Forum Terms and Conditions

The rules set out below are in addition to the website terms of use which can be found here.

Forum Rules

Forums are Internet discussion groups in which you can discuss a wide range of subjects with other Internet users.

They work through people posting messages, which are organised into discussion topics - or 'threads'. A message can be a reply within an existing discussion, or the start of a new one. Topics are as diverse as music to lifestyle, and current affairs to science fiction.

Forum rules

This section is to highlight and explain the rules which TalkTalk requires members to follow when posting to the Forums.

BBS server is not a public one. This means that you need to be a Tiscali member to post to our forums and thus must abide by Tiscali's Terms & Conditions. Although a few forums are mostly frequented by adults and will thus sometimes stray into more adult themes and language, we would remind everyone that children are free to read all postings on this service and that this should be born in mind when posting.

Please be aware that these forums are not actively moderated by staff. This means that no member of staff either screens the material prior to it appearing on the service, nor reads all postings after they appear on the service. We therefore rely mainly on our moderators and membership to alert us of postings which they feel are inappropriate. Details on how to do this can be found at the bottom of this posting.

FORUM POSTING RULES

You may not post any material that: Is perceived by TalkTalk and its moderators, or TalkTalk members, to be an insult or attack on another forum poster. We encourage debate and the exchange of ideas; however disagreements must not turn into personal attacks on other members, including TalkTalk staff and moderators.

In certain categories, you may encounter strong views and postings with which you do not agree with or may find objectionable. This is a private forum owned by TalkTalk and although it is open to all, it must be stressed the content found within this forum does not reflect the view of TalkTalk or their moderators, and although we wish to foster lively discussion without restricting users freedom to express their opinions, any posting deemed to be extreme may be removed without warning.

This includes:

Threats, harassment or name-calling.

Profanity, vulgarity, obscenity or anything that is deemed unsuitable for a family audience.

Disparages race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or nation.

Infringes on anyone's rights of privacy.

The decision of the moderator or any other TalkTalk representative will be final. If you would like to contact a moderator please email forumcommunity@tiscali.co.uk.