Democracy and freedom of speech on internet is a lot about finding a forum you are compatible with, and the number of members which has broken our simple rules is *extremely* low. Please don’t think of our rules as a list of dos and don’ts, but as a description of our profile. If our guidelines make sense to you, you’ll probably never need to think about them again!

Consider this forum a friendly sanctuary for vegans who basically agree in and trust in how this site is run. Don’t be nasty. Avoid spam. Try to make sense. Do not post anything that might be interpreted as support for/justification of (or being involved in) breaking laws for any reason, or links to sites that contain such material.

1) All regular members here are vegans: against killing, harming, hurting and exploiting animals and humans, and avoiding use of animal products as much as possible and practical.

2) Others may register in order to subscribe to threads they are interested in. If they go vegan, they will get normal access by sending us a note via the Contact Us-link on our front page.

3) Don’t share links to anti-vegan articles/sites unless you also contribute to kill the myths they are creating. This forum is about two-way communication, and we expect people to participate and respond, not only to promote companies, sites, themselves or their ideologies. No Hit-And-Run attacks please!

4) Don’t share private information about about anyone but yourself, or ask for it. Don’t share emails/messages from others etc..

5) Consider VF a dinner party where vegans are invited to friendly communication.

6) Always treat others with respect. If you disagree with someone, discuss their viewpoints, not their personalities. Don’t trigger/nourish personal conflicts or meaningless friction. Report posts if you feel that you or someone else aren’t treated with respect instead of fighting back, and don’t respond to trolls. No human-hating posts, please, and no personal attacks on, or private info about celebrities, ex-wives, forum members, co-workers or anyone else that can be identified!

7) Don’t post anything that might be interpreted as supporting (being involved in, defending, justifying/glorifying) anything illegal. Don’t promote sites that support/promote illegal activities – or link to sites, books or other media that do.

If you criticize, demonstrate your good intensions by quoting what it is you refer to.

9) Links to relevant sites are welcome. Please post your link only once: No product/opinion/company/organization/spam, and religious (or atheist) preaching, please.

10) Full members may go to Settings to add a signature, avatar etc., but being a member here doesn’t automatically mean access to all areas or the Private Message feature.

11) Don’t discuss specific members of other forums, and don’t discuss any of our members on other forums. The vegan movement doesn’t need a ‘war’ between various vegan sites. To be critical to the way others inform about ie. veganism or nutrition is of course OK, but no name calling please.

12) Don’t use our forum to try to change veganism to something else than it is.

13) You need to be 13 years old or above to be a member here.

14) This site is for people who like it here, and who trust and basically agree in how the site is run, but we encourage constructive, concrete ideas regarding how we can improve. If your intensions seems to be to provoke, stir up trouble, patronize others, or just spread negativity or undocumented attacks – don’t!

15) We reserve the right to delete/moderate accounts and posts – and disable features – for any reason, without further explanation. By posting messages on this forum, you accept that your writing now is public domain.

16) Be honest, make sense, and don’t play games with the rules.

17) Please avoid taking threads too far off topic, and search for existing threads before you start new ones.

18) Don’t post questions to moderators or admins in regular threads, but use PMs.

19) If you refer to being a nutritionalist, medical doctor or similar in the forum posts, please use your full name.

20) Don’t forget the initiation ritual for newcomers. To participate, you need a stick of celery, a small scooter and a large elderly gentleman.