Facts and Acceptable Use Policy

Facts

  1. B.A.S.E. Jumping is NOT ILLEGAL in Australia. If you can demontrate that it is illegal please email a copy of your supporting evidence to the webmaster - BTW nothing received in past 5 years.

  2. B.A.S.E. Jumping is a legitimate activity. It turns over millions of dollars each year through B.A.S.E. specific equipment sales, training, competitions and international travel. It has over 2000 active participants at any one time.

  3. This website exists purely to enhance safety in the sport of B.A.S.E. Jumping.

  4. The A.B.A. does not recruit B.A.S.E. jumpers.

  5. The objects of the Australian B.A.S.E. Association include:

Acceptable Use Policy

To participate in our online forums, you must agree to abide by our rules and policies. We encourage open discussion and active debate, but remember you are our guest here. Civil and ethical conduct is required. To this end, you agree that, if asked, you will yield to the requests of the forum moderators or administrators. By posting, you have agreed to follow our rules and policies.

The "Golden Rule" is in effect for discussions on Basejump.org: Treat others as you would wish to be treated. We ask that you be professional and polite and respect our intention to create a friendly and inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to participate.

We do not wish to censor or control your opinions, but we will ensure that the policies of the board are respected. Your posts will be censored if they fall outside the rules stated here.

The Webmaster and Moderators reserve the right to delete, edit, or move posts at our discretion. (Note in particular that we have restrictions on where you may post advertising and how many times you may post the same message.)

The Forum Rules:

  1. No personal attacks.,
  2. No jokes about or references to pedophilia. None.,
  3. No 'backdoor' commercial advertising in the forums.,
  4. Post to the correct forum and stay on topic.

Acceptable Use Policy

1. The webmaster reserves the right to change/delete/remove/hide anything he/she believes may be seen as detrimental to the sport in any way.

2. It is the responsibility of the user to regularly review the terms of this 'Acceptable Use Policy.',

3. Any person, whether a B.A.S.E. jumper, skydiver or non-jumper, may apply for posting privileges for this website.,

4. No person shall use the login details of any person, other than themselves, to make any post on this website.,

5. The user will not abuse and/or harrass others via the forum, email or exploit others in any way.,

6. No person shall conduct any survey, questionnaire, quiz or employ any other means to gain information for research for public, private or government use and will refrain from contacting members of the committee, or any other jumper that may have contact details on the website, to gain information other than is currently published on the website and its links with a view to assisting any school/college/university students, journalists or anyone else to write articles, thesises, surveys, short stories or novels etc.,

7. Vulgar, Abusive, Racist, and Sexist Language will not be tolerated.,

8. No mass posting or flooding of the boards is allowed.,

9. The A.B.A., its committee and its webmaster or anyone else directly or indirectly involved in any way shape or form with the goings on of the A.B.A., cannot in whole or part be held responsible for the use, or misuse, of the information contained within this and linked sites.

Specific Forum Policies

No Personal attacks, Flaming and Trolling.

Personal attacks and hate posts will not be tolerated in any forum. Personal attacks on another user are a great way to earn some time off, as is posting inflammatory material specifically to provoke a negative response from someone (aka trolling). If you are unclear about what a 'troll' is, google it.

Posts that contain material that we deem to be racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted, pornographic, or otherwise offensive, may be removed. While discussion of certain social and political issues may require the use of sensitive or potentially offensive terms, outside of those limited contexts the use of such terms is not allowed on this board and may be removed.

Basejump.org is a worldwide community. We expect that you'll show respect and sensitivity to the beliefs and views of all users regardless of whether they are part of a specific geography or not. Any member who is rude, excessively profane, or disruptive may receive a warning or may be suspended or banned immediately.

No References to Pedophilia

Basejump.org has a zero-tolerance policy to pedophilia and any reference thereto will be removed without explanation.

Topical Posts and Cross-Posting

Posts should be made to the most relevant forum for the topic. The moderators may move posts at any time if there is a forum better suited for the topic in discussion. Do not cross post to multiple forums. Upon cross posting all duplicates including the original post may be removed. Use existing threads on your topic to continue a discussion rather than starting a new one. Posts that are repetitive in nature (i.e. Dead Horses) may be removed or locked at the discretion of the moderators. This is a B.A.S.E. jumping website. Keep the topics about B.A.S.E. jumping.

Off Topic Replies and "Thread Hijacking"

"Drifting" threads are subject to locking or deleting. Replies to topics started by another user should remain within the context of the initial post. While we recognize that discussions often diverge and evolve, threads or responses that are completely irrelevant to the initial post will most likely be deleted or split into two different threads.

User Requested Post Removal Policy

As an open public forum user, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of posting those communications. We will usually not honour requests for post removals or editing. You can edit or delete your own posts for up to 30 minutes after you posted.

Moderation

Generally speaking, moderators will endeavor to provide fair warning regarding behavior that might warrant their intervention. Failure to heed warnings from the moderators is grounds for suspension of posting privileges. We do however reserve the right to remove any post when these rules are abused or policies violated without prior notice or explanation. If you repeatedly violate any of these rules or otherwise seek to disrupt the board then the administrators can suspend your posting privileges or disable your account at their discretion.

Any abuse directed at our volunteer moderation team in the forums or via private message, including defying the moderators to suspend or ban a member, may result in an immediate suspension or ban. "Gripe" threads about any action from a moderator including "Where did my post go?" posts will be removed. If you have questions about a moderator's action and they did not provide a reason for the intervention, please contact them via private message.

You agree that this is private property and you are our guest, and that Basejump.org reserves the right to delete any message.

Membership on Basejump.org is a privilege, not a right.

We may at any time revise these rules and policies without notice.

Please check back regularly. Continued use of basejump.org after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.

The webmaster reserves the right to change/delete/remove/hide anything he/she believes may be seen as detrimental to the sport in any way.

It is the responsibility of the user to regularly review the terms of this 'Acceptable Use Policy.'

All users agree to the following terms:

  1. Any person, whether a B.A.S.E. jumper, skydiver or non-jumper, may apply for posting privilages for this website.

  2. No person shall use the login details of any person, other than themselves, to make any post on this website.

  3. The user will not abuse and/or harrass others via the forum, email or exploit others in any way.

  4. No person shall conduct any survey, questionnaire, quiz or employ any other means to gain information for research for public, private or government use and will refrain from contacting members of the committee, or any other jumper that may have contact details on the website, to gain information other than is currently published on the website and its links with a view to assisting any school/college/university students, journalists or anyone else to write articles, thesises, surveys, short stories or novels etc.

  5. Vulgar, Abusive, Racist, and Sexist Language will not be tolerated.

  6. No mass posting or flooding of the boards is allowed.

  7. The A.B.A., its committee and its webmaster or anyone else directly or indirectly involved in any way shape or form with the goings on of the A.B.A., cannot in whole or part be held responsible for the use, or misuse, of the information contained within this and linked sites.

Use the information here at your own risk!

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17/12/2004