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TradeStation Ministry of Truth

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:03 pm
by TheRumpledOne
TradeStation Ministry of Truth

Do you remember the Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984? Apparently TradeStation does.

Here's how the policy used to read:

By posting information in or otherwise using any Message Board, newsgroup, software library or other interactive service that may be available to you on or through this site, you agree that you will not upload, post or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content?including text, communications, software, images, sounds, data or other information?that:

1.
is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), uses vulgar language in the creation of a user name, is discourteous or not constructive (in tone or content), impolite, crude or otherwise violates these Guidelines;

2.
victimizes, harasses, degrades or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age or disability;

3.
infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other proprietary right of any party;

4.
constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (also known as "Spamming"), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;

5.
contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party;

6.
impersonates any person or entity, including any employee or representative of TradeStation Securities or its affiliates;

7.
is a buy or sell recommendation of specific securities or a promotion, advertisement or offer to sell specific trading strategies or systems (this is a marketplace of ideas - not products or services).

8.
circulates or discusses rumors about public companies or securities offerings or transactions.

9.
contains email addresses, addresses, telephone numbers or other contact information.


10.
repeats the subject and topic in multiple forums.

Now there is this:

EasyLanguage File Library Submission Policies and Guidelines

1) You may only submit EasyLanguage code created and/or written by you personally, and which you are authorized to submit. By submitting code, you are representing and warranting to TradeStation Technologies that the author/creator/developer you have identified is accurate, and that you are fully authorized to publish all such code. You agree to fully indemnify and hold harmless TradeStation Technologies and its affiliates if any of the foregoing is not true.

2) You must submit unprotected code with complete text files. No locked or protected studies will be accepted.

3) Please format your EasyLanguage code in accordance with our syntax style standards.

4) Detailed "help" should accompany each submitted study, strategy, or file, along with any information needed to effectively use the study.

5) All code submitted becomes part of the public domain and is posted (or not posted) at the sole discretion of TradeStation Technologies, Inc. You understand and agree that you have no right to be compensated for the publication or use of any code that you provide.

6) DLL (Dynamic Link Library) Exchange submissions can only be contributed by qualified members of TradeStationWorld. The calling indicator(s) or strategies must accompany all DLL submissions. We also encourage you to submit the actual C++ project code. The entire DLL submission must be submitted as a ZIP file.

7) Requests for payment or donations are not permitted.

8) Messages for self promotion, or solicitation of any kind are not permitted.

9) Posting of personal email or web links is not permissible without prior written consent from TradeStation Technologies, Inc.

10) If you submit any code that does not belong to you, or the publication of which would constitute an infringement of any kind on the rights of others, or which is intended to be defamatory, abusive, offensive or otherwise improper, you agree to fully indemnify and hold harmless TradeStation Technologies and its affiliates from and against any claims, losses, liabilities and expenses that result, and, without limiting any other rights or remedies TradeStation Technologies may have against you, you will lose all privileges to participate in TradeStationWorld, including discussion forums.


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"Donations and gifts accepted" is a STATEMENT OF FACT not a request.

so?lic?it ( P ) Pronunciation Key (s-lst)
v. so?lic?it?ed, so?lic?it?ing, so?lic?its
v. tr.

To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers.
To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations.
To entice or incite to evil or illegal action.
To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sexual services.


.Your Honor, I plead NOT GUILTY to the charge of solicitation.