Weddingbee boards

When joining a new forum (or becoming a more active participant in an old one!) it's important to familiarize yourself with the policies of that forum.

We've recently had some feedback that some of our policies aren't as prominently posted as users would like them to be, so here are a few of Weddingbee's more important policies:

Please remember that this is a PUBLIC FORUM, and therefore, anything posted here is open to view on the internet, and Google searches. Please post with discretion and know that anyone can stumble upon what you write here, so please post with care!

Deletion Policy

Basically stated, anything posted on the site is at the discretion of Weddingbee, meaning you don't have a right to have it removed. We do want to respect the privacy of our users, so we are happy to delete or edit anything that might put you at risk of identity theft - if you accidently post your full name, your address or phone number, or put up personally identifying photos.

If you're requesting deletion of your posts, please note that we can delete threads for privacy purposes only (you disclosed your full name, street address, phone number, or email address), or other significant breaches of privacy. Unfortunately we cannot honor requests that do not meet that criteria. Personal information in your username is not grounds for deletion; we strongly recommend selecting a username that does not reveal your identity.

If your post doesn't meet the deletion criteria, we may be able to close it for you, so that it would receive no new comments.

Of course, you also always have the option to edit your own posts for up to one hour after posting, by clicking the "Edit" button at the bottom of any post.

If you would like to deactivate your account, please post in support. Also please note that your account can only be deactivated, not deleted, and that deactivation closes your account and does not delete any content you've contributed to the site.

You can delete your own photos by following this tutorial, but you still may be able to find them in Google, you'll have to contact Google directly to have them remove it from their cache.

You can see more details of the policy, which is always sticked on the Support board, here. 

Self Promotion Policy

You may have noticed that each month we feature a "Share Your Blogs" thread. This is because our self promotion policy does not allow for users to post links to their own blog on the Bios, Boards, DIY or Gallery pages under normal circumstances. Our self promotion policy started off as a way to keep our vendor guests from filling the forums with advertising, but as we've seen an increasing number of users who fit the role of both vendor and bride, we've had to tweak the policy a little, to remain fair and consistent. 

There are special rules for vendors (because none of us want to be inundated with advertising or spam!), but for non-vendor users, the general rule of thumb is that you may not link to your personal blog, your etsy shop, contests you are a part of, or anything that will bring you material gain (i.e. referral links to deals on Groupon, where if three people buy through your link, you get something free; if 10 people comment on your photos on your photog's blog, you get a free gallery wrap canvas; etc.). 

For more on our self promotion policy, please read this thread by Mr. Bee and this thread by Lorienne.

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If you have any questions about the policies, please PM Bakerella directly. If you have any ideas or feedback about how we can improve the site, please visit the Ideas forum.

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Thank you, they should all be fixed now.

@Bride2Peach: That is handled by a different set of moderators.  We don't deal with the vendor reviews section.  I'd suggest e-mailing the person from the weddingbee team who contacted you in order to resolve that.