nathanr|ca

Use this page to get more information about this website and how to get the most out of it by understanding its features and organization. On this page you can also read my Privacy policy, site guidelines and other such content.

Table of Contents

• Advertising
• Attribution of original content
• Contacting the site owner/writer
• General Disclaimer
• Licensing Info
• Linking
• Personal Opinion
• Privacy Policy
• SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
• Users & Commenting
• What do you post here?

Advertising

The author doesn't have commercial interest in blogging and will not accept invitations/requests of any type which he may deem inappropriate.

Attribution of original content

All trademarks and such are property of whoever registered them. This site is absolutely free of charge, and I do not intend any form of copyright infringement. If you own any of the material posted here and wish it removed please contact me with the necessary proof that you do in fact own the claimed material. I can't just cater to the whim of anyone who claims to have the rights to any posted material.

"I don't want it posted" is not a valid reason. If you don't want something posted, don't make it publicly available in the first place.

It is within my rights as a blogger to post what I like when I like & how I like, as long as I cite my sources & respect copyright.

Contacting the Website's Owner/Writer

When contacting this site's owner (either by e-mail or posting comments), you must follow these very simple guidelines:

• Please sign your comments. If you feel your opinion is worth hearing, then you should be willing to identify yourself. I don't accept anonymous comments & false contact information (such as 'anon', 'none', etc) & they will be spamfiltered. I won't even see them.
• No abusive language, no trolling, no spam & treat others as you'd want to be treated. A little common sense goes a long way. If you don't know what that is, you shouldn't be here.
• Absolutely no commercial advertising (except Google AdSense). Period. If and when I take the time to blog about something, I do so because I'm interested in the subject matter, not because I've been paid (or asked) to write about it. Please do not e-mail me about your product or service. I will consider it as spam and report you.
• If you are commenting to something I've posted, please link to the original post.
• Please try to use proper spelling, grammar, and formatting. Your comment must be readable.

General Disclaimer

The posting of stories, commentaries, reports, documents and links (embedded or otherwise) on this site does not in any way, shape or form, implied or otherwise, necessarily express or suggest endorsement or support of any of such posted material or parts therein.

Small print (borrowed from elsewhere): If you take offence to any material posted here, there's nothing you can do about it. I suggest you consult a psychiatrist or psychologist and talk to them about your limited mind, it is possible they may be able to help you broaden your horizons and become an adult. By using this page and all subpages (no exceptions), also all other services occurring on this IP falls under this. You agree to any rules set forth by the website's owner, breaking any rules means you have waived all rights.. In smaller words: It is a privilege not a right to access this site, and may be revoked for any reason I choose.

As if I really have to say it: Anything posted under the category of Opinion is obviously my opinion. It is not fact. I can claim the sky is green if I like, I don't have to correct it even if the sky isn't green. My thoughts and perceptions of events are entirely my own, and are not subject to correction.

Licensing Info

This website's written content is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

In plain English, this means: You agree to copy, distribute, display these writings under condition that you must give the author credit. You can't use anything here for commercial purposes and you can't alter/change anything.

Linking

If you know me and you have a blog, let me know & I'll add it to my blogroll. I will not link to commercial sites or any form of advertising so please don't waste your breath & ask.

Personal Opinion

The views of the writer are his own, and do not in any way reflect the views of the site they are posted on, other sites affiliated with this site, the staff involved with the site, or any other members of this site. Furthermore, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the the people who live in the author's neighbour hood, city, province, country, continent, hemisphere, planet, star system, galaxy, or universe of orign. Please also note that the fact the piece is written in English is in no way meant to malign other languages or linguistic entities, nor to malign those who are illiterate or visually impaired and thus are unable to read the piece. Furthermore, the individual letters, words, and punctuation marks involved had no option but to be placed into the story, and should not be held accountable for the writer's statment. Any spelling or grammatical errors are not the responsibility of the the schools the author attended, the teachers the author was taught by, the regional governments who did or did not fund the author's educational system, or anyone else involved in the author's education. In point of fact, the author takes full responsibility for his actions and opinions and does not hold his parents, siblings, other relations, friends, neighbors, acquaintances, people in any proximity, or that strange guy he talked to on the bus three weeks ago responsible for anything in the following work, or for anything else the author may or may not have done. The author freely admits that his views may not be the same as those of his religious group, eithnic group, neighbourhood watch program, bowling league or other club.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy and mine have equal importance. In light of this fact, I will respect yours as if it were my own. I do collect certain information when you visit — your IP address, browser statistics, etc and your other contact information, as well, if you decide to contact me — but all of it, every character of text, every number, every byte of data, it all stays with me. I do not, and will not, and morally cannot, sell, lease, rent, gift, or in any way share your personal information. Period.

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)

I reserve the right to any set any links of my choosing to "nofollow"; those links will be rendered invisible to Google and all search engine crawlers.

Site Guidelines

1. Be respectful of all users at all times. This means please use etiquette and politeness. As there is always a segment of the population who do not know what these virtues are, I reserve the right to define them as I see fit.

2. Never contact the writer for more details on events or personal information than what they have already provided on the site. Chances are if the information you seek isn't readily available, they have found it too personal or inappropriate to share. If you are close to the person they will eventually tell you privately, so intrusive questions are not necessary, just leave it alone. If you are meant to know, you will.

3. Ex-friends, lovers, etc who have been cut out of the writer's life should refrain from reading their blog. If the relationship has ended, there is no reason you should get daily updates on the person's life. If you simply can't help yourself, do it quietly, and never repeat what you read or use it to hurt the writer.

4. By posting on this site, you agree to respect the laws of the city and country both of where I live and where this site is hosted. That would be Ottawa, Canada and St. Louis, MO, USA respectively. I will not be held responsible for anything anyone posts that is against Canadian or American law. This means no naughtiness, no denial of service attacks & be a good little user. If any law is broken, I will co-operate fully with the authorities.

Users & Commenting

Registration (for commenting) is limited to people I already know. If I know you, you may ask me for an account and I'll be happy to set you up with one. Inactive usernames are deleted after a year. If you don't want your username deleted, then please post something, even a comment is fine.

What do you post here?

It could be anything from political news/commentary, technology news, Internet-related news, opinions on things that interest me, etc.

If you read the site enough, you'll notice that I do not have an "agenda" but I do have a point of view. Depending who you are and how you think, you may believe the two could be the same thing (they are not).

A more verbose disclaimer can be found here.