Welcome to SudburyMoms.com! We are glad to have you.
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In the space below, we answer common questions but
for some things that you still want addressed or did not see below then please
don’t hesitate to email us at SudburyMoms.com
Let’s
get started
Forums: Ask questions, offer advice and swap stories with
other local moms in our discussion forums. No topic is off limits.
To get started, you can click on the "Discussions" tab in the pink
bar at the top of our site for a complete list of all our discussion
categories.
Forums
Starting and replying to
discussions
Behavior guidelines
Reporting abuse
SudburyMoms.com posts - Where to find them in the new
forums
Using the Forums
Q: How do
I start posting comments?
A: You can access our discussion forums in several ways:
Click on "Discussions" in the navigation bar at the top of the site
to see our master list of all forums.
Choose
the topic in which you want to post. Open that topic and click on "New
Topic" at the upper left. Or, open an existing topic and type your reply
in the box then click, "Post Reply" at the bottom left.
Click on
any of the discussions you see on our home page or within the site. This will
take you directly into that discussion, where you can post a reply following
the instructions above.
Q: How do
I search the forums to see if my topic has been mentioned before?
A: On any page of our site, enter your search term in the "search"
box at the upper right or go to the search box directly located in the forum.
It's best to enter only one term. The search will look in our groups, member
profiles and discussions for any mention of your search term.
Q: How do
I find my posts?
A: Your own posts can be viewed by clicking ’View your posts’. You can find
this in the upper left corner of every discussion board.
Q: I want
to change something in one of my posts. Can I go back and fix or delete it?
A: Yes, to a certain degree. You can edit / delete immediately after you
make it, but
afterwards you can only delete it if no one has replied to your post.
You may email SudburyMoms.com to ask for our
help.
Q: Are the Talk forums moderated?
A: Yes, the moderators' duties include reminding people of forum etiquette,
moving some posts and deleting others. But we also count on members themselves
to help keep conversations on track. We trust our members and know that
everyone wants a community we can be proud of. If you see any posts or other
content that you feel violates our guidelines, click on the "report abuse"
button beside the posts.
Q: What are the guidelines for behavior in the forums?
A: Please see Community Guidelines below.
Q: What can I do about
obnoxious users or posts I consider objectionable? A:
Click the "report abuse" button you'll find beside each post, or send
an email to info@sudburymoms.com If you
send email, you must include a link to the page where the objectionable post
can be found.
Groups:
Have you always wanted a way to reach moms in your particular neighborhood?
Explore our Groups section, where you can join existing groups and/or create
your own. Our groups get their own Web address, so you can easily share your
group's page with friends. Use groups to start discussions, share photos and
schedule get-togethers. You can make your group private or public on our site.
Groups
How to
use groups
How to
create or join one
How to
invite friends into a group
Q: What are groups for?
A: Groups are a way for moms with similar passions or circumstances to talk,
share photos, maintain a group calendar and easily find each other every day.
You can start a group and then send invitations to people who are already on
the site, or invite people who are not yet members of SudburyMoms.com
For example, moms who are losing weight together can form a group to post
photos, talk about their progress and schedule fitness walks or exercise
classes on the group calendar. Another example: If your local hobby group needs
a place on the Web, you can create a private group on Sudburymoms.com. In all
groups, you can start discussions just like we have in the Discussions forums.
Tips for successful Groups
Before creating a group, check to make sure we don't already have a similar
one. Click on Groups in our navigation bar, then click on All Groups on the
left hand side of the page. We will be asking duplicate groups to merge.
Groups are most successful when members have
already formed a loose group on the site, or when a group already exists in the
community. For instance, if you and other members of a local PTA are doing your
PTA business through email, consider creating a SudburyMoms.com group, which
you can set up to be private. Another example: If you currently use the
Discussion forums to plan lunches with other moms due in the same month as you,
consider creating a group as a convenient way to stay in touch.
Feel free to post in the Discussions forums to
get a sense for whether others would be interested in joining a group on a
particular topic. Making some contacts ahead of time can help your group really
take off.
Q: How do I join a group?
A: In the navigation bar at the top of the site, click on "Find
Moms." You'll see a list of "new" and "active" groups, which
means the groups with the most activity at any given time. You can see all the
groups by clicking on particular categories along the left hand side of the
page. Click on the name of the group you want to join, then click on
"join" in the upper right hand corner.
