Terms and rules

Only one account per person is permitted.

We reserve the right to ban any users using a non-permanent email address

Keep all posts on-topic.

Do not pretend to be/represent somebody else. Your account will be deleted if found to be in breach of this rule.

Do not discuss illegal activities. Our server is hosted in the UK and so is subject to UK law. Please do not expose us to any unnecessary legal liability. We can be liable for what you post. This isn’t a ‘freedom of speech site’ as when you post something not only are you liable, but we can be liable too as the publisher once we have notice of it. So it's not a case of posting what you like – we will delete posts if needed.

Any posts deemed to be in the wrong forum will be moved. Do not cross-postto multiple places.

Use your own words. If you wish to use the words of somebody else, quote them, citing the source. Plagiarism is unethical and is illegal in many countries.

No useless posts. This includes: Thread bumping, useless one liners, Flamewars, Trolling and Spamming. What is spamming? Read this.

Do not link to any site that contains adult content, sexually oriented material, or might otherwise be considered offensive. Any post containing an inappropriate link will be deleted and the poster will receive a warning.

Signatures:

May include two clickable links. URL's or mailto: - No duplicate links

Only exact URLs allowed ie not LOOK HERE - No tinyurls etc either, only exact, literal URLs

Maximum font size cannot be larger than normal.

May not contain links to other threads or posts, for the purpose of self promotion or 'campaigning'.

May not contain any pricing, sales, product etc. details.

Your signature is your signature. It is not for sale or rent.

Any signature or avatar that is offensive or insulting to either us, our members, or our staff, are prohibited.

We reserve the right to ask you to change and/or remove your signature or avatar at any time, for any reason.

At all times:

Keep all commentary civil, and be courteous at all times. Constructive criticism is welcome, but insults directed towards other users or the site admins will not be tolerated. Coarse/insulting language will not be tolerated.

No commercial advertising is permitted.

Any posts deemed to be self promotion, advertising, or spam can and will be removed. NO SPAM - NO ADVERTISING eg. Posting and making excessive, inappropriate and unnecessary references to your products and websites is self promotion.

If you feel a post violates any of these rules, please use the ‘report to modertor’ link to notify the moderators.

Failure to abide by these rules may result in an editing, negative moderation or deletion of your post. We reserve the right to ban abusers from the site. We reserve the right to change these rules at any time.

The rules listed above may be changed or amended at any time. These guidelines are here to give you a legitimate expectation of how the forum runs, but don't bind us.

The providers ("we", "us", "our") of the service provided by this web site ("Service") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts ("Content"). Content submitted express the views of their author only.

You agree to not use the Service to submit or link to any Content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains adult or objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws.

All Content you submit or upload may be reviewed by staff members. All Content you submit or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including, but not limited to, spam prevention services). Do not submit any Content that you consider to be private or confidential.

We reserve the rights to remove or modify any Content submitted for any reason without explanation. Requests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion. We reserve the right to take action against any account with the Service at any time.

You are granting us with a non-exclusive, permanent, irrevocable, unlimited license to use, publish, or re-publish your Content in connection with the Service. You retain copyright over the Content.

These terms may be changed at any time without notice.

If you do not agree with these terms, please do not register or use this Service. If you wish to close your account, please contact us.