Model Horse Blab FAQ

Light swearing (BS, "damn", etc.) is permitted. More extreme cursing is not permitted, except in the WOYM (What's On Your Mind) forum. Acroynms for more colorful and extreme cursing are not permitted (e.g., STFU) outside of WOYM, with the exception of appropriate use of our WTF smiley. The use of keyboard symbols (e.g. */#) in the place of letters do not change unacceptable content. The way it reads is what it says, even if symbols are substituted for letters.

Blab does not moderate "rudeness." Personal attacks and slights are not permitted (see below "Acceptable Post Content about Other People.") However, abruptness of tone, disagreement and/or contrary opinions are allowed. Posting anything on Blab opens it up to adverse comment and criticism.

Blab permits hobbyists to ask for donations for model horse shows and the occasional recognized non-profit organization, preferably those relating to animals. We permit members to set up ongoing gift or comfort-giving threads for others, that exist without the knowledge and/or instigation of the prospective recipients. We permit paid members to post goods for sale in our Sales or Artist Announcement forums.

We do not permit members to request one-to-one donations, individual requests for money, participation in other fund-raising schemes or like solicitations. We forbid such activity on both the public forums and via the other features of Blab (private messages, visitor messages, etc.). This rule helps to keep the forums free from spam-like material, and/or appeals vastly unrelated to our traditional subject matter.

If you have a question about whether your post item is in conflict with this rule, please contact us prior to posting.

You may link to threads to direct members to information on a topic that has been previously discussed, except where the original thread was in WOYM. You may not make reference to WOYM threads outside of WOYM.

Additionally, if a dispute erupts in a given thread, the issue should be confined to that thread. Don't bring it up and start the argument again in other threads.

You may link to content on other sites. You may not copy an entire article or text from another website and post it on Blab. Quoting small portions of text from other websites is acceptable and within the "Fair Use" exception of copyright law.

If a photo or image is on the public internet, you may post a link. Do not use the Blab editing feature to display the image linked from the other site in a Blab post unless it is a mass-public-access site such as those for news and advertising.

Linking to or promoting other website forums that are similar in structure and purpose to Blab is not allowed. This is out of respect for the long and profound effort and creativity that went into building Blab. "Promoting" includes describing the other forum, giving information on fees, and in any other way informing and/or encouraging Blab members to visit the other forum. It is not a violation of this rule to link to or inform members of other website forums that are not like Blab in structure and overall purpose. We would prefer that you not talk down, denigrate or otherwise communicate negative opinions about another hobby website forum.

You may not post images belonging to other people on Blab without their permission. The exception is images displayed on the public internet - see "No Posting Content from Other Sites" above for more detail.

This rules includes images / photographs taken by others of models that you own, even if the photo was taken after your ownership of the model. U.S. copyright law assigns ownership of a photographic image to the photographer at the instant the image is captured, regardless of the location or ownership of items in the photo.

Under U.S. law, Blab, its management and ownership are not accountable to those whose names and personal information are posted on Blab, regardless of who posted it, or for any comments posted about anyone. Blab almost never deletes content posted within Blab rules, nor is it legally required to do so regardless of requests or demands.

If you feel a situation is worthy of special consideration, use the Contact Blab link at the top to POLITELY explain why. Please be aware that deletions are almost never made, in the interests of content continuity.

Do not make posts requesting that people give you positive reputation points.