Guidelines for Personal Web Pages
Created August 1, 1997.
Last Revised May 21, 2003.
All members are welcomed and encouraged to create a personal web site for FREE.
As a general rule, we do not seek to restrict the free speech rights of individuals when using the Web. These guidelines are assembled merely to alert creators of Web pages as to the potential problems that could arise on account of the contents of their pages. Willful abuse of Web guidelines however, may lead to the suspension of Web privileges. The authority to suspend privileges rests with our administrative unit.
Bear in mind that the contents of your Web pages will reflect on you individually, and may be interpreted as a reflection on us in general. However, responsibility for the contents rests solely with you. Any pages you create on the Web are available to the entire Web community. Bear in mind, Any pages you create may be copied by others, and could reappear at a later time or in another context.
General Guidelines:
  • Material that appears in personal Web pages should be copyright-free, unless you are the copyright holder, or have permission from the copyright holder to include it on your web page. Copyright is generally implied, so the absence of specific copyright statements does not mean the material is copyright-free.
  • Revealing information about individuals, groups, or organizations without their permission, unless the information is already public, constitutes an invasion of privacy, and is discouraged. The use of Social Security Numbers or equivalent for purposes of identification is specifically prohibited.
  • Inclusion of material that would constitute computer fraud or could be used to commit computer fraud is forbidden.
  • Inclusion of material that could be deemed libelous, slanderous, patently false, or otherwise malicious is also discouraged.
  • The use of your personal web space for any kind of commercial purpose (commercial web sites, blatant advertising or heavy traffic) is strictly prohibited. Abuse of this rule may constitute the removal of your web site and the suspension of your personal web site privilage. If you are interested in posting a commercial webpage, please contact us.  You may use your web space to store pictures for personal online auctions (ebay etc), however please at least create a very basic main page.
  • Your main personal web page should contain the email address of the page maintainer.
Please direct all suggestions and comments to our Administration.