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EMTLife.com Community Guidelines
The basic ground rules for discussions on our forum are simple: be polite, use common sense, don't break the law and don't post any message that even hints at advertising. We don't intend to censor messages based on the opinions expressed within posts, but we will enforce the policies outlined both here, on the Guidelines page and on the Forum. We reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion and without explanation.
We don't intend to censor messages based on the opinions expressed within posts, but we will enforce the policies outlined here. We reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion and without explanation. If a thread or post of yours gets deleted by one of our Community Leaders, it means it was deleted for a violation of the policies of the forum - do not repost it.
In light of our policy of encouraging candid, open exchanges of views and the rapid distribution of information originating from many sources, EMTLife.com can not determine the accuracy of information that may be uploaded to the Forum.
Opinions, advice and all other information expressed by participants in discussions are those of the author. You rely on such information at your own risk. Participants are urged to seek professional advice for specific, individual situations and not rely solely on advice or opinions given in the discussions.
We take the "be polite" rule VERY seriously! We do not tolerate ANY rudeness, profane or offensive language whatsoever. Any member who is intentionally unpleasant or disruptive may be suspended or banned.
Remember that this forum is only as good as you make it. The forum members get all the credit for making this a worthwhile place to visit.
It is the member’s responsibility to check the Forum Guidelines often. These guidelines may be changed at any time.
If you have any questions regarding the site or forum, please e-mail us at moderators(at)emtlife.com. You'll need to replace the "(at)" with "@".
Forum Rules- While we promote debating and discussion, we will not tolerate rudeness, defamatory or insulting posts, personal attacks or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision in these matters will be final.
- Discussion of illegal activities such as software and music piracy and other intellectual property violations or posts that infringe any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets or proprietary right(s) of any party are not allowed.
- We do not allow posts that are sexual in nature or violate EMTLife community standards. The EMTLife team shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards.
- Each member is allowed one login account. Registering with multiple accounts is not allowed.
- Participants may not use the Forum for commercial gain.
- Participants may not use the Forum to direct others to any pages which they have commercial interests in; these include commission or referral hyperlinks.
- Participants may not create duplicate threads (cross-posting) or direct others to threads they have started.
- Members may not impersonate, or attempt to EMTLife.com staff or Community Leaders
- Participants may not bump threads. Bumping can refer to posting useless information, making corrections or updates in a new post, posting one-liners or any other action to deliberately keep a thread hot or to bring it to the top of its Thread. Community Leaders will use their discretion, depending on the nature of the post, as to whether to take action or not.
- Participants may not post URLs or words that are censored by adding spaces, dots, or substituting characters; or by any other means in an attempt to defeat the censors put in place by EMTLife.com
- Members are not to post any testing questions from the NREMT or any other licensing agency.
- We reserve the right to remove or edit offensive posts without notice
- Participants may not post email addresses, screen names, or any other method of contact. Such information should be set up in your profile, or communicated to another member via the Private Message (PM) or Email feature.
- We have the ability to remove objectionable content and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. You agree that you will not use this site to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this site
User Signatures
EMTLife.com allows members who have met certain criteria to post signatures in their profiles. These signatures are then shown on every post a member makes, throughout the forum. As such, the following are the criteria for members wishing to use signatures in their profile:- A member must have over 10 posts to be allowed to use the signature feature.
- Signatures are limited to four lines (when viewed at 1024x768 resolution)
- Signatures may not contain any links to other websites. The EMTLife Team may allow links in signatures on a case by case basis. Our decision in these matters is final, and not subject to debate or appeal.
- Colored font is allowed as long as it's not disruptive.
- Images including smilies are not allowed.
- ALL CAPS or AlTeRnAtInG CaPs are not allowed.
- Signatures may not contain wording that violates any of our forum rules or be political in nature. This includes both real-world politics and the politics within the EMTLife community.
- We reserve the right to modify and amend these terms at any time without notice. It is your responsibility to remain informed of current EMTLife.com Community Forum policies.
Advertising Services- We do not allow people to post threads or to send private messages or emails to users here that advertise or solicit any products or services. Explicit advertising in signatures is also prohibited. Advertising in any way is restricted until you have 10 non-advertising related posts. This gives our members a chance to get to know you first. In addition, all advertising must be placed in the appropriate forums. For the purposes of this forum, Advertising is defined as promoting ANY product/website/forum/service/blog/etc... that is not directly part of EMTLife.com. The Community Leaders have the responsibility for determining what is advertising, and their decision is final.
No Medical Advice- To ensure the safety of all members, EMTLife members are not allowed to provide or seek medical advice via the forum, private message, or via EMTLife's email feature. Information contained on or made available through EMTLife is not intended to and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations of any kind. Members seeking medical advice or treatment should contact their physician or local emergency services.
No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship- Information contained on or made available through EMTLife Message Boards is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice, recommendations, mediation or counseling of any kind under any circumstance and no attorney-client relationship is formed. Do not act on or rely on any information from EMTLife Message Boards without consulting with a licensed attorney.
No Obligation to Monitor- EMTLife does not control the information delivered to the Message Boards, and has no obligation to monitor their content. However, EMTLife reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, at its sole discretion.
Privacy- Message Boards are public and not private communications, and therefore others may read the communications and posts of any user without his knowledge. EMTLife recommends you should always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself in any posting or message. Generally, any communication that posted at Message Boards is considered to be non-confidential.
Reporting - Any user who feels any content of the Message Boards is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by contacting the EMTLife Team through the contact us section. You may also report a guidlines violation via the reporting button located on every post. We have the ability to remove objectionable content and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.
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