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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 24 2008, 04:26 PM (70 Views) | |
| Kipp | Aug 24 2008, 04:26 PM Post #1 |
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ADVERTISING & AFFILIATING Advertising other forums or websites it now allowed whatsoever. Breaking this rule results in an immediate banning. Do not send out PMs to other members to advertise. This is considered spamming, and is not tolerated, and will also result in immediate banning. You are allowed to put a text link to your own website or forums in your signature but other than that, no advertising please. If the website contains anything against our rules or the rules of Invisionfree then the link will be deleted and you will be penalised. If you are interesting in affiliating with our forum, your website must met our requirements. Nothing must be against the forum rules or invisionfree rules and it should be 90% complete. LANGUAGE and CONTENT While this forum is open to all ages, general and mature adult language is allowed to an extent. Only a few words are banned here; attempting to work around the word filter will result in immediate action against you. Grotesque words and descriptions for body parts, bodily functions, and sexual extravaganzas are not allowed, as we expect our members to have a little common sense as to where the line between appropriate and inappropriate is. Violence in role-plays must be kept to an extreme minimum, in both description and actions. A short fist fight is allowed, where as a bloody stabbing is not. If you are unsure, always contact a Staff member with questions. Aspects regarding politics, religion, and other hot topic issues are only allowed in the Debate Board. We do have word filters in place. Anyone seen trying to work around these filters will be put on modded posts immediately. DOUBLE POSTING Double posting is only accepted in the Character Journal and Accepted Character Profile forums, anywhere else is frowned upon. Make use of the edit button, its there for a reason. GRAPHICS, ARTWORK and REQUESTS Please remember that the primary target audience of this forum is all ages. It's not just for teens. It's not just for adults. We aim to appeal to the younger set too. This means that we expect everyone to contribute to this atmosphere and leave the inappropriate material out. This includes things that are suggestive, violent and anything that has the potential to upset a young viewer. Please understand that we are not trying to stifle your expression. But please remember that this is not all about you. It would not be fair to make an exception to one. Do not pressure the graphic designers here into making something they do not think would be appropriate for the forum. They have the right to refuse your request or to alter it so that it is no longer a problem. If you have to think about whether or not the image is appropriate...then it most likely isn't. PASSWORDS Do not share your forum password with anyone. You are responsible for your own account. If you share your forum password with someone and they use your account to damage the forum, you will be held responsible. Do not share your password with anyone. The staff of the forum will never ask for your password. If anyone on the forum asks for any of your passwords, contact a staff member immediately. MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS Each user is allowed one account and one account only. If you lose or forget your password, contact an Administrator. If you wish to change your account name, contact an Administrator. Do not ever create a second account for a second character. Duplicate accounts are immediately removed from the forum. NEW MEMBER FAQ and TIP QUIDE All new members are expect to read the Tip Guide as an explanation on how things work in the world of role-playing here on the forum. This is to help understand the Staff’s expectations, and also goes a bit more in-depth of our rules. If you have any further questions after reading the Guide, don’t hesitate to contact a Staff member. FLAMING Any flaming of the forum, our members, Staff or affiliates is unacceptable. If you do not like a particular thing about the forums, PM a Staff member and we'll be glad to hear what you have to say. Immature rants ("It's not fair!" "No one will answer my question fast enough!" "I hate it here!") will be ignored, removed, and you will be dealt with in a grown-up manner. PERSONAL MESSAGES (PM's) PMs are a great way to contact members who are offline and have off-topic chat. Because PMing is done through the forum, all the rules explained here are to be followed within the Personal Message system as well, which includes the content of your messages, language used, and advertising. Do not block any member of MV Staff from sending you PMs. Your posting rights will be instantly revoked when this is discovered, and not returned until your settings are set properly. You must keep your Inbox from getting too full, making you unable to receive messages. Again, your posting rights will be revoked until you clean out your PM folders. BACKSEAT MODERATION If you're not a moderator, don't correct another person. It is very rude and it's not your job. If you notice something out of place, notify the staff and leave it alone. If you intend on taking it upon yourself to remedy the situation, you will be penalised. SIGNATURES and AVATARS Along with following our content and language rules, all signatures and avatars must fall into the following size restriction. Avatars are automatically resized to fit the 100x100 rule. However you are responsible for your own signature. Signature images larger than 150x500 will be promptly removed without warning; any and all images, links, buttons, or quotes must fit within the below example, it can be longer vertically but must not stretch the forum horizontally: ![]() SPAM An acronym for Short Pointless Annoying Messages. Spam posts will be deleted with a warning. Further action will be taken if necessary. Here, QUALITY is worth more than QUANTITY. Spamming also includes endlessly PMing other members of these forums against their wishes and taking threads and subjects off-topic deliberately. ===================================================== PUNISMENT LEVELS The level of punishment depends on the action. For example, repeated double posting might start as a warning. Yet inappropriate, sexual posts/graphics would result in an instant ban, whether it would be temporary or not depends on the severity of the issue. WARNINGS This is through a simple PM from Staff. We have ways of knowing if a PM was received and read, so none of you can play the "I never got it," card. MODERATED POSTS All posts and topics you make will appear once approved by Staff or a Moderator. TEMPORARY BANNING/SUSPENSION Temporary Banning/Suspension No posting, no PM-ing, heck, no reading. RANK DEGRADING If the situation calls for it, your staff status may be degraded. From Mod to Members. Admin, to Mod. PERMANENT BANNING Enough said. Obviously, the earlier punishments had no effect. |
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