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General Rules
1. This site has very specific content geared forums, members are asked to read the forum descriptions before posting to ensure they are posting in the correct forum. This rule is very forgiving, but users who repeatedly post in the wrong forum despite corrections from a staff member may be given a warning.
2. Members should use an appropriate, descriptive title when posting a new topic. Examples of bad titles include; "Help me!", "I'm stuck!" etc. Examples of good titles include; "Double XP Article", "GAMERTAG App", etc. are okay.
3. These forums are geared toward a general audience and therefore posts that are sexual in nature, pornographic content, or generally offensive in nature such as text, images, links etc. will not be tolerated and will lead to an immediate warning. If a username is found to be offensive, it will be immediately changed and the user will be messaged a request to choose another, more appropriate username.
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6. Members are not allowed to flame other members or groups of members. Flaming includes, but is not limited to: Ridiculing, insulting, or demeaning another member or group of members, such behavior will not be tolerated and may lead to a warning and the offending posts removed or the topic locked.
7. Members are not allowed to bait other members. Baiting is an attempt to anger and provoke another member. Such behavior may lead to a warning and offending posts removed or topic locked.
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9. Members are not to violate the privacy of other members by publicly posting identifiable personal information about them; e.g. full names, addresses, e-mail addresses or telephone numbers. This includes reposting the contents of private messages or e-mails without the prior permission of the sender. Exceptions may include notifying a staff member of a violation through private channels such as the board private message system.
10. All rules apply to the private messaging system as well, abuse of the Private Messaging system will result in a Warning.
11. Members are asked to respect the copyright of other users, sites, media, etc. Users linking to or asking for information on warez, crackz, etc. or re-printing material without permission will receive a warning and their post will be removed.
12. Members are asked not to post using l33t speak, txt speak, abbreviated expletives, posting in ALL CAPS in posts, topics or blog posts. Repeatedly posting in these methods will result in a warning.'
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Applications
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2. Members are asked to refrain from excessively bumping their applications until a reasonable amount of time (at least 6 hours) has elapsed, a reasonable amount of time must be allowed to give the staff time to answer the question and or topic. Repeated excessive bumping could result in a warning.
3. Members are asked to refrain from demanding certification from members of this site, all staff use their free time to ensure you boost with quality gamers, and such rude behavior is not welcome and may result in a warning.
4. Members are asked to not post duplicate topics and or posts, or cross-post topics and or posts. Excessively posting duplicate topics or posts will result in a warning.
Spamming
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2. Promoting one's own site or forum is not allowed on this site, this includes self promotion, advertising and advertising related posts, notices for contests and show off posts and topics. Users may not promote their site through their posts, Such posts are considered spam and may lead to a warning.
3. Recruiting members for your Captain in posts and topics is not permitted on the forums and is considered spam.
Signature Specific Rules
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2. Text sizes must not be larger than a font-size of 100%, 5 lines of text is allowed with no images, or 2 lines of text with images. Random text signature script counts as a single line.
3. We do not allow posts that will blatantly give the poster any monetary gains. No advertising is allowed in sigs. Posting links in signatures is allowed if it is general info. Example: An article or post to double xp.
4. Signature content must adhere to normal board rules with respect to decency. Signatures may NOT contain any of the following: Obscene, Racist, Sexually Explicit, Graven / Graphic, Offensive, Illegal or anything deemed Not family friendly. Offensive content will be removed and the user PMed or warned as necessary.
5. Signature content may be removed and/or signature permissions revoked if a user dismisses requests by staff to change or remove content.
Avatar Specific Rules
1. User defined avatars may contain mild animation. But must not be flashy or attract attention with the animation.
2. Avatars must NOT contain an image which attempts to portray the user as having an official status on this site or forums (such a mimicking ranks or copying avatars of staff).
3. Avatars are subject to the same conditions as posts with respect to decency, and so forth. Avatars may NOT contain any of the following: Obscene, Racist, Sexually Explicit, Graven / Graphic, Offensive, Illegal or anything deemed Not family friendly. Offensive Avatars will be removed and the user PMed or warned as necessary.
4. Avatars may be removed and/or avatar permissions revoked if a user dismisses requests by staff to change or remove content.
Moderation
1. Back seat moderating is not allowed on these boards. If you notice an issue which may be against board policy, please use the Report Post Feature located on every post and a Moderator will address the issue. Members who constantly act as moderators will be warned.
2. Administrators may be required to read specific private messages in an investigation to verify a rule breach or illegal actions through the private message system.
3. The Staff reserve the right to edit or remove any post at any time on these boards. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, etc. as noted in these points is up to Staff Members and not users. Moderators also reserve the right to ban anyone who willfully violates the board rules, as access to our forums are a privilege and not a right.
4. While these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate everything. Consequently we reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate to ensure these forums are not disrupted or abused in any way.
5. Members are asked to not contact staff members for moderation (moving/splitting/merging/deleting) of topics or posts. Please instead use the report post feature located on a post. Members are also asked to not abuse the report post feature. Excessively contacting staff members for non-urgent moderation or abusing report post feature may result in a warning.
Warning & Ban Policy
1. If a member breaches a minor board rule, they will be issued an alert via Private Message by a staff member. This is not counted toward the official warning count of the member.
2. If the member continues to breach the SAME Forum Rule, an official Warning will be issued by a Moderator.
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6. Four warnings within 90 days will constitute an immediate permanent ban, warnings will expire after 90 days.
