Chat Rules
Operator's can, at their discretion, kick or ban any user for any reason. These are good hearted professionals from around the world who donate their time to help others and are willing to help solve just about any PC problem. The main rules are be nice and be patient.
Restrictions are as follows:
- Any information and or code that contains or facilitates the transfer of software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
- Infringes anyone else's intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to, any copyright, trademark, rights of publicity, rights of privacy, or other proprietary rights.
- Repeatedly using language inconsistent with the community standards. This can include anything from typing in all caps to blurting nonsense, remember, it's the operator's discretion.
- Impedes or otherwise prohibits communication; disrupts the discussion including, without limitation, using screen names in topical chats that are offensive to the topic and repeatedly posting off-topic comments in a topical chat.
- Contains highly explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature, directed at another individual or group of individuals, particularly when unsolicited.
- Contains vulgarities directed toward another individual or group.
- Depicts violence in a gratuitous manner, without journalistic or artistic merit, primarily intended to agitate or cause emotional distress.
- Is 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 orientation. Hate speech is unacceptable anywhere at any time.
- Solicits personal information from any user. Personal information includes full name, home address, home telephone number, or other identifying information that would enable "offline" contact.
- Contains material that defames, abuses, threatens, promotes, or instigates physical harm or death to others, or oneself.
- Is illegal or incites illegal activity, such as any instructional information on how to commit any type of illegal activity, such as but not limited to hacking, cracking, or warez.
- Solicits for exchange, sale or purchase of sexually explicit images, and/or material harmful to minors; including, but not limited to, any photograph, film, video, or picture or computer generated image or picture (actual or simulated).
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