Post by Cwi555 on Apr 3, 2015 2:09:55 GMT -7
www.proboards.com/tos
18. OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT
You represent and warrant that you shall not use the Website or Services to upload, post, transmit, display, perform or distribute any content, information or materials that: (a) are libelous, defamatory, abusive, or threatening, excessively violent, harassing, obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or pornographic; (b) constitute child pornography; (c) solicit personal information from or exploit in a sexual or violent manner anyone under the age of 18; (d) incite, encourage or threaten physical harm against another; (e) promote or glorify racial intolerance, use hate and/or racist terms, or signify hate towards any person or group of people; (f) glamorize the use of hard core illegal substances and drugs; (g) violate any provision of this Agreement or any other ProBoards agreement or policy, including without limitation ProBoards' Community Guidelines; or (h) is generally offensive or in bad taste, as determined by ProBoards (collectively, "Objectionable Content"). PROBOARDS DISCLAIMS ANY PERCEIVED, IMPLIED OR ACTUAL DUTY TO MONITOR THE CONTENTS OF THE WEBSITE AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREON. Without limiting any of its other remedies, ProBoards reserves the right to terminate Your use of the Website and Services or Your uploading, posting, transmission, display, performance or distribution of Objectionable Content. ProBoards, in its sole discretion, may delete any Objectionable Content from its servers. ProBoards intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of this Agreement or of any applicable laws.
As much as I hate political correctness this still has to be addressed. We've received some complaints from proboards in the past for using terms and post related to the underlined and bold above.
I've searched for a provider that does not limit what should be free speech only to find all 'free' providers have this language in their terms of service.
I'm not going to tell anyone not to say any given thing. However, I am going to point out the potential ramifications. First of which is loss of this board.
At any time all it would take is one butthurt person complaining to proboards who can't handle someone saying something 'insensitive' to their wittle feelins to get us in trouble. Repeatedly doing so can get the board shut down if the moderators don't act.
If there were an option, I'd use it. Unfortunately, short of thousands of dollars for a dedicated server/bandwidth/domain name/software etc we have to play by the proboards rules.
That said, actions/words and inactions have consequences. Consider that carefully when you post.
18. OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT
You represent and warrant that you shall not use the Website or Services to upload, post, transmit, display, perform or distribute any content, information or materials that: (a) are libelous, defamatory, abusive, or threatening, excessively violent, harassing, obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or pornographic; (b) constitute child pornography; (c) solicit personal information from or exploit in a sexual or violent manner anyone under the age of 18; (d) incite, encourage or threaten physical harm against another; (e) promote or glorify racial intolerance, use hate and/or racist terms, or signify hate towards any person or group of people; (f) glamorize the use of hard core illegal substances and drugs; (g) violate any provision of this Agreement or any other ProBoards agreement or policy, including without limitation ProBoards' Community Guidelines; or (h) is generally offensive or in bad taste, as determined by ProBoards (collectively, "Objectionable Content"). PROBOARDS DISCLAIMS ANY PERCEIVED, IMPLIED OR ACTUAL DUTY TO MONITOR THE CONTENTS OF THE WEBSITE AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREON. Without limiting any of its other remedies, ProBoards reserves the right to terminate Your use of the Website and Services or Your uploading, posting, transmission, display, performance or distribution of Objectionable Content. ProBoards, in its sole discretion, may delete any Objectionable Content from its servers. ProBoards intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of this Agreement or of any applicable laws.
As much as I hate political correctness this still has to be addressed. We've received some complaints from proboards in the past for using terms and post related to the underlined and bold above.
I've searched for a provider that does not limit what should be free speech only to find all 'free' providers have this language in their terms of service.
I'm not going to tell anyone not to say any given thing. However, I am going to point out the potential ramifications. First of which is loss of this board.
At any time all it would take is one butthurt person complaining to proboards who can't handle someone saying something 'insensitive' to their wittle feelins to get us in trouble. Repeatedly doing so can get the board shut down if the moderators don't act.
If there were an option, I'd use it. Unfortunately, short of thousands of dollars for a dedicated server/bandwidth/domain name/software etc we have to play by the proboards rules.
That said, actions/words and inactions have consequences. Consider that carefully when you post.
