Using the SmileCity forum will constitute acceptance of these rules and the terms and conditions of the SmileCity Terms of Service.
These are the rules. If you do not agree with or like these rules, do not use the SmileCity forum.
- You are expected to be polite, and respect other people's opinions. Criticise ideas, not people. No direct or indirect personal attacks. If you post your opinion, you must accept the fact that some people may disagree with your opinion, and they may post a reply to that effect. If this happens, please do not take it as a personal attack. They are entitled to their opinion, just as you are entitled to yours. Having people disagree with you is a natural consequence of participating in a public forum, and if you do not like it, please do not use the forum.
- Do not flame or troll (deliberately pick a fight with another member).
- Do not harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort to any other SmileCity member, user, or other individual or entity.
- Do not post any material that is obscene, vulgar, indecent, sexually-orientated, pornographic, abusive, hateful, or threatening.
- Do not swear. That includes substituting non-letter characters for the letters in an implied swear word (eg. $#!&)
- Do not impersonate any person, including any SmileCity member, moderator or SmileCity staff member.
- Do not post any advertising, promotion or solicitation of a commercial nature. This includes but is not limited to promotion of referral schemes, business opportunities, and money-making opportunities. If you wish to advertise your own products/services, please use the Classifieds.
- Do not disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a forum or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other members.
- Do not post any material that violates any applicable law.
- Do not post any material which violates or infringes upon the rights of any other person, including material which is an invasion of privacy, and material which is protected by copyright, trademark or any other proprietary right.
Do not post any images that are subject to copyright.
Copying and pasting an entire news article from a news website into a forum post could be considered violation of copyright. You are responsible for your own actions as a forum user, therefore you could be held accountable for the violation of copyright.
Instead of posting an entire article, you should:
- Post the title of the article;
- Include a small excerpt/teaser of no more than 40 words;
- Include a link to the original article on the news website.
Copying from other types of websites into a forum post or using images from another website without permission is also a violation of copyright. You should check if you have permission, and be sure to include a reference and a link back to the original source.
- Do not post a link to a website that breaches any of the above rules.
- Do not use the SmileCity forum if you are in serious danger of suicide or harming yourself in any way. Forum members are not mental health professionals or counsellors and are not equipped or skilled to provide counselling if you are in danger of harming yourself. Call an emergency counselling service, a doctor or other health care professional.
If you violate any of these rules, this is what may happen:
- Your message may be deleted without notice.
- You may have reward points or Exp deducted from your account as a penalty.
- You may be suspended from posting in the forum for any length of time.
- Your SmileCity membership may be cancelled.
- You may be prosecuted in a court of law.
- Where applicable laws have been violated, law enforcement authorities will be notified.
New Topics Limit
A maximum limit of 10 new topics per member per 24 hours applies.
Content of Forums
Information in the forum is of a general nature only and should not be construed as advice from a professional. SmileCity will not be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of your use of the forum or the information contained therein.
SmileCity is not responsible for any content in the SmileCity forum. SmileCity has the right, but not the responsibility, to remove any material from the forum that in SmileCity's sole discretion is in violation of these rules or the Terms or Service. What this means is that SmileCity may remove any message from the forum, but is under no obligation to do so, unless required by law.
Privacy
SmileCity will never ask you for your Membership ID or password through the forum. Do not give anyone your Membership ID or password through the forum.
We strongly recommend that you do not give out your email address, telephone number or residential address in the forum. SmileCity is not responsible for privacy breaches where you have voluntarily given out information to other SmileCity members.
What To Do
If you believe any of these rules, terms and conditions have been violated, report the incident to SmileCity. To ensure the matter is dealt with quickly, please follow the guidelines on how to report an issue or make a complaint.
SmileCity cannot guarantee that any action will be taken as a result of your report.