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Please Read All Forum Guidelines Before Your First Post
This forum board is intended for the discussion of art and healing after trauma. All forums are moderated for suitability of posts and for the safety of everyone on the board. Please read and follow these guidelines to ensure a safe and happy community. Guidelines are reviewed and updated regularly.
Registering at this forum is free.
1. Age limit. Members who are younger than 13, are required to fill out a parental consent form, available from moderators or on the sign up procedure. If you are found to be under the age of 13 and without a parental consent form; an e-mail will be sent to you explaining that this is for your safety, your account will be suspended and you will be welcomed to return after receival of the consent form or after the age of 13.
2. We strongly recommend that you do not post your full legal name, personal details, addresses and phone numbers, social security number, e-mail, IP address, home town, school or college location, work place or names of your relatives. Please proceed with caution when making posts or discussing trauma issues. The administrators send out emails to members from time to time. Should you not wish to receive these emails, you can turn off this feature on registration or in your member control panel.
3. Please report abusive/inappropriate posts to a moderator. Moderator member names can be found listed at the bottom of each forum. If you receive an inappropriate private message or find a post that contains suspicious behavior or has broken the guidelines, please report this to the moderators. Moderators act as a team and will decide the appropriate actions.
4. Due to the nature of this online forum board, Healing through Creativity is unable to confirm the nature or validity of information posted by the forum board members. Healing through Creativity is not responsible for the nature of any messages. Though the moderators monitor the board responsibly, the messages here expressing the views of online members are not necessarily the views of Healing through Creativity. Members are encouraged to report inappropriate messages and offending messages will be removed and members warned or banned.
5. By being a member of this forum, you agree to not post false, abusive, inaccurate, profane, demeaning, threatening information or violate any laws or post copyrighted material. Abusive members will be banned and messages that contravene these rules will be removed and/or edited as required.
6. Advertisements, spam and solicitations are not appropriate and will be deleted and the offending member banned immediately. Links to relevant art /trauma sites are allowed and welcomed.
7. The forum board has different areas on art, healing and trauma. Please post your messages in the relevant area of the board to avoid confusion or your posts being moved by a moderator. There are general areas for discussion, should your post not be related to any particular area, please post this content in the “Chitter Chatter Corner” forum
8. This forum board is a community service and not a means of personal or professional therapy. The moderators are not trained therapists and the board should not be used solely for this purpose. Members are encouraged to seek help and understanding from a qualified professional. If you are in danger or seeking information from a crisis center in your area, please visit RAINN's Hotlines for USA Hotlines (Thank you to RAINN www.rainn.org). If you are in immediate danger please dial 911 or your local authorities.
9. Privacy statement: Moderators of this board act as a team and discussions are made regarding the suitability of posts and the nature of the board. Reporting messages to the moderators will be regarded as private correspondence, but will be discussed amongst the moderating team. While all caution is taken by moderators, the board information can be accessed via the internet, and members need to take this into consideration when posting messages.
10. Do not discuss moderator actions openly on this board. Moderator decisions on removing, editing, closing and deleting posts are final. Should you wish to discuss moderator actions, please contact a moderator via the PM system. Open discussion of moderator actions will be removed.
11. Music Guidelines: Do not post music files (eg MP3s or Wav files) that contain songs written by artists who songs have been copyrighted. Posting lyrics or links to samples of the songs is acceptable, however we stress that copyright infringment is not tolerated on this forum board. Please do not post copyrighted songs. Posts which break copyright, will be removed by moderators. Should you wish to post your own music samples and files which you own the copyright to; please do so in "The Music Lounge" area.
12. Image guidelines: All Images of the people at the Healing Through Creativity live event MUST be APPROVED BY A MODERATOR before posting. This is because any images of other people that may be in the background of your photos may be something that those people don't wish to have posted publically. We will blur out background faces for you and then return the photo to you for posting. Please feel free to post photos that contain images of just yourself or your artwork. All Images must be taken by you or have your copyright approval before posting. Images of art work and personal images are welcomed and encouraged.
13. Poetry & Writings Guidelines:
All poetry & story writing submissions to the board must be written by you and stated so by either your username or copyright. Any poetry or story writing written by another author must be credited by the author's name and copyright and we would appreciate if you could get that author's permission first before posting. If you cannot obtain the author's permission, credit is mandatory.
