Post by The Administrator on Aug 9, 2005 7:55:15 GMT 1
CONTENTS
AGE RESTRICTIONS
USERNAMES
Inappropiate Usernames
Changing Your Username
No Multiple Usernames/Accounts
POSTING
Language
Reacting To Posts
Closing Of Threads/Post Deletions
Spamming/Intolerable Behaviour
IMAGES (inc. Avatars)
Bandwidth Theft
Images
Avatars
Image Hosting
SIGNATURES
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
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AGE RESTRICTIONS
This forum is open to anyone 18 and over, or anyone 13 and over who have permission from their parents and/or guardians.
Due to US law (the server where this forum is housed is in the US) and for safety reasons, no-one under the age of 13 is allowed to join this forum. Any forum member found to be under 13 will have their account deleted.
USERNAMES
Your username can be anything you want, within reason. You cannot, however, use a name already picked by another member. Similarly, if the name you choose is deemed to be too similar to an already existing name you may be asked to change it.
Inappropiate Usernames
If the username you choose or change to is considered inappropiate (for instance: it contains a swear word or a sexual reference) then it will be altered to something less so and you will be asked to change it. If the new name is similarly inappropiate your account will be deleted.
Changing Your Username
If you decide to change your name after using your original for a significant amount of time, you will be required to post a message signalling that you have done so. If you do not it will be done for you.
No Multiple Usernames/Accounts
Each forum member may have only one account and username at any one time. Anyone found to have multiple user accounts will have all their accounts deleted.
POSTING
Language
I'm going to quote straight from Proboards here.
You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. This is not only humourous, but legal actions can be taken against you.
You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material.
Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to this forum.
I think that's pretty clear. Any of the above can result in your being banned from the forum.
Reacting To Posts
If you see a post that you find offensive, DO NOT REACT WITH AN OFFENSIVE POST OF YOUR OWN. This will get you treated the same as the original poster. Instead notify a staff member of the post and where you read it. You can do so by means of the forum's Private Messaging (PM) system.
If you feel you have to reply to the post then consider and choose your words carefully. Discussion does not have to degenerate into name-calling.
Closing Of Threads/Post Deletions
Threads may be closed and posts may be deleted at any time with no prior notice by members of staff. Such actions do not have to be discussed by staff unless they choose to. If you are on the receiving end of any such action and want to know why then you may contact a staff member by use of the forum's PM system. DO NOT start a thread or post asking why. These threads/posts will be deleted and you risk action being taken against your account.
Spamming/Intolerable Behaviour
Do not post meaninglessly in an attempt to increase your post counts. In the past this Administrator has been witness to threads such as "Counting to 100!" where one lone poster posts one number at a time! Such threads will be deleted and the user's post count will be reduced accordingly (possibly with a little decrease in number as punishment).
Use of the forum to aid illegal action of any kind will not be tolerated. If deemed necessary, any illegal behaviour will be reported to the appropiate authorities.
IMAGES (inc. Avatars)
BANDWIDTH THEFT
Linking directly to an image on any other site is NOT ALLOWED. This is Bandwidth Theft which means that the owner of the site you're linking to has to pay for the bandwidth you are using. This is stealing. All direct links to such images will be deleted.
Images
You are allowed to use appropiate images in your posts. However please make sure these images are not so large they alter the structure of the forum. Any that do so will be edited out of your post. You can check how your post will look by clicking the Preview button instead of Post Message.
ANYONE posting a pornographic image will be banned from the forum.
Avatars
This forum comes supplied with a number of avatars each member can use if they wish. There is also the option to use an image of your own as long as they're no bigger than 100x100 pixels. Any avatar that stretches the structure of the forum will be removed. Similarly, any avatar that is considered inappropiate will be removed.
ANYONE using a pornographic image as their avatar will be banned from the forum.
Image Hosting
There are several reputable image hosting websites where you can host images for use on the forum such as photobucket & imageshack.us amongst others.
However images/avatars hosted at imghst will not be allowed on this forum. This is due to a policy decision at that image hosting site that replaces deleted pictures with advertisements for pornography. Any pictures from imghst found on this forum will be deleted.
SIGNATURES
Please ensure that all signatures are also appropiate. Again, any deemed inappropiate will be edited. You may not use a weblink in your signature.
Images cannot be used in signatures.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
You may post a link to another website that you think other users may find interesting as long as said website's content is not adult in nature in any way. You may not post a link simply as an advertisement. Anyone joining the forum simply to advertise their own product will be deleted.
Anyone linking to a pornographic site will, of course, be banned from the forum.
Note: These rules may be changed or added to at any time at the discretion of The Administrator. The Administrator has final say in all forum matters.
