When you're posting content to The Nation of Why Not -- for instance, photos, stories, or comments -- the number one guideline is Be A Good Citizen. That means being courteous and respectful to the community, and behaving responsibly.

And remember: we can't approve your profile if you don't complete it. When joining The Nation be sure to include a photo for your profile picture, as well as at least one photo and favorite memory from a Royal Caribbean cruise vacation.

We review all content submitted for posting to this site and reserve the right to refuse to post anything that violates our basic rules of good citizenship. This includes the following:

LANGUAGE
You know the saying, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't post it on this web site." Please refrain from inappropriate language or content, including:

• Profanity
• Insults and attacks aimed at other citizens, this website, or Royal Caribbean International (challenging someone's opinion is fine, but do so respectfully)
• Language containing discrimination or prejudice based upon race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status will not be tolerated in The Nation.
• Commercial messages or solicitations, including links to other commercial web sites

FALSE IMPERSONATION
Don't falsely impersonate a moderator, correspondent, host or other citizen.

SELF-PROMOTION
There's nothing wrong with self-confidence, but please refrain from submitting anything resembling a press release, web page, advertisement, or copyrighted content. Similarly, offers to sell or promote anything are not allowed. That means:

• NO junk mail
• NO spam
• NO chain letters
• NO pyramid schemes
• NO unauthorized solicitations of any kind
• NO information that could be personally identifying (e.g. a phone number, address, email address, etc.)

Remember: This is a community for sharing, not selling.

DISCRIMINATION & HARASSMENT

• Discrimination or prejudice based upon race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status will not be tolerated in The Nation.
• Any comments or images judged to contain prejudicial content will be removed immediately.
• Retaliation against any person complaining of discrimination will also not be tolerated.
• This is no place for personal vendettas. Harassment and personal attacks are prohibited.
• Baiting or "Trolling" - please don't try to push other citizens' buttons for your own pleasure; it's just not nice and we won't stand for it.
• Behavior/comments that could make someone feel personally threatened, targeted or otherwise abused are prohibited.
• Even if your intentions are good, please refrain from describing someone — particularly other citizens — "sexy" or "hot." Some people find that kind of thing upsetting.

PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
Any adult/pornographic material and/or references to it are not allowed in your profile, posts, or pictures. No nudity, no obscene gestures or inappropriate displays of physical affection, please. No ifs, ands or, most of all, butts.

It is the sole discretion of this site's moderators as to what constitutes pornography or obscenity.

VIOLENCE
We are a care-free, peace-loving community, so please chill out. That means avoiding anything inciting or directly referring to violence — past, present, or even suggesting the threat of violent acts, including:

• Riots
• Civil disobedience
• Dissent
• Discussion of violence/violent acts

RELIGION & RACE
Be tolerant, be respectful, and be a good neighbor. Refrain from posting any content that is either insensitive or intolerant of religion or race, as well as any references to religion or race that could invite further, and potentially negative, discussion.

HATRED & DISTRESSING CONTENT
We're all for polite and constructive debate, but please play nice. We're all adults here, after all.

This includes any content that could be perceived as distressing to others — references to drug use, explicit references to sex, death. Even if these are meant in a joking manner, remember not everyone shares your particular sense of humor, and certain things that feel perfectly acceptable to you, might feel over-the-line to others.

LIBELOUS/FALSE STATEMENTS

• Avoid any statement about a person or organization that cannot be proved to be true and may be considered personally or professionally damaging.
• No celebrity endorsements, or statements that could be interpreted as a celebrity endorsement or sponsorship.

GIBBERISH
Maybe that sounds a little crazy to you, but you should see how crazy gibberish looks when you post it! Please refrain from posting garbled, seemingly coded, or otherwise nonsensical sentences.

This includes excessive use of emoticons. Traditional emoticons like "happy" and "sad" and "winking" are fine, but some of those "rare breeds" of emoticons might be confusing to other citizens, and are likely to be deleted by our moderators.

CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Any references to criminal or illegal activity might have a place in a court of law, but don't have any place in this online community.

HOMOPHOBIA AND SEXUAL REFERENCES
Please avoid posting anything that could be considered offensive to other citizens, whatever their sexual preference. This includes not only discriminatory language, but also extreme or excessive declarations of your own sexual preference.

REFERENCES TO THIS SITE OR SERVICE
If you have any questions about this site or community, please contact us through our help section. Avoid any such comments or inquiries within this community. This includes:

• Any mention of, or reference to, any part of this service
• Any mention of, or reference to, Royal Caribbean International or its partners
• Any technical questions about using this service, or other aspects of nationofwhynot.com

POLITICAL BIAS
In here, we're all citizens of The Nation of Why Not, so please avoid other political discussions, including:

• Any references, images or comments indicating a political bias.
• Any content relating to political parties, your national government, etc.
• Any content relating to government policies or practices.

HIDDEN MEANINGS
Look — by now, we've pretty much seen it all. However, that is not meant as a challenge to you. Please avoid messages, gestures, or images with disguised meaning related to anything inappropriate. Be nice!