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Think Tank Posting Guidelines and Etiquette

Thank you for being part of the RIA Think Tank, an active forum for special run professionals wanting to leverage insights from peers.

The Think Tank is a fantastic tool to get the advice of your peers, learn from their experience, and participate in an ongoing conversation. To ensure the best possible experience for all RIA members, we have established some basic guidelines for participation in the forum. Please take a moment to read through the guidelines.

By participating in the Think Tank, you agree that you have read these rules thoroughly, and will engage appropriately. If you have questions about these guidelines or the tools themselves, contact the RIA administrative team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

To preserve a climate that encourages productive and respectful dialogue, the RIA reserves the right to moderate Think Tank posts, delete objectionable material, and in some cases, terminate accounts for members who violate these rules.

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Think Tank Posting Rules and Guidelines

  1. Be courteous. Apply the Golden Rule when you post.
  2. Don’t attack others. The discussions on the Think Tank are meant to stimulate conversation, not to create adversarial dialogue. Let others have their say. If you disagree, respond respectfully.
  3. No promotions. Think Tank messages should not contain promotional material, special offers, job offers, product announcements, or solicitation for services. The RIA provides separate platforms for communications of this nature.
  4. Use caution when discussing brands, products, services, or individual members. Negative commentary posted on this platform is available for all to see, and is subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws. (see legal section below for more information on anti-trust laws)
  5. Watch your language! All profane, offensive, threatening, defamatory, abusive, or illegal language is strictly prohibited and will be removed.
  6. The RIA reserves the right to reproduce posts. If you see a post of content that you would like to pass along or reproduce, please ask participants for permission to republish their words elsewhere (especially if ‘elsewhere’ would be a publicly viewable setting).
  7. When citing prior Think Tank prior discussions: Please include a link back to the original discussion or provide a link to the Think Tank homepage on the Member Portal.
  8. Please note disclaimer and legal rules below. Particularly regarding the copyright ownership of information posted to the Think Tank.
  1. These social media pages, accounts, and sites are provided as a service of the RIA.
  2. The RIA is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on these sites by others.
  3. The RIA disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on these sites, whether posted by the RIA or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.
  4. In no event shall the RIA be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.
  5. Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials.
  6. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner.
  7. In addition, by posting material, you grant to RIA and the members of this community the nonexclusive, worldwide, transferable right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material in any way and in any medium, including but not limited to print or electronic form.
  8. Content should not be posted if it encourages or facilitates members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade.
  9. Content that encourages or facilitates an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.
  10. The RIA does not actively monitor these sites for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to the RIA's attention, the RIA will take appropriate action.
  11. The RIA reserves the right to block any users who do not abide by these guidelines.
  12. The RIA’s privacy policy is located here.