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Code
of Agreement
(COA)
Visitors to the Circle
of Innervisions (INVS) generate content in chat rooms, message boards,
etc. It is essential that this content comply with INVS Community
Standards*. INVS reserves the right to remove any content
if in our best judgment, it does not meet these standards. Strong
language or sexually explicit conduct are not appropriate
in any area of the INVS Forum.
The following guidelines apply:
IM'ing
(instant messaging) any Reader in room when they are working, is
strictly prohibited. Failure to follow this rule will result
in not being read, being ignored, all chat gagged, and/or being
ejected from the room for the remainder of the calendar day. Repeat
occurrences may result in the guest being banned from the circle
of innervisions.com forum
*Language: Mild expletives and non-sexual anatomical references
are allowed, however blatantly vulgar language, crude or explicit
sexual references, hate speech, etc. will not be tolerated..
*Nudity: Photos containing revealing attire or nudity are not acceptable.
*Sex/Sensuality: There is a difference between affection and vulgarity.
There is also a difference between a discussion of the health
or emotional aspects of sex, using appropriate language, as opposed
to crude conversations about sex. The first is acceptable, while
the latter is not. For example, in a discussion about forms of cancer,
the words "breast" or "testicular" would be acceptable, but slang
versions of those words are not acceptable anywhere, or at anytime!
Violence and drug abuse: Graphic images, blood/gore, gratuitous
violence, etc., are not acceptable in this forum. Discussions
about coping with drug abuse in a scheduled chat may be appropriate,
but discussions or depictions of illegal drug abuse, that imply
it is acceptable, are not.
Guests are to be reminded that these are only guidelines, and that
there is always a "gray area." All guests should use their best
judgment by asking themselves if a statement or action is something
that they would say/do in a room full of people they
have never met, or in their place of business. Ultimately, however,
INVS makes the final determination as to whether or not content
is considered to be objectionable.
Good judgment is essential, especially when encountering the opinions
of others. INVS does not endorse nor oppose opinions expressed by
guests. However, INVS reserves the right to take issue with the
manner in which an opinion is expressed.
Hate speech is never allowed.
While in The Circle of Innervisions Forum, a guest's conduct should
be guided by common sense and basic etiquette. A guest will be considered
in violation of this Code of Agreement (COA) if they do any of the
following:
Post, transmit, promote, or distribute content that is illegal.
Post, transmit, promote, distribute or facilitate distribution of
content intended to victimize, harass, degrade or intimidate an
individual or group of individuals on the basis of age disability,
ethnicity, gender, race, religion or sexual disability, ethnicity,
gender, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Hate speech is unacceptable anywhere in this Forum.
Disrupt the flow of chat in chat rooms with vulgar language, abusiveness,
hitting the return key repeatedly or
inputting large images so the screen goes by too fast to read, etc.
INVS considers this online disruption, which ruins the chat experience
for others.
Impersonation. Guests may not impersonate another guest (including
celebrities), an INVS employee, or an INVS Host. Doing so will result
in the guest being permanently blocked from access to the Circle
of Innervisions Forum.
A guest may not use the Guest Directory or any other area of INVS to harvest
or collect information, including INVS member screen names. The
use of such information for the purpose of sending unsolicited
bulk email is strictly prohibited.
All guests must adhere to the INVS Privacy Policy. When a guest
enters any area of the INVS forum, it is important to be polite
and utilize Netiquette. "Netiquette" is Internet etiquette that
is used universally on the Internet. If there is a disagreement
between guests, each should respond to the subject, not the person.
All guests must obey local, state, federal, foreign or international
online and offline laws, as appropriate, when they are in the INVS
forum. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. INVS has zero tolerance
for illegal behavior in this foreign or international online and
offline laws will be permanently blocked from the INVS forum. INVS
will fully cooperate with law enforcement officials on such matters.
Guests should bear in mind that some areas of the INVS forum, like
message boards and the Guest Directory, are public, and that all
visitors to the forum have access to posted material and could therefore
copy, modify or distribute this information. By submitting content
in these public areas, each guest essentially grants to INVS the
complete right to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, etc. the content
in whole or in part, anywhere.
The Circle of Innervisions Inc., has given the Innervisions team special prefixes
as a part of their screen names so that they are easy to identify.
If a guest should see an Innervisions team member, they will notice
that the team members screen names have the prefix INVS.
In addition, management of the circle of innervisions inc. have
been given the prefix of COIV. If you see someone with that prefix
before their name and have a question, they are fully qualified
to answer any questions about the circle of innervisions.com website.
If there are any questions or problems concerning this Code of Agreement
(COA) please write to :
INVSPresident@circleofinnervisions.com
revised 08/05/04
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