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FTA blog is an online journal, frequently updated and intended to be a thinktank for general public consumption. With topics, articles and brief comments concerning social issues, FTA wants to be an eye opener not only for the general public, but especially for CEOs and policy makers. FTA blogs representing the personalities of the authors with their free contributions and links to content, all with the purpose to reflect the main vision of the website, no aid, but (fair) trade.
To actively participate as a contributor, you must first register. Restriction; max one registration pro contributor.By registering you automatically become a member of FTA with a unique username. Personal information of the members of FTA will never be shared with third parties. Membership of FTA is free.
All relevant topics and comments are highly welcome, but can always only be posted after approval by the moderator. Of course, all writing members have to abide to the international rules regarding intellectual property, to the exclusion of religious and extremist views, non-offensive and decent language and what is further mentioned in the Terms & Conditions, this always at the final assessment by FTA.
FTA maintains an agenda that aims to share information regarding all relevant events. For this, too, members are requested to keep this agenda up to date and as complete as possible. Ultimately, these events are held chronologically with addition of the final statements that have been made.
The discussion area is intended for short postings in line with the purposes mentioned before, international social issues.
The discussion areas may not be used for the promotion of products and services of any kind, nor for recruitment advertising. However, this condition should not discourage users from suggesting a product that may assist a genuine enquirer who has raised a specific problem. The user should than obey the custom among professionals of declaring any interest.
Posted topics/replies short and to the point, 250 characters are reserved.
Do not post the same messages to multiple forums. It causes disinterest and it diminishes the usefulness of the discussions to all concerned.
Other users will be helpful, but you are likely to get a helpful response, if you can show to have already made reasonable efforts to investigate the problem yourself.
Topics and messages should comply with the common rules of conduct. Under no circumstances may defamatory suggestions and statements be made in the forum. The use of swearing, insultive or offensive language or links, comments that are untrue and capable of damaging the reputation of a person or organisation, will not be permitted.
Mind the use of text, images and other information created by third parties, including material found elsewhere on the internet, will be subject to the laws of copyright.
The FTA reserves the right to remove topics and messages at its discretion. In addition, a message can be moved to another area of discussion, if in the view of FTA, the message is more relevant to that area.
However the responsabillity for the content of messages rests with the authors, FTA makes no warranty with respect to the validity of the information supplied in the messages. Readers should make their own assessments before using such information.
Contributors to the forum are expected to register with only one account and operate under one username. Accounts that do not meet this condition may be deleted by FTA along with any associated messages. In doing so contributors are expected to provide genuine names and contact details (which will never be shared with third parties), in order to take responsabillity for the messages that they post. Minors under the age of 18 years need a written parental consent or equivalent, to register on the FTA. For topics and messages on the FTA , only the username will be visable.
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