Terms of Use Agreement

By using this message board you are promising to follow the Terms of Use Agreement.

#1. I will not attack, mock or belittle others.
          This message board is meant to be fun, positive and spiritually uplifting. If you harass any member (personal attacks, etc.) you may be deleted and banned from the board (This is your only warning). By posting, you are promising to follow this rule and will refrain from attacking, mocking or belittling others.



#2. I will not ridicule other persons even if their views are totally wrong when discussing opinion topics or theological issues.
          Remember we can discuss and be uplifting even if we disagree. The point of discussion on the Decapolis boards is not to show off how right you are how wrong others are, but to help a healthy, loving discussion of the topic.



#3. I will not post inappropriate or obscene material.
          You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this message board to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this message board.



#4. I will not 'spam' the boards promoting my band, website, company, etc., by going into multiple threads and posting a similar message.          
          Signing onto the board simply to promote your band is considered spamming. If you would like to advertise your band on Decapolis please purchase an ad.

#5. I understand that this is a private, moderated message board and will not complain if my posts get moved, closed or deleted.
          Posts and threads may be deleted for any number of reasons (old thread, server space, violating the Terms of Use, inappropriate to readers, etc.) If for any reason your post gets deleted, you agree to not complain about it and understand that there are a million other public, unmoderated message boards you could post on.



#6. I will try to abide by the following principles
JN 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. [35] By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." MT 22:39 And the second is like it: `Love your neighbor as yourself.'



I understand that if I violate the Terms of Use - I may be suspended or banned from this message board.

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