KillingtonZone Policies

General Questions about Killington and the Killington Area

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KillingtonZone Policies

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Frequently Asked Questions
Do not ask questions that are answered in the Frequently Asked Questions. They're called "Frequently Asked Questions" for a reason.

Abuse of Staff/Users
KillingtonZone.com will not tolerate threats made against its staff, or any of its users. KillingtonZone.com will not tolerate abusive language directed towards its staff, or any of its users. This is not something to mess with; threats of violence or death always result in contacting law enforcement.

Pornographic/Offensive Content
Members should remember this board is aimed at a general audience. Posting pornographic or generally offensive text, images, links, etc. will not be tolerated.

Personal Information
The posting of personal information of any staff or user (real names, email addresses, home addresses, etc) should be avoided. It is common courtesy not to post personal information about other users. Any such information may be edited or removed by administrators/moderators at any time.

Removal/Edit of Content
The administrators and moderators reserve the right to edit or remove any post at any time. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, personal information, etc. as noted in these points is up to administrators/moderators and not users.

Trolling
KillingtonZone.com will not tolerate trolls. People who post expressly for the purpose of getting a rise out of people or creating trouble will be summarily banned without any sort of warning. People who do so repeatedly very well may find themselves on the wrong end of a cease-and-desist or a no-trespassing order.

Profanity
The use of profanity is to be limited. Sometimes, at times, it is useful, and KillingtonZone.com respects that. But a whole post of swearing makes people look like five year olds who just learned some new words. Generally, they're simply unnecessary.

Slurs
Racial slurs, hate speech, broad and unnecessary invocation of hurtful stereotypes and other inflammatory remarks will not be tolerated.

Flaming
No flaming. Although there may be factual evidence that somebody's parents were not married at the time of their conception, that somebody is a waste of carbon, or that their sexual history is less than stellar, there is never any reason to provide this information to the general public. Flames are to be taken to e-mail.

Tone of Posts
It must be remembered that inflection and tone, normally obvious via the spoken word, do not translate well to e-mail. Thus, it is important to write in a manner that does not require an appreciation of sarcasm, irony, or humor, unless those things are pointed out. In order to prevent misunderstandings, the occasional smiley and clarifying comment helps.

Multiple Names/Aliases
While it is recognized that most people do not use their real names on this or most other message boards, thus making every screen name an alias, the use of multiple screen names on Killington Zone is discouraged. Furthermore, the use of multiple names or modifying another user's name for the purpose of trolling or abusing one or more users is grounds for having a name removed and, in extreme cases, the abuser being banned from the site. As always, the administrators and moderators reserve the right to remove any post at any time for any reason if, in their sole judgment, the post is inappropriate in any way.

Existing Threads
It is always good and helpful to post to a duplicate thread and politely point out that there's an existing thread for the topic. Providing a link to that proper thread is even better. Criticism of people that provide this service is not acceptable. For people who wish to notify other users of these threads, please do so in a polite manner.

Issues with Site Policy
Any issues with policy are best discussed privately with a board moderator or administrator. Please contact them through email or private message with your issue, and they will respond as appropriate. Posting policy questions publicly will not be tolerated.

There is a staff for a reason
When a user, whether it be a newcomer or a veteran, makes a mistake, or doesn't read the rules, then it is the staff's job to handle it. Self-policing is nice, but only if it's handled in a civil and helpful way. If you can't politely state the correct way to do things when you see something wrong, please, do us all a favor and close your browser window. If you feel like helping, in a kind way, by all means do so. Otherwise, leave it up to the staff to handle it.

Private Messages
It should be noted that all so-called Private Messages are readable by both the administrators of Killingtonzone.com as well as by the adminstrators of our hosting provider. While the adminstrators of Killingtonzone.com do not read Private Messages and have no interest in doing so, users of this site should be aware that access is possible and act accordingly. It should also be noted that in the unlikely event that Killingtonzone.com were to receive a subpoena or other legally enforceable demand for copies of Private Messages, Killingtonzone.com would provide such messages to the party or parties making such a demand.

If you have a concern about any information being sent via Private Message on Killingtonzone.com, you should give some thought as to whether the use of Private Messages in sending that information is appropriate.

Parting Thoughts
Don't behave like an ass.
Be nice.
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