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| Northern Illinois Sports Beat Message Board Rules (And Short Q&A) |
Northern Illinois Sports Beat Mission Statement
“Northern Illinois Sports Beat is a high school sports web site for the purpose of
compiling information about Northern Illinois High School Sports in a positive manner.
This web site is NOT school or schools, conference or conferences in the state of
Illinois or with any other web site. Those in the know about Northern Illinois high
school sports know about Northern Illinois Sports Beat. Through message boards,
stories, features and blogs, Northern Illinois Sports Beat is all about high school
sports.”
Why Are There Rules?
Why are there rules around us? These reasons also apply to the Northern Illinois
Sports Beat Message Boards. We have rules in place to protect not only the posters
on the Boards but also the subjects of message board topics, the area's athletes,
coaches, teams and schools; NISB itself; and the integrity and purpose of high school
sports. NISB is a website that serves high school sports, and any attempt to distort
that goes against our mission.
Rules not only protect, but they may also restrict. These restrictions, while may be
harmful to desires you may have, are there also to help serve the high school sports
scene.
There are people out there who actually think that posting on a message board is a
very dangerous thing and should only be attempted with risks involved. People think
this because they are afraid of the reaction they will get when they post something.
Message board posting is not a dangerous thing at all if you do it properly. Likewise,
if you misuse rules message boards can be a dangerous thing. People consider that
only because they basically think it is dangerous. It isn't.
If you are worried about your identity if you choose to hide it, then do not post any of
your personal information, interests, and have a user name as something that gives
out even a small identity of you. There are a lot of people that do not post on
message boards because they fear the peculiar thing they are posting will be
synonymous with the person posting it. There is an easy solution to this. Create a
user name that you can remember but does not really identify who you are.
You must be careful about releasing any of your personal information and interests
on the boards.
Those who lurk only do so because they are wanting to read information about their
team, or sports in general. The truth is that the analysis of each team and player that
is talked upon on the boards is incomplete. If you know something and can contribute
to what is not already there, then go ahead and post it. Your information IS helpful to
those who are already currently talking about the subject. It can make a difference in
the overall interpretation of the subject.
Even if you don't think your contribution will have a great effect on the overall
discussion of the subject, just post it anyway! A little thing makes a big difference on
the boards - that's a fact!
Should You Post on a Message Board?
We're glad you have considered becoming a member of the NISB Message Boards. If
this is your first time posting on a message board, right now you need to ask yourself
if this is really something for you.
If you are willing to contribute factual information, fully and subsequently, and explain
in detail such information without possibility of doubt, then message board posting is
something for you.
If you wan to put out an opinion that you know will receive backlash from other
members, then message board posting is NOT something for you.
If you take a stance on something, and are able to do so while posting indisputable
proof and backing up the opinion – in other words, stating such just like writing a
college paper or work report – then message board posting is something for you.
If you take a stance on something, and cannot post proof because you either don't
know it, or are afraid your sources may not be correct, , then message board posting
is NOT something for you.
If you can handle discussion directed to you, and handle it calmly and professionally,
then message board posting is something for you.
If you have difficulty dealing with possibly being wrong with something, have an
admitted attitude problem in such cases, and respond to something to attack one's
knowledge, then message board posting is NOT something for you.
Make the decision. If you wish to continue forward, here are the rules:
Message Board Rules and Regulations
Glossary
Message Board – The Northern Illinois Sports Beat message boards and it’s
subsequent topics, threads, and other pages provided by ProBoards.
Main Pages – The homepage of Northern Illinois Sports Beat and its subsequent
pages provided by Yahoo! Geocities.
The NISB Website – Refers to both of the above entities
Administrator/Publisher – The one in charge of the message boards. There is only
one administrator, Cody Cutter, posting either as “35” or “Northern Illinois Sports
Beat.” These two user names are referred to as the Admin Accounts.
Moderator – Person(s) who assist the administrator in message board moderation,
but do not have full administrative powers.
NISB Staff – Moderators and the Administrator
User – A message board poster(s).
