TERMS OF SERVICE

ScottSavino.com’s Voidspire Consortium’s Rules, Regulations and Expectations of Conduct

Your continued presence within this ancient sanctum constitutes that you accept the servitude required of those who devote their lives to the worship of Varoth, he who slithers, dreaming, beneath the feet of all, as well as the following:

I. The Pact of Age and Presence

Your presence here—yes, you, wanderer—indicates that you are of sound mind and at least 18 years of age. This is not a mere suggestion but an unyielding decree. If you are not yet of age, you are not permitted to register, comment, or otherwise interact within these halls. There are no exceptions—not parental consent, not youthful cunning, not even the whispered plea of an elder god.

If you are a minor:

    • Kindly return to your realm, fetch a glass of milk and a cookie from your caregiver, and come back in a few years when your age matches your curiosity.
    • Begone, child! The Voidspire Consortium is no place for the tender-minded or soft-hearted.
    • Do not attempt trickery. Your mere presence here will not bestow upon you the wisdom or fortitude required to endure what lurks within.

By continuing, you confirm your voluntary entry into these halls and accept the risks, the ridicule, and the rights afforded to all Unboundlings who dwell here. Should you falsify your age or otherwise trespass where you are unwelcome, know this: ScottSavino.com bears no responsibility for what you may encounter, nor for any lingering dread, existential crises, or corruptions of the soul that may follow. You have been warned.

II. Conduct Among the Unboundlings

The Voidspire Consortium thrives on freedom, and yet it is bound by rules:

Freedom of Speech Does Not Mean Freedom From Consequences

Here, you may speak freely. Curse. Call out misdeeds. If another Unboundling angers you, you may call them whatever you like.

Know this: your words will have consequences. If you act shitty, expect shitty things in return. That is the way of the world—and of the Voidspire. Should the masses descend upon you for your insolence, know that you have invited this reckoning upon yourself.

What constitutes "shitty behavior?" The following, including but not limited to:

      • Harassment, including repeated unwelcome interactions, targeted abuse, or personal attacks.
      • Threats of violence, harm, or any form of intimidation, real or implied.
      • Doxxing—revealing personal information about others without their explicit consent.
      • Impersonation—claiming to be someone you are not in an attempt to mislead, deceive, or cause harm.
      • Malicious false reporting—filing complaints in bad faith to manipulate moderation decisions.
      • Unrelenting negativity—there's a difference between critique and an unholy crusade of misery.

Insults and Quarrels

Settle your disputes with words, not hatred. Cast your curses, but keep them rooted in truth.

If chaos reigns unchecked—if petty squabbles spiral into madness—know that the Keeper of the Voidspire (me, Scott Savino) shall intervene.

At my sole discretion, one of the following judgments shall occur:

    • The Trial by Flames: A tribunal will be held. When (not if) you are inevitably found guilty, you shall be burned at the stake in effigy, your crimes immortalized in these pages for all to mock.
    • The Duel of Rusted Blades: If the quarrel is between two Unboundlings, you shall be summoned to the Dueling Chamber. There, you may select from an array of rusty medieval weaponry—blunted swords, tarnished axes, and perhaps a broken flail. Winner takes pride. Loser takes silence.
    • The Muting of the Guilty: If you prove unworthy of either spectacle, I will simply mute you. First for 3 days. Then a week. Then a month. After that, your account shall be cast into oblivion.

All moderation decisions are final and at my discretion. If you wish to appeal, you may do so by screaming into the void. The void will consider it. Perhaps.

The Forbidden Speech

Hate speech of any kind shall awaken my immediate wrath. Homophobia, transphobia, bigotry, or words directed against an entire group of people will not be tolerated. You will be flayed from existence, your account deleted, your IP banned, and your sins documented via screenshot. I may even send the evidence to your employer, your parents, or your third-grade teacher.

Spam Shall Not Be Tolerated

If you post spam—be it vile links, pyramid schemes, or other unholy plagues—you will be banished to the bogs for all eternity.

Repeat offenders shall be fed to the rats in the rat room. They are always hungry.

Reporting Misdeeds

If you believe a comment to be in violation of these sacred laws, you may report it by emailing the link to the offending comment directly to me (scott@scottsavino.com). However, understand this: currently, no comments are automatically posted---I manually approve each one. This means that if you see it, I have already seen it.

Should you feel compelled to report an offense, you may plead your case as to why it offends you, and I will consider it.

Perhaps.

III. Ownership of Content and Intellectual Property

All stories, images, and works of madness within these halls are the sole property of Scott Savino and scottsavino.com.

You may share links to my work, as I have posted them. However, you may not:

    • Copy, reproduce, or redistribute the text in any format.
    • Edit, adapt, narrate, or record my stories without explicit written consent.
    • Use them in print, videos, or any form of media without explicit written consent.

Know this: I have had entire websites, YouTube channels, and apps obliterated in record time for such violations. Be warned.

IV. Comments, Reviews, and Retribution

Commenting and Consent

By commenting on any post, you consent to the following:

      • Your email will be added to my mailing list, from which you may unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of any email.
      • A user account will be created for you on scottsavino.com to facilitate your participation. You may delete this account at any time.

These two actions—mailing list subscription and user account creation—are separate. Deleting your account does not unsubscribe you from emails, and unsubscribing from emails does not delete your account. Each must be done individually, and both options are made convenient and simple for those wishing to opt out of future interactions.

Consent to Usage

Your words are your own, but by speaking them here, you grant me an irrevocable license to repost them anywhere I deem amusing, helpful, or damning.

