You agree, through your use of this website, that you will not post any material which 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 any International or United States Federal law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also forbidden on this website.
Note that it is impossible for the staff or the owners of this website to confirm the validity of posts. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this website, its staff, its subsidiaries, or this website's owner. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator or moderator of this website immediately. The staff and the owner of this website reserve the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, please realize that they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this website, any related websites to this website, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The owners of this website also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this website.
You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another person except an administrator, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another person's account for any reason. We also HIGHLY recommend you use a complex and unique password for your account, to prevent account theft.
After you register and login to this website, you will be able to fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information the website owner or staff determines to be inaccurate or vulgar in nature will be removed, with or without prior notice. Appropriate sanctions may be applicable.
Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this website or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.
Also note that the software places a cookie, a text file containing bits of information (such as your username and password), in your browser's cache. This is ONLY used to keep you logged in/out. The software does not collect or send any other form of information to your computer.
II. Website and Forum Rules and Regulations
1.
Intro
2.
Terms of Service
3.
General Rules of Conduct
4.
Disciplinary Action
1. Intro
These website rules have been established to help maintain a civil and friendly environment, allowing everyone to enjoy the discussions that can be found here. This page contains the Terms of Service and General Rules of Conduct for these websites. It is important that you read through this page thoroughly, to prevent any potential rules violations.
2. Terms of Service
2.1
By activating your user ID, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service and General Rules of Conduct in using all features of the Atimonan Online website, including message boards and the private message system. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action, which may include deactivation of your account and notification of your ISP (see Disciplinary Action).
2.2
You may only register one User ID. Multiple IDs are not allowed.
2.3
No impersonation of other users.
2.4
Never allow anybody to login using your account, much less post under your username. If somebody wants to post in the website, he or she should register for a valid account. If caught violating this rule, your account will be subject to disciplinary action.
2.5
No posting of material of vulgar, obscene, overly-violent, lewd or bigoted nature, or those which promote illegal activities, or other material inappropriate for general readership, whether as part of a thread, signature or avatar. We mean it.
Images posted in the forum should be no longer 640x480 (landscape) / 480x640 (portrait).
2.6
No derogatory comments against other posters, including slurs based on race, religion, gender, sexual preference, or political affiliation. No personal threats or harassment.
2.7
No commercial posts (buying, selling and/or trading) shall be made outside the Classified Ads Section.
2.8
No off-topic links to personal websites (spamming) without permission from the Webmaster.
2.9
The use of an image-based signature is allowed, provided it does not exceed the maximum size of 360 x 90 pixels.
2.10
For purely text signatures, the maximum number of lines you can use are either 8 lines if you are using the default font size (8pt) or 6 lines if you are using a 10pt font size. This includes blank lines, or lines without text.
2.11
You may combine an image and text for your signature. Note that for such a combo, you are allowed a maximum of 2 lines (including blank lines) of text in 8pt font size or 1 line of text in 10pt font size for text placed directly underneath or above the image you are combining it with.
2.12
Signatures, whether image-based, text-based or a combination of image and text that exceed the maximum allowed sizes will be subject to editing or removal by the moderator(s) or administrator(s) without prior notice.
2.13
Avatars should not exceed the maximum size of 80 x 80 pixels.
2.14
Number of posts. There is no official number of posts that a person can leave in a day. However, excessive posting, especially those of the conversational kind (nothing but 'hello,' 'I agree,' 'uh-huh,' 'lol,' nothing but smilies and the like), is strongly discouraged. If a poster leaves numerous posts, particularly of the kind mentioned, too often he/she will be warned, then if it continues to be a problem they will be subject to disciplinary action. Moderators have the right to delete such posts without prior warning to the poster.
2.15
Any accounts with no post that has been inactive for the past 60 days and accounts with posts that has been inactive for the past 120 days will be deleted. You will received notification email if your account is subject for deletion.
2.16
Moderators and administrators monitor your compliance with these rules and dispense disciplinary action at their discretion. Disciplinary decisions may be appealed through Private Messaging. No unauthorized public posting of appeals.
3. General Rules of Conduct
3.1
Always treat fellow posters with respect and courtesy. Always.
3.2
When you post, please have something to say. A message such as, "anyone in here?" takes up countless minutes when the number of viewers who read the post is taken into consideration. Please make intelligent posts which have a purpose.
3.3
Atimonan Online is a general readership site. As such, no language, avatar pictures or external website links inappropriate for or offensive to the general public should be posted. If you are uncertain as to whether a certain word, image, or link is allowed, contact a moderator or administrator beforehand.
3.4
No discussion of how to illegally acquire copyrighted material or links to websites promoting subversion of copyright.
