Carole
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 |  Subject: IMPORTANT: Copyright Issues and Disclaimer  Thu 8 Mar 2007 - 19:39 | |
| A copy of this Notice has also been posted today on at least one sub-board of each Smith Chat Board
 IMPORTANT: Will all Members Please Read this Notice.
Copyright Issues and Disclaimer
| 8th March 2007, Carole wrote: | We are always glad to hear about any publications or websites of interest, and we all like to share new information that we have found. Smith Chat is intended as a fun, happy & sharing site, without too many strict rules. But here is a necessary rule that is extremely important -
Please always observe the following:
So as not to infringe any copyright, write your History or related Topics, in your own words & give references to any publications or websites' links that you have studied and/or found your included information.
This also applies to any images you might want to copy to Smith Chat.
About copying images or text from articles on other Websites.
Before posting -
DO ensure that the author/webmaster is agreeable to reproduction of any text or images.
When posting -
DO Quote the original source & the webpage link.
DO Add a tag at the top of your Topic to confirm this has been approved and by whom.
For Images -
DO Add a tag either immediately above or below the Image
(eg: "image reproduced by courtesy of - quote name or website link )
DON'T copy and paste a full article from any other Website.
If you think it would be more useful to give a quote from the Article in its original form, rather than in your own words - then.......
DON'T copy any more than the first 1 or 2 paragraphs from the original source.
After the 2 or 3 quoted paragraphs......
DO ADD "Read more about this at - Title and Link to the Web-page -"
Some Examples.........
Great Harwood History & Genealogy
Burnley - History & Links
CottonTown (Blackburn w Darwen Project)
WRY Local History Sites Links
Journals of Ralph Smith, Mormon Pioneer
Disclaimer:
Smith Project/Smith Chat take no responsibility
if these requests are not adhered to.
Updated 8th March 2007
[Please contact me] if you discover any Topics on Smith Chat where these requests have not been adhered to.
Thank you for your continued support with this.
Carole  |
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