| Rules of the board; Please read before taking part | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 15 2008, 11:56 PM (83 Views) | |
| ninja boi | Mar 15 2008, 11:56 PM Post #1 |
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1 ) These rules are subject to change and without warning. Please review on a regular basis. If you are warned or banned, to use the excuse that you didn't know the board rules had been updated will not be acceptable. Equally, if you haven't taken just a few minutes to find out what the board rules are, and subsequently break them, even when you first register, this will not be accepted as an excuse. 2 ) We do not tolerate comments against race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, Xenophobia or anything of this type. Please ensure that when you post you are not likely to skirt even too closely to these issues. One prime example we have seen is when someone takes a dislike to Straight people - for being straight! Now, you might laugh at this, you might agree - but it is its own form of bigotry. A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his or her own. So remember the human on the board. Also remember it is the one thing we will act upon quickly if spotted or even if it is felt there is a hint of it going on. Ultimately it is down to you! 3 ) We have a saying when discussing or debating something with another board user. " Attack the post – not the poster. " This might seem easy to adhere to, but often it isn’t when something becomes heated and emotions become involved. If you feel you have been attacked personally – please try not to respond but instead report it via email or Private message by contacting an administrator or moderator on this board. You – the poster – are the one in control of what is said. Its actually quite simple - think before you submit, no matter how angry/emotional/hurt/wronged or misunderstood you might feel. All reports or incidents are considered on an individual basis. We will be operating a temporary and permanent banning system. A temporary system will be for a 2-week period. We do have a three strikes and you're out policy. Three warnings and you will be banned. We will make an announcement with any bannings that might take place on the board. It will only state who is banned, and the incident/s that led to the decision to ban. It will not be open to further discussion. We cannot always be around the board when something happens. Please bear this in mind if something ensues – it might take a little time before action is taken because of this, but it will be tended to has soon as possible. 4) Please, please, please - make sure there isn't already another topic like the one you want to post already here! Use it if there is. 5 ) If a post goes off topic - don't worry. We have often found that it is part and parcel of the way people tend to post - and that it will often drift back to the original topic somehow. However, please avoid posting for effect or spamming a thread. In other words, please don't completely overtake a thread to the detriment of the other board members. 6 )If you can't respect our decisions as the moderators of the board - then we can't do anything about that - except make harder decisions. 7 ) For us banning is a final resort, and one we don't take lightly - but we won't hesitate to remove any disruptive influences. Likewise, if a poster we know of is here simply to antagonise, you will be removed from the board immediately. Also, even if you don't push past any of the board rules, if there are a number of complaints from others about one (or more) poster/s we will have a word via PM. If the harmony of the board is being disrupted, intentionally or not, we think its only fair to give warning of this and a request is made to look at why this might be happening to those involved to try and avoid it being repeated. However if you cannot accept this request, warnings about future behaviour will be given. We reserve the right to ban without reason if we feel it is in the best interest to the overall harmony of the board to act whatever the circumstances. Any bannings is not open to further discussion and our ( Admin and Mods ) decision is final. 8 ) No extensive use of text spelling please! Its simply because we find many readers can't and won't read it, and its personally something we don't like or agree with in the context of a board environment. 9 ) No personal information about another member to be disclosed without their express permission. Also PM's or Emails sent to another board member are to remain private unless the sender gives permission otherwise. Always ensure you report an abusive PM or Email to us with full details. This is especially important because there is a lot of personal information being imparted. 10) Copyright Issues - Please do not post other peoples work without their prior permission to do so. If work isnt your own please state this in your posts. We do not take an responsibility for work posted here by others. The members are to be responsible for what they post. |
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