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Registration to this forum is free! We do insist that you abide by the following rules and policies detailed below. For breaking above rules you may be warned appropriately or given a life tour on mars!






Section 1 - General Forum Rules

The following rules apply to all forums and sub-forums on our site:



1.1) Be Polite! - Do not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening or otherwise violative of any laws.

Debate and heated discussions are acceptable, however,  posting rude, attacking, insulting, profane and uncalled for comments are not allowed and may result in the permanent termination of your account. Argumentum ad hominem will lead to excluding you from the further discussion.



1.2) Advertising is only permitted in the marketplace/advertising forums.


1.3) DO NOT SPAM THE FORUM


The following are a few examples of what is considered spam:

* Very short posts that do not add value to the current post. Examples: a post with only the words, "i dunno" , "lol"  or "cool" can be considered as a spam.


* Double Posting. A double post is a back to back post by the same person. The second post may be considered spam. If you make a post and realize that you have made a mistake please use the edit/delete options, these are located to the right of each posted message. There are exceptions to this, but very few and it is up to the moderators todecide.


* Posts that serve no purpose other than to up ones post count are considered  as a spam. For example, if someone asks a question and you reply just to say you don't know the answer, this will be considered spam.



1.4) DO NOT SPAM THROUGH PRIVATE MESSAGES - You may not use private messaging to solicit members to come to your website or offer any products or services or for any other reason unless the member has specifically requested the information. If you receive any private messages or come across any message that you suspect may be spam please report it to a moderator or administrator.


1.5) Signatures need to be set up in your profile. Signatures should contain no more than 4 lines. Please keep your signatures at a reasonable size. Do not place URLs or links to sites that contain explicit, vulgar, sexually-orientated, or obscene content in yours ignatures. Signatures may not contain any font larger than size 4.


1.6) We strive to maintain a professional atmosphere on our forum. Please do try to post in a manner that people can read and understand. Usage of pager talk (text message style, ie: u and ur ) or "leet" talk is discouraged.


1.7) Click fraud (encouraging clicks on pay per click advertising) is taken very seriously. Do not encourage it in any form on our site.


1.8) Please refrain from begging. If you are in need of funds, post anoffer of legitimate goods or services for sale. Panhandling or askingfor loans is prohibited.


1.9) Copyrighted Material - Please respect copyright laws by postinglinks to the original source instead of copying articles in full fromother sources. Posting a snippet along with link is the appropriatemethod of sharing information.


1.10) As a forum Staff, our primary focus is building and nurturing the Techyou community. We respect that every forum has their own uniquequalities of good and bad, however we ask that you do not use Techyou to promote, or conversely, to depreciate other related discussion forums. Likewise we also ask thatyou do not use other forums to advertise for Techyou. This makes for an overall more fair, healthy and friendly environment.


1.11) Posts critical of Techyou policies, or moderation decisions ofsite management, staff and moderators (such as post edits ordeletions), will likely be removed. If you have problems with amoderator or site staff, we would appreciate if you would contact amember of Techyou Management through the private forum we haveprovided. The same goes for "I'm Leaving" posts or any other relatedtypes of messages that serve only to generate unwelcome drama withinour community.



Section 2 - Marketplace Etiquette


The following rules apply specifically to the Marketplace forums:

2.1) Cross-posting is not allowed- Do not post the same advertisement or self promotion in multiple forums.

2.3) Please do NOT post derogatory remarks in theSales/Auctions/Advertising threads OR attempt to "appraise" the domainsor items(s) for sale. Only post if you have questions about theSale/Auction, or are interested in the item.

Do not reply to posts in the advertising forums unless you arespecifically interested in the product or service or having somethingvaluable to add. Comments such as "too pricey for me", "can't affordthat much", or "wish I had money" are not appreciated by theoriginating Sales thread poster. Do not reply and attempt to trashanother members ad or say you've found better etc. Low-ball offers(relative to a posted Asking price) in the thread are not appropriate,either. PM the owner with these types of offers or inquiries. When indoubt, simply "PM" the owner. Common sense goes a long way. Putyourself in the shoes of the sales thread starter.


2.4) Affiliate Advertising. The Marketplace is intended for advertisingproducts and services owned or operated by forum members. In interestof reducing forum spam, affiliate or referral links are not appropriateanywhere on the forum, including member profiles and signatures.


2.5) Multiple Sales Threads There is a limit of one new sales threadper marketplace forum per day per member. No more than two activethreads per forum per member.


2.6) Bumps Gratuitous self *bumps* (posting in a thread with thepurpose of moving it to the top of the recent thread list) are limitedto one per 24 hour period


2.7) Shill bidding, the practice of artificially inflating bid priceson your own or a partner's auction, may result in termination of youraccount.


2.8) We hate scammers and rip-off artists.  All members are expected to conduct business honestly and ethically.


2.9) Some sub-forums may have specific rules. Please review theannouncement threads at the top of the individual sub-forums for rulesand guidelines not covered in this document.



Section 3 - Your Techyou Member Account


3.1) Your account may not be transferred or sold to another party.

