Post by Napoleon the Clown on Mar 18, 2009 1:37:05 GMT -5
The Rules
• Do not break the law, or tell someone to break it.
• Do not post commercial advertisements.
• Do not circumvent any moderation policy or action, such as post editing and bans.
• Do not necro a thread that is more than 30 days old (determined from last post), unless the thread is stickied or it is an update to the original topic (including related pictures in a picture thread or participating in a game-thread).
• Don't be a dick.
• Must label NSFW (Not Safe For Work) as such, except in the NSFW section.
When new to the forums (or absent for an extended period of time) take the time to lurk and get a feel for the forums and its members.
If you are unsure on a rule, or if a topic, picture, or other thing is within the rules, ask a moderator.
Rules violations will be given an Official Warning. Continued or particularly disruptive violations will result in a Ban. In general the first Ban will last one week (7 days), the second Ban will last one month (30 days), a third ban will last one year (to the same day on the next calender year), and a fourth ban will be permanent. "Rage-quitting" (i.e. deliberately deleting your account) counts as a self imposed Ban. Some violations will constitute a longer Ban than would otherwise be issued.
[Updated by Oriet on 10Jul2011.]
• Do not break the law, or tell someone to break it.
• Do not post entire articles/news stories as that infringes on copyright.• Do not attempt to flood or otherwise disable the board.
• Do not post another person's private information without their express permission (name, phone number, address, etc.).
• Do not threaten violence against another person.
• Do not tell someone to commit suicide.
• Do not post commercial advertisements.
• Do not circumvent any moderation policy or action, such as post editing and bans.
• Do not necro a thread that is more than 30 days old (determined from last post), unless the thread is stickied or it is an update to the original topic (including related pictures in a picture thread or participating in a game-thread).
• Don't be a dick.
• Do not make personal attacks outside of Flame & Burn.• Do not use disposable or temporary email accounts, as we sometimes need to communicate with you (such as about a ban, forum change, etc.). Accounts with them will be banned on sight so as to keep the number of trolls down. (Free email accounts, such as with Yahoo or Google, are perfectly fine.)
• Do not make racist, sexist, or other attacks against a person's genetic or formative traits, or for their creed or beliefs.
• Keep name-calling to a minimum outside Flame & Burn.
• Do not make accusations about another person and call them facts without being able to back it up.
• Do not make a second account.
• Do not share your account.
• Address the points given by others in as civil a manner as you can (i.e. with a minimum of flaming).
• Address questions given to you, either by answering them or saying why you won't (such as "I don't know," "I'm not comfortable answering that," "it's personal and I don't feel it's your business," etc.).
• Do not persist on a point or question that another has said they won't address.
• Do not flame someone for ignorance on a topic or about another person's actions or posting habits.
• Do not make posts, or start a thread, with the intent to bait someone into a potentially rules violating response.
• If a discussion is spiralling out of control or rapidly derailing, either start a new thread on the topic (in Flame & Burn if necessary) or use PMs.
• Do not bring outside arguments with other users to the forum.
• When making a post, make sure to give an explanation or description of linked content, and to provide your own thoughts on said linked content. (Simply saying "Discuss," or similar is not acceptable, but asking for clarification on the content is permissible.)
• Must label NSFW (Not Safe For Work) as such, except in the NSFW section.
• May only use links if the thread title does not have the NSFW label, except in the NSFW section.• Avatars and signatures may not be NSFW, as it appears anywhere you post with no warnings.
• Do not post pornography, even in the NSFW section or with the NSFW label.
• Signature should be no larger than 600x300 to avoid breaking page formatting and excessive scrolling.
When new to the forums (or absent for an extended period of time) take the time to lurk and get a feel for the forums and its members.
If you are unsure on a rule, or if a topic, picture, or other thing is within the rules, ask a moderator.
Rules violations will be given an Official Warning. Continued or particularly disruptive violations will result in a Ban. In general the first Ban will last one week (7 days), the second Ban will last one month (30 days), a third ban will last one year (to the same day on the next calender year), and a fourth ban will be permanent. "Rage-quitting" (i.e. deliberately deleting your account) counts as a self imposed Ban. Some violations will constitute a longer Ban than would otherwise be issued.
[Updated by Oriet on 10Jul2011.]