The YouTube Help Forum is an unmoderated forum. We're a unique
community with specific needs, so we've created a few ground rules and
best practices to make this the best place it can be.
**Before you get started**
Make sure you've read the Google Help Forum Terms of Service:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/tos?hl=en
Make sure you've searched for the answer to your question before you
ask it here.</strong> Google loves search, and we think we do it
pretty well. If everyone uses the search box at the top of the page,
we can avoid a lot of duplicate questions, and you may find answers to
your questions more quickly.
**Ground rules for interacting with others**
Be careful. Never share your email address or personal information in
the forum. Please be cautious if you choose to contact others offline
or ask others to contact you. We like you, and we want to ensure your
safety, security, and privacy.
Be nice to each other. This is a community of people who care about
YouTube, and we want to keep things friendly. Personal attacks and
name-calling are not permitted. This behavior may result in a warning
or removal from the community.
Be nice to the guides. We are real people who care a lot about this
forum and its users. We're always happy to hear your feedback, but
please be constructive.
Be prepared to fight abuse. We are all the keepers of this community.
In order to keep it informative and fun, we need your help keeping
things clean. To mark a question or an answer as abuse, click the
"Report Abuse" link next to that post.
**Ground rules for how to make posts**
Posts must be made by a person. We love nicknames (as long as they're
appropriate), but please keep in mind that user nicknames may not be
an email address or a URL.
Posts must be related to YouTube. This one is pretty self-explanatory.
If you have questions about other Google products, visit the main
Google Help page: http://www.google.com/support/?hl=en
Posts must be easy for others to read. Subject lines may not be in ALL
CAPS or contain excessive punctuation. Posts may not contain
unnecessary URLs. While you're welcome to post a URL if you have
troubleshooting questions related directly to the site, posts with
excessive URLs will be removed. Members who post excessive URLs may be
contacted by Google or removed from the group.
Posts must be labeled with the most appropriate category. This forum
is organized by categories, so please choose the appropriate category
for your question.
**Ground rules for what to post**
Posts shouldn't contain the following types of materials. If you post
these types of content, you or your post may be removed from the
group.
Spam. In this forum, we're all responsible for keeping the community
spam-free. Spam includes, but is not limited to, any promotional,
commercial, or adult content, multiple instances of the same post,
posts with URLs unrelated to the question, and the transmission of
malware, viruses, or anything that may disrupt service or harm others.
Nudity and sexually explicit material. We don't allow nudity or
sexually explicit material. We also don't allow content that drives
traffic to commercial pornography sites.
Violent or bullying behavior. Don't threaten, harass, or bully other
users. This includes using profanity to abuse others.
Hate speech. We don't allow the promotion of hatred toward groups of
people based on their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability,
gender, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation/gender identity.</
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Impersonation. We don't allow impersonation of others or other
behavior that is misleading or intended to be misleading.</li>
Private & confidential information. We don't allow unauthorized
publishing of people's private and confidential information, such as
credit card numbers, Social Security Numbers, driver's and other
license numbers, or any other information that is not publicly
accessible.
Copyright. We will respond to clear notices of alleged copyright
infringement. Please flag any copyright material as such by clicking
the "Report Abuse" link and selecting the 'Copyright' option.
**Our Agreement**
By posting in this forum, you agree to abide by the aforementioned
rules. Breaking these rules may result in your post being removed, and
severe abuses may lead to harsher penalties. Please read the Google
Help Forum Terms of Service for further guidance:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/tos?hl=en
We reserve the right to change these rules at any point in our efforts
to keep the forum clean, user-friendly, and safe. If you believe that
someone is violating these posting guidelines, use the "Report Abuse"
link on the post. If you click "Report Abuse", we'll try to promptly
review your report and take action if appropriate.
Let's work together to keep this forum a clean and friendly
environment. Happy posting!
YouTube Forum Admins