Blog Policy

OK, boring stuff, but needs to be said ...



The What's Up Arlington blog is a place for patrons to share opinions about Arlington related subjects/issues. Comments are welcome and will be reviewed prior to publishing. The following will be removed by its editors before being published:


Potentially libelous comments
Obscene or racist comments
Personal attacks, insults, or threatening language
Plagiarized material
Private, personal information published without consent
Comments totally unrelated to the topic of the forum
Commercial promotions or spam
Hyperlinks to material that is not directly related to the discussion


By posting a comment you agree to indemnify the the blog authors and Arlington County and its officers and employees from and against all liabilities, judgments, damages, and costs (including attorney's fees) incurred by any of them which arise out of or are related to the content that you post. Blogs and messaging may not be used for commercial purposes or for organized political activity.
The authors of the What's Up Arlington blog reserve the right to monitor content before it is posted on the blogs, and to modify or remove any messages or postings that is deemed, in their sole discretion, to be abusive, defamatory, in violation of the copyright, trademark right, or other intellectual property right of any third party, or otherwise inappropriate for the Service.



The blog authors also reserves the right to edit or modify any submissions in response to requests for feedback or other commentary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the blog authors are not obligated to take any such actions, and will not be responsible or liable for content posted by any subscriber in any forum, message board, or other area within the service.
If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the service as violation of the terms can lead to legal liability.
Adapted with permission from Computerworld’s blog comments policy and the Newton Free Library.