Post by flummery on May 5, 2007 18:04:39 GMT -4
Welcome to the Michael Emerson fan boards!
Lurkers are welcome, active members are embraced.
Introduction
Feel free to introduce yourself on our welcome board, Getting to Know Us, or head right over to the
How did you first discover Michael? thread.
Need help?
Need help with something? Make a post on the Information Center board for a quick response, or PM an administrator. If you find something on the board that needs to be quickly edited or deleted (a huge spoiler in a thread title, an offensive thread), or just something small that needs fixing, don't hesitate to contact me or another administrator right away. That way, there's no chance of us missing the thread. See the bottom of this thread for links to contact us.
Language
We are, obviously, an English language site, but we have members from all over the world! We welcome you all. If English is a second (or third, fourth...) language for you, we don't mind if you do not write perfectly. We encourage you to make and reply to topics! If that's too much, please stick around and at least enjoy the photos.
Skins
We've been working on our skins and banners recently, so if you're interested in looking through the different color schemes, here's what you do:
Click "profile", tben "modify profile". Scroll down to "Account Preferences", and there, you can pick different skins.
Spoilers
With all the talk of Michael's work that goes on around here, it would be very difficult to put everything in spoiler tags. For those of you who may have not seen a particular show or movie, please be careful with what threads you choose to read. If you are avoiding spoilers, it's probably best not to use the Most Recent Posts feature in case something isn't in a spoiler tag.
Spoiler tags work like this:
When you are posting information about a season or show before it airs, including promos, please use spoiler tags (see the Official How To 101 Thread for instructions). If you are starting a thread about it, put "SP" in the title. Don't give away spoilers in the title of a thread!
Guidelines
Rules? Who needs 'em!
...Well, we sort of do.
Let me preface this by saying something applies to just about every area of posting. Remember when posting that moderation is what makes Michael a great actor and a fine human being off set, so we should try to honor his example by behaving accordingly ourselves.
Our general guidelines are as follows:
Our general guidelines are as follows:
1. Please respect Mr. Emerson's privacy. The Michael Emerson Fan Board prohibits talking about Michael's family or re-posting family pictures. We understand that many things can be found out about people by peeking around on the Internet, and it may not seem like any big deal, and that's why this is a bit of a sticky subject. The point is, if it requires peeking, it doesn't need to be here. Michael and his wife, Carrie, may be in the spotlight, but the rest of the family has not necessarily chosen to be. If Michael (or Carrie) talks about something, then it's okay to post. Relevant biographical information about Michael (including family information that Michael has released in the form of interviews) can be found on Edith's site, so unless more information is disclosed by Michael or his family, further discussion here isn't necessary.
It is okay to quote or discuss things Michael has said about his family.
It is okay to quote or discuss news articles or interviews with members of his family.
Other forms of gathering information, or reposting pictures from a family member's website, are prohibited.
2. If you must be super-excited and worshippy, please do so on the Fancrazy board. It's meant for less informative, more crush-related posts. Note that anything 18+ will be immediately removed.
3. Insulting other members, using slurs and other prejudicial statements won't be tolerated. A minor amount of profanity not directed at someone is acceptable.
4. The maximum size for signature pictures/banners is 600 pixels wide by 200 pixels high. You may have up to 5 separate pictures/banners in your signature, as long as, when combined, they are no bigger than the maximum signature size. For example, you could have two banners that are 100 pixels high.
5. If information is posted on the main boards about illegally downloading copyrighted files using person-to-person programs and torrents, it will be removed. By default you're also sharing the files as you download them- that's illegal, and we don't want our members to get in trouble for it. Downloading such files also puts your computer at risk of malware, and Internet Service Providers are cracking down on people who frequently use person-to-person sharing to download large files. That's why we keep it off the main boards. What you do in private is up to you.
We hope you'll enjoy reading and participating in our community.
-- The Michael Emerson Fan Boards staff
Contact Edith S. Baker.
Contact bobdoc.
Contact Flummery.
Contact benlinusisagoodguy.
Contact melissaq9.
