Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board Conditions of Use - Effective January 1, 2009
Last Updated March 4, 2009
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The Canadian Public Transit Discussion
Board is also referred to as "CPTDB", "Website",
and/or "discussion board" in the below text.
If you do not agree, please refrain from visiting or
participating in discusisons.
By using the Canadian Public Transit Discussion
Board, you agree to the following Conditions of use:
- Members are expected to post
with respect and intelligence.
- Posts containing any material
which is knowingly false and/or defamatory,
inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing,
obscene, profane, sexually oriented,
threatening, and/or invasive of a person's
privacy may be removed. However, we also reserve
the right to remove any post for any reason.
- Posts should remain generally
on topic. If the thread is deviating away from
the original subject, start a new topic.
Administrators may split the topic into two in
some cases.
- Try to correct any errors in
a post by using the
button. Do not
make a second post - contact an Administrator to
help you correct it.
- Resize images to a reasonable
size (under 1280x1280) before posting them in a
thread.
- If you encounter a post which
you believe violates these guidelines, please
use the
button
and action will be taken accordingly.
- Any posts with high conflict
or complaints are subject to deletion by the
administration.
- User signature images should
not be excessively large.
- Please link to another
location if you have a lot of information to
share.
- A general guideline to follow
is 600 pixels in width and 200 pixels in height
including text and photos.
- Users should only have one
registered account on the board.
- We periodically track
accounts by IP address - multiple accounts with
one IP address may be deactivated.
- Permanently banned members
attempting to register a new account will be
denied and have an IP ban placed site-wide.
- Any user account found
violating these conditions of use will be
immediately deactivated for seven days. An
email will be sent to the address on file
explaining the rationale for the ban.
- Repeat offenses will result
in a permanent ban from the discussion board.
- Appeals may be considered on
a case-by-case basis.
- Administrators of the
CPTDB have the final say in any decision
pertaining to these conditions of use.
- We reserve the right to
ban any user account for any reason at any
time. Our best efforts will be put forward
to notify the user through the email address
on file on the reasoning for the ban.
Legal Disclaimer
The Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board
and/or its administrators do not vouch for or
warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are
not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express
the views of the author of the message, and not necessarily the views of
this discussion board. The CPTDB and/or its administrators are not
responsible for any illegal activity that may come about, as a result of
anything viewed on this board.
We have the ability to
remove objectionable messages and we will make
every effort to do so, within a reasonable time
frame. You agree, through your use of the
discussion board, that you will not post any
material which is knowingly false and/or
defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar,
hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually
oriented, threatening, and/or invasive of a
person's privacy. You agree not to post any
copyrighted material without permission unless
the copyright is owned by you or by this
discussion board.
CPTDB reserves the right to change,
modify, add or remove portions of the Website and/or
these conditions of use at any time without notice. Please check
periodically for changes. Your continued use of the
Website following the posting of any revised terms and conditions will
mean you accept any revised conditions.
This site shall in no event be liable to you or to any other person or
entity for any damages, liabilities, claims, losses, costs,
expenses or injuries suffered in connection with or in any way relating
to or resulting from your use of, or inability to use, the
Website. All information on this website is subjected to be modified without any public notice.
Use of the Website is entirely at your own risk.
Posts on the CPTDB may contain
incomplete information, inaccuracies or
typographical errors. Please inform us of any
mistakes you encounter. If you do not agree to the
conditions of use stated here,
do not use the Website. Thank You!
