~ Terms and Conditions of Membership ~

Greeting fellow Cosmic beings ...

0) You hereby agree that in posting poetry on Cosmicpoetry.org, that it may be both copied and modified for the purpose of critical input and that this will not constitute a violation of your copyrights.  Cosmicpoetry.org in turn attests that all poems posted here as original work by the author are owned by the author and not by cosmicpoetry.org and other for the purposes outlined above may not be copied or reproduced without the express consent of the author.

1) This forum is free for all members, and is, for the most part self policing.  If someone takes offence from comments (not critiques) made, than an apology is expected.  If an apology is not forthcoming in a forthwith manner, then  either the committee, or the site managers will step in to rectify the situation.  Once it reaches that level of concern, it is entirely possible that the offending party will be expelled, or severely reprimanded (i.e. given a LAST chance at redemption).

2) All members are expected to treat one another with respect, compassion, and human decency.  Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated for any reason, and said offender will be removed from the site forthwith and possibly without warning.

3) Comments on a persons race, gender, religion, person, or lifestyle will not be tolerated, and those offenders will not be given another chance without the offended party specifically asking for one on their behalf, and you will be permanently barred from the site.

4) It is our policy here that all people are treated with universal tolerance, and that no one is made to feel uncomfortable being here.  That means that swearing at people, calling them nasty names, or being otherwise abusive will result in an immediate revocation of all member privileges.

5) Likewise, members who write posts that undermine the efforts of those offering up legitimate critiques that are aimed at helping the poet grow in their craft, may have their posts deleted by the Management, so that the commentary can remain focused.

6) If you don’t like a poem, DON’T bother commenting, because there is almost certainly bound to be someone who in fact does like, or relate to the piece in some fashion.

7) Please note that profanity (other than in the poems themselves) is not considered acceptable behaviour, and that any poems containing sexually explicit references MUST be posted in SynCity (18+), or they WILL be deleted without notice.

 

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