My forum was deleted

[Former Member]

My new forum (recently purchased custom domain, + Ads free, only three users, was just taken offline mysteriously today.

sandbox.dominicmcclintock.com

In accordance with Section 25(a) of the ProBoards Terms of Service, this forum has been taken offline.

Can a proboards staff member help me? This is really depressing and frustrating. If I can be told what I did wrong, that would be really helpful so I don't break rules or whatever the reason was. I was just getting hang of things.

Will I be banned from creating a new forum?

What can I expect if I try to make a new forum again, to this to happen again? lost my $20.00 custom domain and Ads-Free.

I removed the re-occuring Ads free so I can' be charged for next month. This sucks.

[Nscalerr 🐺]

Hi @dominiccfj

You will have to contact [e-mail] as section 25(a) is not handled here on Support.

[Former Member]

Thank you.

[Former Member]

I made a new forum here, if you want to check it out for "it being ok?" because I seriously do not know anymore but I'm trying to be a good follower of the proboards rules and tos

okinawabuddies.freeforums.net/

[bigballofyarn]

Definitely take a look at the ToS.
proboards.com/tos

Sections 18 and 19 might be helpful.

18. OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT

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19. PROHIBITED USES

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Your forum needs to be considered appropriate for people as young as 13. Remembering the subject matter of your forum, the Abuse Department may have felt like you crossed a line. However, they will have to answer your questions. I can't speak for them.

[Former Member]

Thank you. I did contact them and it was for just plainly taken down for violation of 25a and I was not given any more explaination. It's fine. I suspect I did violate copyright perhaps in that I used .gif images from Reddit. I will try to be more careful. I made a new forum, again purchased Ads-free, not custom domain this time, but also use Tapatalk and purchased their VIP (no Ads). That is my only violation I could see, those uploaded reddit .gif images? and possibly my strong Christian views on against porn and other kinds of sexual immorality. Yep!. I'll say it. If that gets me banned. Oh well.

[bigballofyarn]

Things about sex need to be addressed on ProBoards with extreme caution. If it wouldn't be appropriate for a 13-year-old to see/read, it wouldn't be appropriate to be on your forum. If you emailed them a direct question regarding what content violated the ToS, they might be able to provide you with a direct answer.

If you use Tapatalk to post, you won't eat up ad-free views when using Tapatalk. Feel free to use Tapatalk on other forums that use ad-free too and you will be doing the forums a favor.

Best of luck going forward. Let your faith guide you as you develop your new forum. Have a blessed week.