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We've talked before about terms and conditions on Barbelith, and what the minimum expectations might be for a user of Barbelith to have about their conduct on site. As is ever the case, attempts to form this up by consensus have been enlightening but have not had a conclusion.
Now, since a load of people should be at least given the chance to enter in the near future, and since we are in a constant process of deciding what might work for the next iteration of this social space, I put some Ts and Cs together, which I would like to kick around here.
I realise that King Mob would not approve. However, King Mob has never had to cover his arse online.
Draft text:
Please note that by joining Barbelith/staying on Barbelith, you are agreeing to certain statements and certain standards of conduct as a user of Barbelith. These are:
That this is your only login to access Barbelith, and that you are not using multiple identities or multiple logins to access the site.
That you are of an age and entitled by the law of your country to join an unfiltered Internet message board.
That you agree not to post any abusive, obscene, hateful, threatening or pornographic material, or material that may violate any laws be it of your country, the country where Barbelith is hosted or International Law. That you accept that posting such material may result in an immediate ban, and possibly in the notification of your ISP.
That you abide by the standards of behaviour on Barbelith, which have evolved over time and may result in warnings or bannings for actions including but not limited to trolling, spamming, excessive self-promotion, harassment, the use of abusive terms based on race, gender or sexuality, or statements judged to be prejudicial regarding race, gender or sexuality.
That you understand that Barbelith is administrated by moderators, who will on occasion move, retitle or alter threads, or modify or delete posts, or ban users. Actions by moderators may be discussed in the Policy.
That you understand that banning may occur for a number of reasons. In most cases, banning discussions take place before any such action, and provide a forum for representation. In the case of egregious violations of our terms and conditions, this may not take place. By logging in to Barbelith, you agree to abide by the decision of moderators regarding bannings: you are free to disagree with, argue against or challenge your own banning or another’s, but you agree not to seek by any means to return to the board once banned, unless specifically invited by the moderators of Barbelith.
That you will not seek by any means to gain access to another person’s user details (login name, password, or email address), or seek to identify any user of Barbelith by given name or location wihout their express permission, nor impersonate or seek to impersonate another user of Barbelith, nor make any personal information about any other user of Barbelith public without their explicit permission.
Barbelith stores the text of your application email correspondence in a gmail account, and stores your username, password and login email on a server. This information will only be shared with relevant parties - that is, administrators of the admissions process. However, Barbelith will not be held responsible for that data being compromised through any hacking attempt or technical failure: please submit any information in the knowledge of this.
Barbelith offers a “Private Messaging” service, for direct communication between two users. The content of these messages is seen only by you and the recipient. However, Barbelith will not be held responsible for that data being compromised through any hacking attempt or technical failure: please submit any information in the knowledge of this. Reproduction of the content of Private Messages on the open board, except with permission or in cases of trolling, harrassment or abuse, is not generally recommended. The use of the Private Messaging system for trolling, spamming, excessive self-promotion, harassment, the use of abusive terms based on race, gender or sexuality, or statements judged to be prejudicial regarding race, gender or sexuality may lead to moderator action and banning.
That you understand that by joining Barbelith, you agree to be bound by these rules, and understand that these rules may be changed at any point, with a copy circulated via the Policy forum and the FAQ.
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