Hello, and welcome to the Bewitched & Elizabeth Montgomery Discussion Board! This "community" is the heart and soul of our web site, and you will find it to be an invaluable resource for answering all the questions you might have on the topics of the Bewitched TV show, its star Elizabeth Montgomery, as well as that of all the other cast members from the show.

Our board is special because we have worked hard to create a place where your e-mail addresses are safe from "collector" programs, software that spammers run over public newsgroups collecting your e-mail addresses for the purpose of adding you to spam lists. We have also automated the process of entering your e-mail addresses when you post - you will not have to type it in!

Are you a friend from outside of the U.S.A.? We get many e-mails from people in other countries, apologizing for their poor English. To us, all of these e-mails are enjoyable and very readable, so please do not be afraid to post here because you think your English is not understandable - let us know where you are from in your posts so we can get to know you better!

Rules For Posting:

We dedicate this forum to the memory of Elizabeth Montgomery, and strive to base our rules around the ideals we believe she herself strived for during her life, therefore our rules may differ from those that you may or may not be used to following on other discussion boards. Elizabeth's ideals serve as an ever present reminder of the kind of person she was. These include her values of honesty, the right to privacy and the dislike of gossip. Yes, you CAN have a discussion board without having it containing unverified gossip! Our rules are based on what we think she would like to see if she were here participating in the forum herself. We welcome all friendly faces to participate as long as you follow our rules.

1. Keep in mind that family & friends of cast members including Elizabeth's family & friends may see the messages you post, even if they themselves choose not to post. Please use common courtesy when speaking around family members and friends, as well as speaking about people who are not here to voice their opinions themselves. Also, please show extra special respect for those who are deceased. Unfortunately, some people feel that participation in cyberspace activities gives them the permission to say and do things they would not normally do in everyday life.

a. Think twice before you hit the "post message" button, always asking yourself "is this something I would say if I were face to face with this person"? Many times the answer is “no”. You cannot retract your post if you decide you have made a mistake. If in doubt, sleep on it, then see if it still sounds right the next day.

b. Posting something which does not conform to the rules could result in you losing posting privileges, something we would not want to see happen.

c. The message board is monitored by the board's monitors and the Webmaster. Each new post is sent to the board's monitors as they are posted. Our monitors are located in opposite time zones of the world, therefore someone is always working to make sure the board runs smoothly, day or night.

2. We want this to be a pleasant place to visit, we do not want it to be a battleground for power and "who knows the most about Bewitched/Elizabeth Montgomery issues". NO POWER STRUGGLES PLEASE. If everyone contributes honestly to the discussion of relative issues, this will stay a happy place. We will not tolerate anyone monopolizing of the board with relentless bragging about "who they know" and "what they know".

a. This board may not be used to ask that cast or Montgomery family members contact them, or to publicly post private e-mail addresses/phone numbers/snail mail addresses of the cast or family members that you may have. Any posts like "Elizabeth's daughter, if you are reading this, please contact me" will be removed. Any posts announcing private e-mails/phone numbers/snail mail addresses of cast or family members who have not posted them publicly here themselves will also be removed and the person who posted it will lose their board privileges, no exceptions. Posting privileges will also be suspended for people posting messages such as "If you want (cast, family members) e-mail addresses, phone numbers etc. e-mail me". You can understand how uncomfortable things like these would make cast and family members feel - we consider these actions to be an invasion of their privacy.

3. If you do not have FIRSTHAND knowledge of a fact concerning cast, family members or other users, DO NOT POST HEARSAY ("I heard that..."), especially on sensitive subjects. Sensitive subjects include sexual orientation and other personal issues/situations that people who value their privacy would be uncomfortable having people know about/discussed. Only post what you know absolutely without a doubt to be true, citing your source such as a book, magazine, TV show, etc. This will keep the forum as a source of reliable information.

a. If you aren't sure of something and want to find out if anyone knows, ASK in the form of a simple question, stating that you do not know the answer for sure. Also, do not post vague, generalized requests for things such as "Please send me photos of Bewitched" or "Tell me about Elizabeth Montgomery". Make requests such as this directly through E-mail to a specific person, do not post it as a general message. In other words, post thoughtful messages that make relatively good sense.

b. No negativity please! Do not start threads/topics which you know will bring up negative and/or personal issues involving Elizabeth or other cast members, even if you feel your information is true. EXAMPLE: Everyone is entitled to their opinion as to their "favorite Darrin", but when discussing this topic, PLEASE do not be negative and pick apart the "other" Darrin actor himself. Kind discussions about how the 2 actors may have interpreted the role differently is fine.

c. Please ALWAYS emphasize the positive aspects of whatever you are discussing. Remember the atmosphere we want to have is that of being upbeat, positive, thoughtful and kind in general - no digging for skeletons in people's closets!

4. The Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery Forum is intended to be a civilized place. Flamers and spammers should look elsewhere for victims. Our visitors are very important to us, and we will not tolerate anyone using our site as a place to vent uncontrolled rage, or as a means of collecting email addresses. Direct attacks, insinuations, leading, snide, cranky, overbearing or petty comments about cast and family members or other users WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. After years of observing chat room and message board behavior, we know some people WILL have differences with others from time to time. Please E-MAIL EACH OTHER DIRECTLY if this situation occurs - do not use this forum as your personal battleground. We cannot serve to settle arguments between individuals. You MUST work it out amongst yourselves through E-mail or personal contact if there is a problem. We all know what it is like to try and participate in a serious discussion when there are numerous battles raging in a newsgroup. Here, we hope our rules and the enforcement of them will keep things like this to a minimum. Anyone participating in flaming/fighting/bickering or arguing of any kind will have their posting privileges permanently removed, no exceptions.

5. No selling of items through the board - you may contact others privately by e-mail if you want to sell or trade things.

6. No on likes "cliques". Be friendly to everyone, welcoming and including them in a warm way, especially if they are new to the forum. This also means do not randomly say "HI!" or address another member in your post about "inside issues", because we want to include everyone in all of the discussions.

7. No swearing/cussing/bad words. Children and well-mannered adults are participating here!

8. Do not post messages for us (the site owner/Webmaster) on the board - e-mail us directly if you need to speak with us.

9. If you have announcements regarding Bewitched-related public events going on that you wish to share with the forum, only post them after you have made DEFINITE, CONFIRMED ARRANGEMENTS and are absolutely sure the event is going to occur.

10. The Bewitched & Elizabeth Montgomery Web Site is not responsible for anything that is said in this forum, unless it is posted by us as "Webmaster". We reserve the right to delete or edit any posts which do not conform to the above rules.

Finally......Remember......

......to BE KIND when discussing all of the talented "Bewitched people". Our lives are just a little bit sweeter because of each and every one of them.