Legal stuff - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

soma · 01-10-2005, 05:52 PM

TFers: who here knows a lot about legal stuff? If so, I am in need of your help.

I am on the verge of opening a finance related forum and I need a good good registration agreement that makes it impossible for any user to sue me. Now, this forum is a legitimate operation and is intended to help people with investing and personal finance, but there is a possibility that someone somewhere will take some bad advice that may get posted on the forum and hold me responsible. What specifically can I add to the registration agreement to protect myself from getting sued?

f6twister · 01-11-2005, 03:51 PM

The first thing you may want to consider before starting the forum is that you can't prevent someone from suing you. I know, your question is more about what your rules/disclaimer should contain but I thought I would start with that.

Do you hold any type of professional license to provide financial advice? If so, a disclaimer may not protect you from liability, just as a doctor providing medical advice is still held to the standard of their license, you would be also.

Master_Shake · 01-12-2005, 08:40 AM

Is this as part of a service you are operating? Are you charging money to access this system?

Where are you located? Are you offering advice from a state, regional, national, etc., persepctive?

Will you actually be posting the advice, or only hosting the forum that allows others to post advice?

soma · 01-13-2005, 06:13 PM

f6twister: I don't have any professional license.

Master_Shake: The site will be very much like tfproject.org, but with a focus on finance. I'm located in Minnesota and I'm assuming advice will be given on a national and/or global perspective... I will probably give advice when I can, and will be hosting a forum that allows others to post advice also.

Would I be allowed to post a link to it? It is more or less up right now.

Thanks!

01-10-2005, 05:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
soma Addict Location: USA	Legal stuff TFers: who here knows a lot about legal stuff? If so, I am in need of your help. I am on the verge of opening a finance related forum and I need a good good registration agreement that makes it impossible for any user to sue me. Now, this forum is a legitimate operation and is intended to help people with investing and personal finance, but there is a possibility that someone somewhere will take some bad advice that may get posted on the forum and hold me responsible. What specifically can I add to the registration agreement to protect myself from getting sued?

01-11-2005, 03:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
f6twister Addict	The first thing you may want to consider before starting the forum is that you can't prevent someone from suing you. I know, your question is more about what your rules/disclaimer should contain but I thought I would start with that. Do you hold any type of professional license to provide financial advice? If so, a disclaimer may not protect you from liability, just as a doctor providing medical advice is still held to the standard of their license, you would be also. __________________ A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. Calvin

01-12-2005, 08:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Master_Shake Addict Location: Pennsylvania, USA	Is this as part of a service you are operating? Are you charging money to access this system? Where are you located? Are you offering advice from a state, regional, national, etc., persepctive? Will you actually be posting the advice, or only hosting the forum that allows others to post advice? __________________ ------------- You know something, I don't think the sun even... exists... in this place. 'Cause I've been up for hours, and hours, and hours, and the night never ends here.

01-13-2005, 06:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
soma Addict Location: USA	f6twister: I don't have any professional license. Master_Shake: The site will be very much like tfproject.org, but with a focus on finance. I'm located in Minnesota and I'm assuming advice will be given on a national and/or global perspective... I will probably give advice when I can, and will be hosting a forum that allows others to post advice also. Would I be allowed to post a link to it? It is more or less up right now. Thanks!