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	Alternatively, you may make a request to our community, which often handles copyright issues faster and more effectively than prescribed under the DMCA. In that case, you can post a notice explaining your copyright concerns~~. For a non-exhaustive and non-authoritative list of the relevant processes for the different Project editions, look [[Battlestar Wiki:Copyright\|here]]~~. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at <tt>webmaster</tt>@<tt>battlestarwiki.org</tt>.		Alternatively, you may make a request to our community, which often handles copyright issues faster and more effectively than prescribed under the DMCA. In that case, you can post a notice explaining your copyright concerns. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at <tt>webmaster</tt>@<tt>battlestarwiki.org</tt>.

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	Though we hope you will stay and continue to contribute to the Projects, you can stop using our services any time. In certain (hopefully unlikely) circumstances it may be necessary for either ourselves or the Battlestar Wiki community or its members (as described in Section 10) to terminate part or all of our services, terminate these Terms of Use, block your account or access, or ban you as a user. If your account or access is blocked or otherwise terminated for any reason, your public contributions will remain publicly available (subject to applicable policies), and, unless we notify you otherwise, you may still access our public pages for the sole purpose of reading publicly available content on the Projects. In such circumstances, however, you may not be able to access your account or settings. We reserve the right to suspend or end the services at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Even after your use and participation are banned, blocked or otherwise suspended, these Terms of Use will remain in effect with respect to relevant provisions, including Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-15, and 17.		Though we hope you will stay and continue to contribute to the Projects, you can stop using our services any time. In certain (hopefully unlikely) circumstances it may be necessary for either ourselves or the Battlestar Wiki community or its members (as described in Section 10) to terminate part or all of our services, terminate these Terms of Use, block your account or access, or ban you as a user. If your account or access is blocked or otherwise terminated for any reason, your public contributions will remain publicly available (subject to applicable policies), and, unless we notify you otherwise, you may still access our public pages for the sole purpose of reading publicly available content on the Projects. In such circumstances, however, you may not be able to access your account or settings. We reserve the right to suspend or end the services at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Even after your use and participation are banned, blocked or otherwise suspended, these Terms of Use will remain in effect with respect to relevant provisions, including Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-15, and 17.

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	Because it may be necessary to modify these Terms of Use from time to time, we will provide notice of such modifications and the opportunity to comment via the Project websites~~, and via a notification on [[mail:Battlestar WikiAnnounce-l\|Battlestar WikiAnnounce-L]]~~. However, we ask that you please periodically review the most up-to-date version of these Terms of Use. Your continued use of our services after the new Terms of Use become official following the notice and review period constitutes an acceptance of these Terms of Use on your part. For the protection of the Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC and other users like yourself, if you do not agree with our Terms of Use, you cannot use our services.		Because it may be necessary to modify these Terms of Use from time to time, we will provide notice of such modifications and the opportunity to comment via the Project websites. However, we ask that you please periodically review the most up-to-date version of these Terms of Use. Your continued use of our services after the new Terms of Use become official following the notice and review period constitutes an acceptance of these Terms of Use on your part. For the protection of the Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC and other users like yourself, if you do not agree with our Terms of Use, you cannot use our services.

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	We appreciate your taking the time to read these Terms of Use, and we are very happy to have you contributing to the Projects and using our services. Through your contributions, you are helping to build something really big – not only an important collection of collaboratively edited reference Projects that provides education and information to millions who might otherwise lack access, but also a vibrant community of like-minded and engaged peers, focused on a very noble goal.		We appreciate your taking the time to read these Terms of Use, and we are very happy to have you contributing to the Projects and using our services. Through your contributions, you are helping to build something really big – not only an important collection of collaboratively edited reference Projects that provides education and information to millions who might otherwise lack access, but also a vibrant community of like-minded and engaged peers, focused on a very noble goal.

	::'''''The updated Terms of Use went into effect on ~~May 25, 2012. The previous version, at [http://Battlestar Wikifoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use_(2009) http://Battlestar Wikifoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use_(2009)], was effective until May 24~~, 2012. In the event of any differences in meaning between the original English version and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.'''''		::'''''The updated Terms of Use went into effect on December 18, 2012. In the event of any differences in meaning between the original English version and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.'''''

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	Though we hope you will stay and continue to contribute to the Projects, you can stop using our services any time. In certain (hopefully unlikely) circumstances it may be necessary for either ourselves or the Battlestar Wiki community or its members (as described in Section 10) to terminate part or all of our services, terminate these Terms of Use, block your account or access, or ban you as a user. If your account or access is blocked or otherwise terminated for any reason, your public contributions will remain publicly available (subject to applicable policies), and, unless we notify you otherwise, you may still access our public pages for the sole purpose of reading publicly available content on the Projects. In such circumstances, however, you may not be able to access your account or settings. We reserve the right to suspend or end the services at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Even after your use and participation are banned, blocked or otherwise suspended, these Terms of Use will remain in effect with respect to relevant provisions, including Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-15, and 17.		Though we hope you will stay and continue to contribute to the Projects, you can stop using our services any time. In certain (hopefully unlikely) circumstances it may be necessary for either ourselves or the Battlestar Wiki community or its members (as described in Section 10) to terminate part or all of our services, terminate these Terms of Use, block your account or access, or ban you as a user. If your account or access is blocked or otherwise terminated for any reason, your public contributions will remain publicly available (subject to applicable policies), and, unless we notify you otherwise, you may still access our public pages for the sole purpose of reading publicly available content on the Projects. In such circumstances, however, you may not be able to access your account or settings. We reserve the right to suspend or end the services at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Even after your use and participation are banned, blocked or otherwise suspended, these Terms of Use will remain in effect with respect to relevant provisions, including Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-15, and 17.

