Please keep your contributions civil, tasteful and relevant. We're committed to providing an atmosphere in which constructive and mature dialogue takes place. Therefore:

• No flaming. Unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive, or otherwise objectionable comments are not acceptable.



• No swearing. If you use a banned word, it will appear as ***s. If you are quoting it may be acceptable.



• No spamming or flooding. Don't post the same comment to more than one conversation or more than once.



• No advertising. We can only accept posts that are your own opinion. We will remove posts where we suspect a vested interest.



• Spoilers must be clearly marked. Spoilers are comments that unnecessarily give away the ending of a narrative eg a film. Any posts that are not clearly marked will be edited to include the words 'Contains spoiler' at the top of the comment.



• No foreign languages. Posts containing languages other than English may be removed. Other users should be able to understand your comments and therefore posts with suspected hidden meanings might also be removed.



• Please use your real name. We ask our members to use their real names as we feel this encourages people to stand by what they post. Please don't impersonate other people.



• Be careful with including email addresses and instant messaging numbers, you may receive a lot of unwanted messages. Please do not include anyone else's personal details. We recommend you set up a new email account specifically and post the address in the form “name at bbc.co.uk” rather than “name@bbc.co.uk” to avoid automated spamming. We will remove any postal addresses or telephone numbers unless they are publicly available eg a ticket line number or event venue.



• Only include suitable URLs. Links to websites we consider unsuitable will be removed. If you are considering including a URL, please make sure that it adds value and interest to the subject of your recommendation. Unsuitable sites would include: those with racist material, pornographic or sexually explicit material, potentially defamatory material, anything which encourages illegal activities, material which infringes copyright, sites which purely plug or promote commercial products or services without containing material which enhances the subject matter, or sites which may offend our users.



• Please don’t abuse the Film Network complaints system. The system exists so that users can alert us to content that breaks the house rules ie offensive material, not typos and spelling mistakes. If a user repeatedly abuses the complaints button we may suspend their account.



• Please don’t post for suspended users. Anyone who posts on behalf of a suspended user may also have his or her account suspended. If we suspect that an account has been opened or is used by a banned user, the holder of the account may be asked to prove their identity. Failure to do so may result in the account being suspended.

Only make written contributions that are your own work or to which you have the copyright or other permission to distribute electronically. You may not violate, plagiarise, or infringe on the rights of third parties including copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, personal, publicity, or proprietary rights.

By making written contributions to Film Network you grant us non-exclusive rights to publish your words in any medium.

You may not contribute any defamatory or illegal material of any nature. Contributing a message with the intention of committing an illegal act is strictly prohibited.

If you are under 16 please get your parent or guardian's permission before contributing to Film Network.

Never reveal any personal information about yourself (for example, your telephone number, home address or email address).

Film Network members are expected to act in a community-spirited way. It is unacceptable to behave in an antisocial manner. Examples of antisocial behaviour include deliberately dragging conversations off-topic or holding personal conversations in general discussions.

If you feel that someone is behaving in an antisocial manner, you should use the complaints button.

If a member fails to abide by these House Rules and/or the BBC Terms and Conditions, they will be formally warned by email. Not having a current email address registered with Film Network is not an adequate excuse for not knowing that they've been breaking the house rules.

• For the first offence they will receive an official warning from the Film Network Editors.
• A second offence will result in their account being put in to pre-moderation. This means every contribution will be checked before appearing on Film Network.
• A third offence will mean that their account is suspended for seven days.
• A fourth offence will result in their account being closed permanently.

The BBC reserves the right to delete any contributions or account, at any time, for any reason. Film Network reserves the right to change the house rules from time to time by publishing any amendments on site. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the house rules. By submitting a post you confirm your acceptance of any changes. Don't forget to read the Terms of Use.

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