3.5
No misquotations or misrepresentations of other members. This is considered libel.
3.6
Post in a language and style everybody can understand. "Text-speak" or SMS-based jargon is not allowed, as well as so-called "leet speak." No irritating posting styles, including use of all caps and excessive punctuation.
3.7
To better organize any conversations on any forums, rules are created as guidance and should be followed and fully respected by all officers and members. Organizations of topics or discussions are vital to the cleanliness of any forums including our very own Atimonan On Line. Discussions must be on-topic only whenever possible. If there is no board where you think a subject should be posted or belongs to, and you are not sure where to post it, contact a moderator or administrator and ask for assistance. Off-topic posts will be allowed up to three per board / per conversations only, this is to allow members enough time for their off-topics to move and continue their conversations to other place(s) where the discussion is appropriate. The fourth (4th) Off-topic post will be subject to a minor degree offense, exceptions can be applied depending on the situation.
What is OT or Off Topic? Off-topic simply means OUT OF TOPIC in which the TOPIC is based on the thread's title or name, and NOT based on your response to the member's prior post(s). Off Topics are any conversations or topics being discussed in the board or thread that is/are not within the context of the board's or to the thread's title, or any inappropriate discussions not related to the thread title. Side comments are not considered as Off Topic (exceptions apply). Example: Comments posted as a reaction to the picture posted by other members is considered as side comment. It is the Moderators and admin’s discretion whether a side comment is leading to Off topic, members will receive a kind and appropriate advice from the Mods and Admin if necessary.
3.71 Off topics. Disciplinary measures will be implemented to the degree of Off topics. These rulings will keep our
board friendly and clean for all members to enjoy.
3.72 Minor degree Offense: Off topics with a minor degree shall be issued an advice from the Moderators or Administrators with more diligent, friendly and well organized message thru Private Messaging. If more than one member already created off topic conversations and in multiple posts, an advise will be posted to the place of the offense, Private Message's may not be necessary and the off topics posts shall be move to the appropriate thread with appropriate re-direction link or simply delete the posts with no warnings depending on the weight of the offense.
3.73 The site administrators / moderators will issue warnings and give a chance to the minor offender to defend his/her action/s. The site administrator reserved the rights to implement disciplinary measures for any reason/s an offender committed. Multiple and refusal to the advise given, will be considered as first degree or a major offense.
3.74 First degree or major offense: When the posted message gives nothing, non-related, Off topic discussions, intended insults, excessive rumors, posting unreasonable and/or excessive number of pictures/images except for photo and other related threads (slows down the connection), repeated and refusal of advises given by a moderator/admin, failure to defend his offended actions, using of languages that can not be translated to the language that everybody understand.
3.75 First Degree or Major offense. Site Administrator may suspend member’s login privilege for some time and in the worst case scenario a cancellation of membership and may block the IP address with or without proper warning.
3.76 Multiple suspensions (3 or more) calls for an automatic member account cancellation.
3.8
To report a rule violation in a board post, please inform a moderator immediately.
3.9
No posting of flames or material intended to start a flame war.
4. Disciplinary Action
Violation of the rules of conduct and terms of service may result in disciplinary action issued by a moderator assigned to the message board on which the violation took place. Any moderator can take action on a board with no listed moderators or in an urgent case when no assigned moderator is online. Violations are evaluated on a case-by-case basis depending on the severity of the offense and past history of violations. The following types of disciplinary action are those most often applied:
4.1
Deletion of offending material: If the offense took place on a public message board, the material that violated the rules may be edited or deleted.
4.2
Informal warning: If the moderator determines that the offense is not severe enough to warrant a formal warning, an informal warning may be issued. An informal warning is a private correspondence between the moderator and the violator advising the violator of the offense and what he or she can do to correct it.
4.3
Formal warning: If the offense is severe enough or an informal warning has already been issued, the moderator may issue a formal warning. The formal warning becomes a permanent part of the poster's record and all moderators and administrators are informed are soon as it is issued. Several warnings can result in a permanent ban.
4.4
Block: A block is the temporary deactivation of a violator's posting privileges for one or more of the message boards. A moderator may apply a block to freeze a deteriorating situation and make time to work out issues with the violating user.
4.5
Ban: A ban is the permanent deactivation of the violator's account with Atimonan Online. A moderator applies a ban in response to very severe offenses and/or consistent display of unwillingness to follow website rules.
4.6
In the event you have violated a part or some parts of the website Rules and Regulations, the moderators or administrator may opt to "smite" you. This means you will be given a permanent negative rating in your Karma (see the website F.A.Q. for a more detailed description of how Karma works). A smite is not automatic but will depend on the gravity of your violation.
AOL House Rules
