These forums are operated by the Eastern Forest Home Owners Association's Board of Directors (EFHOABOD) as a service for the residents of the Eastern Forest community. These forums are maintained by the EFHOABOD, which is open to all residents of Eastern Forest. 

The EFHOABOD reserves the right to edit or remove any postings, or user accounts, for any reason. The forums are here for the residents of Eastern Forest. Non-residents are not allowed to register and post in the forums. It is not considered a right to post or participate in this website or forum. The EFHOABOD does not guarantee any information provided in our forums; we disclaim any liabilities for any information posted to the site.

The forum is not an official way to contact the EFHOABOD unless expressly stated. While members of the EFHOABOD may frequent the forum, they do so on their own merit and do not read all postings. Any official business involving the EFHOABOD should be conducted using the contact information posted on the EFHOABOD website Please follow our forum rules that follow below. Persons who do not follow the forum rules are subject to administrative action.

Forum Rules

1. No posting of contact information of minors. We take the safety of our children here in Eastern Forest very seriously and will never put them at risk by posting their private information online. As such, if any contact information relating to a minor is posted here, we will remove that information as soon as it is noticed.

2. Only one account per person is allowed. If for some reason you can not login to your account because you have forgotten your password or username, please do not create a new account. You can reset your password from the login page using the email address you registered with or if for some reason you can not access your account, please Contact Us and an Administrator will assist you. If we notice you have registered multiple accounts, we will ask you to pick one and will merge the accounts together.

3. No Fake or Anonymous Accounts - Individuals must use their real names as the user or by signature at the end of each posting. Anonymous or fake accounts will be deleted. Members found creating fake or anonymous accounts will have administrative action taken against them.

4. A valid email address is required to be active at all times. We will never share, sell, or rent individual personal information with anyone without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law. Your email address will only be used for purposes related to operating the website or forum. If the forum administrators find that the email address for an member's account is no longer active, we will attempt to contact the member via Private Message to have the member update their profile. If the member does not respond within a reasonable amount of time, the administrators reserve the right to disable or delete the account.

5. Do not post personal information about yourself or others - Use caution when posting personal information anywhere on the Internet, including this forum. This forum is viewable by anyone and the information you post could be used in a malicious way by someone not even a part of our website or community. Recognize also that the forum is indexed by search engines, so anything posted here can be found by Google, Yahoo, etc. Use caution when posting things in public such as:

• personal email addresses
• phone numbers
• addresses
• etc

The forum administrators will not remove personal information people post about themselves voluntarily or information that is publicly available, but we strongly discourage members from doing so. The forum has a messaging system which allows you to exchange messages with other forum members in private. This should be your preferred method of sharing personal information with other users. You can start a private conversation by simply clicking on any underlined username and in the window that appears, click Start a conversation 

Example: You have an item for sale and would like to allow someone to call you if they are interested. You should include in your post that interested parties should send you a private message via the forum where you can then provide them your phone number without posting it on the public portion of the forum.

6. Please treat Private Messages as private - Please do not share or forward information sent using the conversation feature of the forum unless permission is explicitly granted by the original author. Information sent via the conversation system is not visible to other members but there is no way to prevent a user from forwarding or redistributing information they are sent once that information has been received. There should be no expectation of privacy of messages posted. As with all privately operated websites, members should have have no expectation of a right to privacy for messages sent or received over this website. The EFHOAB or its agents may disclose your Personal Information or messages if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the EFHOAB; the EFHOAB web site, or the users of the EFHOAB web site; or, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the EFHOAB, the site or the public.

7. No spamming or duplication of posts - Do not post the same or similar thread in multiple forums. We know you want to get the word out about your particular issue/concern/question/comment/etc, but please take the time to pick the correct forum and place your message there. Threads may be moved by the administrators as deemed necessary. Also please refrain from posts of a "spam" nature, e.g. posts for free iPods requiring other users to sign-up. Such threads/posts will be closed (or deleted) and the poster may be subject to administrative action.

8. No For Sale, advertising, commercial soliciting or other commercial postings except in specified forums - There should be no advertising of personal or commercial interest in the forums except in forums created explicitly to host those types of posts. Forums created for these purposes will have forum-specific rules posted in the forum and must be reviewed before posting. We encourage resident business owners and operators to participate in our forums as a way of communicating with their potential customer base but unsolicited advertising must be restricted as described above. Under no circumstances should any member mass-message (repeatedly send the same message) other members of the forum/website.

9. Inappropriate Content - This forum is viewable by residents of all ages. Caution should be used when posting obscene or foul language and adult content. Unlawful content will not be tolerated. 

10. Excessive Punctuation/Sizing/Caps - Members should not post in all caps or try to use excessive punctuation or size formatting in their postings.

11. Posting Etiquette - Attack the post, not the poster is a motto to adhere to. These boards are for discussions. There will always be differing opinions. You can disagree. Just try to be civil. Members who demonstrate continued instigating or confrontational behavior towards other members or show disregard for the rules or intentions of the rules will be subject to administrative action.

12. Considering the real-time nature of these forums, it is impossible for us to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please understand that we will respond to inappropriate content brought to our attention but that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of the EFHOAB or any entity associated with such.

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable or inappropriate should contact the forum administrators by using the Report Post function by clicking the Report link shown directly below each post. Reported posts will be reviewed by administrators who will review the situation and take appropriate action if deemed necessary. This is a manual process, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit messages immediately.

13. Please do not play forum vigilante - Please leave the policing or administration of the forums to the assigned administrators and moderators. Rather then trying to correct the actions of another and further exaggerating the situation, please contact the forum administrators by using the Report Post function by clicking the Report link directly below each post. Reported posts will be reviewed by administrators who will review the situation and take appropriate action if deemed necessary.

Members who violate the website's rules or policies will be subject to having administrative action taken against them. Our overall goal is correcting users and behaviors - not punishing them. Administrators or moderators may warn a specific member via private conversation. Administrators or moderators may also post in an active thread warning all thread participants that behavior is straying and administrative action may be pending if behavior does not improve. Members should respect these posts as gentle warnings to all thread participants. If a member does not correct their behavior or when a specific violation occurs, administrators or moderators may edit or delete posts to remove offending material. The offending member will be contacted via private conversation outlining their offense and any action taken.

Users may also receive an Warning notice. Warnings are a forum feature used by the administrators to track and log offenses. Our primary goal is correcting behavior, but if a member continues to violate the website's policies or rules further action may be taken against the member. First time offenses typically will result in a warning to the member. Repeat offenses may result in having the member's access to the forum (in part or whole) suspended for a fixed time period. Further offenses will lead to a member's access to the forum being permanently suspended. Punishments will be applied at the discretion of the EFHOABOD.

Acceptance of Forum Rules and Policies

All users of our forums agree to follow these terms of use and forum rules. If you do not agree to these terms of use and rules, do not use these forums. Users represent that they have read, understand, and agree to these rules. If you post material, you represent and warrant thatt you have rights to post any material you supply and that you take full responsibility for your actions and will not hold the EFHOA, it's officers, and/or the forum administrators for any liability or loss. Thank you for your cooperation. As always, these rules are subject to change so check back periodically.