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PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY
BEFORE POSTING ON THE TSP DISCUSSION BOARD
This TSP Rules of Conduct Agreement
governs your participation in the TSP Blog on the website,
www.swedenborgproject.org (collectively, the "Site") provided by
The Swedenborg Project (hereinafter referred to as
"TSP" or "us" or "we"). TSP agrees to provide you with access to the TSP
Blog subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth
in these Rules of Conduct.
1. Acknowledgement and Agreement
Please read the following Rules of Conduct carefully. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
AND AGREE THAT BY USING AND/OR REGISTERING TO USE THE SITE YOU AGREE TO
BE BOUND BY THE RULES OF CONDUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE RULES OF
CONDUCT, PLEASE EXIT AND DO NOT USE THE SITE. BY USING THE SITE, YOU ARE
INDICATING THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OLD. IF YOU ARE NOT 13 YEARS
OLD, PLEASE EXIT AND DO NOT USE THE SITE.
2. TSP Oversight of the TSP Blog
The TSP Blog is monitored by one or more moderators who may, in their sole
discretion, delete, modify or ban postings to the TSP Blog for a
violation of the Rules of Conduct or any other reason. The Rules of
Conduct apply to anything you post, transmit, upload to or create on
TSP, including postings, messages, screen names, member profiles,
discussion titles, URLs, or any other text or images. TSP has the right
to suspend or terminate your access to the TSP Blog or the Site for a
violation of these Rules of Conduct. TSP may modify or change the Rules
of Conduct at any time without notice. Continued use of the Site shall
be deemed to be acceptance of the modification, deletion or amendment of
the Rules of Conduct. Please check back here at
http://www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org/rules.html
frequently to ensure your continued compliance with the Rules of
Conduct.
3. Courtesy and Respect
In participating in the TSP Blog, you agree to treat others as you would
like to be treated by criticizing ideas, not the people expressing them.
You further agree that you will be courteous and respectful of every
member, even those whose beliefs you think are false. When posting on
the TSP Blog, you agree to refrain from disrespectful conduct including
but not limited to: posting messages containing profanity; making
personal attacks against other participants; engaging in derogatory
name-calling; creating posts that insult, ridicule, defame, abuse,
threaten, or harass others; making slurs relating to a person's age,
disability, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, or sexual
orientation; or to advocate violence against or harassment of groups or
individuals on the basis of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, race,
nationality, religion, or sexual orientation, even if religiously
motivated.
4. No Disruptive Behavior
You agree not to disrupt or interfere with discussions with disruptive
behavior, including the following: flooding the discussion with a
disproportionate number of posts on the same topic; creating off-topic
posts; spamming the discussion boards with multiple posts containing
substantially the same text; making statements that are deliberately
inflammatory; manipulating topic lists to disrupt conversation; making
aggressive, repeated, or unwanted attempts to convert another
participant's religious beliefs; posting in a language other than
English without providing an accurate English translation; or any
behavior that interferes with conversations or inhibits the ability of
others to use and enjoy the Site for its intended purposes.
5. No Solicitation
You agree not to use this website or any of our community functions to
advertise or solicit on behalf of commercial, religious, charitable or
other organizations or causes. You agree not to post URLs repeatedly or
for the purpose of promoting a website or service. You agree not to post
a hyperlink to or URL of a site that violates these Rules of Conduct.
You will not reproduce chain letters, pyramid schemes, mail fraud
schemes, or any other unauthorized advertising.
6. Privacy
You will not collect or use information about participants in the TSP
Blog without their prior written permission. You agree not to reveal
personal information about someone else on the TSP Blog. TSP will remove
any post containing a personal telephone number, address, or any
information that would allow someone to locate a person without their
permission. You agree that you are responsible for using good judgment
about what information you reveal about yourself in a posting. Because
the TSP Blog is publicly available, we strongly advise you against
revealing any personal information. If you choose to display your e-mail
address on the TSP Blog, please be aware that TSP has no control over
who uses your e-mail address or for what purpose.
7. Content of Postings, No Illegality, No Obscenity
TSP discussions are primarily intended for interactive conversation. You
agree to refrain from using visually disruptive or excessively large
font sizes and/or images. You will not upload, post, link to, e-mail or
otherwise transmit any harmful component to TSP or other participants,
or deface any portion of the site. You agree not to create posts that
consist substantially of material copied from another source. You agree
to respect intellectual property rights when posting on TSP. You agree
not to post copyrighted or trademarked images on TSP. You agree not to
post transcripts of e-mail or other personal communication without the
author's express permission. You agree not to post articles or other
text from another publication (copyright or not) except as follows: you
may quote a small sample of it, credit the source, post a hyperlink to
the author's original, and include your own comments in your own words.
You agree not to display words, images, or information that is vulgar,
obscene, graphically violent, graphically sexual, harms minors in any
way, exploits images of children, or is otherwise objectionable. You
agree not to post URLs of sites where such words, images or information
is displayed. You will not solicit or promote the use of an illegal
substance, promote illegal activity, or discuss illegal activities with
the intent to commit them.
8. Minors
Adult participants shall not to invite a minor on TSP to contact them
for any reason.
9. Impersonation
You agree not to impersonate or spoof TSP participants, moderators,
employees or volunteers. You agree not to create more than one TSP
username with the intent to disrupt TSP discussions or deceive TSP
participants. You agree not to use the name of a revered religious
figure or well-known public figure as your TSP username. You agree not
to express or imply that any content or materials you make, submit or
post are endorsed by TSP or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity.
10. Contact information
You agree to provide a valid e-mail address in your TSP registration.
TSP staff must be able to contact you by e-mail if necessary. If the
e-mail address in your registration information is not valid, your
posting privileges may be suspended; should this happen to you, please
contact us at
info@swedenborgproject.org.
13. Reporting Problems
You agree not to post problem reports and complaints publicly on the TSP
Blog. To report a violation of these Rules of Conduct, or to complain
about another participant or the action of a moderator, e-mail us at
info@swedenborgproject.org.
14. Personal Responsibility
We neither endorse nor are responsible for any opinion, advice,
information or statement made or displayed in the TSP Blog. Under no
circumstances will we be liable for any loss or damage allegedly caused
by postings to the TSP Blog. The opinions expressed in the TSP Blog are
solely the opinions of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect
the opinions of TSP. In addition to complying with these Rules of
Conduct, you are responsible for adhering to all local and national laws
that pertain to your location.
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