Shikra

The moderators would like to keep a hands-off approach to keep the momentum of Café running smoothly, however, this is not possible at all times. Therefore, the following few policies have be devised to keep things entertaining, enjoyable and fun for all:

1. All threads must have some focus, a theme or a subject that the author would like to share or discuss.
2. Posting 3 or more consecutive replies is considered 'Flooding'. It is a serious waste of services provided by Gupshup. Therefore, guppies cannot reply consecutively three (3) or more times.
3. Language used should be decent. Café is a family oriented forum and this should always be kept in mind while selecting words and gestures to express yourself.
4. Gupshup administration has zero tolerance policy against slander, abusive words or any kind of personal attacks against other guppies.
5. Threads started with images, audios, and videos of all kind in the first post, whether for the sake of discussion or sharing, should be posted in respective forums. To inquire about exceptions, please contact cafe moderators.
6. Advertisement of other discussion boards or online community sites is not allowed on Gupshup; Nor can you advertise your threads, blogs, groups, and albums etc. in threads, unless you have an approval from the moderators first.
7. Threads older than 1 year from the post date of the original post and/or of the last post may not be revived without a valid reason. Each thread/case will be handled individually and a decision will be made at the moderators' discretion.
8. Multiple threads with same/similar (copied) titles are discouraged. if someone chooses to open such threads then each thread should have DIFFERENT topic to discuss and the title should be made UNIQUE to reflect what is being discussed in the thread.
9. Any threads opened that simply have lyrics in the first post without any other central idea will be closed. If you do wish to open such a thread, please state what you want to talk about in that thread.

Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind while posting to make it a worthwhile experience for a majority of the Cafe visitors:

1) Posts-milestone threads: Threads can be opened for members completing their 100/1000/5000 and each increment of 5000 posts only.

2) Birthday threads: Birthday threads for the same person(s) by multiple people will be merged.

3) Blank/Symbol-based threads: They are discouraged and will be taken off at the first opportunity available. Please avoid.

Please Note: These rules do not replace anything in the user agreement that you agreed to while signing up on this board. These rules stated here pertain to Cafe only. Also, these rules do not cover all possible scenarios. There will be special situations where moderators will have to take special situations under consideration and take appropriate actions in conjunction with the Administrators.