Rules and Guidelines - an abridged TOS for folks with ADD
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:32 am
For those of us who don't really feel like reading the lengthy and wordy full version of the Terms of Service, here's a quick list of the key points of the TOS.
THE TWO CARDINAL RULES
1) Don’t be a dick.
2) Have fun.
PUBLIC CONTENT
• everything you post is your problem, not NWDC's
• don't reuse NWDC content without permission
TOPICS, POSTINGS & OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL
• do not post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws
• profanity, personal insults, discrimination and otherwise offensive content is strongly discouraged and not allowed in most cases
• discussions involving politics, religion, nationalities or other subjects of a controversial nature generally do not belong here. we ask that any discussion involving these topics be related to diving.
• do not post any non diving related items for sale on the site
• posts that do not remain civil will be removed at the discretion of Northwest Dive Club staff
• posts that contain direct or indirect threats of a physical or non-physical nature along with posts that contain personal attacks or insults are not allowed
• targeting other users with a personal attack, intentionally responding to all of a particular user’s threads in a negative manner in order to discredit them or otherwise seeking to intentionally anger, upset or continuously attack another member (trolling), and any other act interpreted as harassment will not be tolerated
• do not give advice to others unless it’s explicitly asked for by that person
• posts advocating or condoning illegal activity are not allowed
• the creation of multiple accounts ("sock puppets") for one person is prohibited
• promotional advertising whether commercial or non-commercial is only allowed through the terms detailed in the "Classes, Charters, Listings, Shop Sales & Events" forum
• do not post information relating to a dive accident or fatality, unless you either are able to reference a credible source of the information or are an actual witness to said events and have accurate and reliable information
• agency bashing will not be tolerated
EDUCATION AND MEDICAL TOPICS
• promoting diving beyond someone's training or certification level either directly or by implication is not allowed
• information provided by any member or moderator is in no way intended to serve as actual individual medical advice, diagnosis, or to provide treatment plans
• NWDC assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any posts
GENERAL
• NWDC owners and moderators reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread, post or other site element for any reason
• moderators have the last word in any dispute
• spam, data mining or recruiting our membership other than through authorized use of our forums and signature lines is expressly forbidden
THE TWO CARDINAL RULES
1) Don’t be a dick.
2) Have fun.
PUBLIC CONTENT
• everything you post is your problem, not NWDC's
• don't reuse NWDC content without permission
TOPICS, POSTINGS & OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL
• do not post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws
• profanity, personal insults, discrimination and otherwise offensive content is strongly discouraged and not allowed in most cases
• discussions involving politics, religion, nationalities or other subjects of a controversial nature generally do not belong here. we ask that any discussion involving these topics be related to diving.
• do not post any non diving related items for sale on the site
• posts that do not remain civil will be removed at the discretion of Northwest Dive Club staff
• posts that contain direct or indirect threats of a physical or non-physical nature along with posts that contain personal attacks or insults are not allowed
• targeting other users with a personal attack, intentionally responding to all of a particular user’s threads in a negative manner in order to discredit them or otherwise seeking to intentionally anger, upset or continuously attack another member (trolling), and any other act interpreted as harassment will not be tolerated
• do not give advice to others unless it’s explicitly asked for by that person
• posts advocating or condoning illegal activity are not allowed
• the creation of multiple accounts ("sock puppets") for one person is prohibited
• promotional advertising whether commercial or non-commercial is only allowed through the terms detailed in the "Classes, Charters, Listings, Shop Sales & Events" forum
• do not post information relating to a dive accident or fatality, unless you either are able to reference a credible source of the information or are an actual witness to said events and have accurate and reliable information
• agency bashing will not be tolerated
EDUCATION AND MEDICAL TOPICS
• promoting diving beyond someone's training or certification level either directly or by implication is not allowed
• information provided by any member or moderator is in no way intended to serve as actual individual medical advice, diagnosis, or to provide treatment plans
• NWDC assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any posts
GENERAL
• NWDC owners and moderators reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread, post or other site element for any reason
• moderators have the last word in any dispute
• spam, data mining or recruiting our membership other than through authorized use of our forums and signature lines is expressly forbidden
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