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	If you are the owner of content that is being improperly used on one of the Projects without your permission, you may request that the content be removed under the DMCA. To make such a request, please email us at <tt>webmaster</tt>@<tt>battlestarwiki.org</tt> ~~or snail mail our designated agent at this [[Designated agent\|address]]~~.		If you are the owner of content that is being improperly used on one of the Projects without your permission, you may request that the content be removed under the DMCA. To make such a request, please email us at <tt>webmaster</tt>@<tt>battlestarwiki.org</tt>.

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	Alternatively, you may make a request to our community, which often handles copyright issues faster and more effectively than prescribed under the DMCA. In that case, you can post a notice explaining your copyright concerns. For a non-exhaustive and non-authoritative list of the relevant processes for the different Project editions, look [[~~meta~~:Copyright ~~problems~~\|here]]. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at <tt>webmaster</tt>@<tt>battlestarwiki.org</tt>.		Alternatively, you may make a request to our community, which often handles copyright issues faster and more effectively than prescribed under the DMCA. In that case, you can post a notice explaining your copyright concerns. For a non-exhaustive and non-authoritative list of the relevant processes for the different Project editions, look [[Battlestar Wiki:Copyright\|here]]. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at <tt>webmaster</tt>@<tt>battlestarwiki.org</tt>.

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* 11. Resolutions and Project Policies */

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11. Resolutions and Project Policies

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	The Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC Board of Trustees releases [[:~~Resolutions~~\|official policies]] from time to time. Some of these policies may be mandatory for a particular Project or Project edition, and, when they are, you agree to abide by them as applicable.		The Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC Board of Trustees releases [[BW:POL\|official policies]] from time to time. Some of these policies may be mandatory for a particular Project or Project edition, and, when they are, you agree to abide by them as applicable.

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10. Management of Websites

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	Especially problematic users who have had accounts or access blocked on multiple Project editions may be subject to a ban from all of the Project editions, in accordance with the [[~~meta~~:~~Global bans~~\|Global Ban Policy]]. In contrast to Board resolutions or these Terms of Use, policies established by the community, which may cover a single Project edition or multiple Projects editions (like the Global Ban Policy), may be modified by the relevant community according to its own procedures.		Especially problematic users who have had accounts or access blocked on multiple Project editions may be subject to a ban from all of the Project editions, in accordance with the [[BW:BAN\|Global Ban Policy]]. In contrast to Board resolutions or these Terms of Use, policies established by the community, which may cover a single Project edition or multiple Projects editions (like the Global Ban Policy), may be modified by the relevant community according to its own procedures.

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	<p>You agree that, if you import text under a CC BY-SA license that requires attribution, you must credit the author(s) in a reasonable fashion. Where such credit is commonly given through page histories (such as Battlestar Wiki-internal copying), it is sufficient to give attribution in the edit summary, which is recorded in the page history, when importing the text. The attribution requirements are sometimes too intrusive for particular circumstances (regardless of the license), and there may be instances where the Battlestar Wiki community decides that imported text cannot be used for that reason.</p></li>		<p>You agree that, if you import text under a CC BY-SA license that requires attribution, you must credit the author(s) in a reasonable fashion. Where such credit is commonly given through page histories (such as Battlestar Wiki-internal copying), it is sufficient to give attribution in the edit summary, which is recorded in the page history, when importing the text. The attribution requirements are sometimes too intrusive for particular circumstances (regardless of the license), and there may be instances where the Battlestar Wiki community decides that imported text cannot be used for that reason.</p></li>
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	'''Non-text media:''' Non-text media on the Projects are available under a variety of different licenses that support the general goal of allowing unrestricted re-use and re-distribution. When you contribute non-text media, you agree to comply with the requirements for such licenses as described in our ~~[[Resolution:Licensing~~ policy~~\|Licensing Policy]]~~, and also comply with the requirements of the specific Project edition or feature to which you are contributing~~. Also see the [[:commons:Commons:Licensing\|Battlestar Wiki Commons Licensing Policy]] for more information on contributing non-text media to that Project~~.</li>		'''Non-text media:''' Non-text media on the Projects are available under a variety of different licenses that support the general goal of allowing unrestricted re-use and re-distribution. When you contribute non-text media, you agree to comply with the requirements for such licenses as described in our licensing policy, and also comply with the requirements of the specific Project edition or feature to which you are contributing. </li>
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	'''No revocation of license:''' Except as consistent with your license, you agree that you will not unilaterally revoke or seek invalidation of any license that you have granted under these Terms of Use for text content or non-text media contributed to the Battlestar Wiki Projects or features, even if you terminate use of our services.</li>		'''No revocation of license:''' Except as consistent with your license, you agree that you will not unilaterally revoke or seek invalidation of any license that you have granted under these Terms of Use for text content or non-text media contributed to the Battlestar Wiki Projects or features, even if you terminate use of our services.</li>

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6. Trademarks

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	Although you have considerable freedoms for re-use of the content on the Project websites, it is important that, at the Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC, we protect our trademark rights so that we can protect our users from fraudulent impersonators. Because of this, we ask that you please respect our trademarks. All Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC trademarks belong to the Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC, and any use of our trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, or domain names must be in compliance with these Terms of Use and in compliance with our [[~~Trademark policy~~\|~~Trademark~~ Policy]].		Although you have considerable freedoms for re-use of the content on the Project websites, it is important that, at the Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC, we protect our trademark rights so that we can protect our users from fraudulent impersonators. Because of this, we ask that you please respect our trademarks. All Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC trademarks belong to the Battlestar Wiki and FrakMedia! Productions LLC, and any use of our trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, or domain names must be in compliance with these Terms of Use and in compliance with our [[Battlestar_Wiki:Official_Representation\|Representation Policy]].

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