Dear all.

I'm posting this on behalf of Stu and the entire SN webteam. Please read and take heed of the following.

It has come to the attention of the webteam that some arguments between members on this BBS have resulted in an exchange whereby threats (implicit or explicit) have been made either publicly and/or via the PM system.

There have also been attempts to obtain personal information about members via explicit requests on the board, or via deception e.g. by an individual posing as a buyer in the marketplace. Whether such information would be subsequently used in any altercation, or is just being used to undermine the anonymity of the poster, or imply menacing intent is irrelevant.

SN will NOT tolerate ANY threatening behavior on the public boards or via PM. Nor will we tolerate any attempts to obtain personal details about posters for any purposes other than to conduct a genuine transaction in the Marketplace.

SN users are NOT permitted to disclose the personal details of other members e.g. names, addresses, photos etc without explicit consent from the individual concerned. Members reported for such conduct who are unable to provide evidence of consent for such disclosure may be banned from SN at the webmaster's discretion.

Individuals found to be conducting themselves in a manner deemed by the web team to be threatening or malicious will receive an instant lifetime ban, this includes conduct whereby an individual circulates posts made on SN with malicious intent, e.g. escalating a disagreement on SN outside the confines of the forum. Those attempting to obtain and/or circulate personal information on other users of Scoobynet, without legitimate reason, in a way that might cause distress or harm to that individual, their family/friends will also be banned for life.

The webteam will not enter into any correspondence with people attempting to justify threatening behaviour e.g. "the other party started it". It takes two to tango and if you issue counter-threats you become part of the problem and will be dealt with accordingly. If you receive something you deem to be threatening, RTM and leave it to us to investigate.

This is an internet forum; there is simply NO justification for conduct of a threatening or menacing nature.

SN will fully co-operate with any requests by the authorities (e.g. police, courts) for the release of information relevant to criminal or civil investigations that may arise from such conduct.

If any individuals banned for such conduct continue to attempt to intimidate members of SN (for example by using alias accounts) they will be reported to their ISP and SN may pursue further legal action at the discretion of the webmaster.

Threads or posts seeking to rejoice in the banning of an individual for the above reasons will be removed as they will only exacerbate the situation.

Thanks.

- The SN webteam.