Please only write poetry or stories in English. Although we appreciate other languages, we would love it if the entire board could benefit from what you have written, unless otherwise translated.
Plagiarism is seen as a very serious issue. The likeness or play on words is completely acceptable in all forms of writing, however if writings similar to other authors is noticed on the board your post will be deleted. Under no circumstances are you to post another author's work and claim it as your own.
14. This board requires validation of email addresses and account details to increase safety on the board. Once we have received your request to join the forum, please allow 3 days for validation of your email and account details. Should you not receive any notifications after this time, please contact info@healingthroughcreativity.org for assistance.
Chat Room Guidelines and Rules
1.) The chat room age limit is 13 years of age and older and you must have a minimum of 5 posts on the board in order to gain full access into the chat room for security concerns. Only members have access to the chat room.
2.) Please be kind, compassionate and supportive of other members of the chat room and remember that we all heal differently and that we are all healing from different forms of trauma and are all open to different forms of artistic expressions and may wish to discuss many mediums of art related to our trauma and our lives. Please do not be judgemental regarding other people's forms of art.
3.) Although we support and understand the need to discuss issues regarding suicide and self injury in the aftermath of sexual abuse, domestic violence, war, injury, illness, chronic pain...ect, we are not a substitute for therapy or emergency medical help nor should this subject be discussed openly in the chat room however we do openly support discussing this in the forum itself. It may trigger other members of the chat room who are not able to help you physically so we ask that no threats of suicide are discussed openly in chat. If you are seeking emergency help please call 1.800.656.HOPE or dial your local emergency number such as 911. Please do not discuss self harm or suicide in Personal Messages (PM).
4.) We ask that if a detailed story or subject regarding sexual or domestic abuse or trauma is triggering in the chat room, that you please ask the room's permission first before discussing the subject or posting links to images of artwork that may be potentially triggering for the safety of the room for the well being of others.
5.) Please be careful when using language that may be offensive to other members. We will be implimenting the profanity filter on the chat room for added comfort. Although we don't believe in censorship and understand the need to get it out and off your chest at times, the profanity filter is mearly to help with those who may be triggered by offensive language. It doesn't mean you can't cuss, but words will be filtered for added comfort to the rest of the members in chat.
6.) Please be kind, courteous and respectful to the chat room moderators. They are in the room to discuss their healing and art, as well as to help you when you have any technical or other issues so it is vital to be open to listening to them and giving them their time to speak as they would for you as well.
7.) The "Ignore" button should only be implemented for individuals who are considered "trolls". "Trolls" are people who diliberately disrupt the chat room. If a chat moderator is not present to ban a troll who is disrupting the chat room, the "ignore" button than can be used as a means of eliminating any and all dialogue that troll is saying within the chat. Please alert a moderator if a troll is present in the chat room so that a moderator can ban the troll as soon as possible for disrupting the board.
8.) Personal Messaging System within Chat. Please ask the members permission to initate a personal message in the chat room. You may wish to do this by saying "Can I please PM you?" in the open room.
9.) If you are having a conflict with another member of the chat room please take it into Private Messenger (PM) so that it does not interfere with the peacefulness of the chat room. If the conflict does not work itself out between those who are discussing the matter at hand, PM a chat moderator and we will discuss the matter and get back to you with the best solution possible.
10.) Please contact these members first with chat moderation issues:
~one~
Should you need additional help, forum moderators can be contacted regarding issues with chat
Forum Moderators: Whitedove, Haullie, Vicky, Ginger.
National Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Hotlines
24 Hours / Toll-Free / 7 Days a week
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
1-800-656-HOPE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233, 1-800-787-3224
National Center for Victims of Crime
1-800-211-7996
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1-800-TRY-NOVA
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000
Stop It Now (Helpline for abusers and potential abusers)
1-888-773-8368
National Suicide Hotlines
24 Hours / Toll-Free / 7 Days a week
1-800-SUICIDE
1-800-784-2433
1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Deaf Hotline
1-800-799-4889
Call for hope, call for survival...
Crisis Counselors are waiting for your call...
