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General Guidelines on the forum and site.
DIR By: Violet Black
Date: September 13, 2014, 9:51 am
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Participation in the www.authorvioletblack.com, website
constitutes agreement to the following guidelines, which apply
to posts, profile information, avatars, signatures, any other
content on this site and participation in general. This includes
private messages, which we have the ability to read, but only do
so when a violation is reported to us or we have a legitimate
reason. Although rare, it does happen.
Because of the live nature of the discussions on this community,
it is not possible for us to review and/or confirm the accuracy
or validity of a message before it is posted. If you believe
that someone has violated our User Guidelines or you have
spotted content that may otherwise require attention, please
send a private message to me or a staff member with a link to
the content and a brief description of what you believe is
wrong. Notification is voluntary and anonymous, but in no case
should a user respond to a situation personally, thereby
aggravating the situation further. Responding to a violation in
an inflammatory manner is a violation in itself and will result
in appropriate action.
This is a for profit website that will attempt to generate
revenue through avenues that we deem appropriate. Any content
that violates our User Guidelines will be removed.
Interpretation of our guidelines is at the discretion of the
staff.
1. Cross posting is not allowed and will result in the removal
of one or more posts. Cross posting is defined as posting the
same information in two or more locations. When posting your
topic, please try to post it in the most appropriate place
within the organizational structure of our community. Identical
topics posted in the same or different forums will be removed.
2. While member post count has meaning, it should not be taken
too seriously. Attempts to artificially increase your post count
are prohibited. This includes the mass creation of short or
meaningless posts. When participating in game threads such as
"Word Association Game" or "What song are you listening to right
now?" please do not post consecutive replies within a short
period of time.
3. Advertisements are not allowed. Generally speaking, posts
made specifically for the promotion of a website, product or
service are considered advertising or, at least, posts made that
unnecessarily send people to a website that you are in some way
affiliated with. It does not matter if it is a commercial
website, a personal website, a non profit website, etc. We do
authorize and/or sell advertisements on a case-by-case basis. If
you are interested in utilizing this option, please contact us.
All signature links must be kept in your signature in your
profile. Anyone found to be posting excessive links to their
websites or suspected of using "sneaky" advertising methods is
in violation of this guideline. You may only post a link to your
site/a site that you are in some way affiliated with if the link
specifically answers the question that is being asked and the
answer cannot be simply posted without the link. Even then, link
directly to the page where the information can be found. General
and unnecessary links will be tagged as advertising. If you are
found to be excessively posting links to your site (or you
appear to be seeking out threads where your link may be
relevant, so that you can post it), you may lose the ability to
post links to your site.
4. You are not allowed to post an affiliate URL that leads to
you earning cash, banner impressions, credits, points, etc. Such
links are only allowed in signatures and profiles, but may not
be referred to in posts.
5. Do not post personal, real-life information such as home
addresses and home phone numbers.
6. As this is an English-speaking community, we require that
posted content be in the English language, so that it can be
well received and properly monitored.
7. Vulgar language and inappropriate material is not allowed and
will be removed. Abbreviations, self censoring, and attempts to
circumvent the word censoring feature of the community software
also violate this guideline. If your post contains a word that
is censored by the software, you must remove that word or the
post will be removed. If you feel that the censor is acting in
error, please contact us.
We try to maintain a family friendly atmosphere whenever it is
possible within the main subject matter of this community.
Please keep this in mind when participating.
8. When linking to outside websites, you must ensure that the
content of the link is appropriate for our community, in line
with the guidelines laid out here. This includes mentioning or
referencing a site, even if the mention is not hyperlinked. If
you post a link and that link is automatically censored, it is
considered to be an inappropriate link and you should remove it
from your post immediately. If left, all posts that feature
inappropriate links will be removed.
9. Posts that discuss illegal activities, transactions, or
websites such as warez, cracks, etc. will be removed. This
includes the posting of information that you have obtained
illegally.
10. Political and religious discussions are not allowed on this
website. If it is believed that the end result of a discussion
will be political or religious, the post may be removed.
Likewise, strong political and religious sentiments should be
kept out of profiles, signatures, and other content.
