by marjialexa Moderator 14 Jul 2012

14 July 2012 I am copying & pasting this information here for all to see. It can be found by clicking on "Privacy Policy" of the site at the very bottom of the page. These are the Terms and Conditions you all agreed to when you signed up for a membership to the forum, whether you bothered to read them first or not. Please read them now, and everybody please calm down. These Community rules have been posted for all to read since the site was begun. If you did not read them, that is YOUR loss, and you are causing your own grief by not understanding what is said here. There is nothing here in the Community rules that isn't true of any other website with a forum. Will everyone who has not done so, please read these now and if there are any questions, do not hesitate to ask! Thanks, Marji


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by bevgrift 15 Jul 2012

This is "the Joke of the day"
LOL...

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by edithfarminer 15 Jul 2012

Thank you Marji, I read it all and found it also informative. You are right to point this out to us all and I applaud you as an appointed moderator to show us what we might not have read and understood when joining.Let us hope that we can now continue enjoying the site and help we give to each other be it embroidery related matter or emotional help etc in the personal column.

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by airyfairy 15 Jul 2012

I would like to say thank you to Marji. I found the enclosed very informative. Perhaps our two copyright Queens should sort their differences out with a PM to each other. Sarah.

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by mpo14011 14 Jul 2012

"Copyright does not protect ideas, information, styles or techniques."
Because the Copyright Regulation on any website is classed as information, it is not covered by Copyright Law.
Now, those that want to pick on the newly appointed moderators, CUT IT OUT AND LET THEM DO THEIR JOB!

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rescuer by rescuer 14 Jul 2012

Thank you for posting the copyright information. I don't think I could be paid enough money to take the job they are doing for free.

mpo14011 by mpo14011 14 Jul 2012

Sciencewidow, please reads what I have written, again.
I DID NOT say that websites are not protected. I said information is NOT protected.
http://www.copyright.org.au/

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by crafter2243 Moderator 14 Jul 2012

Here is the link

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by bevintex 14 Jul 2012

Nothing should of been said about moderators until it was actually a done deal.

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by kiffuri 14 Jul 2012

I agree.

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by rescuer Moderator 14 Jul 2012

I think the new site Moderators are trying to educate all of us on the things we should already know.
I also think (but I do not know for sure) that Ms. Veronika would have given permission to a site Moderator to post this.
I am looking forward to the site changes and I hope they bring with them peace.

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rescuer by rescuer 14 Jul 2012

I just re-read my post and decided I want the edit button back...I was trying to say positive things. My first sentence looks mean and it was not meant that way at all.

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by sewdoctor 14 Jul 2012

Common sense!

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by sewfrenzie 14 Jul 2012

Oh Dear! IS it still going on after all this time has passed? Or did I miss something again? And if so thank goodness!! I like the possitive informative information and commaradory this site has had in the past and I hope is getting back to!
Diane

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marjialexa by marjialexa 14 Jul 2012

Just some answers to some posts I'm trying to clarify, Diane, thought it easier to do it this way for everybody, not trying to stir up a hornets nest yet again.

sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 15 Jul 2012

I didn't think it was you that was stiring up trouble, lol. I was wondering what happened now?!?! Its been 3 weeks and it just surprises me how many ARE willing to keep it going. I found at least one that explains why you posted this.
I just hope it will FINALLY be put to rest.
Thanks
Diane

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by sewmom 14 Jul 2012

Thank you. I had not read it before but it all makes sense and is logical to me. Thank you for bringing this up. It's like the "Kindergarten rules". Be nice etc.

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by april22 14 Jul 2012

Agree.

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