Board Policy and Etiquette
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:21 pm
SlipLive Charter
Welcome to SlipLive's discussion forum. This is a fan board that is run by fans to promote the music and culture that is The Slip experience. Although most of us are dedicated Slip fans, everyone has diverse tastes in music and we encourage all styles and genres, as well as other creative pursuits.
In any public forum, certain basic policies must be set forth just so everyone knows what is cool and what is not. Above all, we wish to preserve the truth, but not at the expense of privacy or other rights.
With that said, here are the rules of this pool.
SlipLive Forum Policies and Etiquette
1. No objectionable or useless posts. Moderators have the ability to decide whether a post is "objectionable" (we will try to be fair) before editing or deleting it. We also do not have to tell you why, but we will try.
Now there are many categories of objectionable content, and this isn't explicity restricted to:
a. Personal information. SSNs and other sensitive numbers will be immediately removed. Phone numbers may be removed at Moderators' discretion. Addresses, etc may be anonymized or deleted altogether. Please use private email for personal information!!!
By adding your email to your profile, you let the others contact you so it's easy for them to send you private communication, but also we have private messages here that also work *when they are checked* (sometimes we forget).
Other personal information like who's going out with whom, other gossip, etc. may be removed w/o notice.
b. Porn. You know what that is, and there are other forums for that.
c. Spam. Obvious spam includes viagra ads and get rich quick schemes. Pyramid schemes will not be tolerated. Please don't use this board to grovel for iPods (ok to grovel for shows, rides, etc.).
d. Bigotry: Sexist, racist or slanderous discourse will not be tolerated. In fact, it will get you in a lot of trouble. Admins can track user IDs, even anonymous ones. We will protect this privately unless you misbehave. Please respect the community and the rights of citizens to live freely and peacefully communicate. Anger is tolerated, but hatred is not. This is a subtle distinction, but please respect it.
e. Boring, Useless or Off-Topic: This is fairly general, but that's ok. Let's say 5 posts begging for tickets w/o even a change-up pitch, talk that is completely off-topic (ie, posting to photography forum with stupid photos of someone's father, silly at least marginally funny is ok), we don't want to hear lame stories, but good ones are encouraged. This is a vehicle for communication...just like ads on TV, it's better when they're minmized.
f. Breaking the Law: Now this one is rather large (as the law is), but basically don't use the Board to facilitate any personal bad habits. We're not talking about the occasional subtle reference to partying, but the specific references to acts that are definitely illegal. We don't know the entire law, but we know Attorneys who do (in many states). There are plenty of other boards more useful for picking up dime bags, soliciting hookers and hiring legal assistance (this is legal, however, should be kept private for obvious reasons).
We will preserve the right to talk about these issues openly and even figuratively, but any blatant disregard for fundamental rights (like the Bill of Rights, for starters) will not be tolerated.
g. Other: Moderators reserve the right to alter posts that don't fit into these categories, we will make new categories as needed.
2. Moderation
a. At least one Moderator will be assigned to every main forum topic.
b. Moderators will be chosen by nomination and voting. Rotation will be as often as needed, as the board grows will will rotate more to cover the pace.
c. Moderators will try to give at least one warning before removing or altering any post. Repeat offenders will be banned.
d. Blatantly objectional posts will be removed w/o notice (see above).
e. We will attempt to preserve deleted posts in text form or a special area, unless they are completely worthless.
f. If you see Moderator abuse, feel free to send details to any Moderator or the Admin if you have an issue you don't want publicized. Remember the Lavallee adage: "Moderation is only good in moderation".
g. Moderators will occasionally remove posts upon request, if the poster can be authenticated.
h. All Moderators need to have an email for people to use if they need to contact them. This email is private and spam-proofed.
Copyright & Re-use
All originally created media expressed and shared on this website, including (but not limited to) music, video, photography, images, designs, and lyrics/poetry, is the intellectual property of its creator and is protected by the copyright laws of the creator's country of origin. In choosing to freely share artistic expressions on this website, the creative authors do not give up their ownership rights, nor does it imply that the material may be used anywhere else without their permission. In other words, stuff posted here is not necessarily free for public use, so please get permission from the author before using a creative piece on any other website, media publication, or any other kind of public forum or presentation. (Note: site admins and forum moderators cannot give permission for re-use of material that is not theirs.)
When using someone else's creation (photograph, art, words, etc) in a post on the forums, use your best judgment as to whether something is fair use. Get permission if needed, and always credit the creator if known. Moderators will try to honor any requests to remove posts of copyrighted material used without permission but are not responsible for checking the copyright/permission status for everything posted in the public forum.
The Slip has an official taping/trading policy for their live music, read it. Also, please respect their intellectual property by not using this forum to trade music that is officially released for sale by the band. Support the music and just go buy it.
Disclaimers
SlipLive Forums are completely public, but also moderated. We make every attempt to keep the board in check, but people are not online 24x7, so it can take a few minutes to hours to remove a post. Any Moderator is available via email, so a simple message should get a response in a day or two...if it's more urgent, send an email to the Admin(s). We make no guarantees posts will be maintained, although we make best efforts to keep regular backups and avoid technical issues that can accidentally remove posts. Some forums may prune themselves after a specified period of time...other forums may be permanent.
No explicit consent is given or implied herein, and all requests by law enforcement officials or individuals will be honored if possible and reasonable.
We encourage active participation, but we also encourage responsibility. The Golden Rule applies: play nice and be fair and others will return the favor.
