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    Rules on Forum Behavior...pls read!

    Terms and Conditions

    A. On Registration

    Registration to Roadguide Philippines Forum is free! We do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below. If you agree to the terms and condition below, please check the 'I agree' checkbox and press the 'Register' button below. If you would like to cancel the registration, click here to return to the forums index.

    The Roadguide Philippines Forum is owned by JKLinc. This site is maintained by Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. (the developers of vBulletin).

    Although the administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages.
    All messages express the views of the author, and neither JKLinc, nor Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. will be held responsible for the content of any message. Each member is responsible for his or her own posts. Members can report those who are breaking the rules to the moderators.

    B. On Uploading Data

    *JKLinc maintains copyright of the roadguide.ph map, also known as "the map", be it the contributors version and all versions prior to that.

    *JKLinc has the sole responsibility and prerogative to modify the map and similar changes which it may deem necessary to improve the map.

    *JKLinc has the right to enter into any licensing agreement with any company for the use of its map which it deems beneficial to the mapping community, also known as "community" or "contributors".

    *JKLinc cannot be compelled by the community, nor any of its members, to disclose the full details of any commercial agreement. Nor can it be compelled to consult the community prior to negotiating a commercial partnership with any interested company.

    *JKLinc guarantees to inform the community of any policy changes with regard to the development of the map and any commercial agreement with interested companies at any suitable time it decides to do so. Hence, the timing of these announcements will be the prerogative of JKLinc.

    *JKLinc guarantees to the community that it will provide an updated contributors version map, free of charge to every contributor member and that there will be no later map than this version at the time of its release.

    *JKLinc guarantees to the community that any map that it will provide to companies to which it has licensing agreements will never be equal to or greater than the contributors version at the time of the agreement.

    *By uploading your data for incorporation in the map, you agree that once it is residing in the forum and/or incorporated in the map, the data becomes property of JKLinc.

    *All rights reserved to JKLinc

    C. On Forum Behavior

    Major Infractions - this will merit outright banning of member.
    1. Hacks, Cracks, Keygens - any member who post links to these items will be banned outright.
    2. Spams - these are posts that are not in any way related to mapping like pornography, advertising, soliciting, referrals, pyramid schemes, etc.
    3. Insults, harassment and fraud- any post with insults or harassment directed towards another member; any post that misleads another member to their detriment.
    4. Posting of any message that are harsh, obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, profanity-laden, socially incompatible or otherwise violative of any laws.
    5. Multiple registration - member should not create another account especially when he/she was banned or suspended.
    6. Sharing of accounts - accounts shall be used only by the member, sharing it to friends or other people is prohibited; this is to avoid unwanted posts which shall be responsibility of the original member.

    Minor Infractions - this will merit warning, suspension or banning depending on judgement by administrators and moderators. Banning constitutes repeated minor infractions despite warnings.
    1. Multiple posting - do not post multiple messages with the same content.
    2. Off-topic posts - will be deleted or edited especially with regards to politics, religions and other social issues which might be derogatory to other members; repeated offense will mean penalty.
    3. Posting in Filipino language - post shall be in english or translations shall be added since we have foreign audience in the forum.
    4. Signatures, profile pictures and avatars - it should not be pornographic, offensive, controversial and insulting to persons or groups.
    5. Sari-sari store and Vendors forum - this forum has its own rules; breaking those rules will merit penalty.
    6. Bumps - bumping of post to top of threads is prohibited.

    D. On Moderators

    *Moderators can edit, correct or remove any posts deemed to be against forum behavior.
    *Moderators can issue warnings, suspend or ban any member as he deemed necessary in accordance with infractions in forum behavior.
    *Moderators shall strive to treat all members fairly and equally.
    *Moderators shall make judgement calls which will be final and executory.
    *Moderators were chosen for their fair judgement but it should be understood that moderators are only human, it is also possible to annoy them.
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    FAQ for Newbies? Read here.
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    Great victory comes with great sacrifice.
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    Getting angry is punishing yourself with the mistakes of others.

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