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+ | ====== Forum rules ====== | ||
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+ | The rules for the support forum for Rocrail - Innovative Model Railroad Control System describe the conditions for smooth operation, dealing with each other and the responsibilities of all members and guests.\\ | ||
+ | __By registering you automatically agree to the forum rules.__ | ||
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+ | ===== Basic rules for inquiries, help searches and error messages ===== | ||
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+ | - Read the wiki first: https:// | ||
+ | - For a new posting, make sure that the subject line relates to the topic of the post. (The maximum length of a post is 2000 letters.) | ||
+ | - Update Rocrail before reporting a problem **[[https:// | ||
+ | - If you have any questions or problems with Rocrail, functionality, | ||
+ | - Rocrail binaries, or parts thereof, that you have created yourself may not be published. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | ===== Purpose of the forum ===== | ||
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+ | The Rocrail Support Forum is operated by Robert Jan Versluis, with the support of administrators and moderators (hereinafter referred to as the Rocrail team) with the following purpose: | ||
+ | - Exchange of experience, questions about use, discussion, support and suggestions for expanding Rocrail | ||
+ | - Exchange of experience, questions about use, discussion, support, development and presentation of do-it-yourself hardware in the context of Rocrail | ||
+ | - Exchange of experience, questions about use, discussion, assistance and suggestions for expanding the use of digital model train control components from third-party providers in the context of Rocrail | ||
+ | - In addition, a platform for general exchange on model railroad-relevant topics (especially in the sub-forums system presentation, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Freedom of speech ===== | ||
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+ | In the Rocrail forum there is basically freedom of expression. If one of the other forum rules has been violated by a topic or a post, this rule (freedom of expression) can expire. \\ | ||
+ | The moderators' | ||
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+ | ===== Appearance and behavior in the forum ===== | ||
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+ | With his registration every member of the forum undertakes to treat the other users in a civilized and respectful manner. This includes compliance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany as well as the usual etiquette (netiquette), | ||
+ | Since the forum has an important function in maintaining relationships between like-minded people, it is desirable to treat every other member as one would like to be treated by others.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | The instructions of the moderators must always be followed. There are no exceptions to this rule.\\ | ||
+ | Insults of any kind against other users are to be avoided - even if they are provoked. \\ | ||
+ | In the event of an insult, each user can alert a moderator of the circumstances via a message or the report function. \\ | ||
+ | Should a dispute arise (in contrast to a normal discussion) between two or more users, this must be resolved outside the public area of the forum. \\ | ||
+ | When in doubt, the moderators have discretion as to what goes beyond a normal discussion and is already a matter of dispute. \\ | ||
+ | Threads and posts are not tolerated in this forum if they | ||
+ | * opened exclusively for provocation or without a specific question / basic information / specific concern. | ||
+ | * offer no professional added value or are simply off-topic | ||
+ | * do not show any degree of respect for other forum users or their opinions (especially through insults, hostility and private small wars). \\ | ||
+ | These threads and contributions can be removed by the Rocrail team if necessary without comment.\\ | ||
+ | Violations of the behavior in the forum can, depending on the severity, lead to exclusion from the forum directly or in the event of repetition. | ||
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+ | ===== Compliance with legal bases ===== | ||
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+ | The Rocrail-Forum is operated on a German server, it is therefore subject to the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, in particular § 1 and §2 (human dignity, general freedom of action, equal rights for men and women, bans on discrimination, | ||
+ | The following rules are based on these basic rights and every user has agreed to follow these rules when registering. \\ | ||
+ | No contribution may consist of pornographic, | ||
+ | No contribution may contain personal data (names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.) of third parties. \\ | ||
+ | E-mail addresses or other contact details of third parties may only be given if these third parties expressly allow it. \\ | ||
+ | The permission must be clearly understandable for the Rocrail team. \\ | ||
+ | In particular, no e-mails and private messages from third parties may be published without their consent. \\ | ||
+ | In any case, the moderators have the right to edit or even delete a post by another user if they find this appropriate due to the content. \\ | ||
+ | What is " | ||
+ | These rules apply to posts, signatures, avatars and profiles.\\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Rights of use ===== | ||
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+ | All texts, images, audio files and other data published here are protected by copyright. \\ | ||
+ | Any reproduction or reproduction of the whole or parts, regardless of the medium, is prohibited unless it has been approved in writing by the forum operator Robert Jan Versluis. \\ | ||
+ | By creating a contribution, | ||
+ | The right of use remains even after termination of the contract of use. \\ | ||
+ | On this basis, even after the account has been deleted, the user's contributions will not be deleted. \\ | ||
+ | An application for deletion of the data in accordance with the GDPR therefore only affects the user account information. \\ | ||
+ | When a user uploads images, he or she is solely responsible for compliance with the copyrights of any third party. \\ | ||
+ | Violations of copyrights in the forum can lead to exclusion.\\ | ||
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+ | ===== User profiles ===== | ||
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+ | Every user has the right to enter their personal information according to the predefined option fields in the user profile. \\ | ||
+ | The forum rules also apply to all this information (specifically, | ||
+ | The user must provide a user name. This user name must not violate trademark law or other rights. \\ | ||
+ | The Rocrail team reserves the right to refuse to accept user names. \\ | ||
+ | Each user can set a user picture (" | ||
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+ | ===== Hyperlinks and advertising ===== | ||
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+ | The Rocrail team explicitly distances itself from all links in the forum that have not been added and / or specified by themselves. \\ | ||
+ | Commercial advertising is prohibited to any member. \\ | ||
+ | It is also prohibited to include links to commercial websites in the signatures. \\ | ||
+ | Non-commercial sales or trading are in the relevant sections such as Chat corner or DIY hardware allowed.\\ | ||
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+ | ===== Offenses ===== | ||
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+ | The Rocrail team has the following options if the forum rules are violated: | ||
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+ | - Edit / move / delete individual posts, threads or entire board content | ||
+ | - Sending a private message to the user concerned, possibly with the request for improvement | ||
+ | - Change the avatar and / or user title of the member concerned | ||
+ | - Restricting access to the forum | ||
+ | - Exclusion from the forum | ||
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+ | ===== Disclaimer of liability ===== | ||
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+ | The provider of the forum assumes no liability for the content posted in the forum, especially not for its correctness, | ||
+ | Forum operators are not liable for third party content. | ||
+ | All contents of the forums do not correspond to the opinion of the Rocrail team. \\ | ||
+ | All content has been made by the users. \\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
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+ | If you have any questions, please contact the Rocrail team.\\ | ||
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