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Welcome to the
Crystal Beach Community Forums!
These forums are operated by the Crystal Beach Community Association (CBCA)
as a service for the residents of the Crystal Beach community. We welcome all
newcomers, please drop by and say hello!
The CBCA reserves the right to
edit or remove any postings, or user accounts, for any reason. While the forums
are primarily here for the residents of the Crystal Beach, we currently do not
restrict non-residents from registering and posting in the forums - in fact we
encourage those who are looking to relocate into our neighborhood to create an
account and ask questions and participate. It is not considered a right
to post or participate in the website or forum. The does not guarantee any
information provided in our forums; we disclaim any liabilities for any
information posted to the site.
Please follow our forum rules that follow
below. Persons who do not follow the forum rules are subject to administrative
action.
Forum Rules
1. No
posting of contact information of minors.
We take the safety of our
children here in Crystal Beach very seriously and will never put
them at risk by posting their private information online. As such, if any
contact information relating to a minor is posted here, we will remove that
information as soon as it is noticed.
2. Only one account per person
is allowed. If for some reason you cannot login to your account because you
have forgotten your password or username, please do not create a new account.
You can reset your password from the login page using the email address you
registered with or if for some reason you can not access your account, please
Contact Us and an administrator will assist
you. If we notice you have registered multiple accounts, we will ask you to pick
one and will merge the accounts together.
3. No Sock Puppet Accounts
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Sock Puppeting is "the act of creating a
fake online identity to praise, defend or create the illusion of support for
one’s self, allies or company." Essentially, creating fake accounts with the
intent to deceive or mislead others.
Sock Puppet accounts will be deleted and
members found creating sock puppet accounts will have administrative action
taken against them.
4. A valid email address is required to be active
at all times. We will never share, sell, or rent individual personal
information with anyone without your advance permission or unless ordered by a
court of law. Your email address will only be used for purposes related to
operating the website or forum. Members have a preference in the
User CP to allow or disallow other users to
send them emails through the forum. If the forum administrators find that the
email address for an member's account is no longer active, we will attempt to
contact the member via Private Message to have the member update their
profile. If the member does not respond
within a reasonable amount of time, the administrators reserve the right to
disable or delete the account.
5. Do
not
post personal information about yourself or others
- Use caution when posting personal information anywhere on the Internet,
including this forum. This forum is viewable by anyone and the information you
post could be used in a malicious way by someone not even a part of our website
or community. Recognize also that the forum is indexed by search engines, so
anything posted here can be found by Google, Yahoo, etc. Use caution when
posting things in public such as
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personal email addresses
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phone numbers
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addresses
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etc
The forum administrators will not remove personal information people post about
themselves voluntarily or information that is publicly available, but we
strongly discourage members from doing so. The forum has a messaging system
called Private Messages which allows you to exchange messages with other
forum members in private. This should be your preferred method of sharing
personal information with other users. You can send a private message by simply
clicking on any underlined username and in the drop down menu select Send
Private Message
Example:
You have an item for sale and would like to allow someone to call you if they
are interested. You should include in your post that interested parties should
send you a private message via the forum where you can then provide them your
phone number without posting it on the public portion of the forum
6. Please treat Private Messages as private - Please do not
share or forward information sent using the Private Message feature of the forum
unless permission is explicitly granted by the original author. Information sent
via the Private Messaging system is not visible to other members but there is no
way to prevent a user from forwarding or redistributing information they are
sent once that information has been received. There should be no expectation
of privacy of messages posted. As with all privately operated websites,
members should have have no expectation of a right to privacy for messages sent
or received over this website. The CBCA or its agents may disclose your Personal
Information or messages if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law; (b)
protect and defend the rights or property of the CBCA; the CBCA web site, or the
users of the CBCA web site; or, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of the CBCA, the site or the public.
7.
No spamming or duplication of posts - Do not post the same or similar thread
in multiple forums. We know you want to get the word out about your particular
issue/concern/question/comment/etc, but please take the time to pick the correct
forum and place your message there. Threads may be moved by the administrators
as deemed necessary. Also please refrain from posts of a "spam" nature, e.g.
posts for free iPods requiring other users to sign-up. Such threads/posts will
be closed (or deleted) and the poster may be subject to administrative action.
8. No For Sale, advertising, commercial soliciting or other commercial
postings except in specified forums - There should be no advertising of
personal or commercial interest in the forums except in forums created
explicitly to host those types of posts. Forums created for these purposes will
have forum-specific rules posted in the forum and must be reviewed before
posting. Currently there are NO
forums for commercial posting and any commercial advertising will be removed
immediately. Under no circumstances should any member mass-message (repeatedly
send the same message) other members of the forum/website.
