Béchamel Community Guidelines

Behavior towards other community members

Respect your fellow humans: The basis for any decent community is mutual respect. You don't have to love each other, or even like each other, but you still have to be respectful and polite. Treat them as you would like for them to treat you.
Don't be a jerk: Here at Béchamel, there's only two kinds of jerks we like. Jerk spice, and soda jerks. Don't set out to annoy people (some people actually do), and if someone is annoying you, don't escalate it. Don't bore other people, or creep them out. We're here because we love good food, so don't be surprised if people aren't interested in your awesome new theory of physics.
Keep it clean: Don't post anything you wouldn't want kids to see, or your boss. Avoid salty language, some people are easily offended, and it's not a big sacrifice.
Have fun!: Some people say that you shouldn't play with your food. We disagree. We think that a big part of the fun in cooking is trying out new things and experimenting, so go ahead, play with your food!

Reporting content or users

If someone is posting inappropriate content, or is doing something otherwise objectionable, please report it using our complaints page. We'll take a look at it, and if necessary, take action against it.

Copyrights and recipes

The information in this document is not legal advice.

Under international copyright laws, recipes (i.e. a list of ingredients with a brief instruction on how to prepare them) are not copyrightable. However, if there is substantial literary expression, in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a collection of recipes, such as in a cookbook, these can receive copyright protection.

You are responsible for making sure that all the recipes that you post to Béchamel comply with applicable law and the Béchamel Terms of Service. In order to help you understand what you are allowed to post, here is a list of examples of what you may or may not do:

Examples of what you may do:

If you create a recipe yourself, you may post it to Béchamel.
If you have found a recipe somewhere, or have received a recipe from someone else, but have made substantial changes to it, you may post it on Béchamel, provided that you give appropriate attribution.
If you have reproduced a recipe for a dish that you have eaten somewhere, you may post it to Béchamel, provided that you give appropriate attribution.
If you watched someone cook something, and you write a recipe in your own words, you may post it to Béchamel, provided that you give appropriate attribution.
If you have looked at several different recipes for some particular dish, and create a recipe of your own for this dish, inspired by the other recipes, you may post it on Béchamel, provided that you give appropriate attribution.
If you have obtained an appropriate license to publish someone else's recipe on Béchamel (which would include informing them about our terms of service), you may post it on Béchamel, provided that you give appropriate attribution.

Examples of what you may not do:

(unless you have obtained an appropriate license, that is)

You may not post a recipe to Béchamel that you found on another website, in a cookbook, or in a magazine.
You may not post any recipe that has a description, or an instruction that isn't written by yourself. Modifying an already existing text is not enough.

Copyrights and other materials

For other materials, such as images, the issue of copyright is much more clear cut. Basically, if you are the copyright holder, or have obtained an appropriate license you may use it, provided that you give appropriate attribution.

As always, you are responsible for making sure that any material posted to Béchamel comply with applicable law and the Béchamel Terms of Service