-The Admins and Moderators of SlipLive
Welcome to SlipLive's discussion forum. This is a fan board that is run by fans to promote the music and culture that is The Slip experience. Although most of us are dedicated Slip fans, everyone has diverse tastes in music and we encourage all styles and genres, as well as other creative pursuits.
In any public forum, certain basic policies must be set forth just so everyone knows what is cool and what is not. Above all, we wish to preserve the truth, but not at the expense of privacy or other rights.
With that said, here are the rules of this pool.
SlipLive Forum Policies and Etiquette
1. No objectionable or useless posts. Moderators have the ability to decide whether a post is "objectionable" (we will try to be fair) before editing or deleting it. We also do not have to tell you why, but we will try.
Now there are many categories of objectionable content, and this isn't explicity restricted to:
a. Personal information. SSNs and other sensitive numbers will be immediately removed. Phone numbers may be removed at Moderators' discretion. Addresses, etc may be anonymized or deleted altogether. Please use private email for personal information!!!
By adding your email to your profile, you let the others contact you so it's easy for them to send you private communication, but also we have private messages here that also work *when they are checked* (sometimes we forget).
Other personal information like who's going out with whom, other gossip, etc. may be removed w/o notice.
b. Porn. You know what that is, and there are other forums for that.
c. Spam. Obvious spam includes viagra ads and get rich quick schemes. Pyramid schemes will not be tolerated. Please don't use this board to grovel for iPods (ok to grovel for shows, rides, etc.).
d. Bigotry: Sexist, racist or slanderous discourse will not be tolerated. In fact, it will get you in a lot of trouble. Admins can track user IDs, even anonymous ones. We will protect this privately unless you misbehave. Please respect the community and the rights of citizens to live freely and peacefully communicate. Anger is tolerated, but hatred is not. This is a subtle distinction, but please respect it.
e. Boring, Useless or Off-Topic: This is fairly general, but that's ok. Let's say 5 posts begging for tickets w/o even a change-up pitch, talk that is completely off-topic (ie, posting to photography forum with stupid photos of someone's father, silly at least marginally funny is ok), we don't want to hear lame stories, but good ones are encouraged. This is a vehicle for communication...just like ads on TV, it's better when they're minmized.
f. Breaking the Law: Now this one is rather large (as the law is), but basically don't use the Board to facilitate any personal bad habits. We're not talking about the occasional subtle reference to partying, but the specific references to acts that are definitely illegal. We don't know the entire law, but we know Attorneys who do (in many states). There are plenty of other boards more useful for picking up dime bags, soliciting hookers and hiring legal assistance (this is legal, however, should be kept private for obvious reasons).
We will preserve the right to talk about these issues openly and even figuratively, but any blatant disregard for fundamental rights (like the Bill of Rights, for starters) will not be tolerated.
g. Other: Moderators reserve the right to alter posts that don't fit into these categories, we will make new categories as needed.
2. Moderation
a. At least one Moderator will be assigned to every main forum topic.
b. Moderators will be chosen by nomination and voting. Rotation will be as often as needed, as the board grows will will rotate more to cover the pace.
c. Moderators will try to give at least one warning before removing or altering any post. Repeat offenders will be banned.
d. Blatantly objectional posts will be removed w/o notice (see above).
e. We will attempt to preserve deleted posts in text form or a special area, unless they are completely worthless.
f. If you see Moderator abuse, feel free to send details to any Moderator or the Admin if you have an issue you don't want publicized. Remember the Lavallee adage: "Moderation is only good in moderation".
g. Moderators will occasionally remove posts upon request, if the poster can be authenticated.
h. All Moderators need to have an email for people to use if they need to contact them. This email is private and spam-proofed.
Copyright & Re-use
All originally created media expressed and shared on this website, including (but not limited to) music, video, photography, images, designs, and lyrics/poetry, is the intellectual property of its creator and is protected by the copyright laws of the creator's country of origin. In choosing to freely share artistic expressions on this website, the creative authors do not give up their ownership rights, nor does it imply that the material may be used anywhere else without their permission. In other words, stuff posted here is not necessarily free for public use, so please get permission from the author before using a creative piece on any other website, media publication, or any other kind of public forum or presentation. (Note: site admins and forum moderators cannot give permission for re-use of material that is not theirs.)
When using someone else's creation (photograph, art, words, etc) in a post on the forums, use your best judgment as to whether something is fair use. Get permission if needed, and always credit the creator if known. Moderators will try to honor any requests to remove posts of copyrighted material used without permission but are not responsible for checking the copyright/permission status for everything posted in the public forum.
The Slip has an official taping/trading policy for their live music, read it. Also, please respect their intellectual property by not using this forum to trade music that is officially released for sale by the band. Support the music and just go buy it.
Disclaimers
SlipLive Forums are completely public, but also moderated. We make every attempt to keep the board in check, but people are not online 24x7, so it can take a few minutes to hours to remove a post. Any Moderator is available via email, so a simple message should get a response in a day or two...if it's more urgent, send an email to the Admin(s). We make no guarantees posts will be maintained, although we make best efforts to keep regular backups and avoid technical issues that can accidentally remove posts. Some forums may prune themselves after a specified period of time...other forums may be permanent.
No explicit consent is given or implied herein, and all requests by law enforcement officials or individuals will be honored if possible and reasonable.
We encourage active participation, but we also encourage responsibility. The Golden Rule applies: play nice and be fair and others will return the favor.
-The Admins and Moderators of SlipLive