GENERAL RULES:

1. Please keep this site "PG" rated. This site is aimed at people of all ages so material which is not suitable for children should not be posted. Obscene or sexual references will not be tolerated. We reserve the right to remove materials we consider to be offensive.

2. Please post your message on one section only. Members should use an appropriate, descriptive title when posting a new topic.

3. Please remember that this is a public forum and any information you post can be accessed by anyone from the general public or by Internet search engines such as Google.

4. Please do not reveal any personal details on threads that could lead to other people identifying you or your family. If you put specific personal information onto threads, there is always a chance you may receive unwelcome attention from someone. Keep it friendly and anonymous. If someone asks you where you live or what school your kids attend, don't give specifics unless you are sure that person is trustworthy and ONLY THEN BY PM (private message).

5. Please do not post personal information about other people/members on our forums. This includes a person/member’s full name and/or other personal details, which could be used to identify them. Please consider the feelings of friends or family members before posting messages that could cause offence to that person.

6. When posting messages, please be aware of the feelings of other members. We appreciate that all members will have varying views on certain subjects but please note that we will close any thread if the discussion gets out of hand. Members should also not post messages which are an unprovoked attack on any individual regardless of whether they are a member of our site or not.

7. We do not believe that freedom of speech gives any member the right to personally attack another member or members. Personal opinions are welcome but personal criticism/comments/attacks are not. We believe that everyone should be entitled to voice his or her own opinion but this does not necessarily mean it is always appropriate to do so on our forum.

8. Please do not start any threads specifically about another member if it might seem to be commenting on or aiming criticism at that member or could lead to unpleasantness when other members decide to join in the conversation. Some threads are better as Private Messages so if you want to chat to that person, please send them a PM.

9. Messages that are confrontational, rude, threatening, hateful or abusive will be removed or edited and the person responsible may be banned from using this forum. Swearing at other members is not classed as acceptable behaviour on our forums and members who do so will have their messages deleted and may receive a formal warning from the moderating team. Any messages that are confrontational, rude, threatening, hateful or abusive may be stored indefinitely by Team Websites and referred back to at a later date by Team Websites as proof of that member's conduct within the forums.

10. Our forum uses a word censor to edit out swear words & other offensive words or phrases. Obviously, some words are alot worse than others, but generally speaking, if a word is in the swear filter, it is deemed to be unacceptable for use on these forums. Please do not post swear words or any other offensive words or phrases in any way such a way as to bypass our word censor.

11. Any member who is suspected of joining our forum intending to criticise, harass or cause trouble for another member may be subject to a formal warning or a temporary/permanent ban.

12. Any members who are thought to be deliberately being argumentative, abusive or generally causing trouble (for other members or any member of the Team Websites staff) will find their posts removed from the main forums without explanation and stored indefinitely by the moderating team.

13. Personal feuds or arguments will not be tolerated. They are not of any interest to other members and just spoil the friendly atmosphere on our forums. Offending posts will simply be deleted. Bullying on the forums will not be tolerated. If you believe that a member is behaving in an inappropriate manner please contact us at teamwebsites@ntlworld.com

14. Any posts that contain pornographic or generally offensive content (text, images, links, etc.) will be deleted and may result in a warning.

15. Although we always appreciate offers of advice from our members, any members wishing to offer advice in any professional capacity should first contact the moderating team to request permission before posting on the boards.

16. All members are reminded that they may be held legally accountable for what they say or do online. This may include any advice however well-intentioned, which could result in harm or injury to another person. In particular, members may be held liable for any defamatory comments, threats and untrue statements or other illegal and fraudulent claims made by them.

17. Due to rules specified by the company hosting this forum no member is permitted to post in a language other than English. Please be respectful of the fact that not every member's mother tongue is English and there are going to be misspellings and typos. Please do not criticise or mock other members regarding the way they write their comments and/or views. Anyone who is thought to be rude or disrespectful regarding this rule will be formally warned and their membership could be permanently terminated.


ADDING PHOTOS OR OTHER IMAGES TO THE FORUM

1. Members may post personal photos or images on our forum however they should not post any photos of children unless the children in question are their own. This is because our website can be viewed by anyone from the general public. Any member adding photos to our forum should be aware that once photos are uploaded to our forum, they can be saved and printed off by virtually anyone.

2. Any posts that contain pornographic or generally offensive content (text, images, links, etc.) will be deleted and may result in a warning or membership termination.


USERNAMES/IDENTITIES/BANNED MEMBERS

1. Please DO NOT create multiple usernames, for any reason! The moderating team is more than happy to change a member’s username if there is a valid reason for doing so. For example if that member feels they cannot post on our site because they are worried someone they know may use our site and realize who they are.

