Forum Rules (Amended 17.05.2012) **PLEASE READ**

Introduction

Registration to this forum is free, but we do insist that you abide by the terms and conditions detailed below, so please take the time to read these rules for the Mobile Disco Directory (“MDD”) Forums in order to make your stay as pleasant and constructive as possible.

You agree to these terms, when you check the 'I agree' checkbox and press the 'Register' button upon your registration to the MDD Forums.

Please Note:

These rules may be changed without notice. However, an announcement will normally be made in the forums.

1. Respect the etiquette of the Site: Get to know your way around the Site and how it is laid out before you post. It is strongly recommended that any new member posts a thread in the Newbies Forum as his or her first post as a way of introducing themselves to the other members of the forum. Please also make sure that you have read the thread entitled "New to the forum?....."

2. Try to keep on Topic: Threads on forums inevitably deviate from time to time – it is the nature of ‘conversations’. However, please try to stay within the scope of a thread: questions or comments which deviate substantially may be moved, locked or simply be deleted.

3. Please keep any images uploaded to the forum to a reasonable size: ie please ensure that the whole of the picture can be seen on the screen without the necessity to scroll. Larger pictures are difficult to view by members and take up system resources, and may be removed without warning.

4. Please do not cross-post in different forums: Post your message once to the appropriate forum and nowhere else.

5. Don't use all capital letters in your posts: Using capital letters is the forum equivalent of shouting at your fellow members!

6. Do not reply to your own post within a short time complaining that no-one has replied. Please remember that it may take some time for a member who can help you with your question / problem to visit the forums.

7. Try to be specific in any questions you ask: Asking "what's best" can only get subjective replies. Everyone has their own view about what's best! Explain what you want, what you want to use it for, what your budget may be, etc and the help and advice you receive is likely to be more beneficial.

8. We strongly suggest that you do not post personal information such as your domestic address, etc on the forum. Obviously, whether or not you disclose such information to another member privately is your choice, but please bear in mind that we have no way of knowing if any member is who they claim to be, so please bear this in mind.

9. Read up before asking! There are many guides and FAQs etc on this Site. In addition, please make use of the search function before posting questions. Your question may have already been answered.

10. Signatures: You can set up a signature to appear at the end of every post you make via the User CP tab. Signatures may not contain more than 3 lines of standard-sized text, plus a brief description of the towns/counties/areas you cover as a DJ. Signatures may contain up to 2 links (four links for MDD Supporters). You may alternatively add a 60 pixel high banner (120 pixel high banner for MDD Supporters) but this will count as 2 of your 3 permitted lines of standard-sized text. You may not add a link in your signature to a site that is similar to this. Only Mobile Discos businesses may be advertised in signatures. (see rule 14 for exceptions)

11. Multiple registrations are prohibited and are grounds for immediate account deletion. If you have a grievance with the Site or any of the forum members, please email the Site Admin.

12. Insults, flaming, personal comments, abuse, harassment and threats will not be tolerated: This applies equally to messages posted on the forums and to messages sent privately between members - either via the Site’s Private Messaging (PM) system or by email. Whilst we encourage debate between members and constructive criticism to help another member is usually acceptable, getting ‘personal’ is not acceptable. Be nice to each other and respect the decisions of the administrators and moderators (“Admins” and “Mods”). If you have a problem with another member, please refrain from retaliating and refer the matter to a Mod or Admin via PM. In the event of a serious breach of this rule (to be judged at the sole discretion of the Mods and Admins) the offending member may be banned from further participation in the forums. Furthermore, depending on the content of any abusive messages sent either privately or posted on the forums, we reserve the right to treat such as an un-authorized intrusion to the Site’s server and to report such to the relevant authorities for investigation in accordance with the UK Computer Misuse Act 1990 and its extension of 2000 (and any further or future amendment or addition thereto). We also reserve the right to start any other legal proceedings against such offending member at any time and without any further Cease & Desist notifications, and/ or (as appropriate) to inform any other relevant authority in this or any other country (depending on the origin of the offending member) for further investigations.

13. Any posts that are made to damage the reputation of this Site or any of its members will result in sanctions against the offending member. This includes (and is not limited to) Social Networking sites and other forums etc.

14. Advertising, spamming and trolling is not allowed (Except in the circumstances listed below): This includes using the forum email and PM system to spam other members as well as posts on the forums. Spamming & Trolling are not permitted under any circumstances whatsoever, and advertising is only allowed in specific limited circumstances. Members who have purchased a Banner Advertisement may be allowed to post a related link in their signature, but only by strict approval of the Site Admin. If you wish to advertise mobile disco related items for sale to forum members and others, please advertise in the 'For Sale/Wanted' forum section. No trade adverts are permitted.

Exceptions to the ban on advertising are as follows:-

a. You may reply to a question raised by another forum member, with a link to a third-party site with which you have no connection.

b. You may reply to another member if they have asked about a specific product that you can supply and have advertised on the ‘For Sale/Wanted’ forum section.

c. In exceptional circumstances and with the prior permission of the Mods & Admins. Such exceptional circumstances will be judged on a case by case basis and the decision whether or not to allow such exceptional circumstance advertising shall be made at the discretion of the Mods and Admin and such decision shall be final.

