Introduction
The WWAED Forum is an online forum to encourage open discussion on equine dentistry. Due to the nature of the Internet everything we post is seen by thousands of people around the world, which means we have a duty of care that the content of the forums are legal and of a good and decent nature. To that end, this forum will be moderated.
What are Moderators?
Our Moderator Team is here to monitor and (where necessary) edit / move / delete posts in order to protect the short and long term good of the WWAED Forum community. They are active members of the community, but also give up huge amounts of their own time to support the forum. They follow a strict set of guidelines which have been developed and refined over the years, placing the good of the community as the primary focus.
If your post is moved, edited, locked, deleted, etc... this will NEVER be a direct or personal attack on you. It will only be as a result of the guidelines that you can see below and will always put the community first, over any individual's personal ideals.
When will my thread be edited/deleted?
o Pornography, links to Pornography or links to other inappropriate sites.
o Swearing : Whilst the censored versions of swearing (eg s**t, etc) are usually considered OK, offensive / overuse of this may offend and may be moderated. In addition to this, any deliberate circumvention of the swear word filters is prohibited. Common sense prevails. Eg, the use of images which have swear words in them are not acceptable.
o Incitement to a flame war within this or any other forum
o Any sort of pyramid selling or referral schemes
o The advertising and sale of illegal bootleg material (such as copied DVDs, VCDs and computer software)
o Xenophobia, racism or personal abuse
o Spam or any other form of unauthorised advertising.
o Anything invasive of a person's privacy.
o Anything that is deemed by the WWAED Forum Moderators as potentially libellous.
o Flagrant disregard for the interests of the community(anti community spirit)
o Sensitive content that cannot be moved, locked edited.
o No part of the topic/message is salvageable by editing Illegal/defamatory statements
o Remove any copyright-infringing material (either text or graphic)
o Basically, whenever there is no value to the community that demands leaving the topic/message in place.
Editing is always visible to the community; whenever a message is edited, the date/time/edit author are shown within the message
The WWAED Forum Moderators reserve the right to remove, or edit any thread for legal or other reasons.
When will a thread be locked?
o If there are persistent abuses of the behaviour mentioned above.
o Unacceptable behaviour (as determined by the tone of the community; e.g. making inflammatory comments, flame wars etc.)
o Completely off-topic discussion
o No part of the topic/message is salvageable by editing
The WWAED Forum Moderators reserve the right to lock any thread for legal or other reasons.
When will a thread be moved?
o When the thread clearly belong in another forum
o When the topic moves onto a subject more appropriate to another forum.
Guidelines for placement of Threads
The WWAED Forum has been sub-divided in to specific categories to assist you the members to be able to effectively post threads in a logical manner, and also allow members to effectively view/find information easily.
Anything that is BLATANTLY in the incorrect forum, will of course be moved to the appropriate forum (that may not be covered in the above forum examples).
Note: While we of course try our utmost to ensure threads are in the correct forum, ultimately it is down to the poster to ensure that the correct forum is being used in the first instance. While the moderators do try there best to ensure everything is categorised correctly, some threads may get missed. From time to time we will review forum structure and may make changes as and when required.
The WWAED Forum Moderators reserve the right to move any thread for any reason
What is "potentially libellous"?
Libel is a very complicated part of the law. The general concept is that anything that cannot be proved by hard fact which could be considered damaging to a company or individual may be libellous.
What may be considered to be potentially libellous, is something where the above applies and The WWAED Forum itself does not have the hard facts to prove without doubt that what is being said is accurate.
Due to legal complications that the WWAED Forum could be considered liable for libellous comments posted by users, we have to show a continued and consistent practice of due-diligence which protects us against potential legal action.
This means deleting / editing posts containing this kind of material and taking every action reasonably possible to stop it being posted in the first place. For this reason, ANY potentially libellous content may be deleted immediately without warning or explanation.
Commercial Posts
Commercial Posts may be locked or removed if posted in any forum. A commercial post is defined as any post by employees or their associates that benefits either, directly or indirectly the company involved. This includes any company press releases, statements or advertising of practices of any kinds.
Racist Posts/Comments
The WWAED Forum will NOT tolerate racist comments. The members in general will not tolerate it either, which is displayed in any topic that someone posts a racist comment.
No matter how innocent or "jokey" the comment may be, this medium is a text only medium where thousands of people may view your comments.
Repeatedly posting of racist comments will result in being banned from the WWAED Forum, and / or potentially more serious action being taken.
Above all else, use your common sense, and be respectful and decent to people and companies. |
WWAED Forum Rules and Guidelines
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Posted - 15 January 2008 : 05:57:56
