These Guidelines are the rules for using the www.SynergyExplorers.org forum, and use of this website constitutes acceptance of the Guidelines and our Terms & Conditions. You must be 18 or older to use SynergyExplorers.

Reporting a user. Sex is a stimulating subject and some people have not yet learned to discipline themselves. If anyone engages in predatory behavior, please contact a moderator immediately via the Report button. Make your report privately. Publicly announcing that you are making a report or encouraging others to make a report will be considered trolling or a personal attack and will be subject to moderation action, especially if the user is not in violation of the rules.

Not medical advice. Any information you gather here is not medical advice and is provided solely for educational and informational purposes. Check all advice with medical professionals before applying it. If you are experiencing a crisis, contact a hotline or authorities immediately.

Opinions. Opinions shared by users of www.SynergyExplorers.org do not represent the views of SynergyExplorers. Likewise, the views of SynergyExplorers are not universally shared by all users.

Please treat other forum users with respect. You are a guest here. Encourage fearless discussion, not flame wars. Behave as considerately as you would in real life – or more so. Avoid name calling, insults, and degrading comments.

Spin, condescension, assigning others hurtful motives without inquiring as to their motives, mischaracterizing others’ views or expertise, unmerited claims that you are being victimized, hostile sarcasm, malicious misinformation, intentional unkindness, name-calling, straw-man arguments, ad hominem arguments, shaming, blaming, sneering, etc. will result in banning by our mods – with or without a temporary suspension first. Report a post.

Stay on topic. Don’t hijack another user’s threads with replies that are unrelated to the original post. Off-topic or incorrectly placed threads or posts may be moved or deleted and the user warned. Posts that are designed to derail constructive conversation – such as “hijacking” a thread with irrelevant information, spamming, posting only with the purpose of inciting a dramatic reaction (i.e. “trolling”), “concern trolling” (threatening to report a user if they continue to disagree with a position), or other similar posts, are subject to moderation action.

Do not attack other users personally. While everyone is welcome to express their opinion on the forum, please do so constructively. If you do not agree with something that someone has said, you are welcome to question it or challenge it. However, attacks on other users because of differing opinions or morals are not allowed. This includes spreading your opinions of a particular user publicly on the forum, and/or using the forums to incite negative opinions of a particular user in hopes the moderation team will ban them.

Misogyny, misandry, racism, anti-sexual-minority, or any sweeping statements pertaining to demographic groups are not permitted. Threads based in hatred toward a specific group of people are not permitted on the forum. Threats of any kind are strictly prohibited and subject to actions up to and including an immediate ban. This includes threats of doxxing, violence, illegal activity, real world attacks/assaults, etc. and includes any type of target, such as a user, a real person, a moderator, a business, an organization, etc.

Threatening SynergyExplorers or any member of the team, whether as retaliation for moderation action or for any other reason is prohibited. Actions include but are not limited to threats of violence, frivolous lawsuits, hacking, harassment, etc.

Giving advice. It is the belief at SynergyExplorers that all users, regardless of background or other factors, can contribute value to the community as a whole. The learning process imparts valuable lessons. Posts that discourage other members of the community from participating may be edited or removed and the users subject to moderator action.

Feel free to share your education and training, if any, but please do not hold yourself out as a licensed professional unless you are prepared to supply evidence of your license to the moderation team.

Respect other people’s explorations. While it is all right to have your own opinions about the “proper” way to engage in Synergy, it is against the rules to actively discourage particular users from developing their own approaches.

Don’t deliberately detract from the experience of other users’ ability to use the website. This includes excessively bumping threads, posting the same message repeatedly or in multiple forum sections, posting excessively in a thread without feedback from other users, using nonsensical phrases, using images that are too large and impair the functionality of the website, or other disruptive actions.

Please refrain from posting things of a religious or anti-religious nature unless you’re sharing your personal story. If someone mentions how spirituality or a lack thereof has helped them, live and let live. Regardless of your faith or lack thereof, don’t try to impose your views onto other Explorers.

