Welcome to the Hedville Forum, the place where you can discuss a variety of topics, including LOST theories, episodes, characters along with other shows -- make new friends and join us in the creative insanity that is the Dinasaur Hed Cult.

Stemming from the DHC, we believe Hedville's forum is special in that it has roots in a collaborative project, meaning those connected to either the DHC, LP forum or both, are involved in a real family community.

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To ensure a thriving environment, we ask that you read the information below, along with the guidelines recommended:
· 1) Do not post or link to anything defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind.

Do not use any explicit language in your posts. If it’s not said on network television it is not to be posted on the forum.

Moderators will take each instance on a case by case basis, and we reserve the right to delete or edit posts which we find offensive. Keep in mind that this site is frequented by people of all ages.

If you disagree with a deletion or edit by a Mod, contact them about it civilly. If the Mod stands by his or her decision, you can ask another Mod to also get involved if you feel for some reason you've been treated unfairly or disagree with the original decision. However, note that anything that was originally in direct violation of the rules (e.g. swear words in posts that were them removed) will not be reviewed.

· 2) Respect your fellow posters.

If you disagree with someone, debate and sarcasm is fine, but argue the post and the ideas behind them. Do not attack the poster him/herself.

We take abuse and harassment seriously. Every story has two sides, so if you feel like you are being targeted, then please save all PMs and/or emails, and let one of the Mods know.

· 3) THIS IS A SPOILER FREE FORUM. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS REGARDING LOST PERMITTED IN THIS FORUM

What is considered a spoiler:
o Any information on future episodes released from ABC such as press releases, promo photos, and previews.
o Any information on future episodes talked about during the Official Lost podcasts.
o Any information on future episodes gathered from the Lost DVDs.
o Any information on future episodes gathered from magazine articles, TV Guide, or any other publication.
o Any information on future episodes released via cast or crew.
o Anything that has not yet been aired.

Any and all information about a future episode is considered a spoiler.


For more spoiler guidelines and information on marking spoilers, please refer to Hedville Spoiler Policy


· 4) Do not post or link to unlawful, harmful, or threatening material, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, violate the rights of others, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.

We do not allow discussion on illegal downloading or viewing. The servers for Hedville are in the USA, which means that US law applies to them. Telling or asking people how to download or view content illegally is against the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which could lead to fines, imprisonment, etc.

If you post a comment that discusses illegal downloading, it will be deleted.

· 5) Do a search before posting, to make sure you are not repeating something that has recently been said.

Please use the SEARCH feature to see if this question has already been asked and post in the relevant thread.

Please see the “How To Search The Forums” thread for more information and help with the search function.

Do not double post the same messages more than once or post multiple, unrelated messages to bump your thread in order to get more attention, these will be removed.

The Moderators may merge, move or split topics to their proper locations as they see fit. If a question that has been asked several times previously reappears, we may close, merge and/or remove that thread without warning.

Multiple threads on the same topic can be a bit annoying when trying to browse the forum, so please take care to post threads in the correct section.

Things directly concerning LOST should go under the LOST folder.

Non-relevant threads should normally be placed under the "Off Topic" folder or any folder relating to that topic.

Any thread not posted in the correct section may and will be moved by a moderator to the proper location.

· 6) Please try to limit personal comments and conversations in the LOST section.

Visit our Off Topic Forum for games, chit-chat, and posts unrelated to LOST. Private messaging can also be utilized for this purpose.

· 7) A troll is someone who comes into an established community such as an online discussion forum, and posts inflammatory, rude or offensive messages designed to annoy and antagonize the existing members or disrupt the flow of discussion.

If you see these types of posts, the two best ways to make sure it gets taken care of quickly by a mod without encouraging attention to trolls are as follows:

*Private Message a Moderator:
A message will immediately be sent to a moderator, who can deal with the action appropriately.

The following links will take you straight to a blank PM for you to fill out.

Grimace

Boone18

Illyria

iDREAM

· If you message a mod about a concern with a post, please send a link in your message.


*Report Post Function:
Another way to take action is to use the report post icon located in the lower right hand corner of a post. You can then write the reason for reporting it in the "Message" field.

Do not continue the cycle by flaming them back with rebuke and offensive language, as this usually feeds the fire, and makes things worse; it's also the kind of reaction they are looking for. Trolls love attention, and usually go away eventually when ignored.

Trolls will be dealt with accordingly, perhaps ending with a ban.

Also, most forms of trolling occur when a user creates a sockpuppet. Sockpuppeting is when a user creates multiple accounts for their own use.

There are many reasons why one would sockpuppet but most do this to harass other members or to call attention to their own ideas and threads.

We take sockpuppeting very seriously here, and when caught the multiple accounts will be banned.


· 8) Anonymous Proxies: Proxies often indicate a user is trying to hide their true identity, and if the user has nothing to hide or isn't planning anything they shouldn't be afraid to use their real IP. Most users who use proxies are trolls and troublemakers, and a user using an anonymous proxy will be banned.


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If you have any individual issues, you can contact a Moderator who will be happy to help.

You can also find more information in our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) pages. (we will link that when we have it up)

We hope you enjoy the forum's high level of analysis and discussion!

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Please Also Read:

HEDVILLE FORUM FAQ'S




Note to posters - if there are any additional items you'd like to see added to this guide, please contact a Moderator. As always, feel free to access the Hedville Suggestions page to offer feedback and suggestions pertaining to Hedville or or visit the Forum Q&A thread to ask any additional questions.