A. User Registration
B. User Settings
C. Post Content and Necessary Admin Action
D. User Account Suspensions and Banishments
E. Student Athletes on the Message Board, and School Personnel Requests
F. Miscellanea
A. User Registration
1. In order to post on the message board, you must be a member of the message
board. Registration and the filling in of any said data requested in the registration
form is required in order to post.
1a. At any given time, the Administrator will open up the forum to guest accounts.
The Administrator has the right to open the forum to guest accounts and close the
forum to guest accounts at any time.
1b. Any person wishing to have the Administrator post a message on the message
board can submit that information to the Administrator, but the Administrator has the
right to determine whether or not that will be posted by the Administrator or not.
2. The user must provide a user name, a password for access to posting privileges, a
valid e-mail address and birth date. Failure to provide any said data will result in no
access to posting privileges.
3. Each prospective user must agree to the following three (3) terms of service
agreements:
3a. The Terms of Service between ProBoards and the prospective user – which is
underneath the captcha text in the registration form.
3b. The Terms of Service between ProBoards and Northern Illinois Sports Beat –
which is linked at the bottom of the first set of terms.
3c. Failure to agree to these terms will result in no access to posting privileges.
3d. Also, the Terms of Service between Northern Illinois Sports Beat and the
prospective user – which is this set of rules you are looking at right now. Failure to
abide by these terms will result in disciplinary action. Once the three sets of terms
are agreed to, the registration process may begin.
4. New users will be required to fill out the registration form, and then check their
email for a confirmation code (this is done to avoid fake emails). Once the
registration code has been accepted, posting privileges will be granted within five
days of the registration date.
5. New registrants may be denied for any reason.
B. User Settings
1. Message Board members must provide a “user name” (also referred to as a
“handle”). They are given free realm over what name they can be, but with the
following restriction: they should refrain from referring to themselves as a derogatory
user name – one that is detrimental to the NISB mission.
1a. NISB Staff has the right to determine if any user name is considered derogatory
and detrimental to the NISB mission; and only the Administrator has the right to force
name changes.
2. The user has the right to elaborate on their board profile if they so choose.
Options include: hometown, age, email, website, et cetera – with the following
restriction: no posting links of illegal operations, gambling, or the promotion of
things/ideas that are detrimental to minors.
2a. NISB Staff has the right to determine if any profile information is considered
derogatory or not.
2b. Only the Administrator has the right to force changes to profile information.
C. Post Content and Necessary Admin Action
The 5 Basics:
1. No posting anything derogatory, flame, trash talk, insults and insults pertaining to
ones self (location, disability, race, religion, sex, etc.).
2. No super-posting (repetitive, consecutive posting of no worth) will be allowed.
3. No libel and slander will be allowed.
4. No user name identity disclosures without consent from the discloser are allowed.
5. Under recommendations stated in the Freedom of the Press and Freedom of
Speech, media bashing is allowed; however, if you have any concerns with NISB, one
is encouraged to contact the Publisher.
6. NISB Staff has the right to determine if any message posting is inappropriate or
not. However, anyone can report a complaint.
6a. The Administrator has the right to enforce certain rules related to fallout coming
from controversial topics. Below are present stances related to the hottest topics in
Illinois high school sports. These topics are watched over carefully. Changes and
additions can be added at any time.
6b. Public-Private – Absolutely no accusations of the recruitment/transfers of athletes
(between such schools) are allowed on the Boards, without verified proof of such.
“Verified proof” comes in the form of a media report (NISB, newspaper, radio,
television) or administrative action or comment. Discussion related to team impact on
a transfer situation is allowed, specifics and opinions on transfers themselves are not
allowed.
6c. Public-to-public transfers – See paragraph 6b.
6d. Criticism of coaches, school adminstrations and players – While such can be fair
game on a message board, recent discussions have brought about controversy in
the scene. Because our mission is to support high school sports, we do not allow
criticism of coaches, players and school administrations (athletics directors,
principals, etc.) on the Board. There are different avenues to solve such problems.
7. NISB Staff can delete any inappropriate post(s), edit any inappropriate post(s), or
delete and lock any inappropriate topic(s) altogether at their own discretion. One
deleted post for rule violations will result in a warning. Five deleted posts for rule
violations in an account suspension.
