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International Cesarean Awareness Network Forum Guidelines

ICAN’s mission is to prevent unnecessary cesareans through education, to provide support for cesarean recovery, and to promote VBAC.
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1. We strive to maintain a mutually supportive and welcoming community. Please assist us by behaving responsibly and respectfully towards other members of the ICAN community.

2. Please post in the appropriate forum. If a thread is misplaced or if the thread moves off topic, ICAN reserves the right to move it to the appropriate forum or delete it. Please note that we ask that all off topic conversations be posted in the Off Topic forum. This includes any post not directly related to ICAN’s mission. If you are unsure as to the appropriateness of your post, please contact the forum moderator of your forum for guidance.

3. Due to the diversity of opinions and experiences represented in this community, differences of opinion, debates, and conflict will occur. Please work with the community and the forum staff to resolve conflict constructively. Taking care to keep threads appropriate to their respective forums will help prevent conflict as will remaining respectful toward each other, regardless of topic or circumstance. Consistently disrespectful or hostile posts can be grounds for discipline or removal from a forum.

4. Do not forward posts from this forum without the express permission of the author. Doing so can be grounds for removal from the forums.

5. With regard to signatures, pictures within the signature are not permitted nor are more than 2 tickers. Tickers must be no more than 100 pixels tall each (no 'ticker boxes'). Avatars are not affected - please feel free to post what you wish as an avatar.

6. Chapter Leaders and other representatives of ICAN must follow the signature guidelines as outlined in the Chapter Leader Guidebook.

7. If you believe a member has broken the forum guidelines, you may click on the “report to moderator” link in the lower right hand corner of the offending post to report it to the forum moderators. When filling out the report form, please be specific about why you are reporting the post. Please note that reporting does not automatically remove the post, it is a manual process.

8. Each forum member is allowed only one account. If you feel that you have a legitimate need for a second account, please contact a forum moderator privately with an explanation of why you need a second account.

9. To protect your privacy, do not share your unique password and log-in information with other individuals.

10. ICAN reserves the right to remove or edit the contents of any post or signature that goes against the forum guidelines, or is otherwise deemed offensive or inappropriate. Though we will strive to be a voice for the community as a whole, allowing for expression of diverse points of view, ICAN reserves the sole right to decide what is deemed offensive or inappropriate.

11. ICAN reserves the right to adjust the rules to meet the needs of the community and will inform the community should any changes occur.

12. Given these guidelines, we encourage support, advocacy, sharing of ideas and even friendly debate, as is appropriate. Thank you for becoming part of our online community!

POR FAVOR LEER LAS SIGUIENTES REGLAS DEL FORO ANTES DE REGISTRARSE

Bienvenida al foro de la Red Internacional para la Concientización de la Cesárea (International Cesarean Awareness Network o ICAN). La misión de ICAN es mejorar la salud materno-infantil previniendo cesáreas innecesarias mediante la educación, ofreciendo apoyo para la recuperación de una cesárea y promoviendo el parto vaginal después de cesárea (PVDC).
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1. Nos esforzamos por mantener una comunidad acogedora y de apoyo mutuo. Por favor, ayúdanos a lograrlo mediante tu comportamiento responsable y respetuoso hacia los demás miembros de la comunidad ICAN.

2. Por favor, crea nuevas conversaciones en el foro adecuado. Si un hilo está fuera de lugar o si se mueve fuera de tema, ICAN se reserva el derecho a mover la conversación al foro adecuado o borrarlo. Ten en cuenta que pedimos que todas las conversaciones fuera de tema se publiquen en el foro Off Topic. Esto incluye cualquiera conversación que no está directamente relacionada con la misión de ICAN. Si no estás segura si una conversación es apropriada, por favor ponte en contacto con el moderador del foro para aconsejarte.

3. Debido a la diversidad de opiniones y experiencias en esta comunidad, se ocurrirán diferencias de opinión, debates, y conflicto. Por favor, coopera con la comunidad y el personal del foro para resolver los conflictos de manera constructiva. Teniendo cuidado de mantener los hilos adecuados a sus respectivos foros contribuirá a prevenir los conflictos, al igual que mantenerse respetuosa hacia los demás, independientemente del tema o circunstancia. Mensajes continuamente hostiles o irrespetuosos pueden ser motivos para disciplina o expulsión del foro.

4. No reenvíes mensajes de este foro sin el permiso expreso del autor. Si lo haces, puede ser motivo de expulsión de los foros.

5. Con respecto a las firmas, imágenes en la firma no están permitidas. Tickers están permitidos con tal que no tengan más de 100 píxeles de alto cada uno. Avatares no se ven afectados - por favor siéntete libre de publicar lo que deseas como avatar.

6. Líderes de capítulos de ICAN y otras representantes de ICAN debe seguir las reglas de las firmas como señaladas en Chapter Leader Guidebook.

7. Si crees que un miembro ha roto las reglas de este foro, puedes hacer clic a "reportar al moderador" en la esquina inferior derecha del mensaje ofensivo para informar de ello a los moderadores del foro. Al llenar el formulario para reportar lo sucedido, por favor, sé específica acerca de la razón por la cual estás reportando el mensaje. Ten en cuenta que el mensaje ofensivo no es removido automáticamente al ser reportado, sino que es un proceso manual.

8. A cada miembro del foro sólo se permite una sola cuenta. Si crees que tienes una razón legítima para tener una segunda cuenta, por favor ponte en contacto con un moderador en privado y explica por qué necesitas una segunda cuenta.

9. Para proteger tu privacidad, no compartas tu nombre de usuario y contraseña con otras personas.

10. ICAN se reserva el derecho a quitar o editar el contenido de cualquier mensaje o firma que va en contra de las reglas del foro, o que se considere ofensivo o inapropiado. Aunque nos esforzamos por ser una voz para la comunidad en conjunto, permitiendo la expresión de diversos puntos de vista, ICAN se reserva el derecho exclusivo a decidir lo que se considera ofensivo o inapropiado.

11. ICAN se reserva el derecho de ajustar las normas para satisfacer las necesidades de la comunidad y se informará a la comunidad en caso de que se produzcan cambios.

12. Teniendo en cuenta estas directices, fomentamos el apoyo, el intercambio de ideas e incluso el debate amigable como sea apropiado. Gracias por formar parte de nuestra comunidad en línea!

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