If you havent read the Code Of Conduct, please read it first.

The Code of Conduct was put in place to be more of a guideline than a strict set of rules to be followed. If you really expect every post with a "bad" word to be deleted, than you are taking this WAY too far. We are all adults, and as adults we should be able to distinguish the difference between acceptable and unacceptable posts. Posters should not have to come here and be afraid of having their personal lives attacked. This whole thing started because that just thing shappened. It has never really happened on Gohabs.com before and is a new topic that is currently being resolved.

Forum Fan you want to know why The thread "Ribeiro Sucks" remains on the board? I think that this question can be answered by yourself. First off, if the word sucks REALLY offends someone, they must be walking around everyday in a really bad mood, because it is quite the common word and has been used on this board many times. If it REALLY bothers someone than please, come forward and we will have the word "sucks" banned from use. But we will also have nap time and recess installed on the gohabs.com board.

We all should know what is reasonable to post on the board. Refrain from extremely harsh profanity, or use $#^@# to cover whatever it is you want to say and let the reader decide what it says.

I know it might sound hypocritical to say it is ok to say a player sucks, but not that a board member is a #^& ^#&$. Professional athletes know it is part of the job to be critisized, however it is NOT part of sharing your opinions openly on a message board. It is ok to disagree with what a poster has said, but it is not ok to respond to what was said with personal attacks or insulting statements. And that is what we are trying to control.

Understand that it is not only a moderators job to decide what is acceptable to be on the board and what isnt, it is yours as posters just as much. Before you post, re read your post and be sure there is nothing in it that might be insulting to another poster. Furthermore, do not post messages thats sole purpose is TO ATTACK a fellow poster. Take responsibility in your posts and do your part in keeping this board clean and safe, to a reasonable extent.

We are in NO WAY saying that you cannot express your posts without passion, but DO NOT bring someones personal life into anything! Plain and simple as that.

I must apologise to Beleafer. I am really upset with how the whole thing happened. He came to this board with NO intentions of causing problems, but his first few posts were not liked much by a few people and right away, being a leaf fan, he was treated with no respect and was attacked personally. He responded with his own, more severe insults and attacks and was banned for going too far with the whole thing. Personally, i think a few members on the board deserved a suspension from the board for how they reacted. It should not matter what team a person is a fan of, to come on this board and post. He/She is a fan of the game we ALL love, and that should be enough  right there. I honestly believe if Beleafers name had nothing to do with the leafs, and he had not stated he is a leaf fan, he would still be here. The way Avs/habs fan has been treated so far has also been a little questionable. Sure some of what he says may not be too clear to some, but it is his opinion, and we can not decide for him what he should believe or not. Simply respond with what you feel is right, and what it is about what he said you disagree with and why. That goes for ANY post that there is a conflict with.

Simply treat others with the same respect you wish to be shown. We will moderate and delete posts that become out of hand or cross the line of what is felt to be reasonable. If ANYONE here feels that something should be done, simply PM Mario, Myself or Figaro and we will look into it. God knows over 100 posts are made here a day, and i know i dont read all of them, so it is easy to sometimes miss something. Lastly, i feel there is no problem with having the odd off-hockey topic on the board. Ive said it before, i consider alot of the people here good friends of mine, and i like to share good news and other interesting tidbits. If Mario had a problem with this, im sure he would have said something, but he hasnt, so im implying that he doesnt mind, as long as it is in good taste.

Please guys and gals, it shouldnt be THIS big of a deal. We are all Hab fans and we all love and respect each other wether you want to admit it or not. Lets not point fingers, call names or whine about little bo-bos. Back to hockey!!!