7a. NISB Message Board posters can report a post by clicking on the link off to the
side of said post. The report form is sent to NISB Staff. You'll be requested to explain
the reason for the reporting the post. In your request, you must point out 1) which
rule was broken, and 2) why the post breaks the rule, without your personal opinion.
Reported posts do not always get acted on; it is the decision of NISB Staff to act on
reported posts. A post can only be reported once by the same person.
Visitors (non-posters) can also report posts via email to NISB. These reports carry
just as much weight as reported posts by message board users.
All reported posts and inquiries are archived for future admin reference.
Do NOT report posts in public (on the boards, asking for deletion, etc.). Doing so will
result in disciplinary action.
7b. NISB Staff will log all cases of moderated message editing and deleting brought
about by a user.
8. Only the Administrator has the right to determine whether or not to comment, to
the board or a particular poster, on a particular moderation action on the message
boards.
9. In the case of insubordination, measures may be taken to combat that.
9a. Only the Administrator will handle all insubordination cases.
9b. If the Administrator feels that a user has committed insubordination, the user will
receive a final warning. If the problem is not solved, the user will be suspended
indefinitely.
D. User Account Suspensions and Banishments
1. Only the Administrator can execute user account suspensions and banishments,
and at the discretion of the Administrator. As mentioned in Section C, paragraph 7,
five deleted posts leads to an account suspension. Furthermore, any other offense
could lead to an immediate further form of disciplinary action at the discretion of the
Administrator.
1a. Moderators and other users have the right to suggest suspensions and
banishments to the Administrator, but not in public (section C, paragraph 7a).
However, the argument of the Moderators will have more weight than the users.
1b. The Administrator, on a case-by-case basis, will review each suspension and
banishment.
3. A suspension is indefinite, meaning only a reinstatement can be granted before a
suspended user can post again.
4. Suspended users will be notified by E-mail, with that E-mail message detailing any
punishments committed, and provide steps toward reinstatement.
4a. The Administrator will determine reinstatement requirements on a case-by-case
basis.
4b. Once a user is reinstated, a further violation of the message board rules will
result in permanent banishment from the message boards.
5. A banishment is defined as the banishment of the user name, e-mail address and
different variations of those two.
5a. If a once-banished user re-registers under a completely different user name and
e-mail address, and is found to have the same identity as a banished user, they will
be immediately banned.
5b. Permanent banishments only expire with the termination of Northern Illinois
Sports Beat (and subsequent aliases if necessary) as a whole, or a change in
publisher (current NISB Publisher is Cody C. Cutter).
Illustrations to Section D:
Q - What happens if a suspended user does not respond to a reinstatement notice?
A - The user is suspended indefinitely. (Paragraph 3)
Q - Once a user is reinstated, what further violations of the message board rules that
result in permanent banishment are there?
A - The present message board rules at the time of reinstatement.
E. Student Athletes on the Message Board, and School Personnel Requests
1. "Student athletes" in this section are defined as any athlete or student athletic
assistant (manager, statistician, etc.).
2. Student athletes can post on the message board. There is no way for NISB to
restrict the registration action as one registers.
3. All student athletes must adhere to their coaches and/or school's policies
regarding message boards, forum posts, and anything in their agreement regarding
such.
4. Head coaches, athletics directors, principals and other appropriate school
administrators have the right to ask NISB if a user is a person on their team. This is
known as an SAP complaint.
4a. The SAP complaint will be handled by the Administrator.
4b. The Administrator will conduct an investigation as to identity research (see
Section F, paragraph 1). It is recommended the submitter also submit a list of names
to cross-check.
4c. The Administrator has the following options to answer to the complaint, and
nothing else but:
*"No, said user is not a student athlete."
*"Yes, said user is a student athlete: (Insert name(s) here). Do you have a policy
against this person posting messages? If so, what disciplinary action do you request
(suspension, banishment, or neither)?"
4d. All disciplinary action brought forth by said persons in paragraph 4 will be
enforced by the Administrator.
