About MouseZoom

About POP World Media

POP World Media, LLC is based near Cleveland, Ohio, USA. MouseZoom was launched in 2011 to present high quality photos and community to fans of Walt Disney World. It was inspired by the Cedar Point fan site PointBuzz, and the roller coaster enthusiast site CoasterBuzz. For more information about the company, visit http://www.popw.com/.

Technical

MouseZoom runs using software developed by POP World Media, proudly using Microsoft's .NET platform. As of 2011, it's using v4.0 of the .NET Framework with ASP.NET MVC3, Silverlight 4 and a number of open source products. The server is physically located in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Contact

For media related inquiries or customer service, please contact Jeff Putz at jeff@popw.com. This is also the registered contact for DMCA take-down notices.

Forum Post Guide

Our forums are closely monitored by our team of moderators to bring you fresh discussions on the amusement industry with less noise. Your participation in the forums is welcomed with encouragement! We do ask that you follow these few guidelines to help us maintain a fresh and fun environment.

1. Spelling & Grammar usage:

There's a difference between a typo (which we all make) and chat shorthand ("r ne of u lamerz?"). People like to read real, spelled out words, with capitalization and punctuation. You don't have to add pointless emphasis!!!!!!!???????!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO NEED TO SHOUT, we can hear you just fine. Please utilize your shift and caps lock key properly. Respect for the English language is important, and that means chat shorthand is not welcome.

2. Use of objectionable words and offensive posts:

MouseZoom is dedicated to be a family-friendly site. Our audience ranges in age from teens up to senior citizens. Therefore, we strive to maintain a clean and fresh environment suitable for all ages. Our forums are equipped to replace highly objectionable words with “****.” This doesn’t mean that you can continue to include these words in your posts. Offending posts that insinuates this type of behavior will be removed and the offender may be banned from making any further posts in our forums.

3. Flaming

The art of flaming is strictly prohibited in the forums. We define flaming as the intent to spark a flame war, objectionable retaliation, and the like. Examples of these topics would include; My park is better than your park.., or Park X sucks..., etc. Offending posts that spark this type of flaming will be removed, and the offender may be banned from making any further posts in our forum.

4. Unacceptable topics of discussion:

The MouseZoom forums are dedicated to foster discussions of WDW enthusiasts. Sometimes topics are brought up that are not in anyway related this. These topics are deleted, because there are other places on the Internet to discuss these off-topic subjects. We don't talk about world peace or curing cancer here, we talk about the rat (unless of course the peace or cancer is related to the rat). If you choose to talk about something not related to the subject matter of the forums, there are plenty of other sites on the Internet that will satisfy your needs. Examples of other unacceptable topics are those that lack merit (a 700 foot tall coaster with 19 inversions is being built at...), topics that have been brought up numerous times in the past (Cedar Point is running out of room... Superman: the Escape is not a coaster...), constant speculation about what [your park here] is going to get next year, questions that have no real answers (what are crowds like at... what will that park build...) and threads that contain best... favorite... top 10... worst... versus... most... are simply not interesting to read by anyone other than the person who started the topic. Don’t be surprised if these get closed or deleted as well. If your topic has any word ending in "-est," think twice about posting it. We also dislike anything along the lines of "first post" or an announcement about the number of posts you've made. It's not the quantity, it's the quality that counts.

5. Spamming

Spamming is forbidden in the MouseZoom forums. Spamming is defined by Merriam-Webster as “unsolicited usually commercial E-mail sent to a large number of addresses.” In the forums, spamming can take on another form as the promotion of a personal Web site that contradicts the terms of service of MouseZoom. Promotion of your personal coaster Web site can be done by contributing news items whenever there are updates (though our editors reserve the right to determine the newsworthy value of your release). Please note that including the URL to your site in your signature is acceptable, provided it is not surrounded by promotional language.

6. Editing your post

If you find that once you have submitted your reply or message to the forums and you notice a mistake, or left something out, you can click on “edit” above your post to correct the error. Making another post with the correction leaves that topic thread disorganized. Proofread your post before you hit submit. Edits and deletions are never truly deleted, as moderators can see what you posted or edited, even if others can not.

7. Noise

A noisy person talks so they can hear themselves. They don’t really impress others at all. We discourage noise makers in the MouseZoom forums.

8. Quoted replies

Please note that the "reply" link on every individual post is intended to setup a quote of that post in the reply window. Please use this only if you wish to respond to a much earlier post in the thread. Even then, be sure to trim the parts of the post that do not refer to your response. Put your response after the [/quote] tags, so it doesn't blend with the part you're responding to. NEVER quote the previous post. If you're just making an additional post to the thread, simply enter it in the window at the end of the thread.

