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Forum Rules, Guidelines, and
Policies
Arkansas Hunting.net was created to provide people who hunt and fish in Arkansas
a place to meet and discuss the various issues that affect us.
By your use of the Arkansas Hunting.net website you agree to and accept the
terms of use as outlined below;
The Administrators/Owners of Arkansas Hunting.net offer membership in, and the
use of, this website and forum to anyone who is willing to register, with no
obligation and no charges or fees, as long as you are over the age of 13 due to
the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act.
Considering the real-time nature of this forum it is impossible for us to review
all the threads/posts or confirm the validity of information posted. We try to
actively monitor the contents of posted messages but cannot be responsible for
any message that is posted.
We 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 posted on the forum express the views of the author of the message,
not necessarily the views of the Owners or any entity associated with Arkansas
Hunting.net.
The Arkansas Hunting.net Staff reserves the right to edit or delete a post or
thread for any reason we see fit without justification or explanation. We try to
be fair and objective however editing is a subjective process which may
sometimes seem inconsistent.
Failure to edit or delete a post does not signify endorsement by Arkansas
Hunting.net, its Staff, or its Owners.
Though it isn’t common practice for us, we reserve the right to deny access to
any member for any reason and with no explanation.
Registration
Registration is required to view all the forums and use the features, but its
simple, fast, and best of all, free.
To register you will need a username (you may use either your real name or a
nickname), specify that you are over the age of 13, and have a valid email
address.
The email address must be valid because you will be sent a confirmation
email that must be activated before you can view or post in the forum! This
information is for our own use and we will not sell, trade, or give away your
email address to any outside source.
Please do not register a username that reflects a business name (i.e. Big
Buck Outfitters, Joe's Hunting Products, etc. ), unless you have received permission
from the Administrators/Owners. If you do it will be considered SPAM and the
username will be removed.
Usernames that are in poor taste will be removed.
Posting Rules
The growing popularity of the forum has necessitated a list of rules that all
Members must adhere to:
No profanity or vulgar language-This forum is not
intended for children but since we are on the World Wide Web children do
occasionally visit the site and the content of all posts should be in a manner
that reflects this. We will not tolerate profanity or vulgar language and any
post that contains profanity is subject to deletion or edit by an Administrator
or Moderator without notice.
Continued use of such language will result in removal from the site for a
length of time decided by the Administrators.
No sexual references, sexual innuendos, sexually explicit
language or photographs, or illegal material- The posting or displaying
of sexually explicit photos, jokes with a sexual content, adult related content, pornography, or any illegal
material or links to it will result in your removal from the forum permanently
on the first offense.
We have a zero tolerance policy on posts such as these.
No personal attacks-While debate and discussion are
what this forum is designed for, we insist that you remain civil in your responses
and not resort to personal attacks on an individual and this includes name
calling. Try to understand that
people from different areas and backgrounds often have different views on
certain topics and subjects. This doesn't necessarily make their opinions wrong;
it just makes their opinion different than yours.
No advertising or spam-Arkansas Hunting.net is a privately owned and
funded website and forum and any revenue that we might generate to pay for our
server costs, software upgrades, etc. will be generated by advertising. Since
advertising is/will be our only source of revenue, you are not allowed to
advertise your products or services in the forum without first contacting an
Administrator. This also applies to the Trading Post forum and Private Messages.
Violation of this policy will result in immediate removal of the post and
can result in termination of your account.
No slanderous or libelous posts-Posting slanderous,
libelous, incorrect, misleading, or hazardous information will result in removal
from the forum permanently.
No multiple accounts-
The creation of multiple accounts by a single user will
not be allowed. We have the ability to track IP information and the
owners and operators of ArkansasHunting.net reserve the right to ban any
member who violates this rule without discussion.
No
links to other forums or websites-Posting
links or URL's to other websites or forums is strictly prohibited and this
includes sending PM's to our members inviting them to other sites. Violation of
this policy can, and most likely will, result in loss of membership privileges
for a period of time determined by the Administrators of this site.
No posting of copyrighted material-The use or
posting of copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have
prior consent is not allowed. You cannot legally post entire magazine or news
articles in the forum without permission from the copyright holder. Even if you
attribute the article correctly it’s still copyright infringement.
Copyright law does not care if you make any money off of the work or not, what
matters is if you hurt the potential income of the copyright holder.
