MIDI Tutorials Terms and Conditions.

[JohnG]

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FORUM AND THE MEMBERS
CREATED 05/12/11

By participating in this forum I acknowledge that I have read and agree to be bound by the terms of this Forum Agreement:

I WILL NOT create more than one account.

I WILL NOT allow anyone other than myself (the member) to use my account. If there are multiple people in the same household, place of business, school etc... (same IP) who wish to have their own accounts PLEASE contact an administrator BEFORE you sign up the additional accounts to let us know the usernames of the people who will be registering from the same household, place of business, school etc... (same IP)).

I WILL NOT create a username or use an avatar that contains language or images deemed to be obscene, profane, defamatory, discriminatory, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, threatening, inaccurate, knowingly false, invasive of a person's privacy, promoting or advocating illegal activities, or otherwise in violation of any law.

I WILL NOT post information or material which is obscene, profane, sexually oriented, defamatory, discriminatory, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, threatening, inaccurate, knowingly false, invasive of a person's privacy, promotes or advocates illegal activities, or otherwise in violation of any law.

I WILL NOT make negative or "abusive" comments about another member of this or any other forum, about any program/website/forum or the people who run them. MIDI Tutorials is a positive forum and members are expected to do their best to participate in a positive manner in the sharing of ideas and experiences as they relate to this forum with the other members.

I WILL NOT stalk or follow another member from post to post or forum to forum.

I WILL NOT post anything for anyone other than myself for any reason whatsoever unless specifically authorized by a moderator/administrator.

I WILL NOT bump a thread intentionally to move it to the top unless specifically allowed in the rules of that thread.

I WILL NOT ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE THIS FORUM THROUGH SPAM.

I WILL NOT POST SPAM IN THE FORUM.

I WILL NOT post any promotional / referral links in the Topic Title, Topic Description, or body of a post, PERIOD. (MEMBERS MAY post a standard URL in the Topic Title, Topic Description, or body of a post only if the MEMBER is not in any way associated with the site being linked to)

I WILL NOT make posts that promote or refers to a promotional / referral link contained in my signature or to other threads that are advertising in nature.

I WILL NOT make posts asking others to contact them through PM or email to request more information regarding promotional / referral links or items.

I understand that I may send promotional / referral links through PM or email to other members of the forum ONLY if the other member has specifically requested it.

Members who violate the 'Forum Agreement' in any way will be warned.

First / Minor violations will result in a Courtesy Note sent to the member to inform them of the violation and to remind them of the 'Forum Agreement'.

Repeat violations or severe violations will result in Official Warnings being sent to the member to inform them of the violation and to remind them of the 'Forum Agreement'. Official Warnings will result in the member's Warning Level being increased which carries the following increasing penalties: member's posts moderated, member's posting ability temporarily disabled, member suspended, and finally banning of the member.

MEMBERS WHO JOIN AND IMMEDIATELY POST OFF SITE LINKS ARE CONSIDERS SPAMMERS AND WILL HAVE THEIR POSTING PRIVILEGES BLOCKED PERMANENTLY.

Questions, comments, or concerns about a member's behaviour should be reported immediately to a moderator / administrator through a PM.

All private communications between moderators/administrators and the members via email or Private Message or Instant Messenger are CONFIDENTIAL and shall remain confidential by both parties. Members shall not share private communications or post them in a public place.

Members who publicly question or challenge a moderator / administrator's decision in the forum, edit or remove a moderator / administrator's notes in an edited post may be suspended without warning.

Abuse of this forum, its moderators / administrators, or its members will not be tolerated.

All members who join agree to receive periodic PMs and email updates and announcements from the Admin. of this forum.

These rules are in addition to the ProBoards rules shown in the next section.