TrashTalk Forum

"TrashTalk" FORUM RULES

Disclaimer:
The views expressed on this forum are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of the Hawthorn Basketball Association. Although the forum is moderated regularly to filter out inappropriate content, it is not always possible to remove posts of this nature before they appear online. The Hawthorn Basketball Association accepts no liability for content on this forum.

Purpose:
This forum has been created as a place for the Hawthorn Basketball community to voice their opinion and discuss basketball matters. Sections have been specifically set up to discuss senior and junior domestic competitions, representative teams and other basketball matters. Discussion that takes place on this forum should be friendly, informative, courteous, constructive and within the spirit of the game of basketball. The aim here is to provide a medium for banter and general discussion between players to intensify competitive yet friendly rivalry between teams and to get the competitive juices flowing whilst being in the best interests of the game.

It is here for all to have a bit of fun and to "talk da talk". Sign yourself up for TrashTalk and start talkin' trash!

Registering:
Enter the forum and register yourself on the board. If you are using Hotmail for your email, you may need to check your junk mail filter for the account activation/validation email.

Users code of conduct:
Users may initiate and participate in friendly discussion of all matters basketball
Users may engage in discussion of rules and refereeing decisions
Users may engage in constructive criticism of refereeing decisions
Users have the right to voice their opinion
Users post information on this board with the knowledge that the information is not backed up and that information may be lost at any time
Users have the right to have their true identities concealed
Users are usually entitled to be warned of improper conduct before disciplinary action is taken, mitigating circumstances excluded from this rule
Users have the ability to report posts which they feel do not follow the code of conduct and are not appropriate for the forum

Users are not permitted to criticise referees
Users are not permitted to post messages which are defamatory, threatening, abusive, vulgar or obscene
Users are not permitted to make personal attacks or negative remarks directed at another person
Users should refrain from using obscene language on this board
Users are not permitted to impersonate other people
Users must not engage in anything that is regarded as criminal offences as per standard law
Users are not permitted to post advertisements for commercial use
Users must not post material that infringes copyright law

Administrators code of conduct:
Administrators have the right to edit or delete any post or threads at their discretion without prior warning
Administrators where appropriate should provide reasons why threads/posts have been deleted
Administrators have the right to ban users as a result of users not adhering to the code of conduct
Administrators have the right to make alterations to the forum and its conditions without prior notice

Administrators are not permitted to take away the right of users to voice their opinion
Administrators are not permitted to reveal the true identity of users unless disciplinary action is required
Administrators are to treat any personal information that has been collected for the purpose of forum registration confidentially