Please note that photos posted on Whippet World and kept in Whippet World albums are copyrighted to the owner and may NOT be used on personal websites or for any other purpose without the express permission of the owner. Providing a link on another board to threads on WW containing photos is perfectly acceptable as by putting the link you are crediting the owner of the site and photo, but by putting photos taken from Whippet World on your own personal website, or using them in any other way without permission of the owner, is breach of copyright law, and anyone who does so will have their membership removed and will be reported to their ISP.
In addition, as we have said, MSN cracks down really hard on any site found to be using copyrighted images. They delete groups first and ask questions later. So can we please ask that members not use any copyrighted images (if you are unsure please ask), but basically anything Disney, Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, and the like are always definitely copyrighted. Some 'official' sites do allow use of their material if it is unchanged (making it into a signature changes it) so if you are using something like that then a link back to the original site would be necessary for MSN to know that it is approved.
Another related issue that MSN is cracking down on is known as Bandwidth Theft. This is different to copyright. In a nutshell bandwidth theft is where you copy a graphic or part of a website and then paste it into your post. By doing this you are actually using that site's bandwidth (storage) which they are paying for. Sites have a limit to how much bandwidth they're allowed so by doing this you are 'stealing' from their allotment. If you want to share information from another site put the site address (link) in the post instead.
Click on the graphic to go to a site that discusses Bandwidth Theft in more detail:
(click on graphic). If that doesn't take you to the page click HERE or HERE or HERE for further definitions of Bandwidth Theft
If you're unsure either don't post or email one of the managers for confirmation.
Photo Albums
MSN limits the number of total pages a group has on each MSN site. We encourage members to have a photo album and share photos, but we would ask that all members limit themselves to ONE album per member. MSN counts each album as a page, but you can have as many pictures in that album as you like (within your own personal allotment of storage space which is 3MB per member unless you purchase extra storage).
Fundraising Policy
Official Fundraisers such as those through Whippet Rescue or other Charitable organizations are permitted to be posted on Whippet World with the appropriate link or address information. Links to auctions by members raising money for a private cause are also permitted.
If members wish to help out other members who are having difficulty, please do so privately and not on the board unless it is in the form of an auction as stated above.
Any other fundraisers must be approved by the managers before posting and will be approved or not at the discretion of the managers.
