Forum Rules - UPDATED
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 6:53 pm
Hello there fellow Rusher!
Here is where you learn how NOT to screw up things in this Forum.
We have a number of rules made in order to keep the Forum civilized and non-toxic. We are not big fans on imposing authority, but a few guidelines will certainly help to improve the way we treat each other.
Basically, let's all contribute toward making this Forum a nice place to hang around.
The Capital Offences (Things that will get you banned)
- Posting other people's phone numbers, addresses, pictures, etc., without their permission. (Respect the privacy of others)
- Posting links or requests for wares (No piracy allowed).
- Posting pornographic, sexually offensive, sexually explicit, or objectifying material.
- Posting hate oriented remarks towards a certain gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity, etc.
- Posting links that directs to illegal activities (drug selling, weapons smuggling, etc).
- Update: Making a fake account for the sake of trolling or disrupting the Forums.
The Cardinal Rules (Failing to observe these will get you into trouble)
- Do not post something off-topic because you think you'll get "better responses" in a particular forum.
- Update: Name your thread with an appropriate subject, related to the conversation. Also... do not place foul language in thread subjects.
- Blatant advertising of products is not tolerated (you can suggest a product if it makes sense, but promoting it constantly is not ok).
- No trolling. Don't make posts that are inflammatory just to get people riled up. Substance is the key to not being labeled a troll.
- Attack the message, not the messenger. Criticize ideas, not people. Flaming will not be tolerated.
- Personal attacks are defined as Personal, Racial, Ethnic, and/or Gender based insults, slurs, or derisive comments.
- All complaints need to be communicated privately using either PM, and/or EMail.
In the event of this, the offending post will be edited or removed, and the offending party shall receive no more than two (2) private warnings via PM and/or EMail, and one final Administration warning.
- If the behavior continues, the member will be banned for a week, and upon a repeat incident, banned permanently.
- Update: Do not bump old threads just for the sake of it. If a conversation died out, it's probably for a good reason.
- Update: Not knowing these rules is not an excuse.
The Guidelines (Observing this will contribute to make this Forum better for everyone)
- Post intelligently (Don’t clutter conversations with monosyllabic responses and try to avoid off-topic comments as much as humanly possible).
- Before opening a new Thread, look around to make sure there isn’t another thread that’s similar.
- If there’s something you think the Admins, Mods, or the Devs really need to know, send a PM.
- If someone made you mad, don’t reply right away… take a walk, cool down, and then come back and reply.
- Do not tell Mods, Admins or the Devs who to ban (“armchair” moderators are not cool).
- Do not ask to be a Moderator (We will pick the people we need, thanks).
- Update: Do not start debating over the Forum rules outside this thread.
- Update: Try to solve personal discrepancies through PM... leave the aggro out of the Threads.
- Update: Do not act as a Moderator. If something annoys you and it's harmless, ignore it. If something it's offensive, report it to the Admins or Moderators... easy peasy.
- Be sarcastic at your own risk. Do not expect people to understand it when they cannot hear your voice or see your body language.
Basically, don't be a jerk and be nice to others.
Cheers!
Here is where you learn how NOT to screw up things in this Forum.
We have a number of rules made in order to keep the Forum civilized and non-toxic. We are not big fans on imposing authority, but a few guidelines will certainly help to improve the way we treat each other.
Basically, let's all contribute toward making this Forum a nice place to hang around.
The Capital Offences (Things that will get you banned)
- Posting other people's phone numbers, addresses, pictures, etc., without their permission. (Respect the privacy of others)
- Posting links or requests for wares (No piracy allowed).
- Posting pornographic, sexually offensive, sexually explicit, or objectifying material.
- Posting hate oriented remarks towards a certain gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity, etc.
- Posting links that directs to illegal activities (drug selling, weapons smuggling, etc).
- Update: Making a fake account for the sake of trolling or disrupting the Forums.
The Cardinal Rules (Failing to observe these will get you into trouble)
- Do not post something off-topic because you think you'll get "better responses" in a particular forum.
- Update: Name your thread with an appropriate subject, related to the conversation. Also... do not place foul language in thread subjects.
- Blatant advertising of products is not tolerated (you can suggest a product if it makes sense, but promoting it constantly is not ok).
- No trolling. Don't make posts that are inflammatory just to get people riled up. Substance is the key to not being labeled a troll.
- Attack the message, not the messenger. Criticize ideas, not people. Flaming will not be tolerated.
- Personal attacks are defined as Personal, Racial, Ethnic, and/or Gender based insults, slurs, or derisive comments.
- All complaints need to be communicated privately using either PM, and/or EMail.
In the event of this, the offending post will be edited or removed, and the offending party shall receive no more than two (2) private warnings via PM and/or EMail, and one final Administration warning.
- If the behavior continues, the member will be banned for a week, and upon a repeat incident, banned permanently.
- Update: Do not bump old threads just for the sake of it. If a conversation died out, it's probably for a good reason.
- Update: Not knowing these rules is not an excuse.
The Guidelines (Observing this will contribute to make this Forum better for everyone)
- Post intelligently (Don’t clutter conversations with monosyllabic responses and try to avoid off-topic comments as much as humanly possible).
- Before opening a new Thread, look around to make sure there isn’t another thread that’s similar.
- If there’s something you think the Admins, Mods, or the Devs really need to know, send a PM.
- If someone made you mad, don’t reply right away… take a walk, cool down, and then come back and reply.
- Do not tell Mods, Admins or the Devs who to ban (“armchair” moderators are not cool).
- Do not ask to be a Moderator (We will pick the people we need, thanks).
- Update: Do not start debating over the Forum rules outside this thread.
- Update: Try to solve personal discrepancies through PM... leave the aggro out of the Threads.
- Update: Do not act as a Moderator. If something annoys you and it's harmless, ignore it. If something it's offensive, report it to the Admins or Moderators... easy peasy.
- Be sarcastic at your own risk. Do not expect people to understand it when they cannot hear your voice or see your body language.
Basically, don't be a jerk and be nice to others.
Cheers!