2. If for any reason a member feels they cannot continue to use their current username and wants to set up a new account and new username they should contact the moderating team to advise they will be doing so along with full details of the new username & email address etc. Their previous username may then be suspended/deleted by the moderating team.

3. The moderating team reserves the right to ban any member at any time without prior discussion. This includes any member who is suspected to be using multiple usernames, or who is believed to be using a false identity purely to confuse, deceive or harass other members.

4. Any member who is worried about another member's identity etc should contact teamwebsites@ntlworld.com to discuss their concerns with a member of the moderating team. They should not post messages discussing their concerns on any of our forums.

5. Any member who has been banned from our forums should not attempt to return using another identity. Any member who is found or suspected to be doing so, will automatically be banned without notice.

6. Any posts by members who have been banned from our forum may remain on the forum indefinitely at the Moderating Team's discretion. Any member who has been banned does not have the right to expect their posts to be removed. Certain threads may be kept in storage indefinitely and referred back to at a later date by the Moderating team.

7. Members should not post threads on any of the forum boards discussing if (or why) a particular member has been banned from the Team Websites Forums. Members should not post notices on behalf of banned members, nor should they post messages demanding that a banned member should be reinstated. Messages of this kind will be removed.


COMPLAINTS

1. The moderating team takes complaints about another member seriously and the identity of the complainant will normally be kept confidential. The moderating team will then deal with that complaint in an appropriate manner. This may be a friendly PM to the member concerned, an official warning or a temporary or permanent ban from our forums. Any complaints we receive about our members may be stored by the moderating team and referred back to at a later date.

2. If you believe that any member is breaking any of the Team Websites rules, please email us at teamwebsites@ntlworld.comstating the username of the member you are contacting us about and why. Alternatively, please state the title of any threads you are complaining about and also the section of the forum that it is in.

3. Members should not discuss complaints about themselves or other members in our forums, nor should they start any threads which discuss those members and said complaints. Members should not speculate on the identity of the complainant nor should they publicly accuse any other member of informing on another member. Any such posts/threads will be edited/deleted by moderators without warning.


CONTACTING THE TEAM WEBSITES MODERATING TEAM

The Team Websites Moderating Team can be contacted by email at teamwebsites@ntlworld.com. Alternatively, if you have a question or comment for the moderating team please post it on the ask the moderators section and not on any of the other boards.


THE MODERATING TEAM

1. By using this forum, you agree that the administrators and moderators of this forum have the right to rename, remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should they see fit, without discussion. Team Websites may change or vary these rules at any time without prior notice to members.

2. Moderators will not get involved in public disagreements over whether a thread should or should not be edited or deleted. Once a thread has been edited, locked or deleted, please do not start new threads discussing that thread, it's contents or the reason it may have been edited, locked or deleted. Any such threads will also be locked or deleted.

3. Any members using these forums must agree to abide by these rules. Any member who persists in breaking the Team Websites Forum rules may receive an official warning and/or a temporary or permanent ban from our forums.

4. Any member acting in an aggressive or abusive manner towards any member of the Team Websites staff will be banned from our forums.

5. Team Websites provides these forums as a free service to it's members and reserves the right to change or vary the forums or withdraw any part of the forum service at any time, without prior notice or explanation to members. Although we appreciate that our forum may not be set up entirely to every individual member's liking, Team Websites has put a great deal of thought into the specific boards and categories which are available to members. If any member disagrees with either the way our forum is setup or with any of the boards which are available, they should contact us at teamwebsites@ntlworld.com. Members should not add threads on this topic to any section of the Team Websites forum. The moderating team will remove any threads on this subject from the forum boards.

6. Free Speech: Think of our forum like one of those magazines where you send your photos and letters in and hope they get included. When you send letters or photos in, the editor reserves the right not to publish them. In addition, the editor doesn't list all the letters or photos that weren't published, neither do they justify their reasons. Our forum has a moderating team which act as editors of the content published by our members. All views are welcomed but you must respect our rules, and editorial rights.

7. Rights of membership: At the end of the day, you have no more an automatic "right" to use this forum than you do any other facility which is aimed at the general public. For example if you upset other members in a local swimming pool or library, the management are within their rights to ask you to leave and ban you from their facility. Please remember that we are within our rights to withdraw your membership of our forum or to request you refrain from posting on a certain subject at any time.

8. Team Websites cannot guarantee the prompt editing or removal of any content. Team Websites accepts no liability in respect to the accuracy or truthfulness of any advice, information or data posted online or any responsibility for the consequences of a member acting in reliance on such information.

9. Any complaints about the Team Websites website, the moderators or the boards should be emailed to teamwebsites@ntlworld.comand should not be posted on the general forums. Threads which openly comment on or criticise any part of Team Websites and their decisions will be removed.