BROWNANDBRIDAL.COM

THEHDIC · 01-30-09 until 03-02-29

THE BIBLE OF BAB! AKA BABBIE BIBLE!

In order to keep BrownandBridal.com a powerful, productive, and fabulous community it is necessary that all members follow a certain set of guidelines and maintain a code of conduct. This is a general outline of those specific rules of the road. COMMON SENSE AND RESPECT IS ASSUMED IN ANY AND ALL ISSUES. So if something is not specifically outlined in these general regulations the issues will be handled by the administration and moderation team on a case by case basis. Please respect their decisions. These rules are ever changing and growing please check back often to see any changes or updates. If you do have a dispute or an issue please send a Private Message to THEHDIC!

1. Brownandbridal.com forum (AKA BAB) is a community for all women of color to discuss all things under the sun. You don’t have to be a bride or black to be a member! We welcome all women! While the focus is on weddings, marriages, relationships and life as it pertains to women discussion of all sorts are tolerated but must not cross the lines of respect, rudeness, or keeping it diva.

2. While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision is final in these matters.

3. NO TROLLING OR MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS: Trolling is posting purposefully inflammatory topics, situations(real or imagined) and/or attacks just to create drama or foolishness.. Common Sense, boo boo! Each BAB may only have one account here at BAB if you need to adjust or change something with your account DO NOT OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT! Contact me and we will work it on out! If you are found to be using multiple accounts or some foolishness you will get the boot!

4. E-THUGGERY IS A DEFINITE NO NO! PERSONAL ATTACKS WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER EVER BE TOLERATED!

Disagree with or Criticize ideas, not people. Fool Acting will not be tolerated. This includes any material which is grossly vulgar, defamatory, inaccurate, maliciously snarky, harassing, hateful, threatening, violent, bullying, invading of others privacy, racially, religiously, sexually oriented, name calling, or violates any laws. While what exactly is an attack can fall into grey areas the final decision lies with the moderators and THEHDIC. If you feel attacked or disrespected by another Babbie please try to address the situation respectfully and privately through our private messaging system and/or by notifying THEHDIC! Please do not attack each other on the public board or anywhere for that matter. That is not conducive to positivity and fabulousness that all BAB diva’s come here to receive. In other words, don’t F up the vibe. We loves our vibe! Not everyone is going to love each other, if you have a problem with someone keep it to yourself or address it thru the Private Messaging system RESPECTFULLY. You can also contact me,THEHDIC, about your issue! Or use the handy dandy ignore feature that is available to all BABs! You can ignore any users post you find annoying, or don’t get along with. USE THE IGNORE BUTTON! DO not mess up the VIBE fighting, bullying or disrespecting folks cause of personal differences. Anyone who continually F’s up the vibe will be warned to cease and desist and/or BANNED from BAB! Now come on, don’t act fool! Getting banned from an internet forum is silly don’t make me do it to you!

5. Although this is a “public forum” and freedom of speech is a lovely thang, You CAN NOT JUST SAY WHATEVER THE H-E- Double HOCKEY STICKS you please on Brownandbridal.com. That’s just real. Just as you cannot run around in theaters hollering FIRE. You can’t cut the fool and incite riots up in here. The fact is disrespect, foolishness, and nonsense is never acceptable on BAB or anywhere. The final decision as to what crosses the line is with the moderators and THEHDIC. Please respect their decisions and raise any issues you may have with their decisions with THEHDIC thru Private Message.

6. This is the internet its not that serious. Please remember that posts or comments made over the internet are easily misinterpreted. SO THINK BEFORE YOU POST AND THINK BEFORE YOU REACT TO A POST. Don’t be a Sensitive Suzy or a Negative Nancy! Try to take everything with a grain of salt & a sense of humor and not be personally offended if someone doesn’t love your favorite color, veil choice, hog maw recipe or whatever….

7. AGREE TO DISAGREE. Sometime Divas disagree! Ain’t nothing wrong with that but at some point a discussion can become a beating. Don’t rant and rave! Try to use reasoned debate, logic, credible sources, and the like But even after all that, sometimes somebody just isn’t going to see it your way. That is fine and to be expected, our differences are lovely and part of the fabulousness of BAB!