      • Proper attribution will be given for any reposted commentary, reviews or interactions otherwise---unless you’ve displeased me. Then I may repost your words with gleeful malice.
      • Ignorance will not save you: Should you post something foolish, offensive, or downright embarrassing, it may be immortalized for a wider audience. Perhaps even your boss will see it.

Choose your words carefully, my most cherished Unboundling.

V. Termination of Accounts

This is my domain, and I may delete or suspend accounts whenever I feel like it. If this displeases you, go start your own cult centered around the worship of ancient underground serpents. This is scottsavino.com, and I am Scott Savino—is that okay with you, whoeveryouare.com?

Standard Suspensions

      • First Offense: 3 days in silence.
      • Second Offense: 1 week.
      • Third Offense: 1 month.

Should you reach beyond the limits of my patience, your account shall be deleted, and your IP banned. There will be no appeal. It should also be understood that I may not follow these suspension rules according to my discretion and the severity of the offense.

Ban Evasion and Repercussions

Banned users may not create new accounts to bypass their exile. Any attempt to do so will result in additional bans, up to and including permanent IP blocking and further countermeasures as necessary. If you are cast into the void, you are expected to stay there.

Data Retention and Account Deletion

If you choose to delete your account, most of your data will be erased from public view. However, certain records may be retained for legal, security, or administrative purposes. This is not a sinister plot---just standard practice in the realm of digital record-keeping. Know that the void remembers, even when you do not.

VI. Disclaimers and Liability

By entering this sanctum, you acknowledge that scottsavino.com exists for entertainment purposes only. Nothing here should be taken as professional, legal, medical, or existential advice. If you summon something unspeakable, that’s on you.

We Claim No Responsibility For:

    • The pictures you found in the shoebox of your mother's closet. You know the ones. They were meant for your father. Not for you.
    • Sleepless nights, existential crises, or lingering dread.
    • Sudden urges to summon demons or eldritch horrors.
    • Portals to Hell opened via hyperlinks.
    • Rats mysteriously appearing in your walls.
    • Strange whispers at 3 a.m. urging you to commit unspeakable acts.
    • Social embarrassment resulting from poorly chosen words immortalized by me.
    • Any loss, damage, or personal ruin resulting from your participation on this site.

No Guarantee of Availability

I may take this site down, break it, alter it, abandon it, or cause it to spontaneously combust at any time, with or without notice. I owe you nothing. If you depend on this site for your well-being, seek help.

Third-Party Content and Links

If you follow a link to an external site and it leads you somewhere unspeakable, that’s on you, too. I have no control over third-party content, nor do I endorse, verify, or take responsibility for what lurks beyond the void. Proceed at your own risk.

Your use of this site is undertaken at your own peril. Proceed wisely.

VII. Changes to These Terms

These terms are fluid—like the waters of Twilight Cove—and may change whenever I see fit. You shall be informed through one of the following methods:

    • A letter left discreetly on your pillow, placed there as you sleep.
      (Such a lovely dreamer...)
    • An email, sent without fanfare.

Your continued use of this sanctum shall constitute your agreement with these changes. If this unsettles you… good.

Changes take effect immediately upon posting. It is your responsibility to review these terms periodically. Ignorance is no defense, and the void does not accept excuses.

VIII. Governing Law

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
(unless Florida or U.S. law says otherwise.)

These terms are bound by both the ancient and unfathomable decrees etched into the eternal pages of the Esoteric Doctrine of Penumbra and the legal framework of the mortal realm—specifically, the laws of the State of Florida, United States. Should conflict arise between the two, the court system of Florida shall take precedence...for now.

Binding Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Any legal disputes, claims, or grievances arising from your use of scottsavino.com shall be resolved through binding arbitration, rather than in court. This means:

    • You waive your right to sue in a courtroom or participate in class-action lawsuits.
    • Arbitration will take place in Florida, in accordance with Florida law.
    • Each party shall bear their own legal costs unless otherwise required by law.
    • The Arbitrator’s decision will be final and enforceable.

Limitation of Claims

Should you feel compelled to take legal action (foolish mortal that you are), you must do so within one (1) year from the date of the event that gave rise to the claim. After that, your right to bring a claim shall be lost to the sands of time and Varoth’s eternal slumber.

The Wrath of the Void

To defy these laws is to tempt annihilation, and while Varoth will not rise for your petty insolence, you will not escape the consequences of your betrayal. The Unboundlings, your Brothers, Sisters, and Others within the sacred Voidspire Consortium, and I, Scott Savino, Hierophant of the Thrallites, will ensure swift and inventive retribution. Perhaps the flaying chamber will claim your flesh, feeding it to the sacred vermin who dwell therein. Perhaps you will find yourself bound and delivered to the Everglades, abandoned forever or until such a time as you are discovered by the hunger of the gators who neither question nor forgive... whichever happens first.

But let this be clear: all that we do, even in vengeance, is to preserve the sanctity of Varoth’s dreams. Let not your foolishness jeopardize his eternal slumber, for the serpent rises only once—and when he does, there will be nothing left to rise for.

By blood you clicked, your oath now sealed,
A pact in shadows, dark revealed.
Our terms, engraved in crimson script,
Will bind you hence until death's kiss.

Within view of thy watchful eyes, by remaining in this wretched dominion I acknowledge that I agree to this Codex of Rules, Regulations and Expectations of Conduct and shall abide by them. I do so in the hope of securing the favor of Varoth! Omryn Zamon!

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