geocities

[themagician]

anyone use them here still? do u know whats legal on there site? if u have material that could be offensive to others can u host it there on there free service if you put up a warning page or do they still automatically take it down thats one of the reasons why i stopped using there service and started my own hosting business.

[morphmaster]

Re: geocities

I advise you read the TOS there That will answer your question.

[VDHG]

Re: geocities

I once say an adult material site refered by a friend. I don't know if its still up, but the kid said it had been up for about a year. So I am thinking they don't monitor it that closly.

Like morph said read their TOS.

I read in the TOS and found this for you.


5. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Yahoo, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post or otherwise transmit via the Service. Yahoo does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.


You agree to not use the Service to:


(a) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;


(b) harm minors in any way;


(c) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Yahoo official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;


(d) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service or develop restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to from another accessible page);


(e) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);


(f) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;


(g) upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas of the Service that are designated for such purpose;


(h) upload, post or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;


(i) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;


(j) interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;


(k) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;


(l) "stalk" or otherwise harass another;


(m) collect or store personal data about other users;


(n) promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals. This may include, but is not limited to, providing instructions on how to assemble bombs, grenades and other weapons, and creating "Crush" sites;


(o) use your home page (or directory) as storage for remote loading or as a door or signpost to another home page, whether inside or beyond Yahoo GeoCities;


(p) have multiple Yahoo GeoCities addresses that are within the same Yahoo GeoCities neighborhood or that have the same theme; or


(q) engage in commercial activities without enrolling in Yahoo-approved affiliate programs. This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:

offering for sale any products or services;
soliciting for advertisers or sponsors;
conducting raffles or contests that require any type of entry fee;
displaying a sponsorship banner of any kind, including those that are generated by banner or link exchange services, with the sole exceptions of the GeoGuide Banner Exchange program and the Internet Link Exchange; and
displaying banners for services that provide cash or cash-equivalent prizes to users in exchange for hyperlinks to their web sites.

[khuldun]

Re: geocities

Well i dont know if the monitor all websites or even review sites that are reported as offensive. Once a site was uploaded onto geocities that had biased content against a religion anf it repeatedly reported wihtout any action being taken by them, so i dont even give them a thought!

[cooljeba]

Re: geocities

I wonder why ppl use geocities lol it sucks big time!

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

[Cheapquality]

Re: geocities

i m fedup from the tos of geocities, also banner really outfit for any webpages now.

[Positive]

Re: geocities

Try Freewebs.com for a change. Better than Geocities and no annoying advertisements on your website.