[admin]

Due to recent activities on YorkieTalk and many unwarranted personal attacks, we are going to be instituing a new policy of zero tolerance. Personal attacks are simply not acceptable here. We love our members, and
this will not apply to 99% of you. The main focus of YorkieTalk is our Yorkshire Terriers, not personal problems. If you simply can not get along with a person, learn to, or you can leave. No one is forcing you to be on YorkieTalk. There are plenty of other Yorkie sites. While YorkieTalk is an open public forum where anyone can join, membership is a privilege, not a right.

The moderators here at YorkieTalk do it FOR YOU, as a volunteer position. These moderators have lives outside of YorkieTalk and are committing countless hours to make this a better place for you. Do not take them for granted. They help out due to love for the Yorkie breed. They do not need to be constantly bothered by every little thing. If it is important, PM them. If not, DON'T.

The main priority here at YorkieTalk is our Yorkshire Terrier community. Posts that do not better this community are unwelcome. Before you make a "controversial" post or a post you know that may cause problems, think about what you are writing. Is your post going to be helpful to anyone and is it bettering this communty? If not, then don't post it!

No one wants to read posts about your problems with another member, nor read catty posts. Be nice to one another and respect each other. If you have nothing nice to say, don't say it. Whatever happened in the past, happened in the past, let it be. Constructive criticism is fine, but there is a point where it can be downright mean and cruel. Do not cross that line.

If you personally attack another member, your account will be suspended for a period of SEVEN DAYS where you will NOT have access to your YorkieTalk account. You will not be able to PM anyone, post new threads or reply to threads, or go to YorkieTalk chat. If you try to cirumvent this by creating another account to post or reply to messages, we will find out and both accounts will be PERMANENTLY BANNED.

If you attack a member again, you will be suspended for a period of TWENTY ONE DAYS. If it happens again after that, you will be PERMANENTLY BANNED FOREVER from YorkieTalk. For more serious offenses, you may be banned from YorkieTalk immediately after a first offense.

If someone attacks you, report it to us, DO NOT RETALIATE, or you may be risking suspension as well.

This policy begins immediately and applies to everyone on YorkieTalk.

If you are a donating member, and you do not agree with our rules and regulations and are unhappy with this site for any reason, we can give you a refund of your full donation and subsequently terminate your account. Every member is equally important on YorkieTalk, donating does not give you any special privileges on how YorkieTalk is run. We do thank you for your donation, your donation makes YorkieTalk possible. With Web hosting, software, and tech support, there is a lot of expense to running a site such as YorkieTalk. Whether you just joined today or you have joined 18 months ago, we will listen to your feedback and concerns equally.

Posts may be deleted or edited and threads may be closed for ANY REASON by the admins and moderators at any time.

Again, this will probably never apply to 99% of YorkieTalk members, we want to keep your community as friendly, nice, and helpful as possible. So do not be alarmed, if you have not caused trouble before, you need not worry about this policy. Thank you for listening.

-Your YorkieTalk.com Team

PS. Yoda says, "See my smiling face (at the top of the page)? Please keep it that way by being nice to one another. This site is not about YOU, it's about your YORKIE!"