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| About these Rules and Guidelines |
| Who do they apply to Everyone, nobody is excused from them, and it is the users responsibilty to keep up to date with changes to the rules. Back to top |
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| Are these rules and or Guidelines likely to change No, but NASBE reserves the right to change the forum rules and or guidelines at any time. Back to top |
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| Forum Guidelines |
| NASBE's Forum Rules NASBE Forum Rules include the following: - NO TOLERANCE RULE - Members will not post or transmit any messages that would constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law, including any threatening, abusive libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent messages of any kind. Any violation of this will lead to permanent banning from the NASBE forum. - Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users. Abusing users in any way will not be tolerated and will lead to a warning and possible panning. You may not keep any other person from using and enjoying the NASBE Forum. - Members are asked to respect the copyright of other users, sites, media, etc. Users linking to or asking for information on warez (stolen programs), crackz (cracking security codes), etc. or re-printing material without permission will receive a warning and their post will be removed. - Members are not allowed to post or transmit any information, software or other materials which violate or infringe upon the rights of others, including their privacy or publicity rights, or that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights, without first obtaining permission from the person who owns or holds that right. - Members are not allowed to post or transmit any information, software or other material that contains a virus, or other material of a destructive nature. - Members should post in a way that is consistent with "normal writing." Users should not post excessive numbers of emoticons, large, small or colored text, etc. Similarly, users should not use excessive capitalization (which denotes shouting and creates readability issues) or punctuation (e.g.! and ?) in topic titles or posts. - Spam is not tolerated here under any circumstances. This includes offering hosting services (charged and free), installation services, solicitation, etc.. Recruiting of any sort (moderators, designers, professional MOD work, etc.), be it for paid or unpaid jobs, is not permitted. Users posting spam will be warned and their post removed. - The administrator, moderator, support, and other teams reserve the right to edit or remove any post at any time. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, etc. as noted in these points is up to NASBE and not the users. NOTE: The above forum rules where applicable also apply to private messaging. Abuse of the private messaging system may lead to warnings (as above) and/or the revocation of private messaging. Back to top |
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| NASBE's Forum Etiquette The following is a list of some of the more common rules associated with Forum etiquette or "netiquette." - Golden Rule I: Think before you post. If what you intend to post will not make a positive contribution to the group and be of interest to several readers, do not post it. Also, stay on topic. - Golden Rule II: Always be respectful to other users. - Always re-read and edit your comments before you post. Follow standard grammar/spelling rules and try not to use slang. Check the spelling, grammar, and capitalization. Remember: your future employer may be reading. - Note: typing in all capital letters usually denotes screaming or yelling. - Read any rules and guidelines established by the community. Some may have different regulations on a particular subject. - Personal messages to one or two individuals should not be posted. If you need to send a personalized comment or response, please use private e-mail. - If you are quoting material, place the quote first with your response second. Posts should read like a conversation, with quotes indented to aid in skimming. Be sure to trim all irrelevant text. - Before creating a new topic post, search to see if a similar topic already exists. - If the forum is categorized, post in the correct section. In addition, do not post test messages except in their appropriate groups. Also, avoid double posting and Cross-posting (the act of posting the same message to multiple forums and subtopics). - Before asking a question, read the messages already in the forum and read the forum’s FAQ. - When submitting a technical inquiry to your administrator, please include as much information as possible. Use descriptive titles when posting a new topic. - Examples of Bad Titles: "School," "Bad Meeting," "Need Data" - Examples of Good Titles: "Request for Info on School Nutrition Policies," "Seeking Advice on Negative Meeting Experience," "Searching for Research on Student Leadership" - Do not post just to post. Make sure you have something to contribute or add to the conversation. - If you believe someone has violated netiquette, send the board Administrator or Moderator a message describing the post and reference the post’s URL (web address). Try to refrain from lashing back at a poorly behaving member or participating in a verbal post battle; instead, notify the message board’s staff of the event. Back to top |
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| Forum Disclaimer |
| NASBE's Forum Disclaimer All messages and articles submitted to NASBE and made available as part of this threaded discussion forum (including any bulletin boards and chat rooms) or elsewhere on NASBE web sites and any opinions, advice, statements or other information contained in any messages posted or transmitted by any third party are the responsibility of the author of that message/article and not of NASBE (unless NASBE is specifically identified as the author with username NASBE of the message). The fact that a particular message/article is posted on or transmitted using this NASBE web site does not mean that NASBE has endorsed that message in any way or verified the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message. If you are an author (including direct poster to NASBE forums), you agree that by submitting articles or messages you warrant that you have the right to do so and you are granting NASBE an irrevocable, perpetual license to use the articles/messages in any way NASBE deems fit and you agree to indemnify NASBE for any claims related to such articles/messages against NASBE, its officers, editors, or volunteers. NASBE is not responsible for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user. Furthermore, all persons who use the NASBE Forum are advised not to use it for solicitations or any other commercial purposes, including but not limited to posting of advertisement, deriving any financial compensation from anyone for posting to the NASBE Forum. NASBE reserves the right to prohibit any person or entity from posting any type of message to the NASBE Forum or website. NASBE reserves to right to amend or modify the terms and conditions herein. All postings are further subject to the NASBE Forum Terms and Conditions below. Back to top |
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| Terms and Conditions |
| NASBE's Forum Terms and Conditions This service is located at the "forum.NASBE.org" and other NASBE Web sites and forums, which are owned and operated by the National Association of State Boards of Education. (NASBE). The Web sites include threaded discussion groups, bulletin boards and chat rooms (NASBE Forum) which allow feedback to NASBE and real-time interaction between the persons who use this service. Unless NASBE is specifically identified as the author of a message with username NASBE, the responsibility for any opinions, advice, statements or other information contained in any messages posted or transmitted by any third party on this Web site resides solely with the author. When using NASBE Forum, you may NOT: - Keep any other person from using and enjoying the NASBE Forum. - Post or transmit any messages that would constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law, including any threatening, abusive libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent messages of any kind. - Post or transmit any information, software or other materials which violate or infringe upon the rights of others, including their privacy or publicity rights, or which is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights, without first obtaining permission from the person who owns or holds that right. - Post or transmit any information, software or other material which contains a virus or other material of a destructive nature. - Use NASBE Forum in any way for solicitations or other commercial purposes. Back to top |
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| Limitation of Liability |
| Limitation of Liability Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall NASBE be liable for any damages of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the NASBE Forum or any information contained in any bulletin board. You specifically acknowledge and agree that NASBE is not liable for any damages of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited to those resulting from defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user. Back to top |
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| Right to Monitor the NASBE Forum |
| NASBE's Right to Monitor the NASBE Forum You understand that NASBE has no obligation to monitor the NASBE Forum and the bulletin boards. However NASBE reserves the right at all times to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in NASBE's sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of these terms and conditions and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy a governmental request. Back to top |
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