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YWS Bill of Rights

Angels-Symphony · 2009-03-03T02:45:49Z

We the people of the Young Writer’s Society , in order to create a safe internet environment free from discrimination, unfairness, dishonesty, and spam; to encourage young writers to be creative, imaginative, and productive in their writing; to help young writers be more confident in themselves and their writing; and to build positive self esteem and ambition of all who join, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Young Writer’s Society. 1. All members have freedom to express their own opinions, ideas, thoughts, and dreams freely without fear of unfair judgment or theft as long as all the thoughts they propose do not threaten, harm, bully, or offend others and as long as all they pass as their own work is rightfully theirs. 2. All members must respect the rights of their fellow members as well as respect the rights and authority of their superiors as well as appreciate the rights of their inferiors. 3. All members have the right to review, critique, and edit other member’s work as long as: a) the work is posted in order to receive reviews, b) they use proper and civilized language (meaning no chat speak or foul language), and c) they are completely honest and unbiased. 4. All members have the right to post as many times as they wish anywhere they wish as long as they have high enough authority or position to post there. 5. All members (no matter what position) are to follow, respect, and abide by the rules as long as the rules are in place. 6. Members with positions with enough power to change the rules may do so as long as they have permission from the administrators or site owners/rule makers. 7. All members have the right to criticize the rules and the rule makers on the site without fear of their account being frozen or being banned from the site as long as they use proper language (meaning no chat speak or foul language). 8. All members have the right to change and or apply positions with permission from the superiors. 9. All members have the right to turn in or point out any members who fail to abide by the rules. 10. All members have the right to use the YWS effectively for their own benefit as long as it is for a positive reason and as long as it contributes to an overall friendly society.