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TowersTimes offers a number of interactive features ('the community'), and by using these features you agree to be bound by the guidelines set out below. If you do not agree to the terms and guidelines set out below, please contact the team via the 'Contact Us' page to deactivate and remove your account. Please familiarise yourself with these terms and the guidelines for contributions to ensure you have an enjoyable time on TowersTimes.

TowersTimes is a unmoderated community, and thus we do not vet and are not responsible for any information which is posted upon this website, including the discussion forums, wiki and other commenting facilities throughout the site. All content is viewed and used by you at your own risk and we do not warrant the accuracy or reliability of any of the information available. The views expressed are those of the individual members and not necessarily those of TowersTimes.

The TowersTimes Team reserve the right to edit, change, alter, or ultimately remove any content contributed to the site by our users without notification, particularly in response to the community guidelines set out below.

We actively encourage all members to be vigilant of any content that may be in contravention to our community guidelines, and any suspicious or questionable content should be reported to a team member for review by using either the report post function (if you are signed in with a TowersTimes account), or to the team by using the contact form available via the main site.

If the team is made aware of any questionable content available on the TowersTimes website via the above channels, we will act expeditiously to deal with the reported content in an appropriate and relevant manner upon notification.

Guideline 1
Membership to the community is a privilege and not a right. Any account, IP address, thread, post, link, photo, shout box entry, name, signature, signature link or avatar or any other contribute content can be amended/removed/banned from the community at the discretion of the team and without prior notification. The decision of the team is final.

Guideline 2
If you are an Alton Towers staff member joining the site, please be aware that these and all major Alton Towers sites are actively read by Alton Towers management. You are most welcome to contribute to the discussion on the community, however please ensure your conduct is in line with your contract and your capacity as an employee. This includes care taken when posting to ensure you do not make statements that could be construed as being on behalf of the park, as well as ensuring you do not release sensitive information that may put your job in jeopardy. Remember, it's your employers reading.

Guideline 3
Please do not type in 'text language' in your posts, please use full and correct words.

Guideline 4
Please make use of the 'Spell Check' function of TowersTimes if available and necessary. Proofreading is also necessary for eradication of any silly mistakes/typos. Proper use of spelling, punctuation and grammar is appreciated. Remember, members will only put as much effort into reading your posts as you do in writing them.

Guideline 5
The use of capital letters (Caps Lock) is not advised for your content, posts or topic titles, as it can be construed as 'shouting' by other members.

Guideline 6
Though the subject matter relevant to some topics on the forum may wander somewhat, please try - wherever possible - to stay on that topic as given.

Guideline 7
Should you forget to add a comment to your post on the forum, please use the 'Edit' button to add to your post, rather than submitting another one underneath it.

Guideline 8
If you wish to include images in discussion or meet up topics on the forum, please keep the number of pictures to no more than around 6 "highlight" pictures. Any additional pictures can be linked either individually using a caption or by including a link to the album. We also ask that dimensions and file sizes are kept sensible. Consider whether the image could be resized and compressed with an image editor without compromising the detail in the picture. If you wish to post a photo trip report of a mini meet or personal visit, then more than 6 images may be posted but please ensure you include the words "Photo Trip Report" or similar in the subject of your topic. Inappropriate images or links may result in the removal of your membership privileges.

Guideline 9
Before you start a "New Topic" on the forum, please check to see if a similar topic already exists - especially in the Ma Garrita's, X-Cite or Corner Coffee. New members are advised to establish themselves by focusing primarily on contributing to existing discussions, rather than making new topics 'for the sake of it'.

Guideline 10
We have rules for avatars on signatures on the forum, and the team strictly enforces them. This is to ensure that signatures or avatars do not detract from the content of topics. 

Avatars
If you wish you use an avatar on TTF, you may use one of the pre-installed avatars, or you may link to an off-site avatar providing it meets the following:
- The avatar must be no larger than 130x130 pixels.
- If animation is used, it should not be overly distracting.
- The file size should not exceed 250kb
- Offensive or inappropriate images as deemed by the team are not permitted. 

Signatures
You may also use text and/or images in your signature, and must meet the below:
- The total size of a signature image should not exceed 650 pixels wide and 150 pixels in height.
- If text is used in addition to an image, a maximum of 2 lines of normal sized text.
- The file size of images should not exceed 250kb.
- If animation is used, it should not be overly distracting.
- Offensive or inappropriate images as deemed by the team are not permitted.

Please note, the team's decision is final in reviewing the content of avatars and signatures, and they may be removed without prior notification if the above is not adhered to.

Guideline 11
Swearing and bad language are advised to be kept to a minimum and not to be used strongly and unnecessarily outside of the Ma Garrita's - even with the use of asterisks. Any offensive remarks are strictly not allowed and may result in the removal of your membership privileges.

Guideline 12
Threads or Posts that contain only one word, link or emoticon will, at the team's discretion, be deleted. 

Guideline 13
Please do not reply to a post just for the sake of it, please add to the discussion effectively. Also, please do not respond to trolls, but use the 'report' button to flag the post to the team for review.

Guideline 14
Though some subjects can produce heated debate, arguments are not welcome on TowersTimes and all debate must take place in a mature manner. If you become involved in an argument, please continue it off the site - either through the "Private Message" function on the forum, or via MSN or Email. Failure to respect this will result in the removal of your posting privileges. 

Guideline 15
Linking to your own websites in your posts outside of the Traffic Boost forum is not allowed. Your link will be removed.

Guideline 16
Respect for other members is required. Please speak to people in the same manner as you would with someone in real life. Rude and disrespectful behaviour may result in the removal of your membership privileges.

Guideline 17
Use of the name TowersTimes, TowersTimes Forum, TT or TTF or logos on any merchandise, product, service or event is only to be made with the permission of the Administrators.

Guideline 18
Although we support free discussion on TowersTimes, any reference to staff members at Alton Towers, or indeed at any theme park should not be abusive, defamatory or inappropriate in any way. Should you come across a post that you feel is unsuitable, please use the report button to flag the post to the team in order to allow them to deal with it. As with any edits or removals of posts, the team's decision on dealing with reported content is final.

Also, for your reference, please read the TTF Meet Trip Guidelines.

The team take any breach of these guidelines seriously and appropriate action will be taken.

If you have any queries regarding these guidelines, please feel free to contact a member of our team via the Contact Us page or via the 'TowersTimes News and Views' forum.

Enjoy your time on TowersTimes!