Forum T & Cs, "whats all that about then?"

Post by **RiK** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:29 pm 0

You'll notice I've posted a set of terms and conditions for posting to YakYak in the Website Announcements forum.

http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=44298

Just a heads up really. We've done this under advice from our web hosts due to a minor issue we've been dealing with in an admin capacity (you know all that boring stuff that goes on behind the scenes).

Mainly it's relating to the fact that this is a public forum and that we as forum hosts are not responsible for what you choose to post, and that by posting, you as users accept that your post is now in the public domain.

Please do take a moment to read what it says as basically now we've posted it you need to be aware that posts you make are accepted on the basis of those terms.

Cheers all..

stark · Post by **stark** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:42 pm 0

Is it my correct reading then, that, for example the refresh thread breaks the T&C because posters do not have permission from the authors of the images to post them?

Post by **RiK** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:51 pm 0

It means that the author of the post is responsible for what they post, not us.

fro · Post by **fro** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:05 pm 0

RiK wrote:It means that the author of the post is responsible for what they post, not us.

That's not how it was anyway?

ravuya · Post by **ravuya** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:07 pm 0

fro112 wrote:
RiK wrote:It means that the author of the post is responsible for what they post, not us.
That's not how it was anyway?

Yeah, but it's in writing now.

Post by **RiK** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:09 pm 0

It's just a simple thing to protect us (i.e. Llamasoft/Yakyak admin) from shit & grief.

Shouldn't really affect you lot at all.

Matrixxx · Post by **Matrixxx** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:15 pm 0

Its very general, but pretty much covers everything.

arron · Post by **arron** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:10 pm 0

Hmm, the avatars might need a rethink as well, as most of them look like they've been swiped from somewhere..mine included.

Matrixxx · Post by **Matrixxx** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:14 pm 0

Wait... if god invented the yak, then surely he has the IP on that design and any holy people that believe in this have the rights to sue in his name for the abjectly inapropriate use of an icon created by said deity for commercial gain

and indeed, the defacement/bastardisation of said animal design in the pursuit of fame via pixelation pushing !!

ravuya · Post by **ravuya** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:42 pm 0

Matrix wrote:Wait... if god invented the yak, then surely he has the IP on that design and any holy people that believe in this have the rights to sue in his name for the abjectly inapropriate use of an icon created by said deity for commercial gain and indeed, the defacement/bastardisation of said animal design in the pursuit of fame via pixelation pushing !!

Dude, if God is going to sue us, we are totally fucked.

Post by **Snakey** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:58 pm 0

Chill, dudes, it has nothing to do with avatars, or the refresh thread. As RiK said, go about your business, nothing has really changed and this doesn't really affect you at all. It's just good to have in writing incase anybody wasn't clear about it.

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:51 am 0

Its just so if somebody comes along and says BILL GATES TOUCHED MY INFANT'S SON IN THE PENIS! llamasoft and yakyak are not liable, whoever said it is.

shit!

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:08 am 0

Sometimes we will make decisions which you may not like, but please remember, in all matters relating to the forum their decisions are final and will not be open to debate.

Has any admin on this site ever so much as scratched his nose without a debate arising?

James

MadHippo · Post by **MadHippo** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:16 am 0

Good on you, that's what I say.

As in "real life", people need to take more responsibility for what they say and do, instead of trying to blame it on everyone else.

Dvorak · Post by **Dvorak** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:20 pm 0

Jamesac wrote:
Sometimes we will make decisions which you may not like, but please remember, in all matters relating to the forum their decisions are final and will not be open to debate.

Has any admin on this site ever so much as scratched his nose without a debate arising?

James

As long as there's no breach of Article 41 of the The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union it's cool with me...

Article 41: Right to good administration
1. Every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions and bodies of the Union.

2. This right includes:
- the right of every person to be heard, before any individual measure which would affect him or her adversely is taken;
- the obligation of the administration to give reasons for its decisions.