Terms of Service

The owners of 3FC offer these blogging services (the ‘Services’) to you subject to the terms and conditions of use (’Terms’) contained herein. By accessing, creating or contributing to any blogs hosted at http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/, and in consideration for the Services we provide to you, you agree to abide by these Terms. Please read them carefully before posting to or creating any blog.

1. You agree that you are at least 16 years or older.
2. You agree not to use our blogs as spam. This includes posting text and/or links to advertise and/or promote specific products, services, and websites for which you stand to gain anything. This includes, but is not limited to, MLM products and services, Work-at-Home services, or similar products and services. The definition of spam and our right to remove said spam is at our discretion.
3. You agree not to use our blogs for political or controversial purposes, or to post messages of hate or ill will towards others.
4. You agree that if you do not make at least one post in the first 14 days of ownership, we all assume you changed your mind and your blog will be deleted.
5. You agree to notify us if you decide not to continue blogging so we can delete your blog, or you can delete the blog yourself from your control panel.
6. You agree that if you abandon your blog (no posts for 45 days or longer) that we have the right to permanently delete it.
7. You agree not to use our blogs for pro-ana or pro-mia purposes.

Rights in the Content You Submit
Default Creative Commons Public License

Unless you specify otherwise, any and all works of authorship copyrightable by you and posted by you to any blog (’Content’) are submitted under the terms of an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons Public License. Under this license, you permit anyone to copy, distribute, display and perform your Content, royalty-free, on the condition that they credit your authorship each time they do so. You also permit others to distribute derivative works of your Content, but only if they do so under the same Attribution-ShareAlike license that governs your original Content.

Please read the full text of the Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons Public License.

By posting your Content using the Services, you are granting 3FC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use your Content in connection with the operation of the Services, including, without limitation, the license rights to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Content, and/or to incorporate it into a collective work.

Attribution

When publicly displaying, publicly performing, reproducing or distributing copies of your Content, or Content as incorporated into a collective work, 3FC will make best efforts to credit your authorship. You grant 3FC permission to use your blog nickname for such attribution purposes. You, likewise, agree to represent yourself accurately. You acknowledge that misrepresentation may lead us, in our sole discretion, to cancel your use of the Services and delete any of your Content.

As a general matter, you may post content freely to your blog and to those of others, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, infringing of intellectual property rights, invasive of privacy or otherwise injurious or objectionable.

By posting content to any blog, you warrant and represent that you either own or otherwise control all of the rights to that content, including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the content, or that your use of the content is a protected fair use. You agree that you will not knowingly and with intent to defraud provide material and misleading false information. You represent and warrant also that the content you supply does not violate these Terms, and that you will indemnify and hold 3FC harmless for any and all claims resulting from content you supply.

You acknowledge that 3FC does not pre-screen or regularly review posted content, but that it shall have the right to remove in its sole discretion any content that it considers to violate these Terms.

Accessing

You understand that all content posted to http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/ is the sole responsibility of the individual who originally posted the content. You understand, also, that all opinions expressed by users of this site are expressed strictly in their individual capacities, and not as representatives of any 3FC owner.

You agree that 3FC will not be liable, under any circumstances and in any way, for any errors or omissions, loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of use of any content posted on this site. You agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.

Modification of These Terms of Use

We reserve the right to change, at any time, at our sole discretion, the Terms under which these Services are offered. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms. Your continued use of the Services constitutes your agreement to all such Terms.

Copyright Complaints

3FC respects the intellectual property of others, and requires that our users do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please contact us by following the link at the bottom of the page.

By registering for our Service, you acknowledge that you have read and are bound by this agreement.

Your new diet blog is a weight loss tool. It can help you succeed, depending on how you use it. Being honest in your entries is a great way to look at your diet and how you are doing. Keep a positive attitude, and hopefully it will carry you through the day.

A good post has value for you and for the reader. We read blogs to learn new things, get different points of view, and fresh ideas.

It’s helpful and uplifting when people leave comments in your blog. At the same time it’s better not to write an entry with the expectation of a reply, so you won’t be disappointed if it doesn’t happen. Most people that read your blog will not be registered and can’t comment. If you have a question, then you should post it on our community forum. The blogs are not intended for Q/A. Treat it like a public diary and just write

Share information about yourself, but leave out the details. Remember, everyone can read your posts. Safety and privacy are important.

Many, many dieters have used blogs as successful tools to help them lose weight. Most say that they get the most benefit if they blog regularly, at least a few times a week. If they stop blogging, they often don’t do as well on their diets. Be accountable to yourself. Blog.

Signing Up
Signing up for a blog is easy. You’ll be asked to create a username, which is what you will use to log in with. Your username will also appear on your posts, though you can also create an alternate nickname later. Next you’ll then be asked for the NAME of your blog. This is what will appear in your URL. Your address will be something like 3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/NAME/ so choose that name carefully! You will not be able to change the name later. You will then be asked for a title for your blog. This title will appear at the top of your blog. You can change it later if you wish. You will then be asked for your email address. Please be careful when you type it in. We will send an email to you with a link you must click to activate your blog. You will be given a password on the page, and we suggest that you write it down. Did you forget it? Don’t worry, we’ll also send it to you by email. Now you can log in!

The first thing you will see when you log into your admin panel is the Dashboard. This is your lobby. You’ll also notice a menu across the top.

Write - This is where you will write entries for your blog. You’ll see an option to write a post and to write a page. They are different. You will write posts most of the time.
–Write Post: Fill in the blanks. Click Publish this Post to make your entry appear on your blog. Not ready? Click Save Draft and finish it later. For more detailed instructions, visit http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_Posts Please note that some features provided by Wordpress may have been disabled for the 3FC blogs.

What is the difference between a Page and a Post?
A Post is a regular blog entry and you will usually create posts. Posts are filed by category, so it’s easy to manage them.
Pages are individual pages of information and are not filed in categories. They are linked in a different area on your blog page. Examples of pages might include an “About Us” page.

Manage - This area will let you manage your existing posts, pages, and categories. Instructions are on each page.

Comments - Your entries are open to comments by registered users. You will need to moderate your comments. This means any comments will not be visible to the public until you approve them. Most of the time your comments will be nice, helpful, and supportive. Every now and then someone will sign up just to post spam and you’ll want to get rid of it.

Blogroll - You can add links to your favorite blogs, recipe sites, personal pages, etc, if you wish. This is purely optional. Please note that we do not allow links to any website that you gain financial rewards. Our blogs are for non-commercial purposes.

Presentation - You can select from 21 different themes. It’s easy to switch themes anytime the mood strikes!

Your Profile - Update your personal info, including your password and email address.

Options - You can set the name of your blog, a brief descriptions, and an email address to be contacted whenever someone comments on your blog.