Should you have any difficulties with accessing the board, validating or questions before registration, please send an email to info@healingthroughcreativity.org or whitedovesnest@hotmail.com
Hope in Healing, Your Administrative Team
This forum board is intended for the discussion of art and healing after trauma. All forums are moderated for suitability of posts and for the safety of everyone on the board. Please read and follow these guidelines to ensure a safe and happy community. Guidelines are reviewed and updated regularly.
Registering at this forum is free.
1. Age limit. Members who are younger than 13, are required to fill out a parental consent form, available from moderators or on the sign up procedure. If you are found to be under the age of 13 and without a parental consent form; an e-mail will be sent to you explaining that this is for your safety, your account will be suspended and you will be welcomed to return after receival of the consent form or after the age of 13.
2. We strongly recommend that you do not post your full legal name, personal details, addresses and phone numbers, social security number, e-mail, IP address, home town, school or college location, work place or names of your relatives. Please proceed with caution when making posts or discussing trauma issues. The administrators send out emails to members from time to time. Should you not wish to receive these emails, you can turn off this feature on registration or in your member control panel.
3. Please report abusive/inappropriate posts to a moderator. Moderator member names can be found listed at the bottom of each forum. If you receive an inappropriate private message or find a post that contains suspicious behavior or has broken the guidelines, please report this to the moderators. Moderators act as a team and will decide the appropriate actions.
4. Due to the nature of this online forum board, Healing through Creativity is unable to confirm the nature or validity of information posted by the forum board members. Healing through Creativity is not responsible for the nature of any messages. Though the moderators monitor the board responsibly, the messages here expressing the views of online members are not necessarily the views of Healing through Creativity. Members are encouraged to report inappropriate messages and offending messages will be removed and members warned or banned.
5. By being a member of this forum, you agree to not post false, abusive, inaccurate, profane, demeaning, threatening information or violate any laws or post copyrighted material. Abusive members will be banned and messages that contravene these rules will be removed and/or edited as required.
6. Advertisements, spam and solicitations are not appropriate and will be deleted and the offending member banned immediately. Links to relevant art /trauma sites are allowed and welcomed.
7. The forum board has different areas on art, healing and trauma. Please post your messages in the relevant area of the board to avoid confusion or your posts being moved by a moderator. There are general areas for discussion, should your post not be related to any particular area, please post this content in the “Chitter Chatter Corner” forum
8. This forum board is a community service and not a means of personal or professional therapy. The moderators are not trained therapists and the board should not be used solely for this purpose. Members are encouraged to seek help and understanding from a qualified professional. If you are in danger or seeking information from a crisis center in your area, please visit RAINN's Hotlines for USA Hotlines (Thank you to RAINN www.rainn.org). If you are in immediate danger please dial 911 or your local authorities.
9. Privacy statement: Moderators of this board act as a team and discussions are made regarding the suitability of posts and the nature of the board. Reporting messages to the moderators will be regarded as private correspondence, but will be discussed amongst the moderating team. While all caution is taken by moderators, the board information can be accessed via the internet, and members need to take this into consideration when posting messages.
10. Do not discuss moderator actions openly on this board. Moderator decisions on removing, editing, closing and deleting posts are final. Should you wish to discuss moderator actions, please contact a moderator via the PM system. Open discussion of moderator actions will be removed.
11. Music Guidelines: Do not post music files (eg MP3s or Wav files) that contain songs written by artists who songs have been copyrighted. Posting lyrics or links to samples of the songs is acceptable, however we stress that copyright infringment is not tolerated on this forum board. Please do not post copyrighted songs. Posts which break copyright, will be removed by moderators. Should you wish to post your own music samples and files which you own the copyright to; please do so in "The Music Lounge" area.
12. Image guidelines: All Images of the people at the Healing Through Creativity live event MUST be APPROVED BY A MODERATOR before posting. This is because any images of other people that may be in the background of your photos may be something that those people don't wish to have posted publically. We will blur out background faces for you and then return the photo to you for posting. Please feel free to post photos that contain images of just yourself or your artwork. All Images must be taken by you or have your copyright approval before posting. Images of art work and personal images are welcomed and encouraged.
13. Poetry & Writings Guidelines:
All poetry & story writing submissions to the board must be written by you and stated so by either your username or copyright. Any poetry or story writing written by another author must be credited by the author's name and copyright and we would appreciate if you could get that author's permission first before posting. If you cannot obtain the author's permission, credit is mandatory.
