The Cult of Gaia Collective Rules and Terms of Service You must be at least 18 years of age to become a member of this board. The Cult of Gaia Collective promotes free speech entirely to the degree that that free speech does not violate existing law. Violations of copyright, privacy, or other laws will be removed from the board and the poster will be notified of the circumstances. All liability for all postings rest solely upon the contributor; The Cult of Gaia makes no warranty and accepts no responsibility for the behavior of individual members. By becoming a member of this board, you agree not to engage in any activity that is intended to hamper its function. Any activity of this nature will result in immediate termination of membership. Personal attacks or "flaming" are allowed on the Cult of Gaia Collective; however, should it become clear that this animosity is personal and between individuals rather than a product of the discussion topic, the members involved may be required to take their fight to the forum provided for this situation, The Arena. Further, should it become clear that this animosity is one-sided or that any individual member participates on this board for the primary purpose of generating animosity, that member may be requested to desist in that behavior. Personal attacks that interfere with the functional experience of the board and/or its members, or that violate any laws (such as the laws about threatening people with actual harm), will not be tolerated. Members are limited to one identity on this board. Your username may be changed through a request to the Board Administrator; however, we realize this can be confusing to other members and therefore will not perform this service over and over and over again. Please try to pick a username you can live with, and decide in advance which of your personalities is in charge should you have multiples. This board is not intended for commercial promotion. Please do not promote a product through it. Please do not re-post the same message, or generate posts that are excessive repetitions of the same message. For example, a post that says "I love ice cream" would be acceptable, but a post containing a hundred repetitions of that message or a repeated reposting of that same message would be unacceptable. We place this limitation due to practical considerations and expect that it will be respected accordingly. Furthermore, please do not "spam" multiple threads with the same message. If you must repeat yourself, take the time and effort to do it in an original fashion. Accidental violations of this rule (the infamous "double post") will be forgiven. Please be sensitive to copyright and privacy issues. Do not post lengthy excerpts of published works. If you would like to share more than a short paragraph, provide a link to that material. Do not post excerpts from private emails without express permission from the author. The most important rule is very simple, and it is Do What The LineMaster Says. The LineMaster is a very grumpy and disinterested Moderator. The LineMaster doesn't want to be bothered with you, and will not discuss options with you. Should you manage to awaken it, we recommend your compliance with whatever it suggests, as it has a really short fuse and an itchy claw on the "Delete Member" button. Questions, comments or concerns should be addressed to our friendly Board Administrator, Phred. Unlike the LineMaster, Phred cares about your problems. However, please be aware that Phred has been known to get lazy, busy, or drunk sometimes and so may not respond in a very timely fashion, depending on the circumstances. The Cult of Gaia has not created this board for the purposes of compiling or sharing your personal information in any way whatsoever. In case you missed our statement of privacy, allow us to reiterate: We will not share your information with Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, Under Any Circumstances. However, be advised that we are not and cannot be aware of the purposes of individual members, so please protect your own privacy accordingly. Should you have evidence that the private information given to the Cult of Gaia Collective in the process of registering for membership has somehow been compromised, inform us of this situation immediately. We hope these rules will provide us all with an interesting and open community, where the sharing of ideas and interests predominates. We don't want to limit you, so please be responsible for limiting yourself voluntarily. By becoming a member of this board you become a part of it, and we appreciate and welcome your unique perspective. We look forward to your input and hope you have a very positive experience here. Legal Stuff: ALL CONTENTS OF THIS BOARD ARE COPYRIGHTED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS. NO PART MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR. Disclaimer of General Liability: Members (users) of the Bulletin Board System hereinafter known as "The Cult of Gaia Collective" are entirely and solely responsible for their own liability and activities. The Cult of Gaia Collective makes no warranty as to any action of its respective Members. Opinions expressed by individual Members are not necessarily supported in any way by The Cult of Gaia Collective. BY JOINING THIS BOARD YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND ACCEPT SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES AS A MEMBER. BACK