Contest Rules

Any and all decisions are final and rules and guidelines are subject to change without notice at "Poems & Quotes" discretion.

~Poetry Submission Rules~

- You must be the AUTHOR of poems you submit here. Do NOT submit texts that are not yours. It is a violation of COPYRIGHT LAW.

- Do NOT submit texts in CAPITAL LETTERS.

- Do NOT submit texts on the subject of PORNOGRAPHY, VIOLENCE, or overly OFFENSIVE texts. EROTICS and/or PROFANITY should be submitted only by using Links to your poem (if you are under the age of 18, you must have parental consent to post and/or read texts in these categories).

- Save your poems on your computer before you post them here. We are not liable for the loss of any of your work you post.

- Check your poems and quotes for SPELLING and GRAMMAR ERRORS before posting.

~Contest Forum Rules~

- All contests must have a time frame.

- DO NOT start more than one contest at a given time. Only one contest is permitable until finished and all winners are rewarded.

- If someone wins and doesn't acknowledge the win, just comment as you see fit, and you've met your obligation.

- If contest holder doesn't follow through with his/her contest and it is left for a long period of time, they will be penalized. Easy way not to get a penalty is to add the thread to your favorites and/or don't start a contest if you know you aren't going to follow through with it.

- Post your poetry or links to your poetry within the contest forums, request/comment forum or special contests. DO NOT post your poetry or links via the other forums.

- There is a forum called request to read/comment, that is the only forum in which you are allowed to post requests for other members to read your work. Also do not answer a thread like this, yes I feel like that to, I even wrote a poem about it called "my parents hate me", that is a slick way of getting someone to check out your poem. Post requests to read/comment your poems only in the request forum.

- Do not report stolen literature in the forums. If you see or read a poem that you know isn't the members original work, the proper way to report it through the "report copyright violation/inappropriate text" link at the bottom of the poem. Please, besure to provide a link to where you've seen it or a book title where the poem can be found.

Threads or posts that will be terminated upon sight by a mod without warning or explanation are as follows:

1) Harassment will not be tolerated.
2) Offensive racial remarks vulgar, nasty sexual content.
3) Certain words will automatically get you banned, that is out of respect for the many women and children on this site.

4) The word "retarded" when used to state your opinion of someone will get you a penalty....the correct term is developmentally disabled, we have many members here who have loved ones afflicted with such a plight and it is very offensive to them. Also there will be times when we run across a post where the wording is so offensive and does nothing but berate an individual, group or race, that to leave it upon the boards even for a second is offensive to the entire site and the internet community, in those rare cases that too will be deleted with penalty.

- No spamming or bumping is allowed.

- No advertisements of any kind are allowed in this forum.

- Any profanity within the heading of a thread will cause that thread to be deleted immediately and a penalty issued, without an explanation. This is your explanation. Any swearing or vulgar slang is strictly forbidden.

- All posts with all caps will be deleted without penalty, unless the offender has been warned repeatedly.

- "Poems & Quotes" will have full RIGHTS for editing and rewriting of submitted texts as necessary. "Poems & Quotes" reserves the right to not display or post any submissions we deem inappropriate or unacceptable. By submitting material to "Poems & Quotes", you agree we can display, modify, transmit, distribute or delete your posting without needing prior or further consent from you. Submissions may be removed any time at our sole discretion. Authors who submit their poems to us retain their copyrights, but grant "Poems & Quotes" irrevocable world wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute their submitted material in printed form or by any other medium, and forego any payment or compensation for the submitted material.