Please only write poetry or stories in English. Although we appreciate other languages, we would love it if the entire board could benefit from what you have written, unless otherwise translated.
Plagiarism is seen as a very serious issue. The likeness or play on words is completely acceptable in all forms of writing, however if writings similar to other authors is noticed on the board your post will be deleted. Under no circumstances are you to post another author's work and claim it as your own.
14. This board requires validation of email addresses and account details to increase safety on the board. Once we have received your request to join the forum, please allow 3 days for validation of your email and account details. Should you not receive any notifications after this time, please contact info@healingthroughcreativity.org for assistance.
Chat Room Guidelines and Rules
1.) The chat room age limit is 13 years of age and older and you must have a minimum of 5 posts on the board in order to gain full access into the chat room for security concerns. Only members have access to the chat room.
2.) Please be kind, compassionate and supportive of other members of the chat room and remember that we all heal differently and that we are all healing from different forms of trauma and are all open to different forms of artistic expressions and may wish to discuss many mediums of art related to our trauma and our lives. Please do not be judgemental regarding other people's forms of art.
3.) Although we support and understand the need to discuss issues regarding suicide and self injury in the aftermath of sexual abuse, domestic violence, war, injury, illness, chronic pain...ect, we are not a substitute for therapy or emergency medical help nor should this subject be discussed openly in the chat room however we do openly support discussing this in the forum itself. It may trigger other members of the chat room who are not able to help you physically so we ask that no threats of suicide are discussed openly in chat. If you are seeking emergency help please call 1.800.656.HOPE or dial your local emergency number such as 911. Please do not discuss self harm or suicide in Personal Messages (PM).
4.) We ask that if a detailed story or subject regarding sexual or domestic abuse or trauma is triggering in the chat room, that you please ask the room's permission first before discussing the subject or posting links to images of artwork that may be potentially triggering for the safety of the room for the well being of others.
5.) Please be careful when using language that may be offensive to other members. We will be implimenting the profanity filter on the chat room for added comfort. Although we don't believe in censorship and understand the need to get it out and off your chest at times, the profanity filter is mearly to help with those who may be triggered by offensive language. It doesn't mean you can't cuss, but words will be filtered for added comfort to the rest of the members in chat.
6.) Please be kind, courteous and respectful to the chat room moderators. They are in the room to discuss their healing and art, as well as to help you when you have any technical or other issues so it is vital to be open to listening to them and giving them their time to speak as they would for you as well.
7.) The "Ignore" button should only be implemented for individuals who are considered "trolls". "Trolls" are people who diliberately disrupt the chat room. If a chat moderator is not present to ban a troll who is disrupting the chat room, the "ignore" button than can be used as a means of eliminating any and all dialogue that troll is saying within the chat. Please alert a moderator if a troll is present in the chat room so that a moderator can ban the troll as soon as possible for disrupting the board.
8.) Personal Messaging System within Chat. Please ask the members permission to initate a personal message in the chat room. You may wish to do this by saying "Can I please PM you?" in the open room.
9.) If you are having a conflict with another member of the chat room please take it into Private Messenger (PM) so that it does not interfere with the peacefulness of the chat room. If the conflict does not work itself out between those who are discussing the matter at hand, PM a chat moderator and we will discuss the matter and get back to you with the best solution possible.
10.) Please contact these members first with chat moderation issues:
~one~
Should you need additional help, forum moderators can be contacted regarding issues with chat
Forum Moderators: Whitedove, Haullie, Vicky, Ginger.
National Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Hotlines
24 Hours / Toll-Free / 7 Days a week
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
1-800-656-HOPE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233, 1-800-787-3224
National Center for Victims of Crime
1-800-211-7996
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1-800-TRY-NOVA
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000
Stop It Now (Helpline for abusers and potential abusers)
1-888-773-8368
National Suicide Hotlines
24 Hours / Toll-Free / 7 Days a week
1-800-SUICIDE
1-800-784-2433
1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Deaf Hotline
1-800-799-4889
Call for hope, call for survival...
Crisis Counselors are waiting for your call...
Should you have any difficulties with accessing the board, validating or questions before registration, please send an email to info@healingthroughcreativity.org or whitedovesnest@hotmail.com
Hope in Healing, Your Administrative Team
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