Any posts made in contravention of the above will be subject to removal and the Admin and Mods reserve the right to sanction the member concerned if deemed necessary.

14(b). Advertising of listing or directory sites
No other mobile disco listing / entertainment site or forum can be either promoted on this forum or flamed by any of the members without the permission of the Mods and Admins before posting.

15. You may not post any affiliate or referral links, or post anything asking for a referral without the express permission of the Site Admin.

15(b). All external web links posted within the forum must be public accessable. i.e. when posting links to social networking sites etc, please ensure that the pages can be viewed without the need for the viewer to login or sign up to do so.

16. Please refrain from using profanities or bad language. Please remember this Site is accessible to all age groups without restriction, so be mindful that children may be reading. There is a censor built into the forum which filters out most bad language and profanities, but please do not try to get around this by adding different characters or spaces into the word, or by providing some of the letters and filling in the rest with your own asterisks. Instead, kindly do not use such language in the first place. Bad language is strictly prohibited on the forum.

17. No warez, cracks, serials or illegally obtained copyrighted content please! Links to content of a questionable nature, asking for, offering, or asking for help/helping to process such content in any way or form will not be tolerated.

18. No posts shall be made containing instructional information or promoting piracy, hacking, or any other activity deemed illegal by law.

19. Posts relating to the following subjects are not permitted (whether in writing or image-related): Drugs, sex, pornography, excessive violence and other related or similar topics are prohibited. MDD strives to maintain a family-friendly atmosphere.

20. Political discussion not directly related to Disco & karaoke issues are prohibited, as are religious debates.

21. No derogatory remarks based on ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation or any other social aspect of a person's background will be permitted, whether directed personally at another member or generic comments made regarding any particular group.

22. Members shall not be permitted to link to other sites in their posts which include content deemed unsuitable, including the matters referred to in the preceding 6 paragraphs.

23. All communication should be in the English language and text language should not be used.

The MDD is a professional forum for professionals in our industry, as such, please try to communicate on the forum using the correct grammar and punctuation. We ask that you make a concise effort to make your posts as easy to read as possible. Please use a spell checker if necessary.

24. Do not publish confidential information.

25. Member ‘Code of Conduct.
Any member found to be in breach of our ‘codes of conduct’ below, may be sanctioned, removed from the forum and directory.

a) Plagiarism
b) Theft of any pictures that are posted in the Gallery section of this forum.
c) Operating illegally
d) Letting down customers by failing to show

26. Member Details.
It is a requirement of the forum that all members provide their full name, location and business name in their user profile.

27 You expressly acknowledge and agree that: Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this Site is done at your own risk and that you will be solely responsible for any direct or indirect resulting damage to your computer system or loss of data.

28. The MDD accepts no responsibility for and loss, damage or other detrimental effect suffered by any person as a result of that person following the advice or a suggestion given by any member of this Site.

29. Instructions by the Moderators and Administrators must be followed.

30. Disclosure of information: The MDD is keen to enforce laws and third party rights. Therefore we will (and you authorise us to) disclose any personal information we may have gathered about you as we (at our sole discretion) believe necessary or appropriate in the event of our receiving a request under Section 29 (3) of the Data Protection Act 1998 (or any subsequent amendment thereto or future enactment) in respect of any activity that may expose us or you to legal liability.

31. Registrant Disclaimer: Although the Admins and Mods of the MDD Forums will take all reasonable steps to keep all messages of an objectionable nature off these forums, it is impossible for the Admins and Mods to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of the MDD Forums, nor Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd (developers of vBulletin) may be held responsible for the content of any message.

32. Rules Infraction Policy: In order to enforce these forum rules, upon violation of this agreement MDD reserves the right to take any action deemed reasonable without further warning, including actions not listed in this document.

As a general rule, sanctions against members breaking forum rules may take the form of a private warning; a public warning; a trip to the ‘Sin Bin’ (this means that all posts made by the sanctioned member will have to be manually approved by a Mod or Admin before appearing on the forum); a temporary ban; or a permanent ban – depending upon the severity of the breach an at the sole discretion of the Site’s Mods and Admins.

The Mobile Disco Directory forum operates a ‘3 strike’ rule with regards to the Sin Bin. Any member that is placed in the Sin Bin for a third time may have their forum membership removed and be banned from the site.

If you have been sanctioned:

a. Do not start arguments regarding the sanction. Actions of this nature may result in a more severe sanction being imposed.

b. If you are unclear about the reasons for a warning against you or the reasons for any ban, ask a moderator for further details.

c. If you feel you have been banned unfairly, you may appeal the decision by sending a message to the Site Admin.

31. Conclusion: By agreeing to the rules of the forum upon registration, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise in violation of any laws, or in any way in breach of any of the forum rules posted from time to time on this Site including (but not limited to) those shown above.

The owners, administrators and moderators of the Mobile Disco Directory Forum reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread or post for any reason, and (if deemed necessary) to sanction any member following a breach of these rules.




The owners and administrators of the Mobile Disco Directory Forum reserve the right to update these rules without prior consultation or notification.