Welcome to Dog.com’s new Product Review section where members can now have the opportunity to post reviews about their favorite products that they or their dog loves. Share what works for you and tell us why. Although we have created this section for members to share their opinions on products, we are community of diverse people with different opinions. In light of this, we at the Dog Community have adopted these forum behavior guidelines: 1. Do not post links to competitor sites for products and no spamming through the product reviews. Referring to competitor sites is prohibited and considered as spam. Links to pet-related retail sites are not acceptable
2. Constructive opinion is fine (i.e. “I like this product but only had one little problem with it); but directly attacking other members or starting posts with the intention of taunting will not be tolerated and are grounds for disciplinary action. Different posters are likely to express different opinions, and while they may differ from yours, everyone is entitled to express theirs freely. Do not disrespect, taunt, bother, bug or flame anyone, either on the forum or via private messages or email. If you fail to respect any your fellow members and insist on rudeness, insults, or personal attacks, you will receive a warning and your posts will be moderated for a period of time.
3. Do not post around the forum censor. Circumventing around the censor by using asterisks, exclamation marks, question marks or anything else in place of the letters is not acceptable. Failure to respect the censor will result in an edit, three edits equal a suspension.
4. Products outside of Dog.com products are allowed for review. If there is a product that you use and feel that other members would benefit from it, please feel free to share your opinion with us. However, you are not allowed to post a link to competitor/related pet sites to the product. If you feel that this is a product that Dog.com should carry and would like to put in the link of manufacturer’s product (FROM the Manufacturer’s website), please check with the administrator or moderators before posting the link.
5. All reviews must try to fit into the proper categories as best as possible. Double posting, or starting two or more threads with the same information in the same or two or more categories, is not allowed and can result in the deletion of one or both posts. We understand that sometimes a topic may fit into multiple categories, but try to pick the best one to post the review under. Before starting a new thread, please check to see if there is already a topic discussing the same thing. Thread title should accurately reflect subject/product of thread.
6. Selling or Solicitation of any products in the section will be considered as SPAM and is prohibited.
7. When posting reviews, please remember that it must be genuine Product review. So a member cannot just post “I like greenies” or “I like the good cuz” without a reason why. Remember that the reviews are being posted to inform other members why you prefer this product and why it benefits you. Product reviews are being shared to benefit all members of the forum.
8. In light of today's litigious society, accusatory and perceived libelous posts/reviews, whether stated as fact, perception, or heresay, shall be removed.
These rules may be amended over time without notice. Please note that violations of the above rules will be dealt with a “3 strikes” policy. Violators will be disciplined accordingly.
We ask that members please keep in mind that the Product Review section is a privilege, NOT a right. Dog.com is incorporating this section based on our members’ suggestion. If the administrators and moderators feel that the Product Review Section is being abused and the rules are being violated repeatedly, we will remove the section permanently.
Please respect your fellow members and their opinions when it comes to the reviews. Also, while the administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is impossible to review every message. Therefore you acknowledge that all posts/reviews made to this section express the views and opinions of the author and not Dog.com or its administrators, moderators or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and hence will not be held liable.
Thank you.