What forums are unacceptable on Proboards

[slip1974]

Sept 28, 2024 5:14:23 GMT -8 bigballofyarn said:

Sept 28, 2024 4:52:24 GMT -8 slip1974 said:

I think Proboards need to inform me on what is allowed. How do I show the past / history without being offensive and / or supportive. Guidance needed. 

You can try to discuss things historically without having bias or an agenda. You can still share opinions, the history of what happened, and how it impacted people then and now. I see no reason for your forum to be "offensive." Of course, what is considered offensive can be subjective. Everyone is offended by different things. There obviously shouldn't be any symbols that would represent supporting hate against any group of people. Is there a specific concept or topic you're worried about? Everything depends on context, like in the examples I gave you above. There's a difference between discussing a tragic historical event and then supporting and glorifying it. 

Most of the material would be from Wikipedia with of course pictures. Purely historical with no views or bias.

[lordroel]

Sept 28, 2024 22:25:17 GMT -8 slip1974 said:

Sept 28, 2024 5:14:23 GMT -8 bigballofyarn said:

You can try to discuss things historically without having bias or an agenda. You can still share opinions, the history of what happened, and how it impacted people then and now. I see no reason for your forum to be "offensive." Of course, what is considered offensive can be subjective. Everyone is offended by different things. There obviously shouldn't be any symbols that would represent supporting hate against any group of people. Is there a specific concept or topic you're worried about? Everything depends on context, like in the examples I gave you above. There's a difference between discussing a tragic historical event and then supporting and glorifying it. 

Most of the material would be from Wikipedia with of course pictures. Purely historical with no views or bias.

Its okay to use Wikipdidia, but be aware it might be consider plagiarism if you only copy and past material from it, you have to give your own toughs and voice to the forum otherwise it will feel empty.

[bigballofyarn]

Sept 28, 2024 22:25:17 GMT -8 slip1974 said:

Sept 28, 2024 5:14:23 GMT -8 bigballofyarn said:

You can try to discuss things historically without having bias or an agenda. You can still share opinions, the history of what happened, and how it impacted people then and now. I see no reason for your forum to be "offensive." Of course, what is considered offensive can be subjective. Everyone is offended by different things. There obviously shouldn't be any symbols that would represent supporting hate against any group of people. Is there a specific concept or topic you're worried about? Everything depends on context, like in the examples I gave you above. There's a difference between discussing a tragic historical event and then supporting and glorifying it. 

Most of the material would be from Wikipedia with of course pictures. Purely historical with no views or bias.

In a lot of cases, if you're going to share a news article, you should only share excerpts because copying and pasting the entire thing could be theft of something you didn't create. You can link to Wikipedia articles. Don't hotlink to any of their images though. Even rehosting and sharing their images may go against their rules, but you'd have to check with every historical source individually. Every author and photographer have different rules regarding the sharing of their work. Also, even if you aren't glorifying it, I still wouldn't post violent pictures, pictures of dead people, or anything of that nature. The latter is a personal opinion, as I believe these types of photos may end up violating the ToS, depending on what you post.

[slip1974]

Sept 29, 2024 0:35:12 GMT -8 lordroel said:

Sept 28, 2024 22:25:17 GMT -8 slip1974 said:

Most of the material would be from Wikipedia with of course pictures. Purely historical with no views or bias.

Its okay to use Wikipdidia, but be aware it might be consider plagiarism if you only copy and past material from it, you have to give your own toughs and voice to the forum otherwise it will feel empty.

OK, thanks

[slip1974]

Sept 29, 2024 1:53:02 GMT -8 bigballofyarn said:

Sept 28, 2024 22:25:17 GMT -8 slip1974 said:

Most of the material would be from Wikipedia with of course pictures. Purely historical with no views or bias.

In a lot of cases, if you're going to share a news article, you should only share excerpts because copying and pasting the entire thing could be theft of something you didn't create. You can link to Wikipedia articles. Don't hotlink to any of their images though. Even rehosting and sharing their images may go against their rules, but you'd have to check with every historical source individually. Every author and photographer have different rules regarding the sharing of their work. Also, even if you aren't glorifying it, I still wouldn't post violent pictures, pictures of dead people, or anything of that nature. The latter is a personal opinion, as I believe these types of photos may end up violating the ToS, depending on what you post.

Definitely will not post any graphic content. Already avoiding that. 

[lordroel]

Sept 29, 2024 1:53:02 GMT -8 bigballofyarn said:

Sept 28, 2024 22:25:17 GMT -8 slip1974 said:

Most of the material would be from Wikipedia with of course pictures. Purely historical with no views or bias.

In a lot of cases, if you're going to share a news article, you should only share excerpts because copying and pasting the entire thing could be theft of something you didn't create. You can link to Wikipedia articles. Don't hotlink to any of their images though. Even rehosting and sharing their images may go against their rules, but you'd have to check with every historical source individually. Every author and photographer have different rules regarding the sharing of their work. Also, even if you aren't glorifying it, I still wouldn't post violent pictures, pictures of dead people, or anything of that nature. The latter is a personal opinion, as I believe these types of photos may end up violating the ToS, depending on what you post.

Related to images, all images used on Wikipdidia are either in the public domain or published under a Creative Commons copyright license that allows them to be reused free of charge. The main requirement for reusing Creative Commons-licensed content is that you provide proper attribution.

Only issues is using the text as those are created by a person and copy pasting them without mentioning the source, link to article for example would be consider plagiarism.

[bigballofyarn]

Sept 29, 2024 2:16:59 GMT -8 lordroel said:

Sept 29, 2024 1:53:02 GMT -8 bigballofyarn said:

In a lot of cases, if you're going to share a news article, you should only share excerpts because copying and pasting the entire thing could be theft of something you didn't create. You can link to Wikipedia articles. Don't hotlink to any of their images though. Even rehosting and sharing their images may go against their rules, but you'd have to check with every historical source individually. Every author and photographer have different rules regarding the sharing of their work. Also, even if you aren't glorifying it, I still wouldn't post violent pictures, pictures of dead people, or anything of that nature. The latter is a personal opinion, as I believe these types of photos may end up violating the ToS, depending on what you post.

Related to images, all images used on Wikipdidia are either in the public domain or published under a Creative Commons copyright license that allows them to be reused free of charge. The main requirement for reusing Creative Commons-licensed content is that you provide proper attribution.

Only issues is using the text as those are created by a person and copy pasting them without mentioning the source, link to article for example would be consider plagiarism.

Some photographers and authors explicitly state in their articles that no part of the page can be republished without consent. Giving attribution is not enough in some cases.

[vank]

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