4e. If banishment is requested, no appeal will be granted.
5. NISB cannot request permission for school student user accounts to "un-ban"
NISB's message board from the school's blocked site's list.
Illustrations to Section E:
Q - Explain what is meant by "coaches and/or school's policies" in paragraph 3.
A - They can be either a school-issued athletic handbook or code of conduct, or
team rule.
Q - Can a head coach, athletics director, principal and other appropriate school
administrator submit an SAP complaint regarding someone from another school?
A - No. It is suggested that they discuss the situation with the alleged user's school
officials or coaches. (Paragraph 4)
Q - If a coach finds out after the fact that a user was posting during their tenure as a
student athlete, can the coach submit an SAP complaint?
A - No. Since the coach has no control of the athlete at the time of the submittal of
the complaint, the grandfather clause will be in effect. (Paragraph 4e)
F. Miscellanea
1. The Administrator has the right to conduct identity researches at any time.
However, the Administrator will not disclose user name identities to anyone except
when complying in legal action, or in SAP complaints (see Section E).
1a. By reading the Terms of Service between ProBoards and the prospective user
(see Section A, paragraph 3a), you understand that you are subject to an identity
search at any time. Furthermore, users will not be notified if they are involved in an
identity search.
2. Private messages sent to the Admin Accounts are NOT private.
3. The Administrator has the right to appoint users as Moderators, as well as remove
users as Moderators.
4. The message board rules were officially revised on October 3, 2011. No
grandfather clause will be given to any user who is banned or suspended before this
date. All warnings will still be held over.
4a. The message board rules are subject to change at any time by the Administrator.
Illustrations to Section F:
Q - What do identity searches compose of?
A - Any information made available to NISB about the user from the user, with
research made possible from what was submitted. (Paragraph 1)
Q - If a rule was added, and a user was in violation of it before hand, will it be
considered a rule violation?
A - No, the grandfather clause will be in effect. (Paragraph 4a)
Q - If a rule was deleted, and a user was in violation of it, will it still be considered a
rule violation?
A - Yes. (Paragraph 4a)
By reading this far, you agree to everything above. Enjoy your time with us!
“Northern Illinois Sports Beat is a high school sports web site for the purpose of
compiling information about Northern Illinois High School Sports in a positive manner.
This web site is NOT school or schools, conference or conferences in the state of
Illinois or with any other web site. Those in the know about Northern Illinois high
school sports know about Northern Illinois Sports Beat. Through message boards,
stories, features and blogs, Northern Illinois Sports Beat is all about high school
sports.”
Why Are There Rules?
Why are there rules around us? These reasons also apply to the Northern Illinois
Sports Beat Message Boards. We have rules in place to protect not only the posters
on the Boards but also the subjects of message board topics, the area's athletes,
coaches, teams and schools; NISB itself; and the integrity and purpose of high school
sports. NISB is a website that serves high school sports, and any attempt to distort
that goes against our mission.
Rules not only protect, but they may also restrict. These restrictions, while may be
harmful to desires you may have, are there also to help serve the high school sports
scene.
There are people out there who actually think that posting on a message board is a
very dangerous thing and should only be attempted with risks involved. People think
this because they are afraid of the reaction they will get when they post something.
Message board posting is not a dangerous thing at all if you do it properly. Likewise,
if you misuse rules message boards can be a dangerous thing. People consider that
only because they basically think it is dangerous. It isn't.
If you are worried about your identity if you choose to hide it, then do not post any of
your personal information, interests, and have a user name as something that gives
out even a small identity of you. There are a lot of people that do not post on
message boards because they fear the peculiar thing they are posting will be
synonymous with the person posting it. There is an easy solution to this. Create a
user name that you can remember but does not really identify who you are.
You must be careful about releasing any of your personal information and interests
on the boards.
Those who lurk only do so because they are wanting to read information about their
team, or sports in general. The truth is that the analysis of each team and player that
is talked upon on the boards is incomplete. If you know something and can contribute
to what is not already there, then go ahead and post it. Your information IS helpful to
those who are already currently talking about the subject. It can make a difference in
the overall interpretation of the subject.
