A couple of reminders...

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Old 12-09-2019, 06:49 PM
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A couple of reminders...

This is an overall reminder about a couple of SRs Rules. I decided to write this based on an increase I've noticed in a few types of posts. This reminder is not aimed at any member specicifically. So please...do not take this personally.

1) SR Rule 7: No Materials that violate the law such as copyright infringements. This includes posting material from other sites without citing a source--or posting it at all if the material is copyrighted.

For example, you find an article on Salon.com that you want to share on SR. Here is the copyright information from that website:

Copyright © 2019 Salon.com, LLC. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
What this means is that you cannot share an entire article on SR without first obtaining specific, written permission from the owners of that site. A sentence or two, or perhaps even a paragraph of material, with a proper citation is usually OK, but whole articles are not.

2) Privacy. I started a thread years ago about the open nature of this forum. It is a public forum. It is searchable and discoverable using any internet search engine.

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ure-forum.html (Privacy...and the open nature of this forum)

That said, I highlight the following part of SR Rule 3: Breaching of Privacy.
Revealing personal information, including e-mail addresses, about other members that would identify them in the real world and which they have not otherwise made public online. This includes posting the contents of emails, private messages, private phone conversations, private letters, and/or any other private information that has not been shared on the forums by the member/non-member personally.
This means that it is not acceptable to share the contents of any email, letter, text, voicemail message that someone else sent to you. Think of it this way. When you send an e-mail to a friend, a partner, a family member, you do so with the reasonable expectation that your private communication will not appear on a public website.

Keep these things in mind when posting...and peace in the valley, everyone!



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Old 12-10-2019, 01:22 AM
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Thank you for those reminders.
is it ok to post links to articles on other sites without also posting copyright info?
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Old 12-10-2019, 03:44 AM
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Short answer: It depends, lol!

Long Answer:
1. No Advertising: No advertising or links to advertising or "Spam" is permitted (including signatures, member titles, images, or profile information). Advertising, defined as the buying, selling or trading of any commercial or personal product or service, or the solicitation of money, such as for investments, charities, or private gatherings.

Do not post links for the purpose of selling, soliciting or promoting by someone that has ownership or other "vested interest" to the web site involved, including efforts to promote other online forums, blogs, or web sites. This includes posting messages for the sole purpose of promoting personal agendas that are not appropriate in the opinion of forum moderators. We do not allow links to other blogs or forums in posts anywhere on the forum.

A link to your personal page is allowed in your profile as your homepage. Commercial links are not allowed as your homepage. Links must be appropriate and abide by the forum rules or they will be removed.

Posts and links about fundraising (including nonprofit fundraisers) are NOT permitted. Please do not post casting calls for Radio or TV appearances. Please do not post asking for information for research, surveys, or school projects.

Links to informational, inspirational, and educational sites not related to products or services are permitted when they are posted by someone without any "vested interest" AND whose purpose is NOT to solicit, advertise, promote, fundraise, etc. This includes links to outside agendas that are outside the scope of our main purpose, which is recovery from addicitions and recovery for friends and family members.

Links, broken links, counters or trackers are not allowed in signatures, member titles, avatar images, profile picture, or any other image. Do not post images with scripts or codes linked from another site (clickable images). All links that violate forum rules will be removed without notice.
For example:
Amazon links to products...not OK.
Links to Psychology Today articles..."usually" OK.
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PS...if anyone would like to read the whole laundry list of forum and blog and chat "Policies, Rules, and Posting Tips", here is the link.

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ting-tips.html
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