Welcome to SydneyTango Forum.
By joining our forum you agree to abide by the following guidelines.
The SydneyTango forum is run by a volunteer Moderator. If you have a question
for the Moderator, please allow at least 24 hours for a response.
The Administrators and Moderator of SydneyTango reserve the right to re-locate
or delete any post or thread that they deem inappropriate for this site. Please
remember that this is a site primarily aimed at disseminating information and
providing those interested in Sydney tango with a forum to air views and
discuss issues in a civilised manner.
General Forum Rules
Usernames and membernames. When joining and selecting a member name, please
remember that it cannot be changed - it is the name that will appear in the
forum. We can change your email address and we are happy to do this when
necessary.
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Do try to avoid ambiguity by using the "smileys" available at the bottom of the posting window. Written communication lacks the visual cues of face-to-face dialogue and can easily be misinterpreted. The use of irony, no matter how well-intentioned, is particularly susceptible to misinterpretation!
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Avoid profanities or foul language. This includes in topic titles. We have word
filters in place and any attempts to get around these will result in your post
being edited. Excessive and/or continuous use of foul language will result in
an official warning from the Administrators.
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Do not include racial, ethnic, gender, sexual preference or personal insults
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Do not start a thread that is hostile to individuals. Any posting deemed to be
a direct or indirect attack on any member of the tango community will be
removed without warning. Continuous attempts to start this kind of thread will
result in an official warning from the Administrators.
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Any thread that is a spin-off of an already deleted thread, will also be
deleted. As will any thread that is started for the sole purpose of putting
down, or offending another person,
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Do not search or dredge up old threads for the purpose of denigrating another
person. Any such posts or threads will also be removed.
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Subscribers may not argue on the forum with the decision of the Moderator or
Administrator. Any complaints must be directed directly to
support @sydneytango.com.au
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Try to post in the relevant forum If you post in the wrong forum, your post
will be moved by the Moderator.
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Impersonating another subscriber or a member of the Sydneytango team, in any
communication will result in immediate suspension.
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Typing in capitals signifies shouting, please be sensitive to other members and
do not post in all capitals.
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Three warnings from the Moderator or Administrator will result in suspension
from the forums.
Flooding and Spam
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Do not flood the forums. Any member that is deemed to be flooding the forums
with the same topic will have all of that topic removed without warning.
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In December 2003, the Australian Government introduced the Spam Act. Spamming
(the sending of unsolicited correspondence) can incur hefty fines.
Privacy and Copyright
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We respect the privacy of all of our subscribers and we expect our subscribers
to do likewise. You may never release the personal information of another
person unless you have their consent to publish information that is not already
public (names etc.)
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Our responsibilities include ensuring subscribers are not violating copyright
laws. We ask that you refrain from posting:
- Private Emails without the written consent o the parties involved.
- Messages from other Discussion Boards
- Any part of or whole Private letters or correspondence with the written
consent of the parties involved.
- Articles or items longer n a short paragraph from other edia (magazines,
books, websites) unless you have written permission to reproduce. Any of the
above that are posted will be removed by the Moderator.
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Hacking รป any person trying to hack into the site, or any part of the site will
be suspended immediately and further action taken.
Buying and Selling on SydneyTango
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SydneyTango will eventually offer a Classified section which allow subscribers to
buy and sell. In the meantime the forum is not available for buying or selling
goods or services, although we do allow non-cash personal ads to be run in the Personals forum.
When this feature is available we will be posting guidelines for its use.
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Ebay links are not permitted on SydneyTango.