Even if you don't think your contribution will have a great effect on the overall
discussion of the subject, just post it anyway! A little thing makes a big difference on
the boards - that's a fact!
Should You Post on a Message Board?
We're glad you have considered becoming a member of the NISB Message Boards. If
this is your first time posting on a message board, right now you need to ask yourself
if this is really something for you.
If you are willing to contribute factual information, fully and subsequently, and explain
in detail such information without possibility of doubt, then message board posting is
something for you.
If you wan to put out an opinion that you know will receive backlash from other
members, then message board posting is NOT something for you.
If you take a stance on something, and are able to do so while posting indisputable
proof and backing up the opinion – in other words, stating such just like writing a
college paper or work report – then message board posting is something for you.
If you take a stance on something, and cannot post proof because you either don't
know it, or are afraid your sources may not be correct, , then message board posting
is NOT something for you.
If you can handle discussion directed to you, and handle it calmly and professionally,
then message board posting is something for you.
If you have difficulty dealing with possibly being wrong with something, have an
admitted attitude problem in such cases, and respond to something to attack one's
knowledge, then message board posting is NOT something for you.
Make the decision. If you wish to continue forward, here are the rules:
Message Board Rules and Regulations
Glossary
Message Board – The Northern Illinois Sports Beat message boards and it’s
subsequent topics, threads, and other pages provided by ProBoards.
Main Pages – The homepage of Northern Illinois Sports Beat and its subsequent
pages provided by Yahoo! Geocities.
The NISB Website – Refers to both of the above entities
Administrator/Publisher – The one in charge of the message boards. There is only
one administrator, Cody Cutter, posting either as “35” or “Northern Illinois Sports
Beat.” These two user names are referred to as the Admin Accounts.
Moderator – Person(s) who assist the administrator in message board moderation,
but do not have full administrative powers.
NISB Staff – Moderators and the Administrator
User – A message board poster(s).
A. User Registration
B. User Settings
C. Post Content and Necessary Admin Action
D. User Account Suspensions and Banishments
E. Student Athletes on the Message Board, and School Personnel Requests
F. Miscellanea
A. User Registration
1. In order to post on the message board, you must be a member of the message
board. Registration and the filling in of any said data requested in the registration
form is required in order to post.
1a. At any given time, the Administrator will open up the forum to guest accounts.
The Administrator has the right to open the forum to guest accounts and close the
forum to guest accounts at any time.
1b. Any person wishing to have the Administrator post a message on the message
board can submit that information to the Administrator, but the Administrator has the
right to determine whether or not that will be posted by the Administrator or not.
2. The user must provide a user name, a password for access to posting privileges, a
valid e-mail address and birth date. Failure to provide any said data will result in no
access to posting privileges.
3. Each prospective user must agree to the following three (3) terms of service
agreements:
3a. The Terms of Service between ProBoards and the prospective user – which is
underneath the captcha text in the registration form.
3b. The Terms of Service between ProBoards and Northern Illinois Sports Beat –
which is linked at the bottom of the first set of terms.
3c. Failure to agree to these terms will result in no access to posting privileges.
3d. Also, the Terms of Service between Northern Illinois Sports Beat and the
prospective user – which is this set of rules you are looking at right now. Failure to
abide by these terms will result in disciplinary action. Once the three sets of terms
are agreed to, the registration process may begin.
4. New users will be required to fill out the registration form, and then check their
email for a confirmation code (this is done to avoid fake emails). Once the
registration code has been accepted, posting privileges will be granted within five
days of the registration date.
5. New registrants may be denied for any reason.
B. User Settings
1. Message Board members must provide a “user name” (also referred to as a
“handle”). They are given free realm over what name they can be, but with the
following restriction: they should refrain from referring to themselves as a derogatory
user name – one that is detrimental to the NISB mission.
1a. NISB Staff has the right to determine if any user name is considered derogatory
and detrimental to the NISB mission; and only the Administrator has the right to force
name changes.
