Sony2000  +  273826 Fri, 29 Sep 06 02:29 AM I have wrote the following rules for a law discussion board which I set up recently and would like to have your opinion if everything is okay (please correct me if I have any language mistakes) Thank you very much. Here is what I wrote: "Welcome! By posting on the discussion board you agree to abide by the following rules: 1. Be polite to all members. 2. Do not use offensive language or harass other members. 3. Do not place advertisements. 4. Do not post copyrighted material. Please note that I do my best to remove threads which contravene the above rules, I am not responsible however for the content of any posts on this board. Thank you I hope you enjoy your stay." Sony2000 Joined on Thu, Sep 28 2006 New Member 03

	julielai  +  273827 Fri, 29 Sep 06 02:32 AM  Sony2000 wrote: I have wrote the following rules for a law discussion board which I set up recently and would like to have your opinion if everything is okay (please correct me if I have any language mistakes) Thank you very much. Here is what I wrote: "Welcome! By posting on the discussion board you agree to abide by the following rules: 1. Be polite to all members. 2. Do not use offensive language or harass other members. 3. Do not place advertisements. 4. Do not post copyrighted material. Please note that I do my best to remove threads which contravene the above rules; I am not responsible, however, for the content of any posts on this board. Thank you. I hope you enjoy your stay." We don't use "contravene" in our area. Is that a European term or something? julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Senior Member 3,827 Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai)

	Clive  +  273858 Fri, 29 Sep 06 04:20 AM Hi guys, I do my best to remove threads which contravene the above rules; Contravene sounds fine to me, particularly for use with a bunch of lawyers. 'Comply' is no good, it basically has the opposite meaning. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,650 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	julielai  +  273870 Fri, 29 Sep 06 05:48 AM Thanks, Clive! Hi Sony, I didn't say "contravene" was wrong, just that we don't use the term much down here, and I'm wondering if this is used more often elsewhere. julielai