Post by WC on Nov 27, 2013 18:41:01 GMT -5
The following are the board rules. They will be and are subject to modification and recommendation. They are a work in progress. If commenting on a rule, please reference it by paragraph number.
Thanks.
1. Application
1.1. Poster
1.1.1. Any participant of the board who is not a moderator.
1.2. Moderator
1.2.1. Any participant of the board who has moderator rights. They are also posters and subject to the same rules.
2. Ignorance is not a defense.
2.1. Ignorance of the rules is not a defense.
3. Insults, Name Calling, Sarcasm, Baiting
3.1. Personal insults and name calling of any kind will not be allowed.
3.2. Members who come from other boards to taunt, bait, razz, or cause trouble of a similar nature (busy work for the staff) will have the same done to them.
4. Spamming, ALL CAPS, Copy/Paste, Inaccessible Links
4.1. Spamming the board with repeated threads of any kind is not permitted. Only one thread is needed to get your point across.
4.1.1. Any OT post that is deemed by the staff to be purely promotional in nature will be considered spam and result in moderation action. If this was a member's initial post, that action will be an immediate, summary permanent ban.
4.2. USING ALL CAPS IS NOT PERMITTED. IT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF YELLING. YOUR POSTS AND THREADS WILL BE DELETED WITH A PM TO YOU TO TURN OFF YOUR CAPSLOCK i.e. 4.2. Caps lock. Repeat offenders will be assigned temp bans 24 - 72 hours.
4.3. When posting a link - If everyone can follow the link without having to be a member of the destination board, then the link itself is sufficient. Otherwise, the full text in question should be provided (along with the link.)
5. Moderators
5.1. Moderators are selected due to the fairness and logical thinking that they have represented through out their posting history.
5.2. Moderators are still entitled to their opinions and may post as they please.
5.3. Moderators may move threads when necessary. The moderating system has accountability by moderators in place and is not a topic open for discussion in the forums.
5.4. PMs (Private Messages) from moderators are not to be reposted to any forum. If you receive a PM from a moderator regarding some form of moderation, it was not meant for the forums. Had it been meant for all to see, then the moderator would have posted it publicly for you. Reposting private messages from moderators will earn you a vacation of no less than 3 days.
6. Forum Relevant Posting, Thread and post removal.
6.1. Any re-posting of articles/blog posts/etc. from other web sites should include a link to the source site, preferably at the top of the post. If for some reason it is not possible to post a link (or the link requires a paid subscription), then an explanation for the lack of a link (or why it might not work for everybody) is required.
6.2. Off Topic threads should be posted in the Off-Topic forum, but we're not going to be Nazi-like about this. The staff will simply move an OT thread to the appropriate forum when they feel like it.
6.3. Religion/Politics - Religious or political threads may be deleted immediately without justification from the staff.
6.4. Soliciting Business - Threads started to solicit business are generally not allowed. There are some occasions when known board members are allowed to discuss their outside interests.
7. Malicious logic.
7.1. Any poster who uploads or directs other posters to malicious logic of any kind may be banned immediately. Malicious logic is defined as, “A program implemented in hardware, firmware, or software, and that its purpose is to perform some unauthorized or harmful action.”
8. Nudity and pornography.
8.1. Posters are not allowed to sit at the computer while naked.
8.2. Posters will not post images of a sexually explicit nature. Sexually explicit is defined as anything showing a nipple, areola, scrotum, penis, or vagina or the cartoon, sketch, drawing, or 2-D or 3-D rendering or the liking thereof.
9. Profanity.
9.1. Profanity may be used with the board's filters.
10. Threats/Assault.
10.1. For purposes of this board defined as, "An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another." It is illegal in most states and illegal on this board. Immediate permanent banning. This includes phrases such as, "I would love to meet you in an alley sometime." < When in a negative context.
10.2. Telling someone to kill themselves or shoot themselves - Account disabled for 100 days.
11. Trouble threads.
11.1. Threads started (or posts made) only to inform the moderation of an issue such as how they think they should run the board, or any other situation that should be handled by PM, may be deleted. An individual post on a thread that is considered advice to moderators can be removed as well.
12. Personal information.
12.1. Personal information obtained while registering for the board will be kept private. Moderators will use the information when performing board duties only. This information will not be given to a third party.
12.2. Posting another member's personal information of any kind (names, locations) will not be tolerated without that members express and written consent.
12.3. If a poster talks about his family or kids, that is their prerogative. No one else will talk about another member's family or kids in a derogatory manner.
12.4. Communications between members via the PM (Private Message) feature of the board are considered personal, and shall not be reposted in a public thread.
12.5. If a member receives a PM (from another member) that raises concerns around privacy issues or could be considered harassing in any way, it is acceptable to copy/paste the offending PM into a private message to a staff member, along with an explanation of the reason for concern.
13. Multiple Accounts
13.1. Posters utilizing multiple accounts to dodge banning, manipulate poll results, increase their smiting/exhalting actions etc., will have their older account/s disabled upon discovery. Administration spends a modicum of time determining this type of violation. If you are clever enough to avoid detection, then more power to you.
13.2. The additional accounts of anyone with a primary account may be disabled at any time by a moderator.
14. Conflict Resolution and Revocation of membership
14.1. The staff will make every reasonable effort to resolve conflicts that arise between members and staff, as well as between members. What constitutes "reasonable effort" will be determined by the staff.
14.2. Members who are deemed to be an excessive burden to the staff may have their membership privileges revoked at any time, with no prior explanation required.
15. Cybercide
15.1 If a member commits cybercide (deletes their own account), the staff has the option of permanently banning that member by IP from future re-registration, and will do so at their discretion.
