Forum Rules and Terms of Service

Introduction
To ensure a clean and consistent forum, each member of buckeyes247.com agrees to follow the following general forum rules.

Posting
1. Be respectful of other members thoughts and posts.
2. Be respectful to the players and athletes of the Ohio State University.  They are college athletes and not professionals.
3. Do not post an entire column or article, first link to the article and if you feel certain content is worth specific notice, quote a paragraph or two using bbcode.
4. Do not copy another user or author's opinion and post them as your own.
5. Be clear and concise regarding the intentions and tone of your post. Try not to word your posts ambiguously so that others do not misinterpret its meaning.
6. Do not cross post.

Insulting, Trolling, Flame Posts and Spamming
Any posts that are posted in an attempt to cause a negative reaction or that is not conducive to the thread topic or debate will be removed without notification.  Unless it is deemed appropriate by a site administrator or is in the proper forum (special) for such posts (Mainly, light hearted flaming in the weight room forum).

If you see a breach of the rules, rather than getting angry and posting an equally nasty response, simply notify an administrator or moderator (via the report post function or private message).

All spam posts will deleted and the user account banned.

Legal
buckeyes247.com does not allow any illegal activities nor is buckeyes247.com liable for any said content being posted in any forum or setting of the site. You are prohibited from using this forum area to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or information.

You are prohibited from uploading files or posting messages that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, privacy rights or any other applicable law unless you own or control the rights thereof or have received all necessary consent from the appropriate parties. buckeyes247.com is not responsible for any use of anything you say or post.

User Responsibility
You are responsible and liable for all your activities while participating on buckeyes247.com.  You are responsible for any actions you may take based on advice or information you receive online. Use your own good judgment when evaluating information provided through any forum area, remember that the information provided could be from people at any age and experience level. The decision to conduct transactions with anyone is your own and you should conduct your own research prior to making any decisions. We caution you against giving out personally identifiable information (credit card numbers, names and addresses, driver license numbers) to strangers online, which may be used for illegal or harmful purposes.

Disclaimer
buckeyes247.com reserves the right to amend or change the Forum Rules and Terms of Service at any time without notice. You agree to periodically review this document.