Post by Cam on Oct 21, 2010 20:17:50 GMT
Go here to view the PB Code T.O.S!
* What TOS limitations are there in regards to codes?
Since this has been brought up elsewhere that coders are not always aware of what does and what does not constitute a breach of the Terms Of Service I will do my best to clear this area up.
o Google Banner Ads - These may not be hidden, removed, resized, moved or covered up.
o iFrames - These may be used to load an external page so that it appears somewhere on your forum. eg. a shoutbox
o AJAX - May not be used to fetch information from any ProBoards page, regardless of if ads appear on this page or not.
o Automatic Refresh - Any form of this may not be used due to the stress added to the server.
o User Created Forms - These may not be used to send information to the ProBoards server since ProBoards must be able to control the information submitted. This includes login forms that you may want to have on your own website.
o Logging Information - You may log information about users who visit your site such as their browser, their IP address; this is how many stat counters work. However, you may not log/display what they are doing on the forum as this is seen as an invasion of their privacy.
o Deletion of Accounts - You may not prevent users from deleting their accounts. It is their right to be able to remove this information.
o Registration Agreement - You may not add to or remove from the registration agreement that users must agree to when registering. However you may add a separate set of rules elsewhere on this page.
o Removal of the "Delete" or "Modify" Post Buttons - You may not remove both of these buttons as it is seen as a members right to be able to remove any information they have posted. However, you may remove just one of these buttons
If you do break the ProBoards TOS, then you will risk your forum being deleted. If in doubt, then feel free to ask
Please follow these when making codes
Since this has been brought up elsewhere that coders are not always aware of what does and what does not constitute a breach of the Terms Of Service I will do my best to clear this area up.
o Google Banner Ads - These may not be hidden, removed, resized, moved or covered up.
o iFrames - These may be used to load an external page so that it appears somewhere on your forum. eg. a shoutbox
o AJAX - May not be used to fetch information from any ProBoards page, regardless of if ads appear on this page or not.
o Automatic Refresh - Any form of this may not be used due to the stress added to the server.
o User Created Forms - These may not be used to send information to the ProBoards server since ProBoards must be able to control the information submitted. This includes login forms that you may want to have on your own website.
o Logging Information - You may log information about users who visit your site such as their browser, their IP address; this is how many stat counters work. However, you may not log/display what they are doing on the forum as this is seen as an invasion of their privacy.
o Deletion of Accounts - You may not prevent users from deleting their accounts. It is their right to be able to remove this information.
o Registration Agreement - You may not add to or remove from the registration agreement that users must agree to when registering. However you may add a separate set of rules elsewhere on this page.
o Removal of the "Delete" or "Modify" Post Buttons - You may not remove both of these buttons as it is seen as a members right to be able to remove any information they have posted. However, you may remove just one of these buttons
If you do break the ProBoards TOS, then you will risk your forum being deleted. If in doubt, then feel free to ask
Please follow these when making codes
Good read though.
