These forums in Starfist Headquarters are for discussion of topics related to the writings of David Sherman and Dan Cragg, the authors of the Starfist series.  Both David and Dan have written other fiction and Dan has written a fair amount of military-related non-fiction as well, and discussion of these works and related topics are welcome here.

MODERATION: To start with, the forums will be un-moderated, meaning that what users post will appear in the forums without any delay.  However, it is probable that we will turn moderation on at some point, since human nature being what it is, you can reliably bet that some people will begin abusing the privilege.  But even without moderation, the "person with authority" will be checking posts and he reserves the right to edit posts for content, delete inappropriate entries, and even ban users if necessary. 

RULES: If you post here, you agree to abide by the rules for posting.  We don't want to impede the fair exchange of ideas, but there are certain things we will take dim view of.  These are:

1. No Advertising.  OK, you can put your company's link or something limited in your signature, since some of you may be posting from work (naughty, naughty).  You can even briefly mention who you work for or the business you own, IF IT PERTAINS TO THE TOPIC.  We will ruthlessly edit violations of this rule.
2. No Slander.  You can disagree with another poster, you can impugn his or her intelligence, but if you commit slander against another poster, your post will be edited ruthlessly.  Keep it up, and you may get banned.
3. No Porn or Excessively Graphic Language.  Yes, the boys in the 34th FIST can get pretty colorful, but notice what the Starfist novels do NOT contain, and that is pornography or pornographic depictions.  This is not an X-Rated site, and any posts that violate this rule will be edited, or deleted, and posters who make a habit of posting this kind of material will be banned.
4. No Copyright Violations.  We respect the rights of authors to control their work and/or receive just remuneration for it, so except for "fair use" excerpts from copyrighted material, please don't post such material here.

OK that should do it for now.  Keep in mind that Rules are meant to be modified, enlarged upon, and followed.  By definition, we suppose that Rules are also made to be broken; and that is so.  But the consequences of rule-breaking are also inevitable.