General
Topic: Use of the Forums

Site Rules – user agreement & conditions of use.


Advertising in the forums:

Advertising in the forums without the prior permission of a member of site staff is forbidden and could result in your user membership being suspended or revoked. We will allow many things - just ask first!
Simply drop one of the site team a Private Message detailing your request. We will evaluate your request and then advise you about our decision.
If you have an event you wish to promote, do the following:


1. Submit an article to our news editor; they will feature it on our home page.

2. A forum can be hyper-linked to the event to allow further promotion and conversation.

3. Whilst the event is taking place we request for as much information as possible to be submitted within this forum.

4. Post an event report. So that all our users and your participants can enjoy the success of your event, we request that a post event report be submitted within 48 hours to our news editor.
This will be again featured on our home page.
Photos of the event are also welcomed. If you do not have the facility to host these photos then contact our site team and we will host the pictures for you free of charge.

How to add an article to our website?

1. Go to the home page and select the "submit news" button

2. Fill in the provided form with all pertinent information such as dates, locations, start times , entry fees , tournament structures etc.

Submissions such as “ £10 a person KO this Saturday at xxxxx club. 11am start” do NOT constitute an article and as such may not be published by our editorial team. We ask that a minimum of five days notice is given between the date of submission and the date of the event starting.

3. Wait 2-3 days to give us some time to review your supplied article. However, at certain times this time frame may be extended due to an influx of articles and/or other circumstances. Rest assured though that we will always endeavour to get your articles published prior to the start of your events.

4. The article will then be added to our database and given space on our homepage.


CueClubInternational.com forum user agreement

All users of the CueClubInternational.Com ( hereby known as CueClubInt.com ) forums must abide by the following rules:

i) CueClubInt.com provides forums to encourage discussion on cuesport stories and other related issues.

ii) CueClubInt.com accepts no responsibility for views posted in these forums by any individual (or group of) forum users. Individual (or group) forum users are solely legally responsible for any views, defamatory or otherwise, which they post in the forums.

iii) CueClubInt.com reserves the right to surrender individual (or group) forum user details to the appropriate authorities should legal proceedings take place.

Use of the forums indicates that the above rules have been read and agreed between CueClubInt.com (the site) and any individual (or group) forum user.

Use of the forums indicates that all individual (or group) forum users accept the above rules as a legally binding contract in case of subsequent litigation.

iv) CueClubInt.com does not allow the posting of links to websites outside of the CueClubInt.com 'family' of sites within the forums without prior permission being obtained from a member of site staff.


Posting new topics

Off topic: A forum subject by its own definition will at times lead to conversations about side issues based around a certain topic. This is fine and totally acceptable.
Should a topic start to go way off subject a moderator will advise as such and, if deemed necessary, posts will be removed to return the forum to it's original subject matter.    

1. We request that members please check before you create new topics to ensure that one on the same subject does not already exist to avoid possible deletion or duplication.

2. Keep personal attacks out of the forums - this is not acceptable behaviour and it will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Persistent abuse of users will lead to your account being suspended and/or deleted.

Although the forums have designated moderators, it is not possible for site staff to have a presence online 24 hours a day. If a member feels that they are being verbally assaulted we request for that member to contact our site team urgently via PM with details of offending post(s).
Users can also report offending posts by using the 'Report off topic or abusive post' button that appears underneath each post made in the forums. These posts can then be reviewed quickly by site staff and remedial action can be taken if necessary.

Pornography and swearing

We will not accept posts of a pornographic nature (either graphical or text based) at any time. Violation of this strict rule will lead to your user account being deleted.
We have a swear filter and if you do find the need to exercise your freedom of speech with the use of foul language it will be captured by this filter and either 'sanitised' or replaced with asterisks. Whilst this filter isn't an exact science, it will work well for the vast majority of posts.
Should, in the view of site staff, a deliberate attempt be made to get around this 'swear filter', the site user will be warned via PM. Persistent offences by a user will not be tolerated and the users account will be deleted and they will be permanently banned from the site.

Registering on the site
Currently, registration is not required to view current topics on the Bulletin Board; however, if you wish to post a new topic or reply to an existing topic then registration is required.
Registration is free and only takes a few moments to complete.
At time of registration you will be required to complete a simple questionnaire and you will be required to supply a valid email address.
The information you provide during registration is not outsourced to any third party so rest assured that the information you provide is safe and secure but may be used in relation to promoting certain CueClubInt.com information services.

Moderators

Moderators may edit, delete, or prune any posts in the forums. If you have a question about a particular post or forum, you should direct it to the Webmaster.

Changing Your Profile

You may easily change any information stored in your registration profile by using the "profile" link located near the top of each page. Simply identify yourself by typing your user name and Password and all of your profile information will appear on screen. You may then edit any information except your user name.

Changing your user name

Changes of user name are not usually recommended and it is not an option that is directly available to users so it is important that you choose your user name wisely. However, should you wish to change your registered user name then please contact the Webmaster with details of your request and then if the reasons provided for the change of user name are deemed valid, your user name may be amended. This is at the sole discretion of the Webmaster and no complaints or further correspondence will be entered into.

Active Topics

Active Topics are tracked by cookies. When you click on the "active topics" link, a page is generated listing all topics that have been posted in since your last visit to the forums (or approximately 20 minutes, whichever is greater).

Editing Your Posts

You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. Just go to the topic where the post to be edited or deleted is located and you will see an edit or delete icon. Simply click on this icon to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit or delete your posts except for a member of the site team. A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying when and by whom the post was edited.

Attaching Files
For security reasons, you may not attach files to any posts. However, you may cut and paste text into your post.

Searching For Specific Posts

You may search for specific posts based on a word or words found in the posts, user name, date, and particular forum(s). Simply click on the "search" link found at the top of most pages.

Under 13?

Children under the age of 13 must not use this website and should leave immediately.