9. Signatures

The signature is a way to reveal a little about your personality and who you are. Please keep the signatures to three lines or less. As mentioned above, it's OK to put your site's URL there provided it is not used with promotional language.

10. Topic titles

Please think about the title you use when you start a new topic. Topics like "What if..." or "What do you think..." or titles composed only of a coaster or park name don't tell us much about what you want to talk about. Please use short but descriptive topics. Give people a reason to read them.

A true moderated forum isn't for everybody, and it takes some getting used to. Part of the reason this site was created was to foster discussion that wasn't like every other forum, namely the same tired "versus" debates and favorite lists. We, like most of you, have a passion... a love of amusement parks and coasters. This is our place to come and enjoy each other's company, discussions, debates and intellectual conversation about that passion. Your cooperation in our mission will result in a clean, fresh and fun environment!

Terms of Service

POP World Media, LLC makes no representation about the suitability or accuracy of statements or data on MouseZoom or its affiliated sites and all content is provided "as is" without any warranty, expressed or implied. POP World Media, LLC shall not be liable for any damages caused by the use of content on MouseZoom or any of its affiliated sites. Links from MouseZoom or its affiliated sites to other sites are provided for the convenience of its viewers. Links do not constitute endorsements by POP World Media, LLC and may be followed solely at the risk of the viewer. POP World Media, LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by or have any financial interest in the Walt Disney Company.

Considering the real-time nature of the MouseZoom forums, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact jeff@popw.com immediately by e-mail.

POP World Media, LLC reserves the right to delete any message for any or no reason at all. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless POP World Media, LLC and its agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your messages.

You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use MouseZoom to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. You agree to bare sole responsibility for any of these actions. You agree not to post any copyrighted material. You agree that all posts made to MouseZoom become the property of POP World Media, LLC.

You agree to use proper grammar and spelling in the forums.

POP World Media, LLC also reserves the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

Advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are inappropriate on MouseZoom.

You agree when viewing pages on MouseZoom.com to not use any kind of ad-blocking software, and agree to be held liable for any damages or loss of revenue to POP World Media, LLC in the event you do use such software.

You must be 13 years of age or older to register for MouseZoom, in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). DO NOT REGISTER UNLESS YOU ARE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE. We are not permitted by law to collect information about people under the age of 13 without proof of parental consent, and therefore choose not to accept registrations of those under the age of 13.

POP World Media, LLC, reserves the right to alter these terms of service or change site offerings at any time. Your use of this site constitutes acceptance of these terms as revised from time to time, without notification of such revisions.

Privacy

(Last updated 3/1/2011) We record your personal information (name, address, e-mail address) only when you voluntarily offer it. Registration requires a valid e-mail address. This address is used only to send you your password, and to subscribe to our 100% opt-in mailing list, if you enable that option. Cookies are used on the site solely for the purpose of letting viewers know about new posts since their last visit, and storing their forum password if they enable that option. To safeguard this information, always be sure to logout when using a public computer.

In the event a user violates our terms of service or breaks the law through the use of this site, POP World Media, LLC will volunteer any information we have about that user to the courts or law enforcement.

This site may serve advertising from a number of partners. These are links to their privacy policies:

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. Please see those sites to view their privacy statements. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. To opt out of these behavioral targeting systems, many take part in a central opt-out page here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Our servers log URLs and times of access to each page of our site, the referring URL and the IP address or hostname of the computer making the request. We use this information only to monitor the volume of traffic to the site, except in cases where we suspect a user is abusing the site's resources. In such cases, we will attempt to identify the ISP of the user and let the provider know about the abuse. We also use Google Analytics (see Google's privacy policy) to analyze traffic data.

You must be 13 years of age or older to register for MouseZoom, in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). DO NOT REGISTER UNLESS YOU ARE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE. We are not permitted by law to collect information about people under the age of 13 without proof of parental consent, and therefore choose not to accept registrations of those under the age of 13.

Copyright/Trademark

MouseZoom and POP World Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Jeffrey Putz, Walt Schmidt and/or POP World Media, LLC. Park and ride logos are trademarks of their respective owners. No portion of this site may be copied or redistributed in any form without the express written consent of POP World Media, LLC. MouseZoom is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Co.

The designated agent for DMCA takedown notices is Jeff Putz, of POP World Media, LLC.