Totally Tara Messageboard Terms of Service (TOS)

1. Debate? Yes. Flaming? NO.

The Message board members who read and post to the Totally Tara forums do so primarily to find information, analysis, opinion, and to share a common interest in Tara and her career. When interaction/discussions includes opposing opinions generating lively discussions-fantastic! When that includes hype, insults and counter-insults-we will intercept. If you disagree with someone's opinion, challenge that opinion, but refrain from attacking the person who expressed it.

2. Objectionable or offensive language.

The Totally Tara moderators and administrators will not permit the use of any language that it deems objectionable or offensive. You must not defame, harass, threaten, or abuse, make bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive statements. The moderators and administrators reserve the right to delete any such post and ban any user that engages in this type of activity.

3. Copyright Issues

Posting or otherwise transmitting any content that infringes any patent, trademark, or copyright is prohibited.

4. Advertisements & Links

Postings containing advertising or solicitation of goods or services are not permitted. In addition solicitation of users of the site to use or join or become members of any online or offline service, club or forum will not be tolerated, except when authorized by the Totally Tara moderators and administrators.

5. Grounds for Immediate Post Removal and/or Board Suspension

The following types of postings are cause for immediate post removal, warning, and/or board suspension/expulsion. Other inappropriate postings not listed below may also warrant removal and/or suspension from the Totally Tara Messageboard:

· Posting speculations, inferences, and/or personal attacks towards a fellow board member, skater, journalist, or other member of the public.
· Posting contact or personal information about another individual without permission. (including email addresses, phone numbers, addresses or locations)
· Posting material containing profanity, vulgarity, hate speech, threats of violence or otherwise objectionable or offensive content.
· Posting material that is obscene, pornographic or adult in nature.
· Posting copyright items without the permission of the copyright owner.
· Posting material that in any way violates the TOS
· Continued refusal to abide by these rules and warnings sent by the moderators and administrators.

6. Contact Us

The Totally Tara administrators and moderators put forth their best effort to stay alerted to potential problems and we encourage the members of this message board to help us in this area. If you see content that you feel is questionable, please contact us immediately. If you have a problem with someone on the board/or posting related to you, please email us directly. All such posts will be dealt with in a timely manner.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Why isn't there an "Eligible Skating" forum?

This message board and its forums are devoted to a singular central topic - TARA LIPINSKI. As such, there is no forum here devoted to Eligible Skating.

I just can't stand "so and so" - "such and such" is way better than him/her!!

While we all respect and admire Tara, and enjoy saying nice things about Tara, the above does not qualify! Tara is an exceedingly POSITIVE person, and she would like her message forums to reflect that. So, if you have something nasty, harsh, or exceedingly negative to say, say it elsewhere. Saying it here will get your post removed and your account warned, then terminated. Tara wants a fun, friendly and positive atmosphere on her message board, and our job is to protect it. Lively debate is one thing, name calling and personal attacks are another. This standard may make this board more restrictive than others, but that's the way it is. As mentioned above, there are plenty of alternatives elsewhere on the internet.

Why do I have to give you my email address to use the forum?

We do require an email address to register simply because this allows us to filter out a lot of trolls and troublemakers who enjoy starting trouble behind a cloak of anonymity. We will never publish or sell your email address to anyone, ever.

Does Tara read these messages? Does she post messages here herself?

Yes and Yes. Tara's username here is TaraKLipinski - any post you see with TaraKLipinski as the author IS a post from Tara herself! Because it would not be humanly possible to reply to EVERY message, Tara generally does not reply to individual messages, although she does read them.

Who do I contact if I have a problem on the board?

You can contact any one of three people that administer and moderate the boards:

Katie, Admin katie@taralipinski.com
Swathi, Admin swathi@taralipinski.com

Notice:The Totally Tara message board administration reserves to right to modify or update these terms of service at any time. Every effort will be made to inform all members when a change has occurred but cannot guarantee this 100%. By registering and posting on this message board, you also agree that you understand that all information, data, photographs, graphics, messages or other content whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of you, the author. This means that you are entirely responsible for all content that you post or otherwise transmit while using the Totally Tara message board. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through Totally Tara any unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind; including but not limited to any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable law.Totally Tara's administrators and moderators shall have the right to edit, or monitor the contents posted by users of Totally Tara. If notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal, or offensive content, The administrators and/or moderators will investigate and determine in their sole discretion whether to remove such content.Totally Tara's administrators and moderators reserve the right to prohibit conduct, communication, or content that it deems to be in violation of the rights of it's individual users or the community that makes up Totally Tara. The administrators and moderators cannot guarantee prompt editing or removal of questionable content after online posting. Accordingly, Totally Tara's administrators and moderators shall not assume liability for any action or inaction with respect to conduct, communication, or content posting on Totally Tara. Totally Tara's administrators and moderators may disclose any content or electronic communication to satisfy any legal request.By posting a message or comment on Totally Tara, you are automatically granting Totally Tara a royalty free, perpetual irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, publish, modify, copy, and distribute such messages in whole or in part and to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed. You also permit other users to access, store, and reproduce your postings anywhere within Totally Tara.Totally Tara and TaraLipinski.com reserve copyright to all messages, graphics and content on its message forums. Copy and pasting of messages or graphics anywhere outside of Totally Tara and TaraLipinski.com is strictly prohibited.

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