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Wisconsin Polka Music Discussion Forum

  • There are no fees.  This discussion forum is completely free to use.
  • This is NOT a Wisconsin-only forum.  Everyone is welcome here.
  • Posting a message is as quick and easy as sending an email.
Before posting your first message, please scroll down to read our posting rules and guidelines.



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Posting Rules & Guidelines:



#1  The content of your post should be worthy of discussion.

Oversimplified comments such as "I like polka music," or  "I agree," only waste space.  Also, personal messages to others such as "Hey George, can I stop by tonight and borrow your accordion?" are best handled via email.



#2  Commercial advertising is prohibited.

Only fundraisers and benefits may be freely advertised provided that 100% of the net proceeds goes directly toward an individual or non-profit organization and none of the bands/musicians is compensated for their performance.

We impose this rule only to be fair to our sponsors; they pay to advertise on this website, so we cannot allow others to advertise for free.  We offer very affordable, paid advertising opportunities for bands, clubs, dance organizers, tour groups, radio stations, and other business (both for-profit and non-profit) to promote themselves and/or their events.

We understand that some unintentional advertising may happen within the course of a discussion, which is fine, but posts cannot specifically be written for the sake of advertising.  This includes masked advertising (posting a message for the purpose of slipping in a discreet advertisement).

Important topics such as the formation of a new band or the closing of a dance hall are considered newsworthy and not advertising.



#3  Do not post copyrighted information without proper credits.

When posting information gathered from other sources (articles, obituaries, photos, etc.) at the very least, please cite your sources.  If you obtained the information online, provide a link to the web page on which you found the information.



#4  Vulgar language and verbal abuse will not be tolerated.

This includes harsh language and comments that specifically target and debase another individual (excluding well-known and/or controversial celebrities).



#5  Please look at the other subject lines to see if others are already discussing the topic you want to write about.

Before you post a new message, please browse the subject lines of the other messages first.  If the topic you want to discuss is already being discussed, post your message as a reply under that topic.  This will help the message board from becoming unnecessarily cluttered.  We reserve the right to relocate posts as we see fit.



#6  Do not post personal/private information about anyone without their consent.

Do not post anyone's phone number, home address, middle name, etc. in a message unless you have their permission to do so.  (This only applies to information that is not already publicized.)  We will remove posts that we feel may violates someone's privacy.



#7  Debate maturely.

Occasionally, hot topics arise in this forum.  Keep the tone of your opinions civil.  Posts specifically written to incite public rage will be deleted at our discretion.



For advanced users:



#8  Keep linked graphics small for the benefit of those who have slow internet access.

HTML coding is allowed in messages.  If you link to one or more graphics/photos so that the graphics appear in the body of the message, please try to limit the total file sizes of the graphics to 100kb/message.

A violation of these rules may result in the deletion of your post.  Repeated violations will result in electronic banishment from the forum.  Questions?  Comments?  Click here to contact us.



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