Contact Steph.
Contact tigerlily.
Lurkers are welcome, active members are embraced.
Introduction
Feel free to introduce yourself on our welcome board, Getting to Know Us, or head right over to the
How did you first discover Michael? thread.
Need help?
Need help with something? Make a post on the Information Center board for a quick response, or PM an administrator. If you find something on the board that needs to be quickly edited or deleted (a huge spoiler in a thread title, an offensive thread), or just something small that needs fixing, don't hesitate to contact me or another administrator right away. That way, there's no chance of us missing the thread. See the bottom of this thread for links to contact us.
Language
We are, obviously, an English language site, but we have members from all over the world! We welcome you all. If English is a second (or third, fourth...) language for you, we don't mind if you do not write perfectly. We encourage you to make and reply to topics! If that's too much, please stick around and at least enjoy the photos.
Skins
We've been working on our skins and banners recently, so if you're interested in looking through the different color schemes, here's what you do:
Click "profile", tben "modify profile". Scroll down to "Account Preferences", and there, you can pick different skins.
Spoilers
With all the talk of Michael's work that goes on around here, it would be very difficult to put everything in spoiler tags. For those of you who may have not seen a particular show or movie, please be careful with what threads you choose to read. If you are avoiding spoilers, it's probably best not to use the Most Recent Posts feature in case something isn't in a spoiler tag.
Spoiler tags work like this:
Spoiler goes here.
When you are posting information about a season or show before it airs, including promos, please use spoiler tags (see the Official How To 101 Thread for instructions). If you are starting a thread about it, put "SP" in the title. Don't give away spoilers in the title of a thread!
Guidelines
Rules? Who needs 'em!
...Well, we sort of do.
Let me preface this by saying something applies to just about every area of posting. Remember when posting that moderation is what makes Michael a great actor and a fine human being off set, so we should try to honor his example by behaving accordingly ourselves.
Our general guidelines are as follows:
Our general guidelines are as follows:
1. Please respect Mr. Emerson's privacy. The Michael Emerson Fan Board prohibits talking about Michael's family or re-posting family pictures. We understand that many things can be found out about people by peeking around on the Internet, and it may not seem like any big deal, and that's why this is a bit of a sticky subject. The point is, if it requires peeking, it doesn't need to be here. Michael and his wife, Carrie, may be in the spotlight, but the rest of the family has not necessarily chosen to be. If Michael (or Carrie) talks about something, then it's okay to post. Relevant biographical information about Michael (including family information that Michael has released in the form of interviews) can be found on Edith's site, so unless more information is disclosed by Michael or his family, further discussion here isn't necessary.
It is okay to quote or discuss things Michael has said about his family.
It is okay to quote or discuss news articles or interviews with members of his family.
Other forms of gathering information, or reposting pictures from a family member's website, are prohibited.
2. If you must be super-excited and worshippy, please do so on the Fancrazy board. It's meant for less informative, more crush-related posts. Note that anything 18+ will be immediately removed.
3. Insulting other members, using slurs and other prejudicial statements won't be tolerated. A minor amount of profanity not directed at someone is acceptable.
4. The maximum size for signature pictures/banners is 600 pixels wide by 200 pixels high. You may have up to 5 separate pictures/banners in your signature, as long as, when combined, they are no bigger than the maximum signature size. For example, you could have two banners that are 100 pixels high.
5. If information is posted on the main boards about illegally downloading copyrighted files using person-to-person programs and torrents, it will be removed. By default you're also sharing the files as you download them- that's illegal, and we don't want our members to get in trouble for it. Downloading such files also puts your computer at risk of malware, and Internet Service Providers are cracking down on people who frequently use person-to-person sharing to download large files. That's why we keep it off the main boards. What you do in private is up to you.
We hope you'll enjoy reading and participating in our community.
-- The Michael Emerson Fan Boards staff
Contact Edith S. Baker.
Contact bobdoc.
Contact Flummery.
Contact benlinusisagoodguy.
Contact melissaq9.
Contact Steph.
Contact tigerlily.