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Golden Rules of PUFF.com community

1. Everyone is Welcome!

Everyone from a novice cigar smoker to a seasoned cigar smoker is welcome to participate equally here on the forum. All members are asked to be considerate to a new person on the forum when they ask questions. Just because something has been discussed before does not mean it can’t be discussed again! We were all new to this forum once and many are very eager to participate in the fun here, so let’s keep that in mind and help people who want to learn about cigars. Let us all play nicely – the sandbox is big enough. As a member of this forum please take pride in our community and keep an eye out for people posting in a harsh manner towards new members that are new to cigars.

2. Search is OK but not mandatory

For many members the use of the Search function is used often to find something particular about a brand or something else related to cigars. Use it for that. As a member of this forum you have decided to be a part of a community that likes cigars. NEVER stoop so low as to refer a member to "USE the SEARCH Function". This is in fact very RUDE, with over a million posts "YES" everything under the sun has been talked about. The new members coming in are eager to post so let them. If you feel you have nothing to add to a post then simply overlook it and move on. We are a discussion board so let use the board for that purpose.

3. Cuban Cigars/Illegal Cigars

DO NOT ask how to buy Cubans or Cuban products in the United States! Cuban cigars are illegal in the U.S., end of discussion. NO SELLING OF CUBAN PRODUCTS ON OUR FORUM! Check out the following link from the United States Customs Department.

Also, please do NOT ask which retailers ship to the US, how they perform, etc., again, Cuban cigars are illegal in the U.S. We do delete posts related to these subjects as well as ban accounts! If you happen to live in a country where Cubans are legal...you have many envious friends! PUFF.com will not allow threads involving the sale or trade of Cuban cigars. We also remind you that you agreed to adhere to this rule when signing up to use our forums.

4. Religious/Political Threads or Post

We are all mature adults but when dealing with these two subjects there will never be a good outcome, so for this reason Religious/Political discussions are NOT allowed. End of discussion.

5. Personal Attacks

Personal attacks/derogatory comments made towards fellow members will NOT be tolerated. Any such incident will be dealt with swiftly and harshly according to the Puff.com Code of Conduct/Terms of agreement.

6. Retailer/Cigar Specials/For Profit Sales

Any and all commercial advertising is not allowed. This includes if you own a cigar type of site and promote it here - thats spam! Dont do it or you will be banned and your posts removed. Anyone that wishes to advertise must contact us first. If you see any spam related posts feel free to report the post and a moderator will DELETE the thread immediately and the poster will be banned immediately. Posts in a retailer forum or a For sale forum are different and will not be considered spam. The rule of thumb is – is the post appropriate for the category in which it is posted.

a. If it is noticed that the majority of a members posts are selling threads then that member will be considered a Retailer and the thread will be moved to this appropriate section.

b. If a member posts a thread that is specifically intended to give members a chance to see a sale/deal then that thread is a "Cigar Special" and should be started in the Retail section.

c. If a member is buying things for the sole purpose of reselling them then it should be posted in the Profit Sales section.

7. Want to Buy, Sell, or Trade

Anything cigar related can be listed here either for sale or wanting to buy. You can also list non cigar related items (of legal nature and appropriate). Members are asked to refrain from posting threads involving trades, sales, and buys with others, in any forum, except for the WTB/S/T Forums.

NOTE: For specific WTB, WTS,WTT guidelines see the section rules located in the appropriate forum.

8. Account Suspension

Any attempt to circumvent a Temporary Account Suspension by re-registering another name and/or any other method will lead into the offending member to be permanently banned.

9. Sharing Account Info

Any members giving their account information to any Banned members will have their account permanently banned as well. No Exceptions.

10. Spamming in General

Well the spammers have been hitting us up lately on Puff and basically what they do is register and then try to post as much as they can with links out to stuff like pills, cell phones, calling cards, etc. After some complaints and reported post Jon decided it would be best to stomp a mudhole in that. I think it is all figured out now so we should be set to go back to cigars and tiki bars and not be worried about spammers.

These are the changes made to remedy this.

a. No new registered member can post web links or embed images within their post until they have at least 30 post under their belts. If a spammer is going to take the time to register and post then he/she will be pissed when they go to post a link and get denied.

b. No signatures allowed for new registered members until they have been here 5 days and have 10 post. Some spammers were putting spam in their signatures.

11. Forum Code of Conduct

The most important rule of PUFF.com is to be well versed on the code of conduct for PUFF.com because both member and PUFF.com staff is held to this code of conduct. The code of conduct is also located with the Terms of Agreement that each member agrees to when registering on this forum.

NOTE! We will never, ever sell any of your personal information or email address under any circumstances, ever. Content posted on Puff.com is owned by Puff. By using our forums you agree to all of the rules and guidelines stated above!

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