TaskArchitect - Forum FAQs

Is this a Public Forum?
Is this a Moderated Forum?
What can I post here?
What can't I post here?
What about commercial posts?
Off-topic posts?
What is considered abusive?
What if my post is pulled?
What if my account is deactivated?
Multiple user names
Intellectual Property
Are these all the rules?
Disclaimer

Is this a Public Forum? No, this is a private forum that is open to the public in general, but with certain restrictions including but not limited to those listed herein. Using this forum is a privilege, not a Constitutionally guaranteed right, and this privilege can be revoked at our sole discretion.

Is this a Moderated Forum? Sort of. The TaskArchitect editorial team "peeks in" and occasionally posts to this forum. What moderation there is occurs after the fact, that is, we don't monitor a post before it is published, you publish it and then we eventually read it (or not). Accordingly, anything you see that you consider abusive or in bad taste; if you read a post that you think ought to be brought to our attention; please apprise us of this. The email address to use for such concerns is: support@taskarchitect.com

What can I post here? Anything that has anything to do with Hierarchical Task Analysis.

What can't I post here? Your post should not be off-topic. We are especially cranky about trial-by-internet. Do not register to post on this forum only to have your first post be a complaint against a company doing business. You should also not lodge a complaint against a named entity unless you yourself are willing to be identifiable, that is, no anonymous rants. This is as much for your benefit as anyone's (we'd prefer your hot temper doesn't result in a lawsuit a manufacturer lodges against you).

What about commercial posts? Please approach the TaskArchitect editorial team in order to gain permission for this - before posting. The email address to use is: support@taskarchitect.com

Off-Topic Posts? Please, just don't do it

What is considered abusive? We don't know, but we know it when we see it.

What if my Post is pulled? You might find that something you posted is no longer on the forum on which it was originally posted. In all likelihood, you posted something that really belongs in a different area of the Forum. If your post is pulled entirely, you wrote something inappropriate—at least in our view—and we pulled the post. This we very rarely do.

What if my account is deactivated? Then you *might* have been (according to us) a very bad boy (or girl). We reserve the right to do this, and at our sole discretion. If you want to keep your account active, be civil. But you might be posting from a location inside a bloc of IP addresses we blocked in order to weed out a bad actor. Email us privately and state your case.

Multiple user names: A big no-no. Stick to one user account. You can change your user name, but no creating multiple accounts.

Are these all the rules? No. But these are most of them, in broad strokes. There may be others we place here from time to time. As you become familiar with this forum, and this community, you'll see that we interfere only when we need to. If you take a deep breath before you post, and give your idea a second thought before you push the "send" button, you probably won't write anything with which we'll take umbrage.

Disclaimer: This is a very loosely moderated forum. We do not and cannot see everything written here, and we may not see an offensive post for awhile or indeed at all unless it is brought to our attention. We are hosting a global digital "water cooler," around which people gather to "talk shop." As such we cannot and do not accept any liability for what others post here. We can simply make our best effort to monitor abuse that is brought to our attention.

Intellectual Property: Please be aware that information posted on this forum is considered the intellectual property of TaskArchitect Inc, in particular but not limited new product ideas and product features. See the TaskArchitect.com Legal Policy for a more comprehensive account of this topic.

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