Greetings everyone,
We are reviewing several things here at MDC and at the top of the list is our User Agreement. Below is a copy of the text of our new UA draft. We invite you to read it and offer any suggestions or input you may have about it. We welcome your ideas and take your concerns seriously so please do share your thoughts.
This thread will remain open for a two week period for your input. After that time we'll review all comments and suggestions and take them into consideration as we finalize the new UA.
IMPORTANT: To simplify things for our review, please post only once to this thread. You may edit your post at any time during the two week period to change or add things to your post as you wish but please, only one post per member.
We are reviewing several things here at MDC and at the top of the list is our User Agreement. Below is a copy of the text of our new UA draft. We invite you to read it and offer any suggestions or input you may have about it. We welcome your ideas and take your concerns seriously so please do share your thoughts.
This thread will remain open for a two week period for your input. After that time we'll review all comments and suggestions and take them into consideration as we finalize the new UA.
IMPORTANT: To simplify things for our review, please post only once to this thread. You may edit your post at any time during the two week period to change or add things to your post as you wish but please, only one post per member.
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MotheringDotCommune User Agreement These are the terms of use that you as a member agree to uphold as a member of the MotheringDotCommune: MotheringDotCommune. MDC serves an online community of parents and parents-to-be considering, learning, practicing, and advocating attachment parenting and natural family living. Our discussions on the boards are about the real world of mothering and are first and foremost, for support and information. Mothering invites you to read and participate in the discussions. In doing so we ask that you agree to respect and uphold the integrity of this community. Through your direct or indirect participation here you agree to make a personal effort to maintain a comfortable and respectful atmosphere for our guests and members. Membership Membership to this forum is free. You are permitted only one registration and one identity. This must be applied for with an ISP-based email address. Multiple registrations and identities will be removed at the discretion of the administrator. By registering to become a member of our community, you agreed to abide by the policies herein. Discussion Guidelines and Rules We have formed specific discussion guidelines and rules for maintaining a reciprocal and welcoming atmosphere for all discussion board participants. 1. Do not post in a disrespectful, defamatory, adversarial, baiting, harassing, offensive, insultingly sarcastic or otherwise improper manner, toward a member or other individual, including casting of suspicion upon a person, invasion of privacy, humiliation, demeaning criticism, name-calling, personal attack, or in any way which violates the law. 2. Do not post profane or sexually explicit text. Discussions of a sexual nature should be within the realm of topics inherent to Mothering discussions such as sex after delivery, sex and the family bed, etc. 3. Do not post copyrighted material without permission. See copyright guidelines. 4. Do not post to advertise your product or business. Acceptable advertising is available on the boards. Information may be obtained by contacting advertising@mothering.com for banner ads. Advertising in signatures and in discussion board threads is strictly prohibited with the exception of those members who have paid the fee for the Signature Advertising Package. (Highlight). MDC sales and fundraising information may be posted by administrators, moderators, and designated members. Members may not use their business or product names as a username. 5. Do not use a Private Message (PM) or email to deliver advertisements or business/product information and offers to our members without first having been asked for such information by them. This would be regarded as spam and may result in suspension or being banned. 6. Do not post to invite MDC members to other boards for adversarial purposes or post inflammatory information about discussions at other boards. 7. Do not post to excessively debate or criticize the MDC User Agreement, or to otherwise discuss the moderators, administrators, or their actions. Constructive criticism and questions for purposes of clarification are best addressed directly to the moderator or administrator by private message or personal e-mail. If this is not successful, see Recourse (highlight). 8. Do not post to discuss the statements or behavior of a member or members on the board, or to criticize another discussion on the boards. Such issues should be directed to the member, moderator or administrator privately and not made a subject of potentially defaming discussion in a thread. 9. Follow the rules and guidelines specific to individual forums. These will be posted at the top of the forum. 10. Posts become the property of MotheringDotCommune as an integral part of discussion threads. Deletion of posts will not be permitted as a rule but exceptions may be made at the discretion of the administration. Please inquire. 11. Mothering reserves the right to change this User Agreement as necessary to meet any future needs that may arise. It is our customary procedure to submit revised rules and guidelines to the membership for a 14-day comment period prior to adoption. Given these guidelines, we encourage friendly debate, socializing, and good humor. Thank you for becoming part of our online community. Violations of Discussion Guidelines and Rules o Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email or private message. We will make every effort to remove objectionable messages within a reasonable time frame, if we determine removal is necessary. If you feel another member is behaving in a manner that is in violation of these rules, do not take matters into your own hands. Let us try to resolve the situation. Simply alert the Board Administrator. o The moderator, upon finding a post in violation of the Discussion Guidelines and Rules, will lock the thread as a preventative measure, posting a note of temporary closure - "This thread has been temporarily locked due to a user agreement violation and will be reopened shortly." o The moderator will then alert the member who violated the Discussion Guidelines and Rules by PM and will encourage the member to reword the post o Should the violation be a severe one or the member be unwilling to reword the post, the moderator may elect to remove the contents of the post. o Once the thread has been changed or removed, the thread will be unlocked to allow continuation of the discussion. The moderator will warn the thread that further violations within the thread could result in closure. o In the event of another violation, the moderator will PM the member, notify the thread of closure and close the thread. o The moderator will inform the administrator of the incident. o After 24 hours, the moderator will remove the thread to an administrative board where it will remain for review before being pruned as a matter of board maintenance. o Based on the severity of the violation or the number of previous violations by a member, the Administrator may issue a warning, suspension or ban. o We reserve the right to delete any message or to remove the registration and membership of any individual at any time for any or no reason whatsoever. Recourse If you object to a board policy, an alert, warning, ban or suspension: o Email or discuss the situation with the moderator. o Email or discuss the situation with the board administrator. o Submit a request for review to The Kitchen Table. The Kitchen Table is a conflict resolution board comprised of a rotating membership of two moderators and three board members, usually the top board posters. o If you do not receive a prompt reply from The Kitchen Table email the Web Editor. Disclaimer Considering the real time nature of the board, it is impossible for us to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the contents of all posted messages and are not responsible for any messages posted. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of the MotheringDotCommune or any entity associated with this bulletin board. As a member you remain solely responsible for the content of your messages and behavior, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Mothering Magazine, Inc., MotheringDotCommune, vBulletin, Inc. and their agents with respect to any claim based upon messages. Please be cautious in posting information of a personal nature or anything that might create legal concerns for you or Mothering. |
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