IndianYouth.net/forum is an India discussion forum for young indians dedicated to the promotion of India and patriotism. We embrace all fellow Indians spread over across the globe to discuss and share views on any topic associated with the interest of our nation. We are trying to provide a virtual platform to all concerned citizens who want to feel the pride of being an Indian and inspire all others to think and work for the progress of our nation. We firmly believe on the motto that India was our past, India is present and India is the future.And the forum is dedicated to promote such a nationalist feeling amongst all. 1. Freedom of speech : We welcome all brothers, sisters and proud citizens of this country to join us in an effort to encourage freedom of speech by raising your voice. We are a free and a democratic country with billion people, with each having an opinion and a point to make. To exercise "Freedom of expression" is your fundamental right and hence Indianyouth.net forum gives you an opportunity to express yourself. However, in order to make sure that the right to expression is not misused IndianYouth.net/forum has laid down certain rules and regulations which must be kept in mind for all members of the forum, violation of which can lead to penalty of even a ban or cancellation of membership from the forum. We are not a democratic forum and we are pro-Republic of India and anti-any "ism" opposed to the Republic of India. a) Fundamental Rights: We respect the freedom of speech of all our members. The precise reason for the existence of this website is to make sure you have a proper platform to share your views and ideas, so that you can post your comments and make yourself heard. While on one hand Indianyouth.net forum provides you with a platform to express, it also takes care that the fundamental right (freedom of speech) is not misused or abused. To ensure no such unwanted incidents happens we have some rules that must be followed. b) No Modification: All the Posts/threads/uploads/articles/images and members profile once created or made by the member/individual at Indianyouth.net including forums, directory, blogs and elsewhere become an important part of the IndianYouth.net forum website. The individual must be very careful before posting any sort content because, once posted, it cannot be edited/modified or deleted by the poster/individual. Any request, later, for editing/modifying or deleting the post/attachment or thread would not be entertained. c) No Personal Information: We at Indianyouth.net strictly follow the rule of not posting telephone numbers, email address, house address or any personal details pertaining to poster or of any other for that matter in the Blogs, forum, Guide or in any other publicly accessible place. 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All members of the forum or the website must be treated with utmost respect. It must be remembered that all are Indians and hence should extend respectful and elderly behavior towards each member. c) Respect the Religion: We at Indianyouth.net believe in respecting all religion so each and every member at every given point of time must adhere to spreading harmony and peace within the set up of the community. Any attempt made to disrupt the peace of the community shall be dealt with severely. 3. Advertising not allowed This platform is to promote freedom of speech so any things other than that will not be entertained. Any messages or posts that are primarily for advertising, publicity or advertising will be deleted and junk e-mails or other forms of e-mail marketing shall not be entertained either. 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