- 18 Oct 2003 17:14
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This page is kept for historical purposes only. The current version of this document is available here: PoliticsForum.org Forum Rules.
The Politics Forum Rules
1. You are prohibited from transmitting through the Politics Forum site and services any unlawful or harassing or abusive materials and you will refrain from distribution or use of any threatening, obscene or vulgar material of any kind. This includes (but is not limited to) posting - or posting links to - pornography or 'warez'.
2. Remain courteous and respectful to other users of the Politics Forum at all times. Do not make personally directed attacks on any other user (for example, it is acceptable to accuse someone of making a "moronic proposition" but it is not acceptable to accuse someone of being a "moron").
3. You are prohibited from transmitting through the Politics Forum site and services any hateful or racially, homophobic or ethnically objectionable material.
4. You are prohibited from transmitting material that may infringe on any intellectual property rights, copyright or trademark or any other rights of any third party.
5. Do not tYpE lIkE tHiS or L1K3 7h15. Do not type whole messages or topic titles in ALL CAPS or use abbreviations such as ur (you're) and y (why).
6. Do not post the same thing repeatedly (Spamming). Even (in fact especially) if it has been deleted by a moderator for whatever reason. This includes posting the same thing in multiple forums (cross posting).
7. Never re-post something a moderator has deleted (in any forum).
8. Do not register usernames that are deliberately offensive - this includes (but is not restricted to) swear words and anything that breaks the forums rules.
9. You are prohibited from using the services to distribute junk mail, spamming, or to collect information on other users including their email addresses without their agreement.
10. You are prohibited from using the services to advertise commercial products or 'other' political discussion forums.
11. You are prohibited from using the services of the Politics Forum for the conduct of business and from making any potential revenue for the user dependent on the services provided by the Politics Forum.
12. You are prohibited from taking any action to disturb the use of the services by others, distribute material that contains viruses or any other harmful programs. This includes interfering with the working of the network, attempts to gain unauthorized access to a service or other computer systems that are part of the site or any other site, by use of the available services.
13. Personal signature images may only be a maximum of 100 pixels in height and 400 pixels in width. Only a single image may be included in one's personal signature and images may not be animated. Personal signatures may not contain URLs or hyperlinks to other websites.
14. Double logins (multiple accounts) are prohibited.
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Failure to comply with any of the forum rules may result in your posts being deleted and/or your account being temporarily or permanently banned from the forums. In addition your account may be deleted or edited by the Politics Forum at any time without prior notification for whatever reason.
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Additional Legal Blurb:
1.You are responsible for any material or information you are transmitting to any other user or upload to the site. Such messages, pictures, audio messages software and graphics are your responsibility. The forum owners do not control such information and its distribution through the site.
2. You understand that you might be exposed to objectionable, offensive and indecent material transmitted by other users.
3. As a user you are responsible for your account, the password to your account and any activities conducted while logged into the account. You are responsible for the confidentiality of the password and the account. You will make sure that the account is protected by a non-trivial password.
By using the Politics Forum you acknowledge that you agree to the following terms of service:
The Politics Forums may decide to terminate its services at any time, with or without cause. The Politics Forum will not be liable to the user or any other party following the termination of the services.
The Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and users may use the services at their own risk. The Politics Forum does not make any commitments to an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free service. The Politics forum does not have to meet any user expectations and does not make any commitment to meet any user requirements. The Politics Forum does not have any obligation to correct errors in its services nor does it have any obligation to improve the functionality or other performance of any of the services.
The Politics Forum is not responsible to the users computer system or any data stored on such computer system and to any damage that may occur as a result or presumed result of use of services of the Politics Forum, nor the downloading of data and software.
User acknowledges that all the information on the site, (content), including all data on any software, sound, photographs and any text, video, or any other information presented to the user by any of the services, or any of the advertising materials, or materials presented by other users of the site, may be protected by copyrights, trademarks or patents.
Users are permitted to use such protected content only as authorized by the owners of such content and are not allowed to reproduce, copy, distribute or use in any other content without an explicit authorizations by the owners of such content.
The Politics Forum will not be liable for any loss of use, interruption of business, or any indirect, or consequential damages of any kind (including but not limited to lost profits) regardless of the form of action.
The Politics Forum reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions at any time and at its sole discretion. Updates to this document will be posted on the website and the users continuation of the use of the services on the site constitutes an agreement by the user to be bound by the conditions of the new terms and conditions document.
The Politics Forum has the right to modify, cancel or add services to the site at any time without any notice period or notice to the user. The Politics forum has no obligation to continue the service for any set period and is not liable to any party in case it decides to change, add or discontinue any or all of the services.
All notices to a party shall be made either via online announcements or email. The Politics Forum may post messages on the Bulletin Board or contact the users by email to inform them of changes to the terms and conditions, changes to the Services, or any other matters of importance; such announcements constitute a notice to the user.
