The Hannibal Studiolo :: Rules & Disclaimers

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Forum Rules
Dr. Hannibal Lecter invites you into the palace of his mind at the Studiolo. Discover and discuss the novels, films, philosophy and culture of the Good Doctor. The Hannibal Lecter Studiolo is the internet’s premier discussion forum for all things Hannibal. Dr. Lecter looks forward to seeing you. Before posting please take a minute to familiarize yourself with the simple rules below: THE RULES OF THE STUDIOLO General Posting Etiquette Keep posts civil and polite. Members are expected to treat other members with respect and courtesy at all times. Rudeness is unspeakably ugly to the Studiolo. Keep all posts clear and concise so that they can be easily understood by all readers. Flaming & Flame-Baiting Ridiculing or otherwise insulting a post or member with the intent to start an online fight will not be tolerated. Bigotry Posts containing derogatory comments at any person group based on their race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc. are not allowed. Differences are tolerated, hate is not. Relevance Each of the boards at the Studiolo is dedicated to a particular topic of discussion. Using the descriptions provided for each of the boards, select the board most relevant to your topic when posting. Advertising Advertising or soliciting of products is not allowed. However, members can direct other members to the sale of Hannibal-related items at sites such as www.amazon.com or www.ebay.com. Members are also free to post about their own Hannibal fan-sites. Spam Spam will not be tolerated at The Studiolo. Spamming posts will be systematically deleted by the forum moderators or administrators. Any member engaging in spam activities might see his or her membership terminated without prior notice, at the sole discretion of any of the administrators. Offensive Language and Material Obscene and profane language is to be kept to a minimum. Excessive and unnecessary profanity is expressly forbidden. Posting of obscene, illegal or otherwise offensive material may result in an immediate termination of membership, at the sole discretion of the forum administrators. Cross-posting Do not post multiple copies of the same post in various boards. Select the board most relevant and only post there. Useless Posting Think before you post. Only reply to a post if you have something to add. Do not answer questions with complete guesses. Try to add something to the discussion. If it is thought that you are posting merely to increase you post count, your post count will be reset to zero. Multiple Usernames No user should register more than one username for any reason. Impersonating other people either by implication or using multiple usernames is not tolerated and subject to immediate administrative action. Forum Maintenance For maintenance, performance, and space reasons the Studiolo administrators reserve the right to delete posts and close the site for brief service intervals. Failure to adhere to the above posting guidelines can result in a warning, the suspension of a user’s membership or permanent banishment from the Studiolo. The course of action taken is at the discretion of the staff of the Studiolo. Unless specified otherwise in the above rules, members will be banned only with a unanimous decision by all the administrators. If you have any questions, please contact the Studiolo administrators by sending them a private message.

Forum Rules

Dr. Hannibal Lecter invites you into the palace of his mind at the Studiolo. Discover and discuss the novels, films, philosophy and culture of the Good Doctor. The Hannibal Lecter Studiolo is the internet’s premier discussion forum for all things Hannibal. Dr. Lecter looks forward to seeing you.

Before posting please take a minute to familiarize yourself with the simple rules below:

THE RULES OF THE STUDIOLO

General Posting Etiquette

Keep posts civil and polite. Members are expected to treat other members with respect and courtesy at all times. Rudeness is unspeakably ugly to the Studiolo. Keep all posts clear and concise so that they can be easily understood by all readers.

Flaming & Flame-Baiting

Ridiculing or otherwise insulting a post or member with the intent to start an online fight will not be tolerated.

Bigotry

Posts containing derogatory comments at any person group based on their race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc. are not allowed. Differences are tolerated, hate is not.

Relevance

Each of the boards at the Studiolo is dedicated to a particular topic of discussion. Using the descriptions provided for each of the boards, select the board most relevant to your topic when posting.

Advertising

Advertising or soliciting of products is not allowed. However, members can direct other members to the sale of Hannibal-related items at sites such as www.amazon.com or www.ebay.com. Members are also free to post about their own Hannibal fan-sites.

Spam

Spam will not be tolerated at The Studiolo. Spamming posts will be systematically deleted by the forum moderators or administrators. Any member engaging in spam activities might see his or her membership terminated without prior notice, at the sole discretion of any of the administrators.

Offensive Language and Material

Obscene and profane language is to be kept to a minimum. Excessive and unnecessary profanity is expressly forbidden. Posting of obscene, illegal or otherwise offensive material may result in an immediate termination of membership, at the sole discretion of the forum administrators.

Cross-posting

Do not post multiple copies of the same post in various boards. Select the board most relevant and only post there.

