In addition to the forum-specific rules below, our website Terms Of Use at http://25yearsofprogramming.com/termsofuse.htm also apply to the use of the forum and the off-site IRC chatroom that registered forum members can use.
You agree, through your use of this forum or the chatroom, that you will abide by the following rules:
NOT ALLOWED:
--Material that is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of International or United States law.
--Material, or links to websites, that encourage, promote, or facilitate any illegal activity.
--Spam irrelevant or promotional posts, flooding with excessive posts, advertisements, affiliate links, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations.
--Copyrighted material, unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material.
--"Live" (clickable) hyperlinks to websites that contain malware or are flagged by any browser or search engine for being harmful, whether or not you believe it actually is harmful. You can give the address of a site that is reported to be harmful, but please PREVENT the text from turning into a clickable hyperlink by changing http:// to hxxp://.
--URL shortening such as TinyURL. Our readers must be able to see in their browser status bar the actual location where a link will take them.
--Links to websites that facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing, including BitTorrent.
Forum administrators have the right to edit or remove (without prior warning and without notice) forbidden or otherwise objectionable content. It can be for reasons described herein, or, in the event of unanticipated situations, based on a judgment call.
If you feel that a posted message is objectionable, please notify the forum administrator.
ALLOWED:
--Links to external web pages, including your own, if the links serve a legitimate informational purpose relevant to the topic of the thread, the board, and this forum.
--Links to your website in your forum signature, if the linked-to site does not violate the link policies described herein.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
--When you register, you choose your username. It must be appropriate within the rules of forum content (for example, not profane or obscene).
--Use a complicated and unique (strong) password, to prevent theft of your account.
--Never give your password out to another person.
--Never use another person's account for any reason.
--You are solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum and website and its staff.
--Be aware that with each post, your IP address is recorded.
The owners of this forum have the right to censure or ban users for rules violations, to notify a user's ISP of activity that appears to be illegal, and to reveal a user's identity (or any other related information) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by the user's use of this forum.
COOKIES
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DISCLAIMER
The owner and staff of this forum cannot confirm the validity of posts. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any posted information. Posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its owner, its staff, or its other members. It is impossible for us to continuously monitor posted messages, and we are not responsible for the content contained within.
--Latest revision: Jan 27, 2010
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