8. SAVE THE DRAMA FOR YA MAMA! I love me some drama but only if its on TV and not on my website. So if there is some mess jumping off on other websites that is about NOTHING BUT DRAMATICS and has zero value to BAB’s other than to foster E-thuggery and raise folks blood pressure don’t bring that mess over here. Bab divas are VERY serious about persevering our sexy and E-THUGGERY or INCITING E-THUGGERY among your fellow BABs is NOT SEXY!

9. NO BLATANT ADVERTISING AND SOLICITING! I want every single diva here to prosper and be blessed in all of their business ventures and entrepreneurial desires. I want you to be able to present your businesses to the Brown and Bridal community to benefit all of us Divas. That is why it is vital that we maintain the integrity of Brown and Bridal by keeping vendors and advertising regulated. Otherwise the board will disintegrate into a bunch of spamming folks trying to sell each other a bunch of stuff not divas trying to help and uplift each other. For this reason from now on BABS with business will no longer be allowed to post links, product pics, banners, and the like in siggys, avatars, posts, profile pages, private messages, blogs, or anywhere unless they apply to be an official BAB Sponsors and follow all rules of Bab sponsorships. This means no links to blogs or blog postings dedicated to your business posting contests or giveaways associated with your business and the like. Also having other folks do it for you is a no no! If you are unsure if it okay to post please Private Message me and we will work it out! Anything that is found to be in violation of this rule will be removed by the moderation team. If you continue to violate you will be denied privileges and/or banned from BAB! The site is supported solely through our sponsorships and it is vital that the rules of sponsorship be respected. Please contact me @ brownandbridal@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a BAB sponsor.

10. YOU BETTA GET IT DIVA! Have fun while you are here! Laugh with each other, cry with each other, pick each other up and hold each other down! Be honest, be kind, BE FABULOUS and ALWAYS be fierce! Be a BAB where ever you go and respect yourself and your blessed life everyday! I made this site for us. To uplift love in its many shades and manifestations and to support my sister through life’s ups and downs. Your only requirement to call yourself a BAB is to live an abundant, joy and laughter filled life, go for your wildest dreams, and share some of your joy and fabulousness with all of us here at brownandbridal.com!

Stay FIERCE AND FABULOUS!

