Forum Rules
5. Registration
a. One person, one account. This means:
i. You can only have one account.
ii. Only one person can use an account.
b. A person is only allowed one member account at ECF. Do not create multiple accounts. If there is a problem with your account and you cannot access it, DO NOT create another account: instead open a support ticket via the Contacts link at the top and bottom of every page and we will resolve the issue for you.
c. Only the account holder can use an account. Do not allow anyone else to use your account. Your spouse, partner, family members, friends or others cannot use your personal ECF account. They must create and use their own.
d. Do not provide false information. If you provide false information during registration, we will assume you are under-age and you will be banned. Re-enabling your membership subsequently will then require proof for the information you then supply, so we advise that you do not initially provide false information. All members are anonymous (unless they wish to post personal details), so we have to assume that persons providing false details at registration are either under-age or spammers, and therefore we will act accordingly.
e. Your email address: we require you to have a valid and correctly-working email address.
f. Your username: your forum name must be in standard English characters (also known as Latin characters) with no accents, and standard numerals. This means the letters and numbers found on a normal English language keyboard: a-z, A-Z, 1-9 and 0 (zero), and no accents are allowed. Keyboard symbols are allowed if not used excessively (more than 2 symbols may be considered excessive). Non-keyboard symbols are not allowed. Any symbol used must be on a standard US English keyboard as that is the language convention we use on ECF.
g. No non-English characters are allowed. No accents are allowed. This is because our forum uses English, our Moderators have standard keyboards, and our Moderators must be able to read your name, understand any meaning in your name, and type your name.
h. A username consisting entirely or largely of symbols and numbers is not permitted.
i. A username may not consist of a trade name, business name, domain name or phone number.
j. A username may not contain censored words or references to illicit drugs.
k. A username may not be offensive, inappropriate, harmful, or disadvantageous in any way to ECF.
l. Some words are prohibited by our software, and if your name is not accepted you must choose an alternative.