11. Do not post copyrighted materials (articles, videos, audio,
etc.) that you do not have permission to reproduce or
distribute. For text articles, most of the time you may quote a
small portion of the article (usually no more than 1/5 or 1/6)
and you must link to the source (if online) or provide the
source (if offline). Posting the entire article, even with the
source, constitutes copyright infringement. This is not the
place to illegally trade or distribute copyrighted (or those
with questionable copyright status) video or audio clips.
12. When posting and linking to images, videos, files, etc.,
please refrain from hotlinking. This is the direct linking to
images (.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png, etc.), video (.avi, .mov, .mpg,
.mpeg, .wmv, etc.), audio (.mp3, .wav, etc.), archives (.zip,
.rar, etc.) or otherwise downloadable or streamable files, on
servers that you do not have permission to link to, instead of
linking to the page where the item can be found. This includes
providing a direct link to the file, even if that file is not
embedded into your post. This practice costs the server owner
money and resources.
13. Respect is the name of the game. You must respect your
fellow members. Please refrain from inflammatory and defamatory
comments as well as flaming, taunting, and general disrespect.
Do not simply put down the opinion or advice given by others. If
you don't agree with it, say why - respectfully. Don't just tell
them they're wrong. Do not make uninvited remarks about typos,
duplicate posts, posting styles, etc.
When an opinion-based discussion is being had, do not state
things like "there is no argument" as if your opinion is the
only one or the only one that matters. When someone has clearly
stated their opinion, do not say things like "Are you serious?"
and "Are you kidding me?" Remember, this is not a debate club.
This is a friendly discussion community. Allow people to have
their opinion. No one is to act as some sort of opinion judge,
responding to each one to say whether they agree with it or not
or whether or not it is a valid, well thought out opinion.
We do not allow threads to be started to discuss who or what is
the most overrated, who or what is your least favorite, etc.
14. Signatures are limited to one line, of text. This includes
blank lines. No images. The text in the signature may be
customized by the BBCode in use on the forums. It is recommended
that you stick with readable fonts and colors and that the size
is not too large. You may mention websites and ventures that you
are in some way related to, as long as they are otherwise
appropriate for this community. Focus on things that you like,
not things that you don't.
15. Each user is allowed to create one account. If you would
like to change your username, please contact us and, most
likely, we can do it for you while you can keep all of your
profile data, posts, and other content.
16. Automated account creation, participation, and content
scraping is not permitted.
17. We know that people will have to leave our community (of
their own free will or otherwise) from time to time and to that
end, we do not delete accounts, posts, or other content posted
on our community. All content is granted to us with perpetual
electronic publishing rights because any content posted on this
community becomes a part of the community, even if you no longer
are. You may request an item to be removed at any time, but we
will decide when and if to remove content from our community. If
you wish to no longer be identified with our community, we will
be glad to close your account and alter your profile information
to remove all identifying characteristics. After account
closure, you will no longer be able to participate in this
community and this action is not reversible.
18. Moderators and myself have the final say on anything. If you
have a problem, you may make a complaint to them directly and
not publicly on the website. Creating threads or posts that
question or reference administrative decisions or potential
administrative decisions, such as post removals and thread
closures, is not permitted. We are not perfect and if you feel
that we have made a mistake, please privately contact a staff
member and we will review the situation. If you would like a
copy of your removed post so that you can adjust it and repost,
please contact us. As long as we wouldn't prefer you to simply
start over, we'll be glad to send you a copy.
19. Whenever you are participating in this community, please
keep in mind that we strive to create a fun, friendly and
inviting atmosphere. So, please have fun and enjoy the forums!
Freedom of speech rights do not extend to privately owned
websites, such as this one. These guidelines detail the types of
behavior and activities that are allowed here.
If a user violates our guidelines and shows a disregard for
them, our staff and our community, they run the risk of losing
their account. We reserve the right to deactivate any account
and to edit or remove any content without warning. These
guidelines are subject to change at any time without notice.
Do you have a question about our User Guidelines or anything
else? Do you have a suggestion? Do you want to offer some
feedback? Or are you experiencing some trouble with the site?
Well, no matter what it is, please do not hesitate to contact us
and we will be glad to help in any way that we can.
Thank you for visiting www.authorvioletblack.com
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