2. The user has the right to elaborate on their board profile if they so choose.
Options include: hometown, age, email, website, et cetera – with the following
restriction: no posting links of illegal operations, gambling, or the promotion of
things/ideas that are detrimental to minors.
2a. NISB Staff has the right to determine if any profile information is considered
derogatory or not.
2b. Only the Administrator has the right to force changes to profile information.
C. Post Content and Necessary Admin Action
The 5 Basics:
1. No posting anything derogatory, flame, trash talk, insults and insults pertaining to
ones self (location, disability, race, religion, sex, etc.).
2. No super-posting (repetitive, consecutive posting of no worth) will be allowed.
3. No libel and slander will be allowed.
4. No user name identity disclosures without consent from the discloser are allowed.
5. Under recommendations stated in the Freedom of the Press and Freedom of
Speech, media bashing is allowed; however, if you have any concerns with NISB, one
is encouraged to contact the Publisher.
6. NISB Staff has the right to determine if any message posting is inappropriate or
not. However, anyone can report a complaint.
6a. The Administrator has the right to enforce certain rules related to fallout coming
from controversial topics. Below are present stances related to the hottest topics in
Illinois high school sports. These topics are watched over carefully. Changes and
additions can be added at any time.
6b. Public-Private – Absolutely no accusations of the recruitment/transfers of athletes
(between such schools) are allowed on the Boards, without verified proof of such.
“Verified proof” comes in the form of a media report (NISB, newspaper, radio,
television) or administrative action or comment. Discussion related to team impact on
a transfer situation is allowed, specifics and opinions on transfers themselves are not
allowed.
6c. Public-to-public transfers – See paragraph 6b.
6d. Criticism of coaches, school adminstrations and players – While such can be fair
game on a message board, recent discussions have brought about controversy in
the scene. Because our mission is to support high school sports, we do not allow
criticism of coaches, players and school administrations (athletics directors,
principals, etc.) on the Board. There are different avenues to solve such problems.
7. NISB Staff can delete any inappropriate post(s), edit any inappropriate post(s), or
delete and lock any inappropriate topic(s) altogether at their own discretion. One
deleted post for rule violations will result in a warning. Five deleted posts for rule
violations in an account suspension.
7a. NISB Message Board posters can report a post by clicking on the link off to the
side of said post. The report form is sent to NISB Staff. You'll be requested to explain
the reason for the reporting the post. In your request, you must point out 1) which
rule was broken, and 2) why the post breaks the rule, without your personal opinion.
Reported posts do not always get acted on; it is the decision of NISB Staff to act on
reported posts. A post can only be reported once by the same person.
Visitors (non-posters) can also report posts via email to NISB. These reports carry
just as much weight as reported posts by message board users.
All reported posts and inquiries are archived for future admin reference.
Do NOT report posts in public (on the boards, asking for deletion, etc.). Doing so will
result in disciplinary action.
7b. NISB Staff will log all cases of moderated message editing and deleting brought
about by a user.
8. Only the Administrator has the right to determine whether or not to comment, to
the board or a particular poster, on a particular moderation action on the message
boards.
9. In the case of insubordination, measures may be taken to combat that.
9a. Only the Administrator will handle all insubordination cases.
9b. If the Administrator feels that a user has committed insubordination, the user will
receive a final warning. If the problem is not solved, the user will be suspended
indefinitely.
D. User Account Suspensions and Banishments
1. Only the Administrator can execute user account suspensions and banishments,
and at the discretion of the Administrator. As mentioned in Section C, paragraph 7,
five deleted posts leads to an account suspension. Furthermore, any other offense
could lead to an immediate further form of disciplinary action at the discretion of the
Administrator.
1a. Moderators and other users have the right to suggest suspensions and
banishments to the Administrator, but not in public (section C, paragraph 7a).
However, the argument of the Moderators will have more weight than the users.
1b. The Administrator, on a case-by-case basis, will review each suspension and
banishment.
3. A suspension is indefinite, meaning only a reinstatement can be granted before a
suspended user can post again.
4. Suspended users will be notified by E-mail, with that E-mail message detailing any
punishments committed, and provide steps toward reinstatement.
