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Board rules

These rules are disclosed to clarify the various responsibilities of all community members here on. They shall be adhered to by everyone to ensure that our board runs smoothly and provides a fun and productive experience for all of our community members and visitors.

1. Forum Rules

a. Be polite and respectful.

b. Use the forum for the purposes described in the "About" section below.

c. Make clear if the content of your post is NOT in line with Ray Peat's philosophy.

d. If you wish to post links to studies or other websites, please include at least a brief mention of what the link target is about, and why you think it is relevant to the current thread. Unrelated or unexplained links may be removed.

2. We Do Not Permit

a. Sexual or offensive language or content.

b. Harassment of other users, name calling, etc.

c. Abuse or disruption of our services.

d. The impersonation of Ray Peat Forum staff or members.

e. Misrepresentations of Dr. Ray Peat, or persistent misinformation about his expressed ideas.

f. Selling or advertising products or services without prior written permission from the Admin. Which includes posting of referral links or codes.(Members not associated with particular products or services under discussion may post information or reviews about them.)

g. Back seat moderating. If you have an issue please click the report button and notify us so we can look into the situation. We will not allow disruption of the forum due to grievances with moderators. If you disagree with a moderator decision you do this via PM.

h. Doxing - Doxing or doxxing is the act of publicly revealing previously private personal information about an individual or organization.

i. Any language other than English.

j. Use of AI.

k. Disparaging of forum.

3. Rule Infractions

The forum admin/moderators reserves the right to issue warnings, edit or delete posts, publish or not publish any post, restrict members access to posting and/or private messaging via the forum for any period of time or indefinitely, at the discretion of the forum, as needed for the purposes of the forum as described in the "About" section below.

Disclaimer

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While it is permissible to discuss medically-oriented topics, nothing posted here should in any way be interpreted as authoritative medical advice.

While the information provided by knowledgeable members is certainly available for the education of forum members, Ray Peat Forum makes no claim of accuracy and does not endorse suggestions or recommendations set forth here.

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Ray Peat Forum does not necessarily verify the information in its forums, and therefore, cannot judge the merits or lack thereof, of any offering, information, suggestions, ideas, opinions or advice.

Understand that when you post here you have granted "Ray Peat Forum" a non-exclusive license to the content you posted, providing that you hold copyright to the content. Accordingly, you may not remove your content without permission from the site owner. The termination of the non-exclusive license must be agreed upon by both parties. We make regular back-ups of our data base, and reserve the right to restore any content deleted without permission.

*This message is not intended to discourage people from posting, only to encourage those posting to be very careful about providing specific advice. We welcome everyone's input and hope that this forum will continue to grow as an open and enjoyable platform for discussing Dr. Ray Peat's Philosophies and beyond.

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We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.

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About

We are committed to advancing the groundbreaking work of Ray Peat, embracing the evolution of his theories as new insights emerge. Our mission goes beyond merely preserving his legacy; we aim to innovate and enhance his contributions to the field. Ray Peat envisioned a movement dedicated to fostering wholeness and regeneration within society, and we hold the keys to making this vision a reality. By integrating the core principles of Ray Peat's research with the latest developments in toxic bile theory, we are poised to catalyze the transformative movement Peat aspired to create, ensuring that our pursuit of knowledge and well-being is ever-progressing, never static.

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