TERMS AND GUIDELINES
Lay down some basic rules for the Forums here.
This is a "hacked" version of another forum's Guidelines to use as an example:
Terms and Guidelines
The John Blyth for President Website's Forum allows you to voice your thoughts and opinions in an open forum and to hear what people around the world have to say. We encourage an atmosphere of thoughtful debate and recommend short and concise postings (generally, fewer than 300 words).
By participating in the John Blyth for President Website Forum, you have agreed to abide by the code of conduct detailed below:
You must comply with all of the terms of the John Blyth for President Website Forumpolicies. You may not post any messages or materials anonymously or under a false name. All comments are reviewed for publishing use. You are solely responsible for any statements that are posted using your account. Any form of direct or indirect personal attack or harassment is unacceptable behavior and is not tolerated. In addition, any comment that calls for unlawful or illegal behavior or might result in harm to others is not allowed and will be forwarded to appropriate authorities. We do not seek to limit or censor the expression of ideas. Nevertheless, some materials are inappropriate. You may not post or upload any material or links to material (including, but not limited to, text, content, photos, video, animation, graphics, audio, or software) that is libelous, defamatory, false, obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic, excessively violent, abusive, threatening, harassing, disruptive, or a violation of applicable law or that would constitute grounds for civil liability. You may only post materials to the e Forum if you have obtained appropriate copyright or other permission to upload such materials and to permit downloading by other users for personal, noncommercial use. You may not violate, plagiarize, or infringe on the rights of third parties, including copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, personal, publicity, or proprietary rights. You acknowledge that any uploaded materials will be considered to be in the public domain. Do not use oversize fonts and any HTML tags designed to generate such fonts. Advertisements, chain letters, charity requests, petitions for signatures, or any solicitation of other users are inappropriate, and the posting of such items is prohibited.
LIABILITIES
You agree that you will indemnify and hold harmless the John Blyth for President Website and its directors, officers, Board of Directors, and agents from any and all liability resulting from publication, distribution, or redistribution related to the posted material or the use of the material by any person (including liability resulting from any virus, worm, "Trojan horse," or other contaminating or destructive feature of the data). Given the nature of this service, we cannot verify the accuracy of statements that users place on the John Blyth for President Website Forum. It is impractical to review all statements after they are placed on the bulletin board. And even if statements could be reviewed, we are not in a position to investigate and confirm the accuracy of a user's statements. Accordingly, we do not make any representations, nor do we endorse the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information available through this service. We do not guarantee that such material has been posted with the permission of the copyright or proprietary owner. You may rely on such materials solely at your own risk. We are not liable for any materials posted by others in this service.
DISCLAIMER
We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to the John Blyth for President Website's Forumfor any reason, including failure to comply with the Forumguidelines. If you encounter questionable materials on the John Blyth for President Website Forum, you are encouraged to contact us directly by contacting the John Blyth for President Website Forummanager.
