THE "DO"S Guidelines to start an Ideal RxPG Tech-Zone thread
The purpose of a tech zone on a site for medicos to cater to special needs doctors and medical students might have
with technology. Few areas we can think of are:
1. Software or technology useful in clinical situations.
2. Software of technology useful for revision and study purposes.
3. Medical gadgets like PDAs and medical softwares for these gadgets.
4. Specialist software used by doctors and in research like SPSS, Radiological viewers, analyzers.
5. How to use established medical websites and medical information tools on the net i.e. Google scholar, pub med.
6. Communication tools for medics.
You are welcome to add on other things as well as well as things of general interest, but we visualize it as an specialist
tech area catering to medical professionals.
Feel free to post in about any general queries, problems, tips and trivia about use of technology in any form in medical
life and by medicos.
Don't forget to introduce yourself here to your fellow medical geeks in this thread &
join the Tech-Neighbourhood.
Threads based on the above topics will be given the utmost importance. And if the thread is very informative, it will be promoted as a "Sticky" thread.
* The following terms of service specifically applies to the usage of forums in rxpgonline.com
* These are in addition to our general Terms of Service
* The term "RxPG" used in this document refers to "RxPG Medical Solutions Private Limited, India"
* The term "THE SITE" used in this document refers to rxpgonline.com.
* These terms are based on general common sense.
* By using the forums at rxpgonline.com you agree to the terms set out below.
* If you do not agree with the whole or any part of the terms set out below then you must not use the Site.
* These terms were last updated on 15 November 2007. You are expected to visit this page on your first visit to RxPG forums. It is your responsibility to keep yourself updated about any change in these terms of service as they can be updated without any notice.
1: Registration
1.1. Although you can see most of the forums and posts in rxpgonline.com without registering, posting content in forums will require a registration. This is compulsory.
2: Usernames
2.1. To Register in rxpgonline.com, you should select an appropriate username.
2.2. Usernames (nicknames) which are inflammatory, vulgar, promotional, long, inappropriate or rude will be removed and in most of the cases email and IP address of such users will be banned for future registrations.
2.3. Signing up a user name that is a obvious domain name or product name will be removed. This is out of unfair promotion considerations and possible trademark implications.
3. Moderation in forums
3.1. All forums are fully moderated in accordance with our policy of "managed community".
3.2. Discussions about staff, moderator or administrator actions are welcome in private messages or support emails, but should not be discussed in public forums in RxPG or elsewhere. This is out of respect for the members and moderators or policy involved.
3.3. Periodically the Moderators of RxPG will post his or her comments, but they may not necessarily reflect the opinions of RxPG Medical Solutions Private Limited, or its employees.
4. Respect for others
4.1. You are always expected to be respectful of other members, the system, the policies, terms of service, the staff (RxPG Team), the moderators and the administrators.
4.2. Disrespect to any existing or ex-member, people enumerated in clause 4.1 or any other person or public figure are not tolerated and such posts will be removed on first instance. The poster of such a message might be banned forever along with the IP address and email depending on the seriousness of the act. In very serious acts of disrespect RxPG might take proactive actions like (but not limited to) a formal complaint with local relevant authorities or legal measures. RxPG is serious about issues of disrespect and do enforce this clause strictly. 5. Posting
5.1 FORUM CHARTER
Before posting in a forum, please read the charter for that forum. They are listed at the top of the main page for each forum (sub-board) under Charter near the top of the page.
5.2. Be descriptive, specific, clear and succinct in your postings. Your opinion and point is better understood and referenced in this way.
5.3. POST TITLES
Post title is the most important part of any post. It is usually the only factor which helps other users to decide whether or not to read your post. It has to be appropriately formatted
Guidelines for appropriate posts
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question, the title should contain the words indicating the subject area of the question and a word about the specific topic. There is a limit of maximum 80 characters in the titles, so use your words judiciously to make the best use of allocated characters.
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5.3.c. Please stay within the topic area of the forum you are posting a message in, and within any topic that another poster may have started. It is your responsibility.
5.3.d. Please treat others the way you wish to be treated. One way to guard against misunderstandings is to read over your response before you post it.
5.3.e. You can post only in english language in the forums. Any non english language posts should be accompanied by a translation of the same. There are no exceptions to this rule.
5.3. If we (staff or moderators) feel that your posts are not descriptive enough, we reserve the right to modify the title and/or content of the post.
5.3. The forum where you are posting might have its own set of rules for posting. Such rules are always in addition to the terms documented on this page. You can locate such terms by reading the "forum charter" which is usually prominently displayed in the forum. If a forum does not have a charter, then you should fall back on the posting guidelines in this document.
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6.1. We (staff or moderators) reserve an exclusive right to edit any post in a way we feel is appropriate. Usually this this done for greater common benefit of the community or for making your post more relevant. Most of the reasons for editing your post are being enumerated below:
Common reasons for editing your posts
The following list is indicative and not exhaustive.
6.1.a. To make the post title more descriptive. This include adding tags like "FAQ", "Library", "Tips" etc. to the existing title in order to classify the posts.
6.1.b. To remove disallowed characters (see 5.3.b) in title or inappropriate words in posts, in the way staff or moderators deems fit.
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6.3.d. Because your post might duplicate an existing discussion or if the moderators or staff feels appropriate, it might be merged with another existing thread with or without any notice. This usually done for greater common benefit and not indiscriminately.
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13.4. Posting links to online and offline coaching institutes are not allowed in RxPG forums.
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