Just want to get the message out so: TV.com Forum Moderators Flamemoth GeorgeFergus Gislef Laurameyer VillaFan ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS TV.com provides message board services to you, the visitor, based on its Terms of Service outlined here. When using the forums provided by TV.com, you are subject to these posted terms. Usage of the services on this site denotes acceptance of these terms. The TOS may be changed at any time and without direct notice to individual visitors, so it is recommended that you check back with this page at any time you have questions or concerns. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS In order to view messages on the TV.com message boards without user restrictions, no registration is required or necessary. In order to post messages on the boards, view boards with level restrictions, and use other advanced services, you must register with TV.com using a valid e-mail address. Upon registration, an activation key in the form of a URL will be mailed to the address you provided. 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However, in cases of certain severe and/or repeated TOS violations or illegal activities, we reserve the right to forward any and all known information about you and your accounts to your ISP (including libraries, schools, and places of employment), e-mail service provider, your ISP account owner (if someone else is actually paying for it), and any parties whose copyright has clearly been infringed by your actions on the boards. MEMBER CONDUCT You agree that you will not use this service to perform the following actions: Offensive Posting Posts of a patently offensive nature are not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: Using vulgar, profane, or sexually explicit language Using race, religion, sexual orientation, culture, ethnicity, handicap, nationality, or gender as a means of insult Using sexual preference terms as a term of insult in any way, shape, or form Using threatening, harassing, defamatory, hate-speech, or libelous language Posting or requesting links to or material from pornographic, obscene, or hate-speech web sites Posting links to web sites with potentially offensive content without a clear warning Descriptions or details about any sexual act or sexual organs Sexually suggestive and/or nearly-nude images that are deemed inappropriate by Moderators or Administrators - As a general guideline, this refers to images that would be censored on network television or in a daily newspaper Censor Bypassing The TV.com message boards are programmed with a list of words that are considered vulgar under any context, and these words are not allowed to be posted. 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Usernames, Profiles, and Forms Violating any of the above rules with a username, any part of the user profile (signature, quote, e-mail, IM), or via feedback forms (such as the Mark for Moderation function) is considered a severe violation. If a Moderator or Administrator finds your Signature inappropriate and asks you to remove it, it must be removed. Other Any other activity that is clearly detrimental to the flow of conversation and normal activities of the boards and its users may also be deleted. TERMS VIOLATIONS Topics and message posts that violate the TOS will be deleted from the boards, and additional penalties may be applied at the moderator's discretion. Re-posting deleted violations (yours or those of others) is also considered a violation. Messages and topics may be removed at any time and for any reason at the sole discretion of TV.com and its designated moderators. 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