Terms of Use

As a user, you are subject to the terms of the News & Views Online Standards, and other rules that may be published from time to time by News & Views Online.

News & Views Online is currently provided as a free service to users who agree to abide by the terms and conditions of our Standards. News & Views Online reserves the right to change the nature of this relationship at any time. Users who violate the terms of our Standards may be banned permanently from using News & Views Online.

News & Views Online is a private forum, and not public site. Your right to speak freely here must be exercised with courtesy and self-restraint. When you enter News & Views Online, it is the same as entering any real privately owned facility, like a conference room, movie theater, restaurant, or shopping mall. The manners and laws of real life apply, and we have the right to remove you if you exceed the Standards below.

When you take part in a forum in News & Views Online, it constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions listed below. If you do not agree to abide by our Standards, please do not enter News & Views Online forums.

At News & Views Online, we wish to promote communication in an atmosphere of mutual respect.” We remind all of our users that you are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted through our services on News & Views Online. Here are our standards:

We do not tolerate harassment

We welcome all points of view. We do not tolerate expressions of bigotry, hatred, harassment or abuse, nor will we tolerate threats of harm to anyone.

Because we encourage discussion and exchange of ideas, we do not allow threatening, defamatory, abusive, or tasteless statements. For the same reason, we do not allow sexually explicit material in conversations, forum discussions, room titles, room topics or nicknames.

We cannot guarantee the content of comments that you will receive while you are online. Other people’s comments may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate.