To make the ThirdAge chat rooms a comfortable place, we have an Etiquette and Rules we ask everyone to follow. Please abide by them when you're visiting this area. In addition, please take this opportunity to reacquaint yourself with the rules you agreed to in the Membership Agreement. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor all chat rooms, discussion forums, and bulletin boards. Failure to comply with the Etiquette & Rules or Membership Agreement may lead to removal of your messages or termination of your membership.
As you introduce yourself and join in chat, remember that at any given time users from all over the world are logged on. It's a good idea to avoid conversation that might offend someone. The idea is to enjoy and learn from others who share the desire to experience the latest in interactive global communication.
Most ThirdAge chats are monitored by Chat Managers who ensure that no one
is abusive to other chatters. They have the prerogative of disconnecting
unruly users. If you encounter someone who is disruptive, you should inform
the Chat Manager on hand or use the ignore feature.
A couple of rules of thumb can prove useful when interacting with others in a chat room.
Flooding, or filling the chat window with lots of messages, prevents other chatters from being able to participate in the conversation.
The same is true for executing emotions. Although generating all of that pink text is lots of fun, you can have too much of a good thing.
Go easy on the emotions to allow other users to interact in the room.
BY THE SAME TOKEN, AVOID USING ALL CAPS. It is the virtual equivalent of shouting and should be done sparingly.
Rules
When entering ThirdAge Chat, you agree not to:
harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort to another ThirdAge Chat member, subscriber, user, or other individual or entity using or accessing ThirdAge Chat;
transmit via ThirdAge Chat any information, data, graphics, text, files, links, software, or other materials ("Content") that are or may be considered to be unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, or in any way violates any copyright or other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any person;
impersonate in ThirdAge Chat any person, including, but not limited to, a ThirdAge employee, host, or manager;
disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a ThirdAge Chat room or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other members;
post or transmit any advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation to other members, in ThirdAge Chat;
intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including but not limited to any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing ThirdAge Chat or in connection with your use of ThirdAge Chat in any manner.
ThirdAge can not ensure that chat messages may not contain material that could be offensive to some.
ThirdAge does not monitor or resolve disputes between users; however, we will revoke the membership of users who are continually abusive.
Occasionally, ThirdAge Chats may be transcripted and posted.
Your public chats in ThirdAge Chat rooms are not private.
ThirdAge reserves the right to reproduce any material you post. However, private messages between individuals are not recorded or logged.
ThirdAge does not verify any information posted by users or others or guarantee the proper use of such information by any party.
What to do if someone is harrassing you
If you're bothered by someone in a public chat room who is violating the
ThirdAge Chat rules, or the Membership Agreement, cut and paste the
relevant content into our support form, including the name of the offender,
time and room of occurence. Please
refer to this page from time to time for any updates ThirdAge may make to
the chat rules. Those who are found in violation of the rules will receive
a warning and/or have their chat privilages suspended.