Senam

THEHDIC

01-30-09 until 03-02-29
THEHDIC MODERATOR Status: HEAD BABBIE IN CHARGE!! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,067 Diary Thread:See My Diva Diary My Mood: Thanks: 215 Thanked 779 Times in 354 Posts Points: 417,572.00 Bank: 7,948,390,984,705,421,312.00 Total Points: 7,948,390,984,705,838,080.00 Donate	THE BIBLE O' BROWNANDBRIDAL.COM THE BIBLE OF BAB! AKA BABBIE BIBLE! In order to keep BrownandBridal.com a powerful, productive, and fabulous community it is necessary that all members follow a certain set of guidelines and maintain a code of conduct. This is a general outline of those specific rules of the road. COMMON SENSE AND RESPECT IS ASSUMED IN ANY AND ALL ISSUES. So if something is not specifically outlined in these general regulations the issues will be handled by the administration and moderation team on a case by case basis. Please respect their decisions. These rules are ever changing and growing please check back often to see any changes or updates. If you do have a dispute or an issue please send a Private Message to THEHDIC! 1. Brownandbridal.com forum (AKA BAB) is a community for all women of color to discuss all things under the sun. You don’t have to be a bride or black to be a member! We welcome all women! While the focus is on weddings, marriages, relationships and life as it pertains to women discussion of all sorts are tolerated but must not cross the lines of respect, rudeness, or keeping it diva. 2. While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision is final in these matters. 3. NO TROLLING OR MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS: Trolling is posting purposefully inflammatory topics, situations(real or imagined) and/or attacks just to create drama or foolishness.. Common Sense, boo boo! Each BAB may only have one account here at BAB if you need to adjust or change something with your account DO NOT OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT! Contact me and we will work it on out! If you are found to be using multiple accounts or some foolishness you will get the boot! 4. E-THUGGERY IS A DEFINITE NO NO! PERSONAL ATTACKS WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER EVER BE TOLERATED! Disagree with or Criticize ideas, not people. Fool Acting will not be tolerated. This includes any material which is grossly vulgar, defamatory, inaccurate, maliciously snarky, harassing, hateful, threatening, violent, bullying, invading of others privacy, racially, religiously, sexually oriented, name calling, or violates any laws. While what exactly is an attack can fall into grey areas the final decision lies with the moderators and THEHDIC. If you feel attacked or disrespected by another Babbie please try to address the situation respectfully and privately through our private messaging system and/or by notifying THEHDIC! Please do not attack each other on the public board or anywhere for that matter. That is not conducive to positivity and fabulousness that all BAB diva’s come here to receive. In other words, don’t F up the vibe. We loves our vibe! Not everyone is going to love each other, if you have a problem with someone keep it to yourself or address it thru the Private Messaging system RESPECTFULLY. You can also contact me,THEHDIC, about your issue! Or use the handy dandy ignore feature that is available to all BABs! You can ignore any users post you find annoying, or don’t get along with. USE THE IGNORE BUTTON! DO not mess up the VIBE fighting, bullying or disrespecting folks cause of personal differences. Anyone who continually F’s up the vibe will be warned to cease and desist and/or BANNED from BAB! Now come on, don’t act fool! Getting banned from an internet forum is silly don’t make me do it to you! 5. Although this is a “public forum” and freedom of speech is a lovely thang, You CAN NOT JUST SAY WHATEVER THE H-E- Double HOCKEY STICKS you please on Brownandbridal.com. That’s just real. Just as you cannot run around in theaters hollering FIRE. You can’t cut the fool and incite riots up in here. The fact is disrespect, foolishness, and nonsense is never acceptable on BAB or anywhere. The final decision as to what crosses the line is with the moderators and THEHDIC. Please respect their decisions and raise any issues you may have with their decisions with THEHDIC thru Private Message. 6. This is the internet its not that serious. Please remember that posts or comments made over the internet are easily misinterpreted. SO THINK BEFORE YOU POST AND THINK BEFORE YOU REACT TO A POST. Don’t be a Sensitive Suzy or a Negative Nancy! Try to take everything with a grain of salt & a sense of humor and not be personally offended if someone doesn’t love your favorite color, veil choice, hog maw recipe or whatever…. 7. AGREE TO DISAGREE. Sometime Divas disagree! Ain’t nothing wrong with that but at some point a discussion can become a beating. Don’t rant and rave! Try to use reasoned debate, logic, credible sources, and the like But even after all that, sometimes somebody just isn’t going to see it your way. That is fine and to be expected, our differences are lovely and part of the fabulousness of BAB! 8. SAVE THE DRAMA FOR YA MAMA! I love me some drama but only if its on TV and not on my website. So if there is some mess jumping off on other websites that is about NOTHING BUT DRAMATICS and has zero value to BAB’s other than to foster E-thuggery and raise folks blood pressure don’t bring that mess over here. Bab divas are VERY serious about persevering our sexy and E-THUGGERY or INCITING E-THUGGERY among your fellow BABs is NOT SEXY! 9. NO BLATANT ADVERTISING AND SOLICITING! I want every single diva here to prosper and be blessed in all of their business ventures and entrepreneurial desires. I want you to be able to present your businesses to the Brown and Bridal community to benefit all of us Divas. That is why it is vital that we maintain the integrity of Brown and Bridal by keeping vendors and advertising regulated. Otherwise the board will disintegrate into a bunch of spamming folks trying to sell each other a bunch of stuff not divas trying to help and uplift each other. For this reason from now on BABS with business will no longer be allowed to post links, product pics, banners, and the like in siggys, avatars, posts, profile pages, private messages, blogs, or anywhere unless they apply to be an official BAB Sponsors and follow all rules of Bab sponsorships. This means no links to blogs or blog postings dedicated to your business posting contests or giveaways associated with your business and the like. Also having other folks do it for you is a no no! If you are unsure if it okay to post please Private Message me and we will work it out! Anything that is found to be in violation of this rule will be removed by the moderation team. If you continue to violate you will be denied privileges and/or banned from BAB! The site is supported solely through our sponsorships and it is vital that the rules of sponsorship be respected. Please contact me @ brownandbridal@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a BAB sponsor. 10. YOU BETTA GET IT DIVA! Have fun while you are here! Laugh with each other, cry with each other, pick each other up and hold each other down! Be honest, be kind, BE FABULOUS and ALWAYS be fierce! Be a BAB where ever you go and respect yourself and your blessed life everyday! I made this site for us. To uplift love in its many shades and manifestations and to support my sister through life’s ups and downs. Your only requirement to call yourself a BAB is to live an abundant, joy and laughter filled life, go for your wildest dreams, and share some of your joy and fabulousness with all of us here at brownandbridal.com! Stay FIERCE AND FABULOUS! Senam THEHDIC __________________