MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT (and rules for posting)
PLEASE READ: Before you attempt to register for membership to the Drummer Cafe, be sure that you add "drummercafe.com" to your email's White List or Safe List. Failing to do so will keep you from receiving your "membership confirmation email" and you will be unable to receive future emails from the Drummer Cafe. Incomplete registerations are deleted from our database after 12 hours of non-activation.
AUTHENTIC EMAIL ACCOUNT REQUIRED
It is the responsibility of each member to maintain their Profile with an active email address. This is to insure that the Drummer Cafe administrator can contact each member from time to time regarding updates to the forum, as well as insure that posting members have some accountability for their words. Any member who fails to maintain an active/authentic email address in their Profile will be deleted from the Membership roster immediately. Members who fail to login to the forum for over 365-days will also be deleted from the database. If you are unable to login and resolve your membership, you'll have to register again. Members will receive a bi-weekly newsletter as part of their membership. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter you will need to delete your account from our membership roster.
NO SPAM
Don't spam this forum! If you've got a new product or website that you'd like to promote ... great ... put that information in your membership Profile and/or in your signature line. Your profile is designed so that you can include your own website URL for others to explore. If you post interesting messages, people will be interested in you ... and your website and/or product(s). DO NOT use the Drummer Cafe to simply advertise your site! All posts that resemble "Hey, check out my new site" will be deleted by the Moderators. Members who do not observe the warnings of the Moderators will be banned.
Here at the Drummer Cafe, we offer a Classified section for VIP Members to post in. Under no circumstances should individuals post classified type ads anywhere else on the forum. Allowing everyone to post classifieds all over the forum turns our nice forum into a spamfest. If you choose to disregard this rule, your account and all posts will be immediately deleted. Sorry if you don't like this rule; but ... it's our rule. If you would like to advertise at the Drummer Cafe, please contact Bart Elliott for commercial rates.
NO POLITICS
This forum is about drums, percussion and music. There are many other forums on the Internet that are far more appropriate for political discussion and debate, so please don't voice your political (including religious, alternative lifestyle, etc.) views or opinions here. Historically this causes nothing but problems, so the Drummer Cafe has put a stop to it. If you're not sure if your post falls into this category, contact a Moderator privately to inquire.
NO OFFENSIVE POSTS
This is a broad, undefined area for certain. What we ask is that you use common sense when you post or start a thread. If you think there's a chance your post will make somebody mad ... it probably will. Any post or thread which picks on someone based on their race, creed, gender, religion, etc., would fall into this category. See the detailed rules below, or contact a Moderator if you're not sure.
NO PERSONAL ATTACKS
The previous Rule should have made this perfectly clear, but in case it didn't, here it is again ... worded a little differently. You can argue, disagree and debate about drums, percussion and music ... but no personal attacks! If you don't agree with someone, tell them. If you don't like someone else's favorite brand of drums or style of music, you can voice your opinion, but you can't call them an 'idiot', etc. This is a first class community and well require that all members respect one another.
NO FREE ADVERTISEMENTS
We've already covered this, but in case you didn't get it ... the Drummer Cafe is not here for your to post your For-Sale ads, Want Ads, or any other kind of ad. We view these types of items as SPAM on our forum. Allowing ads to exist only draws visitors to further spam our forum, which has no redeeming value whatsoever. Advertisements which have not received written permission by Bart Elliott will be immediately deleted without warning. If you are new to the Drummer Cafe and your first post is an advertisement, even a "check out this website", not only will the thread be deleted, but your membership will be terminated immediately; no questions asked. IF YOU HAVE A PRESS RELEASE, PLEASE CONTACT THE DRUMMER CAFE DIRECTLY SO WE CAN POST IT IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE.
The Moderators can see everything you do; we know all and see all. We know your IP address and have the power to Mute or Ban any member who fails to comply with these rules. This is a heavily moderated board; that's what keeps the quality and professionalism so high. If your posts are disruptive, offensive, or otherwise ignore the rules, we will shut you down ... temporarily or permanently. Please respect the rules and don't force the moderators to take action against you. This is a first-class, professionally minded board and all forum members are expected to conduct themselves accordingly.
As the host, founder and sole owner of the Drummer Cafe, Bart Elliott reserves the right to modify, change, add to, or alter these rules at any time, including their interpretation and applications. It is your responsibility, as a Drummer Cafe member, to review these rules; making sure that you stay current with any changes or additions. You don't have to like the rules ... just obey them.
By checking the box below, you agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or United States Federal law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material.
Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also forbidden on this forum.
Note that it is impossible for the staff or the owners of this forum to confirm the validity of posts. Please remember that we do not actively monitor posted messages, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its staff, its subsidiaries, or this forum's owner. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator or moderator of this forum immediately. The staff and the owner of this forum reserve the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The owners of this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.
You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate.
With this user account you are about to register, you agree to NEVER give your password out to another person except an administrator, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another person's account for any reason. We also HIGHLY recommend you use a complex and unique password for your account, to prevent account theft.
After you register and login to this forum, you will be able to fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information the forum owner or staff determines to be inaccurate or vulgar in nature will be removed, with or without prior notice. Appropriate sanctions may be applicable.
Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.
Also note that the software places a cookie, a text file containing bits of information (such as your username and password), in your browser's cache. This is ONLY used to keep you logged in/out. The software does not collect or send any other form of information to your computer.
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