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Terms of Service - updated with user guidelines

bobn2
April 9, 2023
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    bobn2
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    April 11, 2023, 4:56 p.m. April 11, 2023, 4:56 p.m.
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    @BillFerris has written:

    I've added my comments in bold within the quoted text.

    Thanks, Bill. I'll take them on board.

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    bobn2
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    April 11, 2023, 4:58 p.m. April 11, 2023, 4:58 p.m.
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    @shermlevine has written:

    I really like the direction in which you've moved the text.

    Glad you approved - a slightly different direction to what some are used to. Facilitators guidelines coming next, but I've spent all today doing legal stuff forming the Foundation.

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    bobn2
    Team 2240 posts
    April 11, 2023, 5:01 p.m. April 11, 2023, 5:01 p.m.
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    @petrochemist has written:
    @bobn2 has written:

    Subsequently you can do the same with other pieces of text (from ant post) and those quotes will be added to your post - very clever

    I think you meant to type any post.
    I'd not normally point out typos like this, but it has given me a chance to try out a great feature I've not seen in other forums :)

    No, we're recruiting insects to do all our work. You get millions of them and they work for free.

    AlainCh2, Ulrik, strawbale and 1 other user like this.

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    JoeHotshoe
    Members 5 posts
    April 11, 2023, 7:36 p.m. April 11, 2023, 7:36 p.m.
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    Looks good so far! I have two suggestions.

    First, I didn't see any language that explicitly states that users grant the Foundation the right to use the user-supplied content to actually provide the service (i.e. display photos, resize photos, display comments, etc.). This is pretty standard language for any site that hosts user-supplied content. Flickr has a pretty good version on their Terms page (www.flickr.com/help/terms - third paragraph of Section 6. User Content).

    Second, and perhaps you've already thought of this, but once you are happy with the Terms it would be money well spent to consult with an attorney to make sure the Terms are legally acceptable. In the rare event that someone brings a lawsuit you will have a much stronger case if you can say your attorney reviewed and approved the Terms rather than saying you and a bunch of internet strangers reviewed and approved the Terms.

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    bobn2
    Team 2240 posts
    April 11, 2023, 8:16 p.m. April 11, 2023, 8:16 p.m.
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    @JoeHotshoe has written:

    First, I didn't see any language that explicitly states that users grant the Foundation the right to use the user-supplied content to actually provide the service (i.e. display photos, resize photos, display comments, etc.)

    It's there, under 'your content':

    Quoted message:

    But at a minimum you licence the Foundation to use it in a manner necessary for the running of the Site. This licence includes the right for the Foundation to copy, publish and analyse any and all content that you submit to the Site and to modify the content in order that it be compatible with the operation of the site, these conditions and any other policies which may be adopted by the Foundation

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    JoeHotshoe
    Members 5 posts
    April 11, 2023, 8:44 p.m. April 11, 2023, 8:44 p.m.
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    Excellent! I'm glad to be wrong.

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    JimKasson
    Members 1738 posts
    April 11, 2023, 11:46 p.m. April 11, 2023, 11:46 p.m.
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    @richard has written:

    The Reply button in a post quotes the post. The Reply buttons at the very top and bottom of the thread (outside any post) do not.

    Also, if you select the part of he post you want to quote, a popup lets you quote that text and start a reply with one click.

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    cdgta
    Members 16 posts
    April 12, 2023, 12:01 a.m. April 12, 2023, 12:01 a.m.
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    I know I am not alone in appreciating all that you and the rest of the team has done, is doing and will be doing! Also really pleased to see these updated user guidelines. They are excellent. Thank you!

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    lightandaprayer
    Members 2 posts
    May 22, 2023, 12:12 a.m. May 22, 2023, 12:12 a.m.
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    I like what I have read but I had to do some searching to find the "rules of the road" for this forum. Is it going to be made more easily accessible, say at the top of the webpage where Home, Forums, Thread and Users currently reside?

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 3241 posts
    May 22, 2023, 9:02 a.m. May 22, 2023, 9:02 a.m.
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    Yes, we will be making it more visible along with our privacy and GDPR documentation. Possibly at the bottom rather than the top of the page (after all, you only want to read it once!)

    Alan

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 3241 posts
    Aug. 21, 2023, 3:43 p.m. Aug. 21, 2023, 3:43 p.m.
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    I haven't forgotten about this!!!

    Alan

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