Community Rules

Treat all members with courtesy and respect. Personal attacks, harassment, bullying, or hate speech of any kind will not be tolerated. Disagree with ideas, not people.

Treat all members with courtesy and respect. Personal attacks, harassment, and hate speech are not tolerated.

Post in the appropriate board. Off-topic posts may be moved or removed by moderators at their discretion.

Post in the appropriate board. Off-topic posts may be moved or removed by moderators.

Do not post unsolicited advertisements, spam, chain messages, or excessive self-promotion. Business owners may participate authentically but must disclose their affiliation.

No unsolicited advertising, spam, or excessive self-promotion. Business owners must disclose their affiliation.

Do not post anything illegal under U.S. or Iowa law, including copyrighted material without permission, threats of violence, or personal information shared without consent.

Do not post anything illegal under U.S. or Iowa law.

Avoid excessive profanity and explicit content in public boards. Think of this as a community gathering place — your neighbors are reading.

Avoid excessive profanity and explicit content in public boards.

Do not post personal information about other people — home addresses, phone numbers, workplaces, or other private details — without their explicit consent.

Do not share personal information about others without their explicit consent.

Use clear, descriptive titles that summarize what your thread is about. Helps other members find your post.

Check whether your topic has already been discussed before starting a new thread.

Check whether your topic has already been discussed before starting a new thread. Duplicate threads may be merged or closed.

If you see a rule violation, use the Report button or contact a moderator.

If you see a rule violation, use the Report button or contact a moderator. Do not respond to bad-faith posts — it only escalates things.

Moderators and admins may edit, move, lock, or delete posts that violate these rules. Repeated violations may result in a ban.

Moderators and admins reserve the right to edit, move, lock, or delete posts and threads that violate these rules. Repeated violations may result in a ban.