WEB POSTING GUIDELINES and CODE OF CONDUCT
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We hope you will enjoy using University Network Discussion Forum/Message Board features to exchange information, opinions, tips and tricks, downloads, forum postings regarding Social Entrepreneurs.
The University Network does not offer any formal support, nor does it guarantee scheduled/regular monitoring of these public newsgroups. Instead, the communities are provided as a platform for participating in the global community of Social Entrepreneurs. The University Network may from time to time monitor content on its communities to ensure accuracy of information, but you should note that any information provided by University Network staff is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk for your use.
To ensure that you understand what to expect during your visits and how to help keep them as productive as possible, please note the Code of Conduct sections below. Before joining in, be sure to check our Privacy Statement. All postings on this newsgroup are governed by this site's terms of use.
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Code of Conduct
Please treat all other community participants with respect and do not use University Network features to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse other users. The purpose of our communities is to exchange information and opinions on Social Entrepreneurs-relevant information, research and services. Please avoid personal attacks, slurs, and profanity in your interactions.
The University Network reserves the right to remove user-created services and content that advocate or encourage expressions of violence, bigotry, racism, hatred, obscenity, or profanity. The University Network may, at will and without notice, remove postings or ban participants that are deemed objectionable or that violate this code of conduct. The University Network reserves the right to block access of the University Network features to anyone who has violated this code of conduct.
All content is subject to administrative review upon our receipt of complaints from forum visitors and/or mailing list subscribers. We may also, at our discretion, modify or remove content without prior notice. Your participation in our forums, either registered or unregistered, grants to us all rights and privileges to modify or delete your content in accordance with the guidelines set forth here and in our privacy policy. Your participation also grants to us immunity from all litigation for comments made by others that are deemed to be damaging, misleading, or in any way defamatory.
Do not use the University Network Discussion Forums/Message Board features to spam others. Spam includes sending identical and irrelevant or unsolicited submissions to many different users, and includes misrepresenting the source of anything you post. Spamming and scrolling in chat rooms are serious violations of online etiquette.
The University Network does not allow behavior or content related to illegal activities. You cannot use the University Network features services to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or discussion. This includes, but is not limited to, child pornography, bestiality, incest, illegal drugs, software piracy, and harassment. You may not use www.universitynetwork.org for the purpose of linking to external sites that violate this code of conduct. Impersonating a University Network employee, agent, manager, host, or another user is forbidden.
In addition to upholding this code of conduct, you are responsible for adhering to all local and national laws that pertain to your location.
We caution you against giving out any personally identifiable information (such as social security number, credit card number, name, address, telephone number, driver’s license number, password, etc.) online. This information can easily be used for illegal or harmful purposes.
Inappropriate Material and Security Compromises
All requests for uploading material to www.universitynetwork.org’s server (i.e. community software, tools, code, web pages) are subject to review by the www.universitynetwork.org Web Administrator, Content Administrator and/or Steering Committee for appropriateness, security and viruses. Should they deem a file to be inappropriate or a threat to security, the requested material for upload may be removed, and the username and password may be revoked. Similar actions may be taken in the case of suspicious activity via an assigned username.
Moderator Functions
Moderators have the following responsibilities/functions:
Close Thread :
Prevents further replies to a topic or thread. This is done if the thread is a duplicate, if there is nothing constructive to be said on the current subject, or if a thread has been moved to another forum. As an example, threads that are trolling for people to respond will most likely be closed.
Move Thread :
Moves a thread to another forum more suitable for the current discussion. This may happen in the middle of a thread if the discussion has ventured off-topic.
Delete Thread :
Done in the most extreme case, this function completely removes the thread or post from the message board.
General Guidelines for Moderating
Moderators have their own guidelines too, in addition to the rules above:
Closure or deletion of threads not agreed upon :
Rather than censoring a post that a moderator doesn’t agree with, we ask that they reply with their own constructive counter-argument/criticism.
Deletion of threads :
Moderators shall use close instead of deleting a thread. Threads or replies should only be deleted if it blatantly goes against the posting guidelines.
Post a notice when moving threads :
If a moderator feels that a thread belongs in another forum, the moderator must post a notice before it is moved as a courtesy to others.
Visit the discussion forums/message boards as frequently as possible.
Moderators shall review all the new topics posted as frequently as possible in the discussion forums that they have been assigned to moderate.
Revisions
We reserve the right to amend or change the code of conduct at any time and encourage you to periodically review these guidelines to ensure you are in compliance.
Acceptance of Guidelines
By using the University Network Discussion Forums/Message Boards, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Code of Conduct Agreement and any modifications made to it.