9. No
Inappropriate Content - This forum is viewable by residents of all ages and
therefore posting of obscene, foul language, or adult-only, or otherwise
unlawful content will not be tolerated. The forum includes an automatic language
filter - it is implemented for a purpose, thus it should not be intentionally
circumvented.
10. Excessive Punctuation/Sizing/Caps - Members
should not post in all caps or try to use excessive punctuation or size
formatting in their postings.
11. No Personal attacks - "What is
an attack exactly? We have all heard the term before. On a message board, an
attack is when another member posts a message that clearly & directly is to
threaten, defame, insult or make a mockery of another for whatever reason that
poster felt compelled to do so. This includes attacking forum members by group
or label (Example: all you homeowners are idiots). Attack the post, not the
poster is a motto to live by. These boards are for discussions. There will
always be differing opinions. You can disagree & but be civil and do not spread
hate around. Members who demonstrate continued instigational or confrontational
behavior towards other members or show disregard for the rules or intentions of
the rules will be subject to administrative action.
12. No Trolling
- Trolling is when someone posts controversial or contrary messages solely with
the intention of baiting users into an argumentative response. The troll's
purpose is simply to disrupt or gain attention. Please do not 'feed the trolls'
by responding to their baiting. Trolling is a game to the poster - they aim to
pleasure at your expense - at your frustration, your efforts, etc. The best
solution is always to simply ignore the poster which denies them the thing they
are after - your response. Members who repeatedly demonstrate trolling behavior
at the discretion of the forum administrators will be subject to administrative
action.
13. Considering the real-time nature of these forums, it is
impossible for us to review all messages or confirm the validity of information
posted. Please remember that we do actively monitor the contents of posted
messages but that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not
vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message,
and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express
the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of the or any
entity associated with such.
Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable or inappropriate
should contact the forum administrators by using the Report Post function by
clicking the
 icon
shown above each post. Reported posts will be reviewed by administrators who
will review the situation and take appropriate action if deemed necessary. This
is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to
remove or edit messages immediately.
14. Please do not
play forum vigilante - Please leave the policing or administration of the forums to the
assigned administrators and moderators. Rather than trying to correct the
actions of another and further exaggerating the situation, please contact the
forum administrators by using the Report Post function by clicking the
icon
shown above each post. Reported posts will be reviewed by administrators who
will review the situation and take appropriate action if deemed necessary.
15. No Discussions Regarding Administrative Actions on the Forums.
All discussions related to administrative actions
(suspensions, bans, moderations, etc) are to be taken offline and not directly
discussed on the forums. Members may contact the administrators for questions by
using the
Contact Us link shown at the bottom of all
pages of the forums. If a member is unsatisfied with the resolution or reasons
given, they can then contact the CBCA and ask to have their issue
escalated/resolved by a member of the CBCA Board or at a monthly CBCA meeting.
Administrative Action
Members who
violate the website's rules or policies will be subject to having administrative
action taken against them. Our overall goal is correcting users
and behaviors - not punishing them. Administrators or moderators may warn a
specific member via private message. Administrators or moderators may also post
in an active thread warning all thread participants that behavior is straying
and administrative action may be pending if behavior does not improve. Members
should respect these posts as gentle warnings to all thread participants.
If a member does not correct their behavior or when a specific violation
occurs, administrators or moderators may edit or delete posts to remove
offending material. The offending member will be contacted via private message
outlining their offense and any action taken. Users may also receive an
Infraction notice. Infractions are a forum feature used by the administrators to
track and log offenses.
Our primary goal is correcting behavior, but if a
member continues to violate the website's policies or rules further action may
be taken against the member. First time offenses typically will result in a
warning to the member. Repeat offenses may result in having the member's access
to the forum (in part or whole) suspended for a fixed time period. Further
offenses will lead to a member's access to the forum being permanently
suspended. Punishments will be applied at the discretion of the Broadlands
Technology Committee.
Acceptance of Forum Rules and Policies
All users of our forums agree to follow these terms of use and forum rules. If
you do not agree to these terms of use and rules, do not use these forums. Users
represent that they have read, understand, and agree to these rules. If you post
material, you represent and warrant that the material you post is not
defamatory, infringing on our rules, obscene or otherwise unlawful, that you
have rights to post any material you supply and that you take full
responsibility for your actions and will not hold the CBCA, it's officers,
and/or the forum administrators for any liability or loss.
Thank you for
your cooperation. As always, these rules are subject to change so check back
periodically.
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