Julie-Ann
15-09-2009, 12:41 PM
Membership Name - Rules
1. Business names are not to be used as forum membership names, except where permission by Administrators or Moderators has been granted.
2. Avoid uppercase membership names (such as NEWMEMBER),
email addresses,
use of the @ symbol,
and excessive use of special characters (such as $$NEW_MEMBER$$) as such accounts may be deleted including associated posts.
3. Administrators and Moderators reserve the right to delete accounts whereby their usernames contain abusive, vulgar, defamatory, and sexually-orientated terms.
Posting Rules
1. By accepting these Terms of Use upon registration, each member agrees he / she is solely and legally responsible for the information he / she posts.
2. Be respectful of other members at all times. Flaming or abusing (incl. bullying, belittling or humiliating) other members in any way is not acceptable. Any post deemed disrespectful or defamatory of another member or party will be removed, and the poster will be at risk of being banned.
3. Be respectful of Moderators and Administrators even if you disagree with particular decisions. Their time is dedicated voluntarily to keeping the Decorating Forum a happy place.
4. Duplicate posting is not allowed.
5. Spamming is not permitted.
6. Advertising within posts is not allowed.
7. Each individual is allowed only one (1) membership account only. Multiple memberships are strictly forbidden and may result in the deletion of all of the user's membership accounts and associated posts.
8. Posting, or pointing to, unacceptable content (as outlined in these Terms of Use) is prohibited.
9. Hyperlinks to a member's own, or, affiliated business is strictly prohibited within posts, and may result in an immediate ban without warning. They are permitted if you are a member of the Professional Usergroup. To join the Professional Usergroup email me at jah@dbj.com.au
10. It is your responsibility to ensure you do not infringe on someone elses copyright. If you're posting third-party content you need to ensure you own or control the rights to the respective content and / or it is acknowledged appropriately. You agree to bear any and all costs associated with arising damages, including legal and court fees.
Personal Message Rules
1. Posting Rules apply to Personal Messages (PM's). Please see Posting Rules for more information.
2. Business found to be spamming via PM will have their accounts cancelled.
3. Unsolicited commercial PM's by any forum member is also prohibited, and the respective member will have his / her account deleted immediately without warning.
Signature Rules
Members may sign with their User name but please don't include any links to your business, phone numbers, url's or email addresses. This helps to prevent spammers using the forum. Senior Members can add the url to their blog (but not a business) in their signature, this is our way of thanking you for your membership to the forum.
Businesses
1. Members representing a business are prohibited from providing any commercial information within a signature. They may provide commercial information if they have paid to be classified a Professional Member.
If you are interested in this please send an email to jah@dbj.com.au
Links
Posting links to answer questions in threads is allowed if the link is to going to provide relevant information about the topic being discussed. If the link is not relevant the post will be removed.
Posting Images & Avatars - Rules
1. Members are prohibited from uploading any images that are abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws be it of your country, the country where “Home Renovation & Building Forum” is hosted or International Law.
2. By uploading an image, you certify that you have the legal right, consent, or license to distribute that image for the entire period the image is published at the Homeone Forum, otherwise, you agree it is your responsibility to promptly remove the respective images and that you bear any and all costs associated with arising damages, including legal and court fees
1. Business names are not to be used as forum membership names, except where permission by Administrators or Moderators has been granted.
2. Avoid uppercase membership names (such as NEWMEMBER),
email addresses,
use of the @ symbol,
and excessive use of special characters (such as $$NEW_MEMBER$$) as such accounts may be deleted including associated posts.
3. Administrators and Moderators reserve the right to delete accounts whereby their usernames contain abusive, vulgar, defamatory, and sexually-orientated terms.
Posting Rules
1. By accepting these Terms of Use upon registration, each member agrees he / she is solely and legally responsible for the information he / she posts.
2. Be respectful of other members at all times. Flaming or abusing (incl. bullying, belittling or humiliating) other members in any way is not acceptable. Any post deemed disrespectful or defamatory of another member or party will be removed, and the poster will be at risk of being banned.
3. Be respectful of Moderators and Administrators even if you disagree with particular decisions. Their time is dedicated voluntarily to keeping the Decorating Forum a happy place.
4. Duplicate posting is not allowed.
5. Spamming is not permitted.
6. Advertising within posts is not allowed.
7. Each individual is allowed only one (1) membership account only. Multiple memberships are strictly forbidden and may result in the deletion of all of the user's membership accounts and associated posts.
8. Posting, or pointing to, unacceptable content (as outlined in these Terms of Use) is prohibited.
9. Hyperlinks to a member's own, or, affiliated business is strictly prohibited within posts, and may result in an immediate ban without warning. They are permitted if you are a member of the Professional Usergroup. To join the Professional Usergroup email me at jah@dbj.com.au
10. It is your responsibility to ensure you do not infringe on someone elses copyright. If you're posting third-party content you need to ensure you own or control the rights to the respective content and / or it is acknowledged appropriately. You agree to bear any and all costs associated with arising damages, including legal and court fees.
Personal Message Rules
1. Posting Rules apply to Personal Messages (PM's). Please see Posting Rules for more information.
2. Business found to be spamming via PM will have their accounts cancelled.
3. Unsolicited commercial PM's by any forum member is also prohibited, and the respective member will have his / her account deleted immediately without warning.
Signature Rules
Members may sign with their User name but please don't include any links to your business, phone numbers, url's or email addresses. This helps to prevent spammers using the forum. Senior Members can add the url to their blog (but not a business) in their signature, this is our way of thanking you for your membership to the forum.
Businesses
1. Members representing a business are prohibited from providing any commercial information within a signature. They may provide commercial information if they have paid to be classified a Professional Member.
If you are interested in this please send an email to jah@dbj.com.au
Links
Posting links to answer questions in threads is allowed if the link is to going to provide relevant information about the topic being discussed. If the link is not relevant the post will be removed.
Posting Images & Avatars - Rules
1. Members are prohibited from uploading any images that are abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws be it of your country, the country where “Home Renovation & Building Forum” is hosted or International Law.
2. By uploading an image, you certify that you have the legal right, consent, or license to distribute that image for the entire period the image is published at the Homeone Forum, otherwise, you agree it is your responsibility to promptly remove the respective images and that you bear any and all costs associated with arising damages, including legal and court fees