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For additional guidance on using the forum, see the Newbie Guide.
The Politics Forum Rules
1. You are prohibited from transmitting through the Politics Forum site and services any unlawful or harassing or abusive materials and you will refrain from distribution or use of any threatening, obscene or vulgar material of any kind. This includes (but is not limited to) posting - or posting links to - pornography or 'warez'.
2. Remain courteous and respectful to other users of the Politics Forum at all times. Do not make personally directed attacks on any other user (for example, it is acceptable to accuse someone of making a "moronic proposition" but it is not acceptable to accuse someone of being a "moron").
3. You are prohibited from transmitting through the Politics Forum site and services any hateful or racially, homophobic or ethnically objectionable material.
4. You are prohibited from transmitting material that may infringe on any intellectual property rights, copyright or trademark or any other rights of any third party.
5. Do not tYpE lIkE tHiS or L1K3 7h15. Do not type whole messages or topic titles in ALL CAPS or use abbreviations such as ur (you're) and y (why).
6. Do not post the same thing repeatedly (Spamming). Even (in fact especially) if it has been deleted by a moderator for whatever reason. This includes posting the same thing in multiple forums (cross posting).
7. Never re-post something a moderator has deleted (in any forum).
8. Do not register usernames that are deliberately offensive - this includes (but is not restricted to) swear words and anything that breaks the forums rules.
9. You are prohibited from using the services to distribute junk mail, spamming, or to collect information on other users including their email addresses without their agreement.
10. You are prohibited from using the services to advertise commercial products or 'other' political discussion forums.
11. You are prohibited from using the services of the Politics Forum for the conduct of business and from making any potential revenue for the user dependent on the services provided by the Politics Forum.
12. You are prohibited from taking any action to disturb the use of the services by others, distribute material that contains viruses or any other harmful programs. This includes interfering with the working of the network, attempts to gain unauthorized access to a service or other computer systems that are part of the site or any other site, by use of the available services.
13. Personal signature images may only be a maximum of 100 pixels in height and 400 pixels in width. Only a single image may be included in one's personal signature and images may not be animated. Personal signatures may not contain URLs or hyperlinks to other websites.
14. Double logins (multiple accounts) are prohibited.
====================
Failure to comply with any of the forum rules may result in your posts being deleted and/or your account being temporarily or permanently banned from the forums. In addition your account may be deleted or edited by the Politics Forum at any time without prior notification for whatever reason.
====================
Additional Legal Blurb:
1.You are responsible for any material or information you are transmitting to any other user or upload to the site. Such messages, pictures, audio messages software and graphics are your responsibility. The forum owners do not control such information and its distribution through the site.
2. You understand that you might be exposed to objectionable, offensive and indecent material transmitted by other users.
3. As a user you are responsible for your account, the password to your account and any activities conducted while logged into the account. You are responsible for the confidentiality of the password and the account. You will make sure that the account is protected by a non-trivial password.
By using the Politics Forum you acknowledge that you agree to the following terms of service:
The Politics Forums may decide to terminate its services at any time, with or without cause. The Politics Forum will not be liable to the user or any other party following the termination of the services.
The Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and users may use the services at their own risk. The Politics Forum does not make any commitments to an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free service. The Politics forum does not have to meet any user expectations and does not make any commitment to meet any user requirements. The Politics Forum does not have any obligation to correct errors in its services nor does it have any obligation to improve the functionality or other performance of any of the services.
The Politics Forum is not responsible to the users computer system or any data stored on such computer system and to any damage that may occur as a result or presumed result of use of services of the Politics Forum, nor the downloading of data and software.
User acknowledges that all the information on the site, (content), including all data on any software, sound, photographs and any text, video, or any other information presented to the user by any of the services, or any of the advertising materials, or materials presented by other users of the site, may be protected by copyrights, trademarks or patents.
Users are permitted to use such protected content only as authorized by the owners of such content and are not allowed to reproduce, copy, distribute or use in any other content without an explicit authorizations by the owners of such content.
The Politics Forum will not be liable for any loss of use, interruption of business, or any indirect, or consequential damages of any kind (including but not limited to lost profits) regardless of the form of action.
The Politics Forum reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions at any time and at its sole discretion. Updates to this document will be posted on the website and the users continuation of the use of the services on the site constitutes an agreement by the user to be bound by the conditions of the new terms and conditions document.
The Politics Forum has the right to modify, cancel or add services to the site at any time without any notice period or notice to the user. The Politics forum has no obligation to continue the service for any set period and is not liable to any party in case it decides to change, add or discontinue any or all of the services.
All notices to a party shall be made either via online announcements or email. The Politics Forum may post messages on the Bulletin Board or contact the users by email to inform them of changes to the terms and conditions, changes to the Services, or any other matters of importance; such announcements constitute a notice to the user.
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For additional guidance on using the forum, see the Newbie Guide.
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