Terms of Service

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Message board posting policy:

Below is a copy of our message board posting policy and shall be applicable to all message boards on the sheck network.

Usage of the forums on our network is a privilege granted at sufferance by the board owner and is not a right. Most people will never run afoul of the forum rules if they practice common courtesy.

1. Posting Policy for Message Board Forums

a. Members are expected to conform to all applicable laws in the use of this forum. You do consent and agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this bulletin board to post any material, which is knowingly false, and or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact the moderators immediately by email or private message. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. Use of this service means you recognize that we implement a reasonable standard of care, and due diligence, to resolve infractions, and protect victims expeditiously.

b. Bigoted statements are not permissible as they violate law in some jurisdictions and shall be deleted.
c. b. No member should post more than 10 items in a 24-hour period unless it is an urgent matter. We need to keep the volume of postings to a reasonable level while still providing for a diversity of authors.

d. The staff moderators will delete Abusive, vulgar, inflammatory, intimidating, or obscene postings. A private warning to the posting member will be sent when this is practical. We try to keep the language fairly clean and civil here on this network. The family members of our members read this forum, and therefore a minor degree of decorum and maturity is requested of members. Staff moderators may delete a member’s account if the abusive condition warrants it.

e. ALL postings containing a vulgar word beginning with "F" shall be deleted because it violates the rules of decorum for public forums. On some areas of the net this is allowed. This is not one of them. The hosting provider has established additional rules that may be applicable. There is a filter that removes vulgar language from the text of this forum to keep the text to some degree clean.

f. Please note that trade, commercial, or personal advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are NOT permitted in any capacity. This is deemed to be Spam. The test to determine if it is spam is determined by the intent to link to a commercial site that has the capacity to do online commerce or otherwise incite a transaction.

g. It is permissible to post the addresses and contact information for non-commercial social institutions. We are referring to Churches, schools, government entities, Etc. Under no circumstances is it permissible to post the address and or phone number of any private individual without that person’s expressed permission. This would endanger the individual’s privacy and potential safety. It is a mean world out there, and we desire that our forum be a safe place for our members. The posting shall be deleted, and or member violating this rule to victimize another member shall be booted out of the group at the victims or moderator’s option.

h. Hate speech, racial slurs, threats, or defamatory conduct against any minority group as defined by the United States Courts shall be cause for termination of membership. Most importantly, personal insults and comments will not be tolerated. We have a great group of people and it is going to stay that way. Our goal is to keep the tone civil and the forum fun. If you have a beef about how the forum is run, please take it up with Moderators in e-mail before posting in the forum. We may just agree with you. Flame postings will not be tolerated. Even if you think that "they flamed me first" you can't flame back. You can make a negative comment on someone's ideas, but not make a personal attack on the person holding that idea. If you feel insulted by something, tell a moderator, not everyone on the board. Simply put, Moderator Staff will not allow this forum to degenerate as others have, having a flame and bashing free environment to enjoy our camaraderie,

i. Religion is an intensely personal matter, and you have the right to define yourself in that capacity. For instance, you have a right to say, I am a Christian, or I am Jewish, or I am Pagan, Wiccan, or any other faith. You do not have a right to use your particular brand of faith to degrade, intimidate, or coerce other members of the forum. Willful attempts to convert other members of the forum to your particular belief shall result in the member being directed to an appropriate forum established for that purpose. You are permitted to define your faith, but not to use it as a means of intimidation.

j. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright.

k. j. Threats of illegal conduct or abusive behavior against another forum member shall result in immediate membership termination. Flame Postings" that are intended to harass, intimidate, or make an ad hominem or personal attack on an individual or group are grounds for summary removal from the forum. You are free to speak out against a person’s position on issues, but to do so without an ad hominem attack on the person’s integrity or intelligence. This is not the intent of the management to regulate free speech, but rather to uphold a standard of maturity that is conducive to civil debate and discourse among mature persons.

l. If we are aware of SPAMMERS coming in from other ISP's Moderator Staff shall deny admission if the prior misconduct is publicly known or a reasonable person would suspect so..

m. Considering the real-time nature of this message board, it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of information posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this forum owner, or any entity associated with this Forum. Although this Forum/Bulletin Board is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for cause mandated by this posting policy or the terms of service. Sheck Technologies has provided this forum and we desire to respect the rules and terms given to us by the hosting provider.

n. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree by your use of this service to indemnify and hold harmless the forum owner(s) and moderator staff and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s) and otr the messages of others.

o. These rules may need to be modified from time to time. It is hoped we never need to use these rules. These rules are courtesy of the hosting provider and are in addition and compounded by rules made by the forum owners.

p. In the event of a legal dispute arising from the contents of this forum, jurisdiction shall be bound to the courts of Kanawha County West Virginia.

Management

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