Terms of Service Boords.com: Part 2

Posting - Agree to Removal of Posts, Editing of Posts, Etc.
You agree that Boords.com, its owners, operators, workers, or volunteers have the right to remove posts, or to revoke access privileges, or to take over the user account of anyone who we believe has violated any of these terms, or of anyone who is suspected of being a spammer, flamer, hacker, or abuser. In addition we may take over an account for any reason, even if it is just to protect Boords.com and its forums from future possible threats or future possible bad behavior.

Posting - Archiving
You agree that anything you post may be archived in other formats beside the forum format, such as webpages and may be displayed publicly on Boords.com or any other URL affiliated with Boords.com, or may be stored in such formats as a backup to the website crashing.

Posting – Moderation
Although the owners, administrators, moderators, employees, users or volunteers of Boords.com and its forums will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off the forums, it is impossible for us to review all messages. Indeed at any point in time, we may not have any moderators or volunteers. All messages, graphics, photos, or files express the views of the author, and not the owners, administrators, moderators, employees, users or volunteers of Boords.com; all of whom cannot be held responsible for the content of any message.

The owners, administrators, moderators, employees, or volunteers of Boords.com of Boords.com or any of its forums reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

Posting - Signatures
Signatures to your posts may or may not be allowed depending on any problems that they cause Boords.com. If signatures are allowed there will be limits to line length and the number of lines, and you may or may not be allowed to put links in your signatures.

Signatures 2
In general, signatures may contain up to five short lines, or one line and a small image. Animated images are not allowed because of size issues. Signatures should be respectful, have decency, and should not link to anything bad. No links to warez, porn, racist, or other potentially problematic sites.

Copyright, Libel, Slander, & Defamation
Introduction
You are responsible for what you post. You might also be responsible for the words of others. You could be held responsible for re-posting a defamatory work written by another, or even linking to a defamatory work, or quoting from a defamatory work. It is up to you to verify the links that you link to in your posts. Do not link to gossip that may turn out to be false. The truth is always your best defense. Do not incite defamatory remarks, or belittle other people.

Copyright – Posts may be Edited, Censored, Deleted
You agree to give up NON-EXCLUSIVE copyright of anything you write or post to Boords.com or any of its forums to Boords.com, its owners, operators, workers, or volunteers, so that all postings may be moderated, edited, or archived. Even one complaint or the threat of litigation may require a post to be removed or edited. Moderators, if they exist, are free to edit posts to avoid potential future problems.

Copyright - Be Careful What You Post
Do not violate someone else’s copyright when you post and do not link to a webpage that violates someone else’s copyright. Please check all facts for accuracy as best you can. If you willfully infringe upon a copyright you may be liable for damages, fees, and costs.

Libel & Slander & Defamation
Libel is defamation using written words. Defamation can also occur via pictures, cartoons, or graphics. Do not make false or misleading statements. You agree not to libel, defame, or slander anyone or any entity, or to threaten or disparage Boords.com, its owners, operators, workers, or volunteers. Libel and defamation are not permitted. Written defamatory statements are unacceptable. If such writings occur we will co-operate as best we can with the resources we have available to delete, or edit, the offending posts, and perhaps to ban the user or take over their account. In all cases of libel, defamation, or slander the posting person, or user, is the responsible party.

Feel free to post: "Attention Moderator …." to call any problems to our attention using the contact form. We will co-operate with lawyers, law enforcement, or the courts, in providing source information if, in our opinion, any libel, suspected libel, or possibly even ambiguous libel occurs. In all cases of libel the posting person is the responsible party.

Suspected spam will be taken over
Suspected spammers, bots, flamers, or other potentially trouble-causing, or concerning accounts will be taken over, edited, or deleted.

Original Forum Rules in Vbulletin
These are the original Terms of Service within the Vbulletin software when you signed into any of the Boords.com forums. You agree to all of these and everything else in this expanded document:

Although the administrators and moderators of Boords.com Forums will attempt to keep objectionable messages off this site, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of Boords.com Forums, nor vBulletin Solutions, Inc. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message.
By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.

The owners of Boords.com Forums reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any content item for any reason.
By accessing this site you acknowledge and agree to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Terms of Conditions, Privacy Policy, Rules, and Announcements.

General Disclaimer
Boords.com, its owners, workers, employees, moderators, or its volunteers do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness, truth, or usefulness of any message, nor are we responsible for the contents of any message.

All comments posted should be considered the view of the poster and not the Boords.com owners, workers, moderators, or volunteers. Before taking any action based on what you read at Boords.com or any forum that is hosted there, check the information on your own, and consult with an expert on your own. Anything read on a Boords.com forum should be considered unverified background information only until you verify it. When it comes to medical practices, you must consult with a qualified health care professional before taking any healthcare product or undergoing any procedure or practice.

We have the right to ban you, or take over your account, for any reason, even if relatively trivial.

Medical Disclaimers
Medical Disclaimer 1
No doctor-patient relationships may be formed on Boords.com or any of its hosted forums. All information appearing on Boords.com or any of its forums should be considered opinions only. Most posts will be by non-medically trained laypersons. Even posts by medical professionals must be considered their opinion only, and must be treated as lay information for the purposes of these forums. Comments posted on Boords.com or any forum related to it should never be interpreted as medical advice, but only as opinion or background information. You must consult a qualified medical physician before embarking on any treatment, taking any medicine, using herbal product, doing any natural treatments, or doing anything else that has the slightest potential for harm. In short, everything you do should be approved by your own medical professional.

Medical Part 2
Please note that medical advice should not be given, only information, and that everyone should be referred to medical professionals when illness or disease is a forum topic. You agree that seeing your own medical professional is essential for your own safety.

Medical Part 3
Boords.com, its owners, operators, workers, or volunteers do not endorse any treatment, doctor, clinic or hospital. You must do your own research and come to your own conclusions about any treatment or activity that could be harmful to you.

Laws – Related to Free Speech
First Amendment Rights
Discussions at Boords.com and on all its forums are protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Attempts to persecute participants or users of these forums will be considered a violation of their First Amendment Rights, and you may be in trouble or even be sued or prosecuted if you attempt to interfere with free speech.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides immunity from liability for providers and users of an “interactive computer service” who publish information provided by others. Specifically, it says: “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”

See: Terms of Service Boords.com: Part 3, in the next thread:
http://www.boords.com/threads/6-Terms-of-Service-Boords.com-Part-3-of-3

See Terms of Service Boords.com Part 1 here:
http://www.boords.com/threads/3-Term...-Announcements