  
3.2) We allow one account per member. Duplicate accounts are not permitted. If you need to change your username, please contact a staff member.

  
3.3) We have automated systems in place to detect duplicate account or users sharing computers. If you are concerned your account may be flagged as a duplicate, please contact a member of Techyou staff to avoid account closure. In some situations, ID or other proof may berequired to establish the separate identities of members. Friends,family, co-workers, fellow students, or alleged strangers should avoid bidding in auctions, participating in contests, or "bumping" threads started by anyone else sharing their computer or Internet connection.


3.4) Techyou is a free academic privately operated website. Techyou Management and Staff reserves the right to limit, close, or remove, either temporarilyor indefinitely, any user's account deemed to be in violation of theseterms of service. If your account is closed, you can still communicate to site staff and management by send email ("Account Closed? see site footer contacts"). Membership is a privilege not a right.   


3.5) It is your responsibility to safe guard your account password. Do not share your log-in information with anyone! Techyou cannot be held responsible for abuse or theft as a result of misuse of your account by unauthorized persons.


When in doubt, please contact any site staff member or post in the Questions and Suggestions forum.



Section 4 - Posting and Rating


4.1) Thread title must be a short description about your thread contents, such these titles will be deleted:"help please", "need a book" etc....


4.2) Contents: please search before your posting, we do not allow reduplicated contents, we suggest your shorting urls with url shorters, such as http://tinyurl.com/ etc, we do not allow file url in attachments, first will be warned and next you will amerced with bandwidth or banned. do not use "thanksssssssss","gooooood".


4.3) Be a honest one, DO NOT mark a copied/shared thread as original, when we found that, you will be banned.


4.4) DO NOT use hide bbcode in sale threads, and the hide code only can be used in resource sections:Retrieval Techniques Discussion and Protected & VIP Res0urce(if section rules said should be use hide bbcode, you can use). to protect resource, we strongly suggest you set  quantity.


4.5)When you share a book, please fill the required blanks and upload them here, if it's too big, use this way to upload it:   how to upload big files, also you can upload it into file sharing site, such as Rapidshare.


4.6)Say thanks to members who helped you,

4.7)DO NOT send moderators private messages for asking rating.

4.8)DO NOT flooding, leeching, else you will be banned immediately with no notice.


4.9) Rate post when you think it's a value post, about rating, please see this topic: How to Thank Poster & Members Rating Permission Policy.

4.10) Do not use download accelerator when you download attachments.


Section 5 - BUY/SALE/AUCTION/BIDDING

5.1) Set an value price in your thread, else you will get publishment, keep your contents clearly. if member found someone use cheat price, please report it to moderator.

5.2)when you bought a dead thread, please reported here and ask moderator to refund: Invalid Res0uce Report. note: only the first reporter will get refund.




Section 6 - Legal Disclaimers


6.1) Techyou does not review all posts before they are published. Theopinions expressed on our forum are those of the posters and do notnecessarily reflect those of Techyou or its advertisers. Techyou assumes no responsibility for the posts or the information containedtherein, nor do they make any claims, promises or guarantees about theaccuracy, completeness or adequacy of any of the information in theposts. Use the advice and information provided at your own risk.

6.2) You agree that your use of the Private Messaging functions may bemonitored by our automated spam detection system. If we havesubstantial reasons to suspect that the private messaging system isbeing used to send unsolicited commercial messages, the Techyou management may view the messages flagged as possible spam.

6.3) By registering and posting on the forums you grant the owners of Techyou a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to license,use, modify, or publish your posts in any media and manner whatsoever.Removal of posts will be at the discretion of Techyou management andstaff.

6.4) You agree that you are solely responsible for anything you post onthe Techyou forum and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Techyou, its owners, employees, partners and advertisers with respectto any claims based upon your posts/submissions.

6.5) We may modify or terminate our services from time to time, for anyreason, and without notice, including the right to terminate with orwithout notice, without liability to you, any other user or any thirdparty. We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service from timeto time without notice.

6.6) You agree that these Terms of Service represent a bindingagreement between us regarding your use of Techyou and supersedesall previous and contemporaneous oral or written agreements regardingyour use of Techyou. We may discontinue or change Techyou, orits availability to you, at any time. You agree that the Techyou Termsof Service, as well as any and all claims arising from them and fromyour use of Techyou will be governed by and construed inaccordance with the laws of the State of California, United States ofAmerica, applicable to contracts made entirely within California andwholly performed in California, without regard to any conflict orchoice of law principles. The exclusive jurisdiction for any litigationarising out of the Techyou Terms of Service and your use of Techyou will be vested in the federal or state courts located inSan Francisco, California. You hereby agree to waive all arguments orclaims regarding venue for such litigation. The Terms of Service willnot be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for theInternational Sale of Goods.

Although the administrators and moderators of Techyou will attempt tokeep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for usto review all messages. All messages express the views of the author,and neither the owners of Techyou, nor moderators. willbe held responsible for the content of any message.

By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.

The owners of Techyou reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.