Welcome! PEOPLE ARE REJECTED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THIS FORUM ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT READ AND FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS.
Please read this entire registration agreement carefully.
There are two important requirements for membership:
1) You must register with and use your real first and last names (aka "display name")
2) You must post a brief introduction within one week of your initial registration & acceptance.
**Any registration received with screen names (aka user names) rather than actual first and last names will be denied membership in this forum.
**Newly-approved members who fail to post an introduction will be deleted without warning.
*****If you do not feel comfortable with these two requirements, do not apply for membership.*****
Be informed of and accept the following before registering for membership:
1. The administrator does not have access to member passwords. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another person except an administrator, for your protection and for validity reasons.
2. Any member who posts material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or United States Federal law will be immediately banned.
3. Copyrighted material will not be used unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also forbidden on this forum. Please read additional comments on posting copyrighted material elsewhere in the new member information.
4. Administrators do not actively monitor the posted messages are not responsible for the content contained within. Administrators CAN see when/how often you log on and the date of your most recent post.
5. Accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented is NOT guaranteed. The posted messages express the views of the author ONLY and not of any other individual associated with the forum.
6. Members remain solely responsible for the content of posted messages and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The owners of this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.
7. Advertising of puppies for sale is strictly forbidden. Any individual who does so **with intent** will be immediately banned from the forum without notice.
7b. In certain circumstances, dog-related items are permitted to be advertised - but without prices - in the appropriate section of the forum. You may "do business" privately if other parties are interested. Non-dog-related items may not be posted.
8. After you register and login to this forum, you will be able to fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present accurate information. Any information the forum owner or staff determines to be inaccurate or vulgar in nature will be removed without prior notice and membership banned.
9. Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.
10. Note that the software places a "cookie," a text file containing bits of information (such as your username and password), in your browser's cache. This is ONLY used to keep you logged in/out. The software does not collect or send any other form of information to your computer.
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