AGE RESTRICTIONS
USERNAMES
Inappropiate Usernames
Changing Your Username
No Multiple Usernames/Accounts
POSTING
Language
Reacting To Posts
Closing Of Threads/Post Deletions
Spamming/Intolerable Behaviour
IMAGES (inc. Avatars)
Bandwidth Theft
Images
Avatars
Image Hosting
SIGNATURES
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
________________________________
AGE RESTRICTIONS
This forum is open to anyone 18 and over, or anyone 13 and over who have permission from their parents and/or guardians.
Due to US law (the server where this forum is housed is in the US) and for safety reasons, no-one under the age of 13 is allowed to join this forum. Any forum member found to be under 13 will have their account deleted.
USERNAMES
Your username can be anything you want, within reason. You cannot, however, use a name already picked by another member. Similarly, if the name you choose is deemed to be too similar to an already existing name you may be asked to change it.
Inappropiate Usernames
If the username you choose or change to is considered inappropiate (for instance: it contains a swear word or a sexual reference) then it will be altered to something less so and you will be asked to change it. If the new name is similarly inappropiate your account will be deleted.
Changing Your Username
If you decide to change your name after using your original for a significant amount of time, you will be required to post a message signalling that you have done so. If you do not it will be done for you.
No Multiple Usernames/Accounts
Each forum member may have only one account and username at any one time. Anyone found to have multiple user accounts will have all their accounts deleted.
POSTING
Language
I'm going to quote straight from Proboards here.
You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. This is not only humourous, but legal actions can be taken against you.
You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material.
Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to this forum.
I think that's pretty clear. Any of the above can result in your being banned from the forum.
Reacting To Posts
If you see a post that you find offensive, DO NOT REACT WITH AN OFFENSIVE POST OF YOUR OWN. This will get you treated the same as the original poster. Instead notify a staff member of the post and where you read it. You can do so by means of the forum's Private Messaging (PM) system.
If you feel you have to reply to the post then consider and choose your words carefully. Discussion does not have to degenerate into name-calling.
Closing Of Threads/Post Deletions
Threads may be closed and posts may be deleted at any time with no prior notice by members of staff. Such actions do not have to be discussed by staff unless they choose to. If you are on the receiving end of any such action and want to know why then you may contact a staff member by use of the forum's PM system. DO NOT start a thread or post asking why. These threads/posts will be deleted and you risk action being taken against your account.
Spamming/Intolerable Behaviour
Do not post meaninglessly in an attempt to increase your post counts. In the past this Administrator has been witness to threads such as "Counting to 100!" where one lone poster posts one number at a time! Such threads will be deleted and the user's post count will be reduced accordingly (possibly with a little decrease in number as punishment).
Use of the forum to aid illegal action of any kind will not be tolerated. If deemed necessary, any illegal behaviour will be reported to the appropiate authorities.
IMAGES (inc. Avatars)
BANDWIDTH THEFT
Linking directly to an image on any other site is NOT ALLOWED. This is Bandwidth Theft which means that the owner of the site you're linking to has to pay for the bandwidth you are using. This is stealing. All direct links to such images will be deleted.
Images
You are allowed to use appropiate images in your posts. However please make sure these images are not so large they alter the structure of the forum. Any that do so will be edited out of your post. You can check how your post will look by clicking the Preview button instead of Post Message.
ANYONE posting a pornographic image will be banned from the forum.
Avatars
This forum comes supplied with a number of avatars each member can use if they wish. There is also the option to use an image of your own as long as they're no bigger than 100x100 pixels. Any avatar that stretches the structure of the forum will be removed. Similarly, any avatar that is considered inappropiate will be removed.
ANYONE using a pornographic image as their avatar will be banned from the forum.
Image Hosting
There are several reputable image hosting websites where you can host images for use on the forum such as photobucket & imageshack.us amongst others.
However images/avatars hosted at imghst will not be allowed on this forum. This is due to a policy decision at that image hosting site that replaces deleted pictures with advertisements for pornography. Any pictures from imghst found on this forum will be deleted.
SIGNATURES
Please ensure that all signatures are also appropiate. Again, any deemed inappropiate will be edited. You may not use a weblink in your signature.
Images cannot be used in signatures.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
You may post a link to another website that you think other users may find interesting as long as said website's content is not adult in nature in any way. You may not post a link simply as an advertisement. Anyone joining the forum simply to advertise their own product will be deleted.
Anyone linking to a pornographic site will, of course, be banned from the forum.
Note: These rules may be changed or added to at any time at the discretion of The Administrator. The Administrator has final say in all forum matters.