Rules
Nov 9, 2012 15:05:52 GMT -10
Post by Schailor on Nov 9, 2012 15:05:52 GMT -10
Please follow all rules and regulations at all times. If you feel that someone is not following a rule and needs to be reported, please do not hesitate to do so.
1) Respect:
The key to becoming a well-respected member here is respect. Guests, members, and staff all deserve this to the best degree. For members this means not being rude towards kindly suggestions, respecting if a thread is private, and word counts they may place on their own thread. This rule also means that members can not give nasty retorts, talk back, or complain about staff decisions.
1a) Trolling is not allowed and will not be tolerated;
- Intentionally posting content meant to provoke a negative response from the opposing party.
- Intentionally posting content meant to provoke others into a flame war (insult throwing). Either between the troll and the target party/user. Or between the target user and the others within the discussion.
1b) Harassment/Bullying/Flaming is not allowed and will not be tolerated;
- Harassment; to trouble, torment, or confuse by continual persistent attacks (insult of ones person, religion, political beliefs, threats of ones person). Bullying, flaming, racism, sexism, etc, is not acceptable at all.
NOTE: Users should not attempt to handle trolling or harassment on their own. If a user suspects or knows another user is being trolled or harassed, or if a user suspects or knows another user is being a troll or harassing users. Please report the user and allow appropriate staff to handle it.
2) Absolutely no adult images, discussion, or roleplaying are permitted.
- Adult content seen, will be deleted.
- Users found consistently posting adult content, will receive an infraction.
- Adult content is: graphic depictions of sex, nudity, violence, language or themes. Pornography and artistic nudity. Non-graphic visual depictions of sex.
3) Excessive bumping or spamming is not allowed.
- Repeated posting of the word "BUMP" to move a thread to the top of the forum.
- Posting unrelated content from the subject matter of the thread (spam).
4) Illegal adult content is not allowed, and will result in an instant ban (no questions asked). Child pornography, animal abuse and illegal guides will be reported to the authorities.
5) No off-site advertisement.
- Advertising of other sites with the intent to attract users to enroll with the site, or to purchase items is only acceptable in the advertising board, this means no putting advertisements in the chat-box. If you do this frequently, you will be banned from the chat-box.
6) Report age accurately.
- Users found lying about their age will have their account demoted (adult privileges removed), and temporarily banned.
INFRACTIONS & BANS;
What is an infraction? The term ‘infraction’ is an umbrella term that defines two moderation actions: warnings and temporary bans.
- WARNING; is an automated PM message from a moderator that inform a user to cease and desist. Warnings are recorded on a users profile and remain logged for 14 days. Warnings do not effect the function of an account.
- TEMPORARY BAN; is a temporary lock on a users account that disallows a users access of their account for 10 days. Temporary bans are recorded on a users profile and permanently logged.
What is a ban? A ban permanently disallows a users access of their account.
- A ban can come without prior warning.
- A ban is permanent.
- A banned user found making a new account will have the alternate account banned as well.
Can a user attest a moderation action? Yes, a user may contact one of the other moderators and request the action taken be reviewed further.