LISTEN UP: IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING THIS SITE
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:03 pm
Today I received a letter from a law firm about defamatory comments regarding an individual that were posted on these forums. I strongly suggest that some of you become familiar with the terms of use policy you agreed to when you signed up on these forums.
The post in question has been deleted to save myself from being sued, which as made very clear in the letter I received.
Some of you really need to think twice about what you're posting on this site, and I can tell you this, if it doesn't stop this forum will simply disappear. I don't need this grief in my life just so that you can be keyboard warriors and not be accountable for what you post here.
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There will be no more warnings, if this continues, this board will be gone.
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The post in question has been deleted to save myself from being sued, which as made very clear in the letter I received.
Some of you really need to think twice about what you're posting on this site, and I can tell you this, if it doesn't stop this forum will simply disappear. I don't need this grief in my life just so that you can be keyboard warriors and not be accountable for what you post here.
Again, please read the terms of use policy below that YOU AGREED to when signing up for this forum, particularly in this case, the paragraph in bold.
There will be no more warnings, if this continues, this board will be gone.
By accessing “Vancouver Canucks Hockey :: CanucksCorner.com :: Message Board” (hereinafter “we”, “us”, “our”, “Vancouver Canucks Hockey :: CanucksCorner.com :: Message Board”, “http://www.canuckscorner.com/forums”), you agree to be legally bound by the following terms. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all of the following terms then please do not access and/or use “Vancouver Canucks Hockey :: CanucksCorner.com :: Message Board”. We may change these at any time and we’ll do our utmost in informing you, though it would be prudent to review this regularly yourself as your continued usage of “Vancouver Canucks Hockey :: CanucksCorner.com :: Message Board” after changes mean you agree to be legally bound by these terms as they are updated and/or amended.
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