Terms and rules

The providers ("we", "us", "our") of the service provided by this web site ("Service") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts. Content submitted express the views of their author only.

This Service is only available to users who are at least 13 years old. If you are younger than this, please do not register for this Service. If you register for this Service, you represent that you are this age or older.

All content you submit, upload, or otherwise make available to the Service ("Content") may be reviewed by staff members. All Content you submit or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including, but not limited to, spam prevention services). Do not submit any Content that you consider to be private or confidential.

You agree to not use the Service to submit or link to any Content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains adult or objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws. You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content or your conduct.

We may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Requests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion. We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

You are granting us with a non-exclusive, permanent, irrevocable, unlimited license to use, publish, or re-publish your Content in connection with the Service. You retain copyright over the Content.

This message board is for intelligent debate. Semi-literate postings lower the tone of the board and irritate everyone else.

Excessive use of SMS-style phrases are also banned, eg 2moro, m8, l8rs or U.

By all means, slag off the club, management and players. But do not slag off this website, other Palace sites and more importantly, your fellow Palace supporters. If you have a problem, email us direct: editor@holmesdale.net

If you are offended by a poster's comments, don't reply back with a pointless argument. Use the 'Repport link under the post in question. Any postings which may degenerate into slagging matches will also be deleted.

Do not waste the moderators' time by reporting trivial offenses.

Flaming - We do not tolerate abusive, malicious, personal attacks on the message boards. You will be banned if you persist in this behavior.

You agree to not submit swear words in such a way as to circumvent the forum's built-in swear word removal system.

Do not post or transmit any content on the messageboard that contains a virus, Trojan horse or other mischievous content.

Do not use The Holmesdale Online's features in a manner that adversely affects the availability of its resources to other users (e.g. excessive shouting [use of all caps] or flooding [continuous posting of repetitive text or topics]).

When creating a new topic, you must ensure that you check that a similar one does not already exist.

You must not create the same topic in more than one forum. (Doing so is called cross-posting). You should pick the single most appropriate forum for your message. Duplicate posts will be deleted.

If necessary, we will make a complaint with your internet service provider. Should you be posting from a work ISP, your boss will eventually be notified. Similarly from a school/college, where relevant tutors will be informed.

In the event of an extreme case posts will be passed onto the police. All postings have their IP address logged, so we can track you down.

Do not use the message board as a means to promote political activism.

You must not register more than once. Doing so may get one or both registrations and all the posts deleted. If you have an issue logging into an existing account please contact webmaster@holmesdale.net.

You must not re-register once banned. A ban from the Holmesdale Online means you are no longer welcome to use our website. Re-registering will lead to a permanent ban of the new account and a complaint to your ISP.

We have a team of moderators who manage the various discussion forums. Please treat them with courtesy and respect. Remember, moderator decisions are final and discussions regarding their actions are not permitted on the forums. Members must not question their judgements as they are far too busy to enter into debates or arguments. If you continue to do so, you may be banned from the website.

We have the right to ban any user that unfairly criticises the Holmesdale Online and/or its owners.

Usernames

We do not allow:

Impersonation of any person or entity, including but not limited to, Holmesdale Online site moderators. Do not create these types of user names (they will be removed).

Obscene user names

User names that have TeXt ThAt LoOkS lIkE ThIs!

Private Message System

Flaming - We do not tolerate abusive, malicious, personal attacks on the private message system. You will be banned if you persist in this behavior.

These terms may be changed at any time without notice.

If you do not agree with these terms, please do not register or use the Service. Use of the Service constitutes acceptance of these terms. If you wish to close your account, please contact us.