BSA TROOP 285

World Wide Web Policy

Troop 285 is putting together a policy for the appropriate and safe display of information relating to the Troop, its members and scouters. Here is a draft copy of that policy. Please direct your comments to the Scoutmaster or the web site manager.

• 1) The web site exists to publicize the Troop and the Scouting Movement to potential members and sponsors, to provide a convenient source of information to troop members and others, and to provide a recognition of the achievements of current and past members, scouters and sponsors.

• 2) The web site always supports the goals of Scouting. Especially, it upholds the twelve points of the Scout Law in all of the information provided.

• 3) The web site protects the privacy of the individual scouts within the Troop. Only the first name and initial of last name may be used to identify a scout. Adult scouters may be identified with their full name, if they have given verbal permission. Due to the degree of honor confered by the rank, the full name of Eagle Scout award recipients under the age of 18 may be used on pages dealing with such awards, if their parent's permission has been obtained. Addresses or telephone numbers are not published on the web site, except for persons who act as official contact points for the Troop, such as the Scoutmaster.

• 4) The web pages will function properly with the commonly available web browser software or will be corrected or removed promptly. Information that is outdated or inaccurate will also be corrected or removed promptly.

• 5) Scouts are encouraged to develop pages and submit pictures or articles for publication on the web site. An adult web site manager will review the submissions to ensure they are effective, efficient, and uphold the policies of the Troop. All submissions give credit to the scout or scouter who provided them.

• 6) No copyrighted material may appear on the web site, unless formal written approval by the copyright owner has been obtained prior to publication, and a note or link refering to the copyright holder is provided.

• 7) Links to other site's pages will be made only with the approval of the other page's web master. A provisional link to another page may be placed on the active site while awaiting such approval.

• 8) No advertising for commercial concerns will appear on the web pages, including references to obtaining commercial software. If shareware or freeware is used in maintaining the web pages which requires a link or reference to their page, such a reference may be made, if the link is kept to a tasteful size and image. Donations made by private or commercial organizations may be acknowledged (and indeed, SHOULD be recognized) in these pages, but the reference should not outweigh mention of the Scouts who benefited from such contributions.

• 9) The web site is designed to maximize the useful content of information to our Scouts, Scouters, and visitors. Use of flashy graphics, slow-loading animations or other devices which deliver little or no information useful to Scouting will be minimized, so as to keep the time to display each page to the minimum.

Comments may be sent by e-mail to: Dwight Coles (click name to email me)

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Last Updated: 1998/04/12