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Participation in the NoisyStreets.com website constitutes agreement to the following guidelines, which apply to blogs, forum posts, comments, profiles, avatars (profile images), private messages, any other content on this site, and participation in general.

For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." - Galatians 5:14 (NASB)

Because of the live nature of this site, it is not possible for us to review and/or confirm the accuracy or validity of user content before it is posted. If you believe that someone has violated our Terms of Use or you have spotted content that may otherwise require attention, notify us. In no case should a user respond to a situation personally, thereby aggravating the situation further. Responding to a violation in an inflammatory manner is a violation in itself and will result in appropriate action.

1. As this is an English-speaking community, we require that posted content be in the English language so that it can be well received and properly monitored.

2. Political and religious discussions are allowed and expected on this website. Your opinion will differ from the opinions of others. Please be respectful of everyone. Quoting and referencing the Bible is expected, but using scripture as a tool for attacking others is not permitted. Non-Christians, including atheists, agnostics, Muslims, Buddhists, and the like, are welcome to participate in discussion. However, we may at our discretion restrict certain users from creating new blogs or discussion threads for the purpose of keeping this site centered on the God of the Holy Bible.

3. Vulgar language and inappropriate material is not allowed and will be removed. Abbreviations, self-censoring, and attempts to circumvent the word-censoring feature of the community software also violate this guideline. If your post contains a word that is censored by the software, you should remove that word or the post will likely be removed. If you feel that the censor is acting in error, please contact us.

We try to maintain a family friendly atmosphere whenever it is possible within the main subject matter of this community. Please keep this in mind when participating.

4. You must respect your fellow members. Please refrain from inflammatory and defamatory comments as well as flaming, taunting, and general disrespect. Do not simply put down the opinion or advice given by others. If you don't agree with it, say why - respectfully. Don't just tell them they're wrong. Do not make uninvited remarks about typos, duplicate posts, posting styles, etc.

When an opinion-based discussion is being had, do not state things like "there is no argument" as if your opinion is the only one or the only one that matters. When someone has clearly stated their opinion, do not say things like "Are you serious?" and "Are you kidding me?" Remember, this is not a debate club. This is a friendly discussion community. Allow people to have their opinion. No one is to act as some sort of opinion judge, responding to each one to say whether they agree with it or not or whether or not it is a valid, well thought out opinion.

5. Do not post copyrighted materials (articles, videos, audio, etc.) that you do not have permission to reproduce or distribute. For text articles, most of the time you may quote a small portion of the article (usually no more than 1/5 or 1/6) and you must link to the source (if online) or provide the source (if offline). Posting the entire article, even with the source, constitutes copyright infringement. This is not the place to illegally trade or distribute copyrighted (or those with questionable copyright status) video or audio clips.

6. Advertisements are not allowed in common areas (i.e. blogs, the forum, article comments, and other peoples' profiles). Generally speaking, public posts made specifically for the promotion of a website, product or service are considered advertising or, at least, posts made that unnecessarily send people to a website that you are in some way affiliated with. It does not matter if it is a commercial website, a personal website, a non-profit website, etc.

Advertisements are allowed on your own profile.

7. Avoid posting personal, real-life information such as home addresses and home phone numbers.

8. When linking to outside websites, you must ensure that the content of the link is appropriate for our community, in line with the guidelines laid out here. This includes mentioning or referencing a site, even if the mention is not hyperlinked.

9. Posts that discuss illegal activities, transactions, or websites such as warez, cracks, etc. will be removed. This includes the posting of information that you have obtained illegally.

10. Each user is allowed to create one account. If you would like to change your username, please contact us and, most likely, we can do it for you while you can keep all of your profile data, posts, and other content.

11. Automated account creation, participation, and content scraping is not permitted.

12. We know that people will have to leave our community (of their own free will or otherwise) from time to time and to that end, we do not delete accounts, posts, or other content posted on our community. All content is granted to us with perpetual electronic publishing rights because any content posted on this community becomes a part of the community, even if you no longer are. You may request an item to be removed at any time, but we will decide when and if to remove content from our community. If you wish to no longer be identified with our community, we will be glad to close your account and alter your profile information to remove all identifying characteristics. After account closure, you will no longer be able to participate in this community.

13. Moderators have the final say on anything. If you have a problem, you may make a complaint to them directly and not publicly on the website. Posting remarks that question or reference administrative decisions or potential administrative decisions, such as post removals and thread closures, is not permitted. We are not perfect and if you feel that we have made a mistake, please privately contact a staff member and we will review the situation. If you would like a copy of your removed post so that you can adjust it and repost, please contact us. As long as we wouldn't prefer you to simply start over, we'll be glad to send you a copy.

14. Whenever you are participating in this community, please keep in mind that we strive to create a fun, friendly and inviting atmosphere. So, please have fun and enjoy the site!

Freedom of speech rights do not extend to privately owned websites, such as this one. These guidelines detail the types of behavior and activities that are allowed here.

If a user violates our guidelines and shows a disregard for them, our staff and our community, they run the risk of losing their account. We reserve the right to deactivate any account and to edit or remove any content without warning. These guidelines are subject to change at any time without notice.

Any content that violates our Terms of Use will be removed. Interpretation of our guidelines is at the discretion of the staff.

Do you have a question about our Terms of Use or anything else? Do you have a suggestion? Do you want to offer some feedback? Or are you experiencing some trouble with the site? Well, no matter what it is, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be glad to help in any way that we can.

Thank you for visiting NoisyStreets.com.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 June 2009 00:53