UBB.Developers Forums General Discussion Chit Chat Developing forum rules, terms of service, and privacy policy

I operate a website forum which has been non commercial the whole time. It all started as a personal web page and has grown to a fairly busy site with over 600 members and upwards of 10,000 posts. A squabble occured between a couple of members, and it was brought to my attention that I may be liable for certain statements that were made. I have since deleted the offending posts. It's just a personal site in which we exchange fishing reports and tips, etc. I found a lawyer that develops this kind of stuff, but they want a $1,500 retainer plus $255 per hour. Yeesh, it's just a hobby for crying out loud. Anyway, I am looking for resources on developing agreements for "Forum Rules", "Terms of Service" and a "Privacy Policy" so I can protect myself at a reasonable price. Thanks for any suggestions.

Do you want a legally binding version?

If your just after ideas feel free to take a look at mine on fordmondeo.org

I'm not sure if I need legally binding rules or not. The main thing is to protect myself from liable. I am told that if I collect information, i.e. email address for member signup, that I should provide a privacy policy. Well, my privacy policy has alwways been one sentence, just stating that I don't sell the email addresses used in the registering process. For the most part, I just want to continue with the hobby and not have to worry about somebody trying to take legal action against me for something someone else said, when all I want to do is talk about fishing and fishing related stuff.