AUP update--

[Jennie@ifish]

Adding new rules on a Monday Morning... Argh... updated again! :smile:

www.ifish.net Complaint procedure:
If you are going to post a complaint to the board, whether it be a business, or a private individual, you must post your entire real name along with the post. This rule is designed to cut down on people hiding behind false monikers, and posting false claims against personal enemies.

Public Disagreements with Administration/Staff or Guidelines
You agree that if you disagree with the ifish.net website policy or action of a moderator or admin, you will not post public arguments or disagreements nor attempt to petition the owner/administration to change policy through posts, polls, email, PM or any other service found within the ifish.net Website. If you disagree, you may respectfully post your comments in private in the Feedback Form .

Freedom of Speech?
Although the constitution of the US guarantees that “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech”, ifish.net is not Congress. Freedom of speech rights do not extend to this privately owned website. The AUP/Guidelines of this website governs the behaviors and activities of the members. If you choose not to follow the guidelines agreed to during registration, the result is a disabling of your account.

Foul Language
Contrary to popular belief, this is not a public board. You are all guests here. We have the right to edit posts that violate our acceptable use policy, or remove members at any time. Nothing should ever be posted here that you would not say in front of a crowd of strangers. Don't post anything distasteful or anything you feel might offend someone else. PG-13 type language in ALL forums, including Off -Topic.

As many of you know, in addition to the discussions we have for our own benefit, we also present a showcase to the lurkers and fence-sitters. We do have a word filter which will catch a few foul terms, but it is not the solution nor should it be the solution.

Using faintly disguised obscenities with creative or phonetic spelling basically shows disrespect for your hosts. We are here voluntarily, including the moderators and the forum admins, because we are trying to maintain a forum worthy of the tradition started on ifish.net. Please show your appreciation for the venue we provide.

If it is not deliberate disrespect for the others, then it could be the inability to express a thought without spicing it indiscriminantly with foul language. While strong words have their place and time, a public forum in which polite conduct has been requested is not the time or the place for them.

[Jsail]