Special Guest Chat Rules

1. Please register before entering the chat room.  If you are not already registered you may do so right away via www.castletv.net/chat
   
2. Always remember to be polite to our guest and to others in the room.
3. Anyone not abiding by admin/moderator instructions will be silenced for the duration of the chat.  Admin/Moderators have the right to remove any chatter as they see fit.
4. Important messages from our moderators may be posted throughout the chat session, these messages will be posted in red. If you see a red message, please take the time to read it as it may contain important information.  For this reason, please do not change your text colour during the chat session, all users must use the default black.
5. Questions need to be submitted in advance, you can submit questions via our forums.
6. There will be two rooms running during the special guest chat session.  The Lobby is the default chat room where you can chat with others about anything before the scheduled  chat session begins and the Guest Room will be where the actual chat with the guest takes place (this is different to our usual chat room set up).
7. Once our guest arrives everyone will be invited to move over to the Guest Room.
8. A moderator will post the questions and our guest will be invited to answer them.  If time allows and our guest is willing we will open the floor for direct questions and general chat after the formal Q&A has finished.
9. Think of this chat session as a Q&A with a guest on stage (like at a convention).  It is important that when someone is speaking – either to ask a question or our guest answering one do NOT interrupt. You may only post during the actual Q&A session if our guest or a moderator asks you a direct question.
10. If our guest chooses to remain for an open chat session after the Q&A, please do not ask inappropriate questions, do not ask for favours (eg, can I have an autograph, can I visit the set, etc) and at all times remain respectful.  Anyone not abiding by these rules may be removed and banned from future guest chats.
11. DO NOT send private messages to our guest.  Anyone caught doing so will be removed for the remainder of the chat session and may be banned from future guest chats.  Please respect our guest’s privacy.
12. During the chat session please avoid intentionally using smileys as they can be disruptive and do NOT use sounds.
13. If the guest agrees a transcript of the chat session may be posted to our site after the chat is over.
14. While every effort will be made to ensure the chat goes ahead we ask you to understand that there may be circumstances under which the chat will be rescheduled.