not cool, the account gets banned. We don't want to be yet another internet flame station - we want to talk to our neighbors!

You can contact the site admin if you're involved in this kind of situation, and you'd like to be reinstated.


These boards are a place to find useful information and news about life in specific neighborhoods in Brooklyn. We have "other" discussion boards for non-neighborhood specific stuff, including The Classifieds, The Lounge (general chat), Brooklyn and Beyond, and ASK BROOKLYNIAN (about how the site works or doesn't work).

-Be nice. If you can't be nice, go to a different website.
-"Nice" does not mean kittens and rainbows. More like, "general level of civil decorum." It's OK to argue and disagree, and in fact we encourage it, but don't stoop to personal attacks, name calling, shouting wild generalizations like "YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF GENTRIFYING YUPPIES", or other childish behavior.

-Try to pick one username and stick with it. If you start posting under different identities, do not be surprised when people get angry with you, or try to "out" you publicly as masquerading.

-"Moderators" are the people who make sure these boards stay fun and useful. They have their own set of rules too (see the complete Rules link at the top of the page).

-If your post gets deleted, it's not a First Amendment issue. It's probably an issue about you being a jerk.

-Please don't post in multiple boards. Pick the nabe involved, or The Lounge or Politics board. If you'd like your post to be considered for crossposting to another board, you can pm a moderator.

-We are busy people with a lot to do and read, so we discourage posts that don't add anything to the discussion (example: "LOL", or "you suck")

-Commercial posts go in the Marketplace, either CLASSIFIEDS, Sales/Events or APTS/REAL ESTATE. Some people just want to chat or check in about their neighborhood, not shop or be marketed to . . . and that's what the neighborhood boards are for. Neighborhood boards are NON-COMMERCIAL.

If you are posting about an event that's specific to one neighborhood, it's OK to post that outside of the Marketplace board. If you have a good reason to post to multiple boards, you can pm a moderator and make your case.

-Please SEARCH before posting general questions.

If you feel any of the rules have been violated and need attention, PM a moderator or site administrator (DailyHeights, Mamacita or Emily). If you have a question or comment about how the site is running, you should post it in ASK BROOKLYNIAN. If you post a complaint on the main boards, it might be deleted, or moved to the ASK BROOKLYNIAN area.