Avatars and images. This is an anonymous forum. Please do not use a photo of yourself. Artistic renditions of lovers are permitted, but sexualized body parts and explicit photos are probably going to be removed. Please respect the moderators’ decisions in this regard.

Images associated with groups that promote hatred or violence (KKK, Nazi, etc.) are always prohibited. So are images that exhibit offensive gestures or text, porn, kink, or gore. And so are images that violate copyright or trademark rights.

If you wish to feature a logo for your business and that business is relevant to this website, that may be all right, but please check first. Submit a request here.

It is possible for an image to be initially approved, and the decision to be later overturned by another member of the moderation team. If your image is deleted and you are instructed to select a different image, continuing to select images that violate the rules may trigger moderator action.

Actions. Failure to abide by these guidelines could result in any of the following:

  • Removal of your post(s)
  • A warning from the moderation team
  • Complete removal of your ability to post here
  • Muting/banning for any period of time
  • Blacklisting from our network

If you reveal the identity of another user without permission, you will be banned. More commonly known as “doxxing,” it is against the rules to post personal information publicly about another user without permission from that user. Threats to reveal the identity of another user in a bad faith attempt to harm the person in some way are also grounds for being banned from the SynergyExplorers platform. Personal information includes real name, address, family information, career information, date of birth, or similar information, whether gathered via personal messaging or from outside of SynergyExplorers. If somebody wants to remain anonymous, let them remain anonymous.

Catch-all. The SynergyExplorers moderation team reserves the right to remove content or restrict users’ posting privileges as necessary if it is deemed detrimental to the organization or to the experience of other users. Final interpretation of the rules rests with the moderation team. The moderation team is not required to provide an explanation as to why it considers the post a violation of the rules. If you have any questions or comments about the rules, contact a moderator here.

Circumventing or ignoring moderator actions. Any attempts to circumvent, ignore, or disregard moderator actions will result in immediate mutes and/or bans of affected user accounts. If you are banned from the forum, you are not permitted to evade the ban by making a new account.

Improper use of the reporting system. The reporting system is for official use only. Improper use of the moderation system diverts resources from genuine reports. Using the reporting system for any other reason, such as spamming, harassing the moderation team, attempting to circumvent a mute, etc. is not permitted.

If you wish to offer services, place a notice in the “Services” section of the forum. The services offered must be acceptable and relevant to the subject matter of this website. Any financial transactions need to be conducted off of the site.

Spam, including sexual enhancement ads, is prohibited. Spam will be subject to moderator action, up to and including a permanent ban for the poster.

Collection of user information is not permitted. Petitions, surveys or other initiatives that collect user contact information will be removed unless first approved by SynergyExplorers moderators. Requests permission here. Violations will result in a ban.

Research. We do not allow the surveying of users without authorization. Academic researchers should contact SynergyExplorers for permission, vetting, and approval before posting calls for study participants. Have your ethics approval in place before contacting us.

Press and casting notices may not be posted without obtaining permission. All media requests should be submitted here. Unauthorized postings will be subject to moderator action.

Signatures. You may embed images from other websites in your signature, unless a moderator decides they are inappropriate. You are welcome to link to other websites in threads and posts unless a moderator decides they are inappropriate. Using large images that break the functionality of the site or disrupt thread flow are prohibited.

Reporting rule-breaking content. If you see something that violates our policies, alert the moderation team.

Alts. Alternate user profiles, or alts, are permitted in order to maintain anonymity. However, this must be balanced with the requirement to maintain good order on the site. Therefore, alt accounts that are made with an intent to deceive, break rules, circumvent moderator actions, troll, maintain conversations with yourself, or engage in other disruptive behavior will be subject to moderator action, up to and including ban of the alt and/or main accounts. Any moderator action applied to one user account may be enforced on all the user’s accounts, even if a moderator did not apply the action to the other account. For instance, if a user’s first account is muted for 5 days, a user may not use a second account during that time, even if it wasn’t muted. Violating this will get the alt account banned and result in action against the main account.

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