Are there any other restrictions on what I can say or do here?

Elizabeth — Sun, 20 May 2007 14:57:21 -0700

We chose a host for this site that had what we thought was a "least restrictive" Terms of Service (TOS) and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). But, as Adam of SunburntKamal says, "on the Internet there is no sidewalk." That means that there isn't any truly and purely public space on the Internet because access to it is always mediated by some company. You should read your ISP's TOS and AUP documents to see what they prohibit and allow. Below is the most important part of Dreamhost's TOS/AUP:

Legal uses only (see below)!

Are there rules about what I can say and what I can't say?

Elizabeth — Sun, 20 May 2007 14:44:49 -0700

The short answer is "yes."

This is a community and as a community it needs to have some of what we sociologists call "norms" -- basic expectations about behavior that help the whole community run smoothly.

We won't tell you what you can and can't talk about. (As long as it's at least somehow, even marginally, connected to issues of sexuality. And really, what isn't?) If you have questions ask them. If you have ideas share them. Don't be shy.

We also won't tell you how you have to think. We encourage debate, disagreement, and dissent. We want a free exchange of ideas and we want that exchange of include lots of people. In order to make that possible, though, there are some basic rules of etiquette that we expect people to follow:

censorship

Are there any other restrictions on what I can say or do here?

Are there rules about what I can say and what I can't say?