WBSC Guidlines for posting to this website. In the Fall of 2009 WBSC adopted a mission statement which reads as follows:

Our efforts and energies are directed to the following objectives:

1. We strive to develop players at all levels of play – Select & Advanced – by building and improving their skills, confidence, fitness, initiative and a sense of teamwork.
2. We promote and encourage high standards of sportsmanship and fair play.
3. We are committed to developing coaches to the highest level.
4. Members are encouraged to run for elected office. WBSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, disabled veteran, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law).

All efforts to communicate the image of the WBSC should reflect the message contained in this mission statement. Because the Internet is such a broad means of communication with parameters that change almost daily, it is critical that every attempt be made to protect the image of our Orginization without unduly restricting the creativity of our members or by ignoring the positive features of the Internet that can enhance and distribute our message to a world audience in the flash of a second.

With enthusiasm for the excitement that the Internet can bring to our organization, tempered by common sense, these guidelines have been adopted by the WBSC to protect the character and appearance of our organization while furthering its mission statement by an active participation in cyberspace.

We feel that this set of rules and policies will help us maintain the quality and reputation of WBSC website.

General Guidelines

1. All submitted articles and information must be typed out exactly how you would like it to appear on the site. Make sure that you run spell check and proofread everything carefully before submitting it to the site.
2. WBSC Advanced Administrator and or Webmaster reserve the right to edit any submission before final posting and have the final discretion as to what will be posted on the site.
3. All posted information must come in the body of an email message or attached in a Windows formatted Microsoft Word document. Images and other media can be sent as a JPEG, PDF, GIF, BMP, or PSD.
4. Always be mindful of users that utilize assistive technologies such as a screenreader, enlarged font, or keyboard only navigation.

Style

In order to maintain a clean, professional website, please observe the following guidelines to the best of your ability.

Required

1. Never use profanity or any language that would be offensive to a race, religion, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.
2. Never criticize any WBSC program, board member, player, parent, or anyone else associated with the WBSC or any of it's affiliations.
   The website is for informative purposes and does not presently accept editorials.
3. Refrain from using email/instant messaging abbreviations and slang.
4. Carefully proofread and spell check your information.

Recommendations

1. Do not use more than one punctuation mark to end a sentence.
   For example: Instead of WBSC wins Competition!!!!!!!!, write WBSC Wins Competition!
2. Use a single font.
   In order to maintain uniformity and legibility, your content will be placed in the single font currently used by body text of the website.
3. Avoid the use of ALL CAPS except in short phrases that you wish to emphasize.
   If there is too many uses of ALL CAPS, they will not do a good job of catching the user's attention.
4. Do not overuse bold type.
   If there is too much bold type on a page, it will not do a good job of catching the user's attention.

Who May Post/Submit Information

To prevent unauthorized submissions and to ensure the accuracy of the information received, we ask all parites wishing to have material submited to the web site have the WBSC Advanced Administrator approval.

The Webmaster reserves the right at any time to verify and have approved information submitted to them through the WBSC Advanced Administrator. This checking process may sometimes delay the posting date.

Posting Small Bulletins and Small Changes to Individual Pages

Includes: Announcements for the homepage, links to a new organization, coach, update of an officer page.

1. Must be submitted at least one week before the date the submission/page update should take place. Commonly, the submission can be taken care of in a day or two, but is only guaranteed to be posted within one week.
2. This does not include any typographical errors or incorrect links which we will make every effort to fix immediately.

Posting Large Amounts of Information

Includes: Course programs, stylebook, creating a new section on the site.

1. Must be submitted at least two weeks before the date the submission/page update should take place. Commonly, the submission can be taken care of more swiftly, but is only guaranteed to be posted within two weeks.

The WBSC Webmaster is NOT Responsible For

1. Any inaccurate information posted on this site.

Material Ownership

1. Anything provided to WBSC for posting becomes property of WBSC.