Q: How do I create a group?
A: In the navigation bar at the top of the site,
click on Groups, then click on "create a group" down the left hand
side of the page. You can make your group public or private. Public groups are
open to anyone to join. They are listed on the site, and all discussions within
those groups are public. Private groups are open only to members you invite to
join and provide with a password. Private groups are not listed anywhere on the
site. Only you and the other group members know about them.
We recommend public groups for sharing among moms of like interests, and
private groups for families or friends sharing personal information such as
addresses and phone numbers. Every group is assigned a Web address, so you can
use that address as a Web page for your group.
Q: How do I invite a friend to join a
group?
A: You must join the group first. Then, on the group page, click on
"invite" in the upper right. It's easy to send an invitation to just
one person or many people at once.
Q: How to I view and update my profile?
A: Log in and click on "View Profile," or click on your username
anywhere in our forums or groups. You'll see your profile, which shows the
groups activities, your avatar (tiny photo representing you), your interests,
etc.
To build your profile or make changes, click on "Edit Profile" on the
dropdown menu at the top of the page. Fill in your information and then click
"Finish" button.
Q: How do I keep certain info private on
my profile?
A: We ask that you don’t list any information your not comfortable with.
Technical Questions
Q: I didn't receive the email confirming my account or sending me a
new password.
A: Please check in your junk or spam email folders. Sometimes messages sent
from our site end up there. For other technical questions, please email us at
info@sudburymoms.com
Usernames
Q: How do I change the username I registered with?
A: It's not possible to change your username. However, you can start fresh on
the site by simply registering again with a new username and a different email
address.
Community
Guidelines Section for SudburyMoms.com
By
participating in discussions, posting content to our site, using our email
services, or otherwise accessing and using the social networking, public
posting features or other features of our site, you represent and agree that
you will not:
Restrict or inhibit any
other user from using and enjoying the site;
Use the site to impersonate
any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity;
Interfere with or disrupt
any servers or networks used to provide the site or its features, or
disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of the
networks we use to provide the site;
Use the site to instigate or
encourage others to commit illegal activities or cause injury or property
damage to any person;
Gain unauthorized access to
the site, or any account, computer system, or network connected to this
site, by means such as hacking, password mining or other illicit means;
Obtain or attempt to obtain
any materials or information through any means not intentionally made
available through this site;
Use the site to post or
transmit any unlawful, threatening, harassing, abusive, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information
or content of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions
constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local,
provincial, national or international law;
Use the site to post or
transmit any information, software or other material that violates or
infringes upon the rights of others, including material that is an
invasion of privacy or publicity rights or that is protected by copyright,
trademark or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect
thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or rights
holder;
Use the site to post or
transmit any information, software or other material that contains a virus
or other harmful component;
Use the site to post,
transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material
for commercial purposes, or that contains advertising;
Use the site to advertise or
solicit to anyone to buy or sell products or services, or to make
donations of any kind, unless we have authorized such use (for example,
you are authorized to post such advertisements and solicitations in the
"Marketplace" section of our site, which allows users to post
items that they are looking to buy, sell or trade);
Gather for marketing
purposes any email addresses or other personal information that has been
posted by other users of the site;
Contact anyone who has asked
not to be contacted;
Engage in personal attacks,
harass or threaten, question the motives behind others’ posts or comments,
deliberately inflame or disrupt the conversation, or air personal
grievances about other users;
Repeatedly post the same or
similar content or otherwise impose an unreasonable or disproportionately
large load on our infrastructure;
Take or cause to be taken
any action that disrupts the normal flow of postings and dialogue on our
site (such as submitting an excessive number of messages – i.e. a flooding
attack), or that otherwise negatively affects other users’ ability to use
the site and/or services; or
Use automated means,
including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools, or the like to
download data from our site. Exception is made for Internet search engines
(e.g., Google) Terms of Service
We
reserve the right to deny access to the site or any features of the site to
anyone who violates these Community Rules or our Terms of Serviceor who, in our sole judgment,
interferes with the ability of others to enjoy our website or infringes the
rights of others.