Under Fair Use provisions you can legally post a small abstract of an article -
or perhaps the opening paragraph. If you want to post an article you should do
this and include a link, or just post the link. The exception to this rule is
press releases; press releases are meant for distribution and can be copied and
distributed as much as you want.
If you are not sure if you can copy something then always err on the side of
caution and simply post a link to the material.
Information, including pictures, copyrighted or owned by any individual or
entity other than the member should not be posted on the discussion forums
without the consent of the owner. If such an event occurs, the individual
posting the information shall be held solely responsible.
For more information about copyright Click
Here for the United States Copyright Office website.
Trading Post
The Trading Post forum is provided free to our Members so that they may sell or
trade their own personal items.
This section is not intended for businesses to sell products and misuse of this
forum to sell items commercially may result in termination of your membership.
ArkansasHunting.net, its owners, nor any equity associated
with ArkansasHunting.net vouch for or have any connection with any item or
product bought, sold, or traded through the use of this website.
In the unfortunate event that a “deal goes bad” neither AH.net, its owners,
nor any equity associated with it may be held responsible.
Private Messaging
Private Messages, or PM’s, are a feature of the forum that allows members to
contact one another without knowing each others email addresses. This is not the
same as your email account and each member is allowed a maximum 50 messages .
This includes saved messages as well as incoming messages. If you have a message
that you need to save, please copy it to some type of word processor document
because old PM’s will occasionally be pruned to clean up the database and
create more room on our server. We are not responsible for any information that
is lost in this process.
Legal
Arkansas Hunting.net provides this site to its visitors free of charge; however
we retain copyright on all text and graphic images. You may not copy, modify,
reproduce, post, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create
derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in
part.
Arkansas Hunting.net nor its owners endorse, assert, or stand behind the
truthfulness, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or reliability of opinions,
advice, or statements given or made by anyone other than the owner's of Arkansas
Hunting.net.
Neither Arkansas Hunting.net nor its owners shall be liable in any way for loss
or damage of any kind, to you, or any other person, for any inaccuracy, error,
omission, or delay in any information, data, or message posted or otherwise
transmitted on this website.
Arkansas Hunting.net, its Owner(s), or any member of its Staff are not
responsible, and shall have no liability to you, with respect to any information
or materials posted by others, including defamatory, offensive, or illicit
material.
Arkansas Hunting.net reserves the right, but undertakes no duty, to review,
edit, move or delete any material provided for display or placed on the service
or its bulletin boards, in its sole discretion, without notice.
Arkansas Hunting.net, its Owners/Administrators, Moderators, nor any other
member of the Staff are in any way responsible for firearms or any other items
that are listed for sale in the Trading Post section of the site.
Members who sell, or offer for sale, a firearm must follow all Federal, State
and Local laws. Any member buying a firearm posted for sale in the Trading Post
must follow all Federal, State and Local laws.
Arkansas Hunting.net does not condone or recommend the use of any loads,
methods, or any other information that is posted in these forums. All
information is posted by the users of this site and is to be used at your own
risk. Reloading, if properly practiced, can be a safe, enjoyable pastime. Always
consult a reliable reloading manual before using any load data. The use of
improper ammunition, ammunition that exceeds accepted pressure levels for the
firearm in which it is used, or the use of firearms in poor condition can result
in serious injury to persons, and/or damage to property, or result in death!
Proceed at your own risk.
Members Acceptance
Members are required to follow all rules and
guidelines set forth in this document.
Failure to do so can/will result in that Members access to the site to be
denied.
By posting content to the forum you are giving Arkansas Hunting.net unlimited,
unrestricted, royalty free use of your post(s), and Arkansas Hunting.net is in
no way obligated to reimburse any member for use of any copyrighted material
posted on the forum.
Arkansas Hunting.net retains the right to use the content posted on
our site for any purpose it sees fit as long as credit is given to its copyright
owner, regardless of the owners current membership status.
The rules and guidelines in place for this site are not
open for debate. This a privately owned forum and we have made these rules to
ensure enjoyment by all users and to make sure these forums are a positive
experience for everyone. Anyone openly debating these rules or otherwise causing
problems or conflicts on the forum will have their posting privileges suspended
for an amount of time to be determined by the Administrators of the site.
Anyone openly arguing on the forum about the suspension of
another persons account is subject to having their own account suspended.
Policy Changes
Changes to these policies/rules may be made at any time and without
notification.
Any changes will be considered retroactive and are immediately in force and will
be considered to be in force from the beginning of this document.
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