NOTE: If a member wishes to voluntarily have their account disabled for any reason, please PM a staff member and we can arrange for that to be done without completely deleting the account, which creates administrative headaches for the staff.
Thanks.
1. Application
1.1. Poster
1.1.1. Any participant of the board who is not a moderator.
1.2. Moderator
1.2.1. Any participant of the board who has moderator rights. They are also posters and subject to the same rules.
2. Ignorance is not a defense.
2.1. Ignorance of the rules is not a defense.
3. Insults, Name Calling, Sarcasm, Baiting
3.1. Personal insults and name calling of any kind will not be allowed.
3.2. Members who come from other boards to taunt, bait, razz, or cause trouble of a similar nature (busy work for the staff) will have the same done to them.
4. Spamming, ALL CAPS, Copy/Paste, Inaccessible Links
4.1. Spamming the board with repeated threads of any kind is not permitted. Only one thread is needed to get your point across.
4.1.1. Any OT post that is deemed by the staff to be purely promotional in nature will be considered spam and result in moderation action. If this was a member's initial post, that action will be an immediate, summary permanent ban.
4.2. USING ALL CAPS IS NOT PERMITTED. IT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF YELLING. YOUR POSTS AND THREADS WILL BE DELETED WITH A PM TO YOU TO TURN OFF YOUR CAPSLOCK i.e. 4.2. Caps lock. Repeat offenders will be assigned temp bans 24 - 72 hours.
4.3. When posting a link - If everyone can follow the link without having to be a member of the destination board, then the link itself is sufficient. Otherwise, the full text in question should be provided (along with the link.)
5. Moderators
5.1. Moderators are selected due to the fairness and logical thinking that they have represented through out their posting history.
5.2. Moderators are still entitled to their opinions and may post as they please.
5.3. Moderators may move threads when necessary. The moderating system has accountability by moderators in place and is not a topic open for discussion in the forums.
5.4. PMs (Private Messages) from moderators are not to be reposted to any forum. If you receive a PM from a moderator regarding some form of moderation, it was not meant for the forums. Had it been meant for all to see, then the moderator would have posted it publicly for you. Reposting private messages from moderators will earn you a vacation of no less than 3 days.
6. Forum Relevant Posting, Thread and post removal.
6.1. Any re-posting of articles/blog posts/etc. from other web sites should include a link to the source site, preferably at the top of the post. If for some reason it is not possible to post a link (or the link requires a paid subscription), then an explanation for the lack of a link (or why it might not work for everybody) is required.
6.2. Off Topic threads should be posted in the Off-Topic forum, but we're not going to be Nazi-like about this. The staff will simply move an OT thread to the appropriate forum when they feel like it.
6.3. Religion/Politics - Religious or political threads may be deleted immediately without justification from the staff.
6.4. Soliciting Business - Threads started to solicit business are generally not allowed. There are some occasions when known board members are allowed to discuss their outside interests.
7. Malicious logic.
7.1. Any poster who uploads or directs other posters to malicious logic of any kind may be banned immediately. Malicious logic is defined as, “A program implemented in hardware, firmware, or software, and that its purpose is to perform some unauthorized or harmful action.”
8. Nudity and pornography.
8.1. Posters are not allowed to sit at the computer while naked.
8.2. Posters will not post images of a sexually explicit nature. Sexually explicit is defined as anything showing a nipple, areola, scrotum, penis, or vagina or the cartoon, sketch, drawing, or 2-D or 3-D rendering or the liking thereof.
9. Profanity.
9.1. Profanity may be used with the board's filters.
10. Threats/Assault.
10.1. For purposes of this board defined as, "An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another." It is illegal in most states and illegal on this board. Immediate permanent banning. This includes phrases such as, "I would love to meet you in an alley sometime." < When in a negative context.
10.2. Telling someone to kill themselves or shoot themselves - Account disabled for 100 days.
11. Trouble threads.
11.1. Threads started (or posts made) only to inform the moderation of an issue such as how they think they should run the board, or any other situation that should be handled by PM, may be deleted. An individual post on a thread that is considered advice to moderators can be removed as well.
12. Personal information.
12.1. Personal information obtained while registering for the board will be kept private. Moderators will use the information when performing board duties only. This information will not be given to a third party.
12.2. Posting another member's personal information of any kind (names, locations) will not be tolerated without that members express and written consent.
12.3. If a poster talks about his family or kids, that is their prerogative. No one else will talk about another member's family or kids in a derogatory manner.
12.4. Communications between members via the PM (Private Message) feature of the board are considered personal, and shall not be reposted in a public thread.
12.5. If a member receives a PM (from another member) that raises concerns around privacy issues or could be considered harassing in any way, it is acceptable to copy/paste the offending PM into a private message to a staff member, along with an explanation of the reason for concern.
13. Multiple Accounts
13.1. Posters utilizing multiple accounts to dodge banning, manipulate poll results, increase their smiting/exhalting actions etc., will have their older account/s disabled upon discovery. Administration spends a modicum of time determining this type of violation. If you are clever enough to avoid detection, then more power to you.
13.2. The additional accounts of anyone with a primary account may be disabled at any time by a moderator.
14. Conflict Resolution and Revocation of membership
14.1. The staff will make every reasonable effort to resolve conflicts that arise between members and staff, as well as between members. What constitutes "reasonable effort" will be determined by the staff.
14.2. Members who are deemed to be an excessive burden to the staff may have their membership privileges revoked at any time, with no prior explanation required.
15. Cybercide
15.1 If a member commits cybercide (deletes their own account), the staff has the option of permanently banning that member by IP from future re-registration, and will do so at their discretion.
NOTE: If a member wishes to voluntarily have their account disabled for any reason, please PM a staff member and we can arrange for that to be done without completely deleting the account, which creates administrative headaches for the staff.