Q.  What are some general rules for posting messages?

A.  These are a few things you should consider before posting a message:

• If you disagree with a message posted by someone and wish to reply to it, do not attack the poster.
  
  
• Using inflammatory language may get your posting privileges revoked. Instead, respond to the actual points of disagreement, not the individual.
  
  
• Be succinct. If you want to get your point across and readers have to sift through your message to get to your meaning, they'll simply skip over the message.
  
  
• Stick to the topic and/or Message Board.
  
  
• Do not post a message about special education to a Message Board about windsurfing.  Find the proper Message Board first, then the appropriate topic.
  If you have a question about special education for preschoolers, for example, find a Disability Board or a Special Education Board, then look for a topic involving preschoolers.  If none is listed, then you can start a new topic on that Message Board.
  
  
• Remember that your message will be available for anyone with an Internet connection to read.  Do not reveal anything you do not want the world to know.
  
• Read the rules of the specific Message Board before posting a message.

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