Xperteks Forum Rules

Marcial Velez — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:00:08 GMT

Xperteks Forum Rules - General

There is no charge for joining this forum, but we do ask that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below. This is a community for computer enthusiasts and users to obtain support for Xperteks products, as well as find out how to get the most out of these products. We want you to be yourself as long as you can act with respect toward your fellow members and the Staff. We don't expect you to leave your personality at the door; we just ask that you bring your manners in as well. Please think before you post and re-read what you type before you post it.

There is tremendous diversity in age, race, gender, language, location (worldwide) and more here; and there will be a lot of varying opinions on different subjects. We're all human beings. We will willingly listen to your suggestions and complaints, and try to incorporate your ideas into the site.

All logos, graphics, and information pertaining to Xperteks Computer Consultancy, Inc. is used with permission. Xperteks Forum is owned and operated by Xperteks Computer Consultancy, Inc. Having “Xperteks ” in their username will identify Xperteks employees.

If you come across any violations to these guidelines or have any problems navigating the site, do not hesitate to let us know through the Contact Us link. Please do not use this channel for Xperteks customer support, those who monitor these channels are not qualified Xperteks support reps. We'll be happy to address your concerns regarding the site. We encourage everyone to participate in and enjoy the Community while at the same time adhering to these Guidelines:

Xperteks Forum Rules - Guidelines

Be Respectful!

We have always prided ourselves on the quality of our support. Being end users ourselves, we understand the frustration that can result from products that don't operate the way we think they should. This frustration can spill out into the correspondence with Support people, however unintentional. All we ask is that you give us a chance to help before that happens. Ranting on the forum before you give our Staff a chance to help will accomplish nothing. Be respectful toward Forum Staff, they are people just like you and they pride themselves in the support they provide. We will not tolerate disrespect, rudeness, or attacks on Xperteks Forum Staff. The anonymity of the Internet does not give you the right to be disrespectful or rude. Being disrespectful and/or rude to a Staff member will be viewed as a violation of these Rules and will be dealt with accordingly.

Be Courteous!

Don't attack others. Personal attacks on others will not be tolerated; this includes but is not limited to flaming or insults. Challenge the points of view and opinions of others, but do so respectfully and thoughtfully...without insult and personal attack. Members who subscribe to this sort of behavior will not enjoy their membership for long. Common courtesy can have an amazing effect on correspondence. This includes using basic grammar, spelling and punctuation. If you type a post using all lower case letters with no punctuation and using IM abbreviations, do not get irritated when a Staff Member or fellow member ask you to explain yourself. Posts of this nature cause a lot of extra time and effort to decipher, and we reserve the right to request a better explanation if needed.

Be Cautious!

Think before you post or speak: Do you really want to put your address or telephone number on a public discussion forum? We encourage you to keep personal information personal.

In the same vein, do not ask for personal information from others. Posts that request members to submit personal information to another party will be removed. Information that should be considered personal includes but is not limited to your home phone number, name, and age. If you must give this out for any reason, please do so privately.

Be Appropriate!

There may be places where explicit, obscene or vulgar language, graphics or behavior is appropriate, however this site is not one of them. Posts that contain explicit, obscene or vulgar language will be removed. If you cannot express your thoughts without using this kind of language then you may wish to purchase a dictionary and learn some new words. Similarly, posts that solicit or offer explicit or X-rated GIFs, JPEGs or similar content files will be deleted without notice! This is a computer forum, should you wish to view that sort of content then try a Google search. This also applies warez-related material, in all forms. No offensive usernames, signatures, titles or avatars are allowed. In all things, the Staff will decide what is offensive or not and will make all final decisions on such matters.

Xperteks Forum Rules - Posting

Follow the Guidelines Above

We reserve the right to treat any non-compliance of the above guidelines as a violation of these rules.

No Cross-Posting

Please don't post the same discussion more than once on a discussion forum or on many forums. There is a forum for every subject, pick one and post. Duplicate discussions are frustrating and counterproductive for other members, especially for those whose time and energy is limited. Duplicate discussions will be deleted.

No Advertising - Spam

Do not heedlessly place your advertisements through the Discussion Forums. This will be considered SPAM and could result in the loss of your membership. Spamming of any kind including pornographic-related will be dealt with severely. Xperteks is totally against SPAM in all its forms. Posting links to content on other sites such as threads in the News Forum or reviews on other review sites are not considered SPAM unless it is deemed to be an advertisement of a profitable nature.

No Reference to "warez" or Other Illegal Activities

The Xperteks Forum will not tolerate any links or references to warez, warez sites, "warez like" sites, illegal cracks, illegal hacks, or any other related ventures, or sites that may promote such illegal activities. Posts of this nature will be immediately deleted, and the offending member dealt with accordingly.

No Copyrighted Material

Information copyrighted or owned by any individual or entity other than the member should not be posted on the discussion forums or software libraries without the consent of the owner. If such an event occurs, the individual posting the information shall be held solely responsible. Xperteks Computer Consultancy, Inc. shall not be held responsible for member-posted information that may violate copyright law.

You cannot legally post entire articles or news 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. In this case you would be depriving them of ad revenue and it is illegal. Under Fair Use provisions you can legally post a small abstract of an article - or perhaps the opening paragraph. So 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.

Xperteks Forum Rules - Our Discretion

Xperteks Discretion

Xperteks.com and its assigned agents reserve the right to remove a post that does not relate to the topic being discussed in the forum. In addition, Xperteks.com reserves the right to organize discussion forums in order to best serve the majority of our members. For example, narrow-interest or minimal activity topics may, at Xperteks 's discretion, be relocated to a more appropriate discussion forum, or deleted entirely. Xperteks.com or its assigned agents also reserves the right to prohibit or delete discussions that are thought to violate applicable law or that may be harmful to other members, the sites that comprise Xperteks.com or the rights of or others. With that said, we cannot ensure prompt removal of offending discussion forum posts. We also reserve the right to remove your membership from you should you violate these Guidelines.

Considering the real-time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for staff to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that Xperteks staff do not actively monitor the contents of all posted messages and are not responsible for any messages posted. Xperteks does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and is not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of Xperteks or any entity associated with us. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately through the contact channels. Xperteks has the ability to remove objectionable messages and will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if it is determined that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. In fact, we may not edit or delete posts that break our rules at all. We have many time constraints on us and cannot guarantee that we will be able to edit or delete posts that break the rules/user agreement. The poster remains solely responsible for the content of their messages, and the poster agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Xperteks Computer Consultancy, Inc., Xperteks.com and it's owner, and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). We also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

Use of the site is at the discretion of the Administration of Xperteks.com and Xperteks Computer Consultancy, Inc., and that use may be terminated by the Administration at any time.

Xperteks.com is a provider of an "interactive computer service". Postings on Xperteks.com are "provided by another information content provider" and not Xperteks.com unless posted by the owner. Xperteks.com is not the "publisher or speaker" of any posts in the discussion forums unless posted by the owner.

The user agrees as a condition of registering at and/or using/viewing Xperteks.com to be truthful in regard to all information given during the registration process, to use the site as per the instructions, not to disclose his/her password to others for use, and that the site has a license (permission) for use of anything the user submits or posts to the site.

By using this forum, you are agreeing to these Rules and you agree to review the Rules for changes as often as is necessary.

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