Do you ever read the policy/etc posted on websites/etc when you join? You know...that multi-paragraph stuff that you have to "accept" to continue? Yeah...me neither.
However, today Yahoo Groups changed the appearance of my Shawkl_Blog_Files group and I got curious if any major policy had changed...so I skimmed over the information.
Here is one section that I found interesting...and also a little tiny bit humorious to see (not funny about folks having any illness that causes this...just odd to see this in writing...)
QUOTE:
e. A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF USERS MAY EXPERIENCE EPILEPTIC SEIZURES WHEN
EXPOSED TO CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS OR BACKGROUNDS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN OR
WHILE USING THE YAHOO! SERVICE. CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE
PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOMS EVEN IN USERS WHO HAVE NO
HISTORY OF PRIOR SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY. IF YOU, OR ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY,
HAVE AN EPILEPTIC CONDITION, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USING THE
YAHOO! SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE YAHOO! SERVICES AND
CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS
WHILE USING THE YAHOO! SERVICE: DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE OR MUSCLE
TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS, DISORIENTATION, ANY INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT,
OR CONVULSIONS.
Now, my guess is that someone has filed a suite in the past against Yahoo because too many hours spent in front of their computer screen caused a seizure of some sort. So...be forewarned...pace yourself! And, don't even think of filing a suite..as I have no assets...unless you want beads and ribbon.
these days it is such a claim culture, at least it is in UK. I am always getting phone calls telling me I have been in an accident and can claim what is the would coming to. I can see yahoo are worried about being sued, like you I do not bother to read the small print
I just wish that people would take responsibility for there own actions instead of all this suing malarkey. Saying that beads and ribbons sound quite a good deal to me. ;)
I'm heading out the door to see my lawyer now - beads and ribbons sound pretty darned good to me! (You know I'm kidding, right?)
ReplyDeletethese days it is such a claim culture, at least it is in UK. I am always getting phone calls telling me I have been in an accident and can claim what is the would coming to. I can see yahoo are worried about being sued, like you I do not bother to read the small print
ReplyDeleteI just wish that people would take responsibility for there own actions instead of all this suing malarkey. Saying that beads and ribbons sound quite a good deal to me. ;)
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