Intro

Each shout out subsciption you join may only send one (1) shout out notification per week and you may opt-out of each or all shout out subscriptions you join, at anytime.

How it works

Shout Out is a networking tool that allows MeowTown to manage a notification subscription list. It is used to send out special announcements related to personal happenings and events like a birthday party, wedding reception, get together, house party, drum circle, etc.

Using shout out to send SPAM and/or advertise commercial products and/or services is stictly prohibited. This, however, does not include nonprofit or personal fund raising events. Neither does it include announcing the availability of handmade arts and crafts.

Rules

KindRideShare.net has a zero tolerance for the abuse of its systems and may take any protective action deemed necessary. Such action may include restricting access to the Shout Out dispatcher or permanently suspending the account.

1. Anyone can join a shout out list (membership at KindRideShare.net is not required)
2. Subscribers need only verify their email address and/or connective device to receive shout outs
3. No more than one (1) shout out per week, that is 140 characters or less, can be sent from a single list using Shout Out
4. Subscribers may opt-out at any time

Privacy

KindRideShare.net does not own the data stored on its servers by respective users. Each user has full access to their information, to include any information recorded on their page by other users. When you join a shout out notification list your name, email address, and/or phone number is made available to the owner of the list.

The owner of the shout out you join has full control to manage their list as they see fit. This may include removing your subscription from their list and/or banning your email address and/or phone number from joining their list.

Abuse Prevention

KindRideShare.net is a community moderated platform. Should you opt-out of a shout out subscription, you will be given the opportunity to report the owner of the list for abuse if that should become necessary. Users found to be in violation of the Terms of Use are allowed to keep their list but they are not permitted to use KindRideShare.net to send shout outs.

Data Protection

Individual shout out subscription lists are not saved in a central database. Each list is stored separately within the user's account and can only be accessed using the tools provided at KindRideShare.net.

My Traffic provides a snapshot into the member's reputation in the rideshare.

Passengers are those parked on the page. These are the same as fiends.

Drive-bys are other commuters who drive past the page.

Potholes are the number of negative reviews received.

Wrecks are the number of abuse reports received.

My Intersections is where members parked on the page can interact using internal messaging, web to SMS, chat, and online notifications.

Park me is the same as friending.

Mail me sends a message directly from the page.

Chat me enables instant text communications while the members are online.

Block me prevents the profile owner from viewing their page.

My Calendar shows what I have coming up, and past events. You can visit each date to view complete details, leave comments, and anyone can signup to receive a one-time notification when the date comes near.

My Buskers shows either the buskers the member supports or the performances they post to Buskin Buskers that they want to share on their page.

Once this option is enabled and tracks are featured on a member's page, the Mp3 player is automatically installed for easy listening while a visitor is on the page.

For more information, go to Buskin Buskers.

My Scrap Book is used to share travel adventures.

Drive-by Taggers are comments left on my page by the commuters and travelers I have parked in my lot. There are no like buttons, emojis, the ability to reply to comments in a thread (like at Facebook) or anything like that. Drive-by Taggers is simply a clean way of interacting with each other to build on our reputation, in the spirit of sharing transportation resources.

All communications sent from KindRideShare.net must have subscriber consent. SPAM is strictly prohibited.

To consent, KindRideShare.net sends a one-time notification to your email address and/or cellular device. Your subscription cannot begin without your expressed consent.

Once your subscription begins, you will have the option to opt-out at any time. You will also have the option to permanently block your email address and/or cellular number from ever being used at or by KindRideShare.net.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a markup language that determines how your comments will appear. It manages the colors, fonts, and layouts of your page elements, as well as allowing you to add effects or animations to your comments. KindRideShare.net allows its users to customize their pages and comments using CSS3 and standard HTML styling tags.

To learn more about HTML/CSS coding, please visit W3Schools.com

Under Shout Outs on your page, you will see a help icon. When someone clicks on the icon, a window opens with your photo and instructions concerning the Shout Out program. You can leave a comment next to your photo that explains what you are using Shout Outs for and what your subscribers can expect, or you can just leave it bank.

Page Options allow you to show/hide certain sections on your page. It is useful when there is a service that you will not be using but which is taking up real-estate. Instead of allowing impertinent services to stick around, you can hide them using the options provided on this page.

Taggers are comments left on your page by those you have parked in one of your lots. You can define the theme and announce any rules you have for your Taggers using the space provided on this page.

When you complete your profile, it automatically becomes available to other members through Interstate 01. This is basically a search engine where folks can cruise the People Guide to find others of like mind, meet new friends, locate those lost during their travels, and discover new adventures that tend to enrich our life.

Whenever your page appears in the search results, others will be able to read the description you give for yourself. A well written introduction will get more responses, so be thoughtful.

Your YouTube video player can be used to play whatever you want from YouTube directly on your page without any of the nagging advertising that makes you wait to view the video. At the moment, you may only link to one (1) YouTube video.

This feature is not working yet. Please check back later.

After you learn your way around and get to know your page, you can hide all of the help icons using this option. Hiding help icons will also help speed up the downloading of your page. You can return here to change your settings whenever you need.

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When linking to a background image found at any content provider other than KindRideShare.net, there a few important details you must keep in mind:

1. You are solely responsible for the content you upload to your account and post on the pages belonging to others.
2. Before linking to an image found on the web, or uploading any image that you did not create yourself, always check for any copyright restrictions that may apply.
3. For the protection of your First Amendment rights, as well as the rights of others, there is a federal law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA for short.  The DMCA is a part of the US Copyright Law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization. It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted works. It also provides a defined process for removal of content from the internet that violates the DMCA.
4. KindRideShare.net must comply with all federal laws regulating the internet. With respect to the DMCA, this means I must provide owners of copyrights the ability to contact you in the event they find any content on your page that violates their copyrights.
5. Whenever a copyright holder submits a DMCA takedown notice, it will be delivered directly to your inbox at all of the points of contact you provided in your account. This includes the Dispatch Messenger and text notifications if you have linked your cellular device. A copy is also delivered to my inbox for monitoring.
6. If you fail to act on a DMCA takedown notice, KindRideShare.net may remove the content itself. Repeated violations of the DMCA could result in the suspension of your account, so please be attentive.

The Body Shop is new and there is still a long way to go. For now, folks can set their background properties. More page customization options will become available as time passes.

There are three options available, at this time:

Background color

It is important to set a background color in the event you do not use an image or the image becomes broken for any reason. Setting the background color is pretty straight forward.

Background image

Background images are an excellent way to express your general mood. For now, folks can link to any image they please by entering its URL in the space provided. In the future, members will be able to upload their own images for storage in an archive they can manage and choose from.

The best way to find background images is to conduct a Google search. A good search term is, "background images for website."

When you find the image you want, you need to open the image location then cut and paste the URL into your page using the pimper.

YouTube Player

Music is an excellent way of expressing our personality and demeanor. From its genre to tempo, music often reflects how we feel and gives hints into our worldview.

You can use your Youtube player to host any videos you please, providing they are being hosted on Youtube. However, unless your page is being used for instructional and/or informational purposes unrelated to your personality, which might violate my Terms and Conditions, I suggest you use your player to reflect your personality using music.

It might also be a good idea to use your Youtube Player to display homemade videos about yourself, experiences, and journeys.