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This service provides archives of their terms of service so that changes can be viewed over time


Service: LibraryThing
Status: DECLINED
Case: Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
Changes: 4
Source: link
Author: arlo (2390) Staff


Changelog
full section: == Changelog == * 2005-10-03: Added rule about empty libraries; added rule about couples and other family groupings not being considered organizations. * 2005-11-08: Made it clearer that your username can't be an insult, general or specific, or use a term that suggests you run the website; added IP and reverse engineering clause. * 2006-04-03: Added section on "Automated Input and Retrieval," and second paragraph of "Individual accounts." * 2006-09-11: Added part about use by booksellers to "Individual accounts". * 2006-08-21: Updated "Individual accounts" section to link to information about organizations. * 2006-12-11: Added "Participating in Talk and Groups"; removed "Intellectual Property and Reverse Engineering" clause. * 2006-12-17: Added "sock puppets" to "shell accounts"; edited some of the "don't be a jerk," for brevity not content. * 2007-01-02: Added "Participating in Translation" link; reordered items a bit. * 2007-07-01: Added prohibition against reposting flagged content. * 2007-07-12: Added prohibiton against duplicative or nonsense groups. * 2007-08-11: Reordered a bit, clarified that authors promoting their books is commercial. * 2008-02-28: Clarified posting rules, which have been on and off this document and elsewhere on the site; edited don't-dos to include impersonating someone else. * 2008-02-29: Added italics, capital letters. * 2008-03-02: Fixed a spelling error. * 2008-10-31: Fixed a spelling error. * 2008-03-25: Added "Review integrity" section. * 2008-12-15: Added "Disclaimers/Attributions" section. * 2010-05-27: Added plagiarism bullet. * 2010-06-24: Made significant changes, especially to order and style. See [old version], [Wiki page], [tracking changes] and [Talk topic]. * 2011-01-27: Major design changes to page; no textual changes. * 2014-05-01: Added suggestive images of minors bullet. * 2014-08-12: Added equal opportunity employer statement. * 2014-12-29: Added "Member recommendations" section to Terms of Use; these are long-standing rules that simply needed to be added here. * 2015-06-25: Added "topics" to Other Rules section on "pointless" groups. * 2016-09-08: Added DMCA section. * 2016-11-30: Added HIPAA Compliance and Patron Privacy section. * 2018-01-11: Added Mobile Apps section. * 2018-05-14: Added Account ownership section. * 2018-05-24: Considerable changes, especially relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); see [here] for previous version. * 2018-06-06: Additions and minor changes integrating TinyCat-specific provisions into the LibraryThing TOS. * 2018-06-08: Changes related to the Member Privacy Center going live. * 2019-05-29: Added personal groups rule. * 2019-09-18: Added to picture-uploading rules. * 2019-12-16: Added clearer language that "flagging is not a weapon." * 2020-03-27: Added clarifying language to the section "Freedom of discussion and personal attacks." * 2020-04-15: Updated "Member accounts" section to reflect free memberships.


Comments:
On 2020-07-06 03:42:28 UTC, JustinBack (1764) Staff wrote:

changes-requested: The excerpt is kinda short

On 2020-11-23 20:20:59 UTC, arlo (2390) Staff wrote:

I guess

On 2020-11-26 20:59:57 UTC, Dr_Jeff (20149) Staff wrote:

declined: This point is a duplicate (approved: https://edit.tosdr.org/points/9690)



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Version 1: 2020-11-26 20:59:57 UTC by Dr_Jeff (20149) Staff

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Version 2: 2020-11-23 20:20:59 UTC by arlo (2390) Staff

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Updated Analysis: full section: == Changelog == * 2005-10-03: Added rule about empty libraries; added rule about couples and other family groupings not being considered organizations. * 2005-11-08: Made it clearer that your username can't be an insult, general or specific, or use a term that suggests you run the website; added IP and reverse engineering clause. * 2006-04-03: Added section on "Automated Input and Retrieval," and second paragraph of "Individual accounts." * 2006-09-11: Added part about use by booksellers to "Individual accounts". * 2006-08-21: Updated "Individual accounts" section to link to information about organizations. * 2006-12-11: Added "Participating in Talk and Groups"; removed "Intellectual Property and Reverse Engineering" clause. * 2006-12-17: Added "sock puppets" to "shell accounts"; edited some of the "don't be a jerk," for brevity not content. * 2007-01-02: Added "Participating in Translation" link; reordered items a bit. * 2007-07-01: Added prohibition against reposting flagged content. * 2007-07-12: Added prohibiton against duplicative or nonsense groups. * 2007-08-11: Reordered a bit, clarified that authors promoting their books is commercial. * 2008-02-28: Clarified posting rules, which have been on and off this document and elsewhere on the site; edited don't-dos to include impersonating someone else. * 2008-02-29: Added italics, capital letters. * 2008-03-02: Fixed a spelling error. * 2008-10-31: Fixed a spelling error. * 2008-03-25: Added "Review integrity" section. * 2008-12-15: Added "Disclaimers/Attributions" section. * 2010-05-27: Added plagiarism bullet. * 2010-06-24: Made significant changes, especially to order and style. See [old version], [Wiki page], [tracking changes] and [Talk topic]. * 2011-01-27: Major design changes to page; no textual changes. * 2014-05-01: Added suggestive images of minors bullet. * 2014-08-12: Added equal opportunity employer statement. * 2014-12-29: Added "Member recommendations" section to Terms of Use; these are long-standing rules that simply needed to be added here. * 2015-06-25: Added "topics" to Other Rules section on "pointless" groups. * 2016-09-08: Added DMCA section. * 2016-11-30: Added HIPAA Compliance and Patron Privacy section. * 2018-01-11: Added Mobile Apps section. * 2018-05-14: Added Account ownership section. * 2018-05-24: Considerable changes, especially relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); see [here] for previous version. * 2018-06-06: Additions and minor changes integrating TinyCat-specific provisions into the LibraryThing TOS. * 2018-06-08: Changes related to the Member Privacy Center going live. * 2019-05-29: Added personal groups rule. * 2019-09-18: Added to picture-uploading rules. * 2019-12-16: Added clearer language that "flagging is not a weapon." * 2020-03-27: Added clarifying language to the section "Freedom of discussion and personal attacks." * 2020-04-15: Updated "Member accounts" section to reflect free memberships.

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Version 3: 2020-07-06 03:42:28 UTC by JustinBack (1764) Staff

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Version 4: 2020-07-04 23:07:53 UTC by arlo (2390) Staff

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Updated Title: This service provides archives of their terms of service so that changes can be viewed over time

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Updated Analysis: Generated through the annotate view

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Updated Status: PENDING