Being a moderator on DR1 must be trying at times especially when enforcing the Terms of Service that we all sign up to when we join this forum:
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My post today is specifically about the subject highlighted in red.
Over the years, there have been posts with content that look borderline or actively encourage others to break laws of the Dominican Republic. And there have been other posters who agree and like those posts. And there have been those that have given advice to enquiries advising compliance with the laws of the Dominican Republic and they have been verbally abused for doing so and that advice rebutted to the enquirer.
A definition for violate can be found in various dictionaries, and my point to Robert is does he think should do anything or indeed expand on what he means by 'violate any laws' in his terms of service for the benefit of all Moderators and posters in relation to such posts. This, mindful that advice given in some posts on this forum is often shared widely on social media and can become taken as fact.
Now this is not an attempt to stop the vigorous discussions there is on some threads which can be quite controversial and enjoyable. Experiences, quoted statements and conjecture supporting positions from other social media and the web are all part of good forum. But on occasion, some posts look like they are overstepping the mark. If in doubt perhaps the use disclaimers can be added to questionable posts?
Some areas that may need closer consideration are: Employment advice to newbies, Driving in the DR and Car Insurance, Return Air Tickets for Tourists and most controversial as far as DR1 members are concerned, Immigration Status.
Of Course, Robert you may feel legally protected by your current policies and terms of service on the issue raised.
But the question has been asked.
Terms of Service (TOS) when you sign up
Registration to this forum is free! We do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below.
Although the administrators and moderators of DR1 Dominican Republic Forums will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this site, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of DR1 Dominican Republic Forums, nor vBulletin Solutions, Inc. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message.
Posts and threads are only deleted if they contain personal information or content that is of a obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violate any laws.
Active accounts with a post count of one (1) or more will not be deleted, unless they violate the rules and policies detailed above.
The owners of DR1 Dominican Republic Forums reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any content item for any reason.
My post today is specifically about the subject highlighted in red.
Over the years, there have been posts with content that look borderline or actively encourage others to break laws of the Dominican Republic. And there have been other posters who agree and like those posts. And there have been those that have given advice to enquiries advising compliance with the laws of the Dominican Republic and they have been verbally abused for doing so and that advice rebutted to the enquirer.
A definition for violate can be found in various dictionaries, and my point to Robert is does he think should do anything or indeed expand on what he means by 'violate any laws' in his terms of service for the benefit of all Moderators and posters in relation to such posts. This, mindful that advice given in some posts on this forum is often shared widely on social media and can become taken as fact.
Now this is not an attempt to stop the vigorous discussions there is on some threads which can be quite controversial and enjoyable. Experiences, quoted statements and conjecture supporting positions from other social media and the web are all part of good forum. But on occasion, some posts look like they are overstepping the mark. If in doubt perhaps the use disclaimers can be added to questionable posts?
Some areas that may need closer consideration are: Employment advice to newbies, Driving in the DR and Car Insurance, Return Air Tickets for Tourists and most controversial as far as DR1 members are concerned, Immigration Status.
Of Course, Robert you may feel legally protected by your current policies and terms of service on the issue raised.
But the question has been asked.