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(25) The administrators of BHL have the right to cease or suspend your access to this website at any time for any reason without any notification.
(26) Violation of any of the terms and conditions stated within would lead to a right of termination of membership by the administrators.
BHL MUSIC Content
(27) Use of the Site, Services, Content and User Submissions is at your
sole discretion and risk. The Site, Services, Content and User
Submissions, and all materials, information, products and services
included therein, are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis
without warranties of any kind. BOOSTERSHOTLINE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, RELATING TO THE
SITE, SERVICES, CONTENT AND USER SUBMISSIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, COURSE OF
DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. Boostershotline disclaims any
warranties: (i) regarding the security, accuracy, reliability,
timeliness and performance of the Site; or (ii) that the Site,
Services, Content and User Submissions will be error-free or that any
errors will be corrected. No advice or information, whether oral or
written, obtained by you from Ustream.tv, will create any warranty not
expressly stated in THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. Some states or
jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties.
Accordingly, some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
(28) Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT WILL BOOSTERSHOTLINE, ITS OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE, SERVICES, CONTENT AND USER
SUBMISSIONS WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT
USTREAM.TV HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE
FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION
(29) Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold
Boostershotline, its officers, directors, employees and agents,
harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and
expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorney's fees and
costs, arising out of or in any way connected with (i) your access to
or use of the Site, Services, Content and User Submissions; (ii) your
violation of these Terms of Service; (iii) your violation of any third
party right, including without limitation any intellectual property
right, publicity, confidentiality, property or privacy right; or (iv)
any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third
party, including without limitation claims that your User Submissions
are infringing.
(30) Third Party Links.
The Site may provide links to third party websites
or resources from the Site. You acknowledge and agree that
Boostershotline is not responsible or liable for the availability or
accuracy of, and Boostershotline does not endorse, such websites or
resources or the content, products, or services on or available from
such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and
assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources.
(31) Regarding any music played by Boostershotline.com it is clearly
marked with a disclaimer to the rules of such player including everyone
who listens to the radio stream has forgone rights to any legal actions.
(32) Boostershotline, including staff is in no way responsible for the
language broadcasted through the any associated music streams and or
claimed to be Boostershotline.com.
(33) Anyone who listens to and associated with BHL
Boostershotline, BHLBoosting, OneSourcegaming, has given up the right
to have ANY legal action against anything related to BHL. FAIR WARNING
SOME MUSIC MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU, AND OR YOUR AGE GROUP BUT WE
HAVE POSTED A DISCLAIMER.
General Contest & Tournaments Rules
It is the responsibility of the BHL member to read and fully understand these rules and policies before participating in any contests and tournaments.
General Conditions
Release. By participating in Contest & Tournaments, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the BHL, its staff, members and agents, the Contest's sponsors and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any prize. You are subject to, and are solely responsible for obeying all laws of the state, province and/or country in which You reside and from which You access the Site, Log-In to the Site or participate in any Contest & Tournaments. You agree to only participate in the Contest & Tournaments only after You have determined in good-faith that they are in compliance with state, local and other governing laws and regulations.
You agree to hold Us harmless from any liability such that We cannot be held liable if laws applicable to You restrict or prohibit Your participation in any Contest & Tournaments arranged and established through the Site or otherwise. We make no representations or warranties, implicit or explicit, as to Your legal right to participate in any Contest & Tournaments facilitated nor shall any person affiliated, or claiming affiliation with Us, have authority to make such representations or warranties.
Taxes. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize which are not specifically provided for in the official rules.
Conduct and Decisions. By participating in the Contest & Tournaments, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of BHL Staff. Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest & Tournaments, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited. The BHL will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest & Tournaments and the BHL's decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of BHL, BHL reserves the right to terminate this Contest & Tournaments, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as BHL deems appropriate. All decisions will be made by BHL are final. The BHL may waive any of these rules in its sole discretion. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately circumvent, disrupt, damage or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest & Tournaments is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the BHL reserve the right to seek civil and/or criminal prosecution and/or damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If, for any reason, the Contest & Tournament is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including, without limitation, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend any Contest & Tournament. If a solution cannot be found to restore the integrity of the Contest & Tournaments, we may, at our sole discretion, determine the winners of any Contest & Tournaments using all non-suspect, eligible entries received (as applicable) before we had to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest & Tournaments. We may disqualify you from participating in the any Contest or Tournaments or winning a prize (and void your participation in the other promotions we may offer) if, in our sole discretion, we determine you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of any Contest or Tournaments by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass us, any other entrant or our representatives or if you are otherwise not in compliance with the terms of these Official Rules.
Miscellaneous. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. BHL substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the Contest & Tournaments at any time. BHL disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest & Tournament. Where required by law, a list of winners, visit the BHL website.
Compliance with Law. The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein.
General Fair Warning Statement:
Any Attempt to disrupt the normal operations of BHL or its affiliate websites may result in legal action against you, your Internet Service Provider, or legally recognized account authority. If Banned from BHL, Any attempts to re-access the site will be considered an unlawful trespass and you will be prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law.
The BHL Management Team reserves the right to amend the rules at anytime without notification. The BHL Management also reserves the right to employ a stricter penalty for any violations for the overall good of the Community.
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Updated: 08/06/2010
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