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Chat room Guidelines and Etiquette.
DIR By: Violet Black
Date: October 11, 2014, 11:43 am
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Chatroom Rules of Engagement
Registration for the Forum and Chatrooms is free. However,
registration means that you accept the Forum and Chatroom Rules.
The rules are not meant to be exhaustive and we reserve the
right to edit posts and/or, take other action in accordance with
the purpose and principles of the Forum and Chatrooms.
By registering to use Chatroom services, you are agreeing to be
held responsible for the information you post on these services
and you are confirming that you accept and understand the
following Rules of Engagement:
• All posts (i.e. comments or content submitted to chat) reflect
the views of the author of that post. www.authorvioletblack.com
will not be held responsible for the content of any member
messages or information posted.
• Please show consideration and respect for other users and for
their opinions.
• Be sensitive to how your messages may be viewed and perceived
by others.
• Try to use clear English with standard punctuation,
capitalization and paragraphs in your posts.
• Do not post in ALL CAPS or in large fonts. It is considered
shouting. And rude in chat room etiquette.
• Before offering advice, make sure your information is
accurate. Remember, another user’s suggestion is not a
substitute for a professional’s opinion. Also, what works for
you may not work for everyone.
• Staff are specially trained to ensure the nature of the chat.
They are not permitted to self-disclose as the main focus must
be on Forum and Chatroom users.
• In accordance with policy and procedure, Chat and Forum staff
will delete or edit posts (this is known as “moderation”) that
are deemed to be against the purpose of Forum or Chatroom
services.
• Please DO NOT upload images, video clips/films, or links to
these, or post comments or messages which:
are obscene, insulting or considered malicious to others;
are disrespectful of other people's views;
do not reflect the purpose or theme of the specific Forum or
Chatroom;
lobby against gambling industry services or promote political
lobbying against the gambling industry or any other agencies
disclose the identity or contact details of any other person
without their explicit and prior consent;
Managing Your Distress
We realise that Chatroom users will become distressed from time
to time and may wish to discuss their feelings using these
online services. However, please be aware that it may not be
helpful for you, and it may be distressing for others, to
disclose issues that are very personal to you or which involve
ideas about self-harm or suicide given the group nature of
Chatrooms and the public nature of the Forum. If you need to
discuss these talk to a moderator in PM or seek local help or an
online 24/7 helpline.
Zero Tolerance Policy
www.authorvioletblack.com operates a zero tolerance policy with
regards to the abuse of other service users or staff. This is
known as “cyberbullying” where it occurs online. Personal or
targeted insults, threats, obscene comments and aggressive
outbursts directed at other service users or at staff will not
be tolerated. Users who persist in engaging in this way may be
banned fromour services. Please report any abusive posts or
incidences of cyberbullying to a member of staff in chat. Or
email authorvioletblack@outlook.com
E-mail Accounts
You must register on this site with an e-mail address that is
valid. New users will not be able to post on the Chatrooms until
they click the activation link sent to their registered e-mail
address, and the account has been approved. Registered Forum and
Chatroom users are responsible for keeping us up-to-date about
their current e-mail address.
Registered Accounts
Only one account per person is allowed. Registering more than
one account will result in all of the user’s accounts being
suspended, and the user may be permanently banned from using the
Site/ Forum and/or Chatroom services.
Privacy Statement
www.authorvioletblack.com does not sell, rent or trade user
information and will always strive to maintain a high level of
security to ensure users’ data are kept private and
confidential. www.authorvioletblack.com reserves the right to
use anonymised information gathered from its services for
research or marketing purposes: details
which personally identify an individual will always be removed.
The content of the Forum is owned by Violet Black ; Chatroom
postings are kept for logs and safety reasons once sessions end.
Account Removal and Banned Accounts
If a user wishes to leave the Forum and Chatrooms, we will
deactivate the account. Any messages and recovery diaries that
you have posted on the Forum will remain visible to other Forum
users and will only be considered for removal at your request or
if they are in breach of our Rules of Engagement. Chatroom posts
are not available for other users to view once sessions end.
Service users who continually breach the Rules of Engagement,
and who do not respond to attempts to guide or moderate posts,
may be banned temporarily or permanently depending on the nature
of the breach. We will retain information on banned users so
that we can attempt to stop them from registering again and we
may use their information should the need for further (for
example, legal) action arise.
Removing posts
If you wish to remove a post or recovery diary from the Forum,
please contact admin, mod or email authorvioletblack@outlook.ie
Please however be aware that the removal of posts may mean other
posts that have been made in response to your comments may not
“flow” or make sense. For this reason, Violet Black, reserves
the right to contact you to discuss other alternatives to the
removal of your post or recovery diary, such as moderating (i.e.
editing) aspects of it.
Any questions regarding the Chatrooms should be sent to
authorvioletblack@outlook.com
And finally...
We hope you can contribute positively to our online Chatrooms,
and as frequently as you can, to help us to make this a thriving
and rewarding community that encourages awareness and agreement
and possible new friendships.
Enjoy!
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