The Free Talk Live BBS

Free Talk Live => General => Topic started by: John Shaw on January 20, 2012, 02:40:38 PM

Title: FTL BBS Terms of Service (Stickied for people who don't read before they post.)
Post by: John Shaw on January 20, 2012, 02:40:38 PM
The BBS has four important features that can help you control unwanted content.

1.  You can ignore any users simply by pressing the "ignore" button underneath their name & info.
2.  You can set your preferences to not show avatar or signature pictures.
3.  You can set your "Look and Layout" preferences to block all images.
4.  Users have the ability to delete unwanted posts from threads that they have created.

By clicking the "Enter" link below, you are agreeing to the following:

A. I am a mature sovereign individual or I have parental consent to view the material contained within this site.

B. I understand that I am solely responsible for the content of my posted messages. Furthermore, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries.

C. I am discouraged from uploading, posting, discussing, requesting, or linking to, anything that may draw the attention of violent people who presume to have the power to punish the owner of this site in retaliation. Determination of such violations is left to the discretion of the moderators.

D. Chronic expressions of direct abuse toward another user will not be tolerated. Users are encouraged to debate, argue, and even insult, but repeated harassment will not be tolerated. The determination of the word “Chronic” shall left to the discretion of the moderators.

E. Flamebait and trolling should generally be kept to a minimum. It is a minor offense overall but many violators compounded make the message board a generally more stupid place to be. Egregious and chronic violations will eventually be met with warnings and possible bans. The determination of the words “Egregious” and “Chronic” shall left to the discretion of the moderators.

F. Chronic expressions of direct abuse toward a collective ethnic group of people will not be tolerated. If you collectivize a group of people by their genotype and make directly negative comments about said group you are treading thin ice.  The determination of the words “Ethnic group” and “Chronic” shall be left to the discretion of the moderators.

G. Submitting false reports or otherwise abusing the report system will result in a ban of indeterminate length.

H. Attempts to bypass a temporary ban will result in a permanent ban.

I. No spamming or flooding of any kind. If you wish to advertise a product or service it will be generally expected that you have made over 100 posts on the board as a regular participant. Please limit your threads on the subject of your product or service to less than five. No duplicate threads. Further desire to advertise on Free Talk Live will require contact with a marketing associate.

J. The quality of posts is extremely important to this community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images, videos, and informative comments. Try to think before you post.

It is impossible for the staff or the owners of this forum to confirm the validity of posts. We do not actively monitor the posted messages, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its staff, its subsidiaries, or this forum's owner. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator or moderator of this forum. The staff and the owner of this forum reserve the right to remove objectionable content if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however and they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.

Also note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.

Any thread may contain objectionable content. Forum moderators do their best to label those threads with (NSFW) or a better description of the content in parenthesis.  We encourage you to label your own threads in this way if they are to contain objectionable content. This is a manual process and no guarantees are expressed or implied.

Finally, your account may be deleted after 365 days of inactivity.