GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AT ALL TIMES
All Posts must reflect good Sportsmanship which is defined as
"conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants,
including a sense of fair play, courtesy toward teammates and
opponents, a striving spirit, and grace in losing."
NO BAD WORDS OR SEXUAL CONTENT
This includes the messages you post, the nicknames you choose
for yourself, and your Profile information.
DO NOT VENT YOUR ANGER
Such posts fall outside the goal of this message board.
POSITIVE TONE REQUIRED
Messages that are highly critical, having a strong negative
tone, antagonistic or hurtful towards an individual, team or
school is not allowed. Constructive criticism is allowed in
small doses.
NO FLOODING (GO TEAM! is a No No)
Do not "flood" the message board with countless posts that
has no redeeming value. Avoid posts that don't say anything
useful. Have a point or present facts and other tangible
information. Avoid pep-rally posts such at "GO TEAM" or
"MY TEAM IS THE BEST". Post information that others would
appreciate and find interesting.
NOT A CHAT ROOM
Do Not Post Personal Messages to others. Only post
messages that would be interesting to the group.
NO NAME CALLING!!
Do not use Threatening Words or Tone towards others.
Avoid statements that could be misconstrued as a physical
threat toward someone or a school. Avoid using certain words
such as kill, bomb, guns, etc. Such posts may warrant a police,
FBI, or Homeland Security investigation, which could result in
charges being filed. We cooperate with government officials in
all investigations.
DO NOT CRITICIZE OTHERS OR WHAT THEY POST!
Everyone can have an opinion. If you do not agree with what
someone posts, then post your own opinion. But Do Not Criticize
someone else’s opinion, for they are allowed to have it.
Be tolerant of the opinions of others.
TRASH TALK
One person's constructive criticism is another's "Trash
Talk". Be mindful of what you post, how you word things and
how your post maybe received by others.
13 YEAR OLD RULE
You must be 13 years old or older to register and post on
this message board.
No posts are to include personal information about anyone
under the age of 13 year old. Doing so may be a violation of the
1993 Child Protection Act.
NO COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
PROPER USAGE
This Message Board is not to be used for any purpose other
than what is obvious from the goals mentioned above.
PENALTIES
Violators may find their postings edited, deleted, and/or you
could be locked out from being able to log in and post. If you
are locked out for Rules Violation, email the Admin and we will
reset your membership. Continuous Rules Violations will result
in permanent lockout.
ILLEGAL USE
Any illegal use of this Message Board will be reported to the
proper authorities along with your IP address, which is recorded
and can be used for identification purposes via a warrant to
your ISP.
PRIVACY POLICY
In order to POST on this Message Board, users are required to
register and provide a username, password, and e-mail address.
Passwords are stored in an encrypted format and cannot be seen
even by the Administrators.
Neither the Administrators, or the Moderators, are
responsible for the privacy practices of any user. All
information that is disclosed in a user's profile or in posts
becomes public information and you should exercise caution when
deciding to share any of your personal information. Any user who
finds material posted by another user objectionable is
encouraged to Report the post or contact us via e-mail. We are
authorized by you to remove or modify any data submitted by you
to these forums for any reason we feel constitutes a violation
of our policies, whether stated, implied or not.
This site may contain links to other web sites and files. We
have no control over the content and can not ensure it will not
be offensive or objectionable. We will, however, remove links to
material that we feel is inappropriate as we become aware of
them. Users are encouraged to Report such posts.
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