Useless Posting

Think before you post. Only reply to a post if you have something to add. Do not answer questions with complete guesses. Try to add something to the discussion. If it is thought that you are posting merely to increase you post count, your post count will be reset to zero.

Multiple Usernames

No user should register more than one username for any reason. Impersonating other people either by implication or using multiple usernames is not tolerated and subject to immediate administrative action.

Forum Maintenance

For maintenance, performance, and space reasons the Studiolo administrators reserve the right to delete posts and close the site for brief service intervals.

Failure to adhere to the above posting guidelines can result in a warning, the suspension of a user’s membership or permanent banishment from the Studiolo. The course of action taken is at the discretion of the staff of the Studiolo. Unless specified otherwise in the above rules, members will be banned only with a unanimous decision by all the administrators.

If you have any questions, please contact the Studiolo administrators by sending them a private message.

Site Disclaimer
This site is a non-official non-profit site and is in no way connected to Thomas Harris. Its sole purpose is to exchange views, thoughts and ideas about The Hannibal Trilogy, in a spirit of admiration and respect. Though the present forum is moderated, each member will express his/her opinions under his/her own responsability, as long as these opinions and the way they are expressed comply with the forum rules. The characters, novels an movies discussed in this forum do not belong to the owner, creators, moderators, members or contributors of this site and are used herein without permission. No infringement of copyright is intended, no profit made. Applicable copyrights: Hannibal: - Novel by Thomas Harris, 1999, Yazoo Fabrications, Inc. - Movie, directed by Ridley Scott, 2001, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc. and acUniversal City Studios, Inc. - Screenplay by Steven Zaillian, 2000, Universal City Studios, Inc. - Original motion picture soundtrack, music composed by Hans Zimmer, 2001, Universal Classics Group. The Silence of the Lambs: - Novel by Thomas Harris, 1988, Yazoo, Inc. - Movie, directed by Jonathan Demme, 1991, Orion Pictures Corporation. - Screenplay by Ted Tally, 1989, Strong Heart Productions, Inc. - Original motion picture soundtrack, 1991, MCA Records, Inc. Red Dragon: - Novel by Thomas Harris, 1981, Yazoo Fabrications, Inc. - Manhunter, movie directed by Michael Mann, 1986, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, Inc. - Red Dragon, movie directed by Brett Ratner, 2002, Mikona Productions, GmbH & Co. KG. - Screenplay by Ted Tally, 2002, Universal City Studios, LLLP.

Site Disclaimer

This site is a non-official non-profit site and is in no way connected to Thomas Harris. Its sole purpose is to exchange views, thoughts and ideas about The Hannibal Trilogy, in a spirit of admiration and respect.

Though the present forum is moderated, each member will express his/her opinions under his/her own responsability, as long as these opinions and the way they are expressed comply with the forum rules.

The characters, novels an movies discussed in this forum do not belong to the owner, creators, moderators, members or contributors of this site and are used herein without permission. No infringement of copyright is intended, no profit made.

Applicable copyrights:

Hannibal:
- Novel by Thomas Harris, 1999, Yazoo Fabrications, Inc.
- Movie, directed by Ridley Scott, 2001, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc. and acUniversal City Studios, Inc.
- Screenplay by Steven Zaillian, 2000, Universal City Studios, Inc.
- Original motion picture soundtrack, music composed by Hans Zimmer, 2001, Universal Classics Group.

The Silence of the Lambs:
- Novel by Thomas Harris, 1988, Yazoo, Inc.
- Movie, directed by Jonathan Demme, 1991, Orion Pictures Corporation.
- Screenplay by Ted Tally, 1989, Strong Heart Productions, Inc.
- Original motion picture soundtrack, 1991, MCA Records, Inc.

Red Dragon:
- Novel by Thomas Harris, 1981, Yazoo Fabrications, Inc.
- Manhunter, movie directed by Michael Mann, 1986, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, Inc.
- Red Dragon, movie directed by Brett Ratner, 2002, Mikona Productions, GmbH & Co. KG.
- Screenplay by Ted Tally, 2002, Universal City Studios, LLLP.

Artworks Disclaimer

Authors, if you are so inclined you may include this disclaimer at the top or bottom of your posts containing fan fiction if you are especially concerned about issues of liability.

Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling and other characters contained in these posts were created by and are the intellectual property of Thomas Harris. They are used herein without permission, but in the spirit of admiration and respect. No infringement of copyright is intended, and no profit whatsoever is made by the owner, creators, moderators, members or contributors of this site.

Thanks in advance,
The Studiolo Curators