4a. The Administrator will determine reinstatement requirements on a case-by-case
basis.
4b. Once a user is reinstated, a further violation of the message board rules will
result in permanent banishment from the message boards.
5. A banishment is defined as the banishment of the user name, e-mail address and
different variations of those two.
5a. If a once-banished user re-registers under a completely different user name and
e-mail address, and is found to have the same identity as a banished user, they will
be immediately banned.
5b. Permanent banishments only expire with the termination of Northern Illinois
Sports Beat (and subsequent aliases if necessary) as a whole, or a change in
publisher (current NISB Publisher is Cody C. Cutter).
Illustrations to Section D:
Q - What happens if a suspended user does not respond to a reinstatement notice?
A - The user is suspended indefinitely. (Paragraph 3)
Q - Once a user is reinstated, what further violations of the message board rules that
result in permanent banishment are there?
A - The present message board rules at the time of reinstatement.
E. Student Athletes on the Message Board, and School Personnel Requests
1. "Student athletes" in this section are defined as any athlete or student athletic
assistant (manager, statistician, etc.).
2. Student athletes can post on the message board. There is no way for NISB to
restrict the registration action as one registers.
3. All student athletes must adhere to their coaches and/or school's policies
regarding message boards, forum posts, and anything in their agreement regarding
such.
4. Head coaches, athletics directors, principals and other appropriate school
administrators have the right to ask NISB if a user is a person on their team. This is
known as an SAP complaint.
4a. The SAP complaint will be handled by the Administrator.
4b. The Administrator will conduct an investigation as to identity research (see
Section F, paragraph 1). It is recommended the submitter also submit a list of names
to cross-check.
4c. The Administrator has the following options to answer to the complaint, and
nothing else but:
*"No, said user is not a student athlete."
*"Yes, said user is a student athlete: (Insert name(s) here). Do you have a policy
against this person posting messages? If so, what disciplinary action do you request
(suspension, banishment, or neither)?"
4d. All disciplinary action brought forth by said persons in paragraph 4 will be
enforced by the Administrator.
4e. If banishment is requested, no appeal will be granted.
5. NISB cannot request permission for school student user accounts to "un-ban"
NISB's message board from the school's blocked site's list.
Illustrations to Section E:
Q - Explain what is meant by "coaches and/or school's policies" in paragraph 3.
A - They can be either a school-issued athletic handbook or code of conduct, or
team rule.
Q - Can a head coach, athletics director, principal and other appropriate school
administrator submit an SAP complaint regarding someone from another school?
A - No. It is suggested that they discuss the situation with the alleged user's school
officials or coaches. (Paragraph 4)
Q - If a coach finds out after the fact that a user was posting during their tenure as a
student athlete, can the coach submit an SAP complaint?
A - No. Since the coach has no control of the athlete at the time of the submittal of
the complaint, the grandfather clause will be in effect. (Paragraph 4e)
F. Miscellanea
1. The Administrator has the right to conduct identity researches at any time.
However, the Administrator will not disclose user name identities to anyone except
when complying in legal action, or in SAP complaints (see Section E).
1a. By reading the Terms of Service between ProBoards and the prospective user
(see Section A, paragraph 3a), you understand that you are subject to an identity
search at any time. Furthermore, users will not be notified if they are involved in an
identity search.
2. Private messages sent to the Admin Accounts are NOT private.
3. The Administrator has the right to appoint users as Moderators, as well as remove
users as Moderators.
4. The message board rules were officially revised on October 3, 2011. No
grandfather clause will be given to any user who is banned or suspended before this
date. All warnings will still be held over.
4a. The message board rules are subject to change at any time by the Administrator.
Illustrations to Section F:
Q - What do identity searches compose of?
A - Any information made available to NISB about the user from the user, with
research made possible from what was submitted. (Paragraph 1)
Q - If a rule was added, and a user was in violation of it before hand, will it be
considered a rule violation?
A - No, the grandfather clause will be in effect. (Paragraph 4a)
Q - If a rule was deleted, and a user was in violation of it, will it still be considered a
rule violation?
A - Yes. (Paragraph 4a)
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