Forum rules
Whilst the ICT Hub discussion forums are intended to be informal, there are some simple rules:
Subject Matter
This forum is intended for the discussion of the use of ICT in voluntary and community organisations primarily based in the UK, and the activities of the ICT Hub. If you wish to discuss other things, please make use of one of the millions of other forums available on the internet.
Responsibility for Posts
Although we monitor messages on this forum and do our utmost to remove or correct inaccurate information, the views expressed in forum posts belong solely to their respective authors and do not reflect the views of the ICT Hub or its associated organisations. The ICT Hub and its associated organisations shall not be held responsible for the content of any messages or the results of acting on that content.
Acceptable Posting
Users of this forum will not post any material of an offensive or abusive nature. Users of this forum will not post deliberately misleading information. Where disagreements arise, users will agree to disagree respectfully. Deliberately troublesome posting, sometimes known as trolling, will not be tolerated.
Users who wish to alert the moderators to inappropriate postings should use the "report this post" feature on the forum.
Right to delete
Any material which the moderators feel is offensive, abusive or deliberately misleading may be removed without warning.
No copyright material
Users may not post copyrighted material on these forums, except under existing fair use laws. Users are free to post links to entire articles that exist elsewhere on the web.
Posting links to pirated material is forbidden.
No advertising
Whilst genuine recommendations of products are acceptable, this is not a forum for advertisers. The moderators reserve the right to remove any post they believe to be intended for commercial gain.
Acceptable usernames
Usernames must not be of an offensive or abusive nature. Users who select usernames deemed by the moderators to be offensive or abusive will have their accounts and all posts deleted without warning.
Logging in
Logging in as someone else is not permitted. Users suspected of logging in with another person's credentials will have their accounts suspended.
Disputes
Moderators may remove inappropriate posts, or suspend the account of a user who misbehaves. Where a user feels a moderator has acted inappropriately in deleting posts or suspending an account, the user should contact the site administrator. The site administrator's decision is final.
Recording of information
The IP address used to make any post is recorded. This will only be used to identify posters of offensive or illegal material, but may also be used to prevent nuisance posters from posting.