So that this site remains a friendly & positive place for all, and remains on topic as well, we've got just a few rules on suitable content.
We've had a few doses of unwanted material on the site. The most tedious part about running online communities is managing this sort of behaviour.
Simply put, we're here to discuss, meet people and generally have a good time. Nobody has the inclination to deal with people just here to mess about, blow their trumpet or say rude stuff.
So:
If it gets too hectic then we might skip the warning part.
We've had a few spammers make it through the site membership filters and post rude spam on the site.
YOUR OWN POEMS We encourage members to publish their own poems in the
Members Poetry section. There is, of course, a
moderation policy for member poetry, but that's just to ensure we don't get rude stuff, or too much from one person (one poem a day each).
If you have published your poems elsewhere in the site (in the blog for example) you will get a note asking that your republish in the Member Poetry Section.
UPDATE: Blog posts for poems are now encouraged. You will find you get more comments in the member poetry section, but you now have more choice in how you share poems.
PHOTOSPhotos of poets, poetry readings, poets in action, performances, slams etc are welcome.
'Poetic' and 'inspirational' photos – saturated flowers, enigmatic cats, mist-laden landscapes, sunny days, stuff out of focus etc would be better placed on another site (and we'd recommend
flickr as a good place to start).
VIDEOSVideos of poems being performed and discussions, seminars, workshops, conferences about poetry and (per photos) poets, poetry readings, poets in action, performances, slams etc are welcome.
'Poetic' and 'inspirational' – saturated flowers, enigmatic cats, mist-laden landscapes, sunny days, stuff out of focus etc would be better placed on another site (and we'd recommend
youtube).
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Comments welcome :)