Post by Draco Falkor 777 on Feb 18, 2007 1:28:10 GMT -5
Message Board Conduct
Posting on these forums is bound by ProBoards ToS that can be found in their entirety at entertainrealm.proboards57.com/index.cgi?board=informationalposts&action=display&thread=1162788761. In addition to these terms of service, we have a few supplemental rules that apply to the Entertainment Realm Forums.
In general, you may post any material written in a courteous and mature manner, providing that it is on-topic for the forum to which you are posting. This includes material that disagrees with the way that the entertainment world runs. We will not interfere with the communication of thoughts and ideas as long as the presentation is constructive and appropriate for all those capable of reading the forum.
You may NOT post or place in a signature any material that:
Furthermore, you may NOT:
All of these rules apply to the forums as well as to the private message system.
Please note that these rules also apply for communication to any moderator/administrator. This includes emails.
Action that we might take in regard to a post in violation of these rules on the Entertainment Realm Forums will vary depending upon the transgression. It may include any number of the following (in order of severity):
Those who violate the rules of the boards may or may not receive any warning before action is taken. In the event that a warning is given, the warning will be recorded upon the person's forums account and may result in further action should the person show a pattern of engaging in prohibited conduct.
In addition, answering Private Messages is at the discretion of the individual Administrator and/or moderator.
Posting on these forums is bound by ProBoards ToS that can be found in their entirety at entertainrealm.proboards57.com/index.cgi?board=informationalposts&action=display&thread=1162788761. In addition to these terms of service, we have a few supplemental rules that apply to the Entertainment Realm Forums.
In general, you may post any material written in a courteous and mature manner, providing that it is on-topic for the forum to which you are posting. This includes material that disagrees with the way that the entertainment world runs. We will not interfere with the communication of thoughts and ideas as long as the presentation is constructive and appropriate for all those capable of reading the forum.
You may NOT post or place in a signature any material that:
- Attacks or insults others on the board. Feel free to debate the idea, but do not turn your disagreement into an attack upon the poster or any person or group.
- Engages in name-calling, harassment, or threats.
- Contains obscenity, vulgarity, profanity or is sexually explicit. Though we do have a filter in place to catch unintentional obscenity from time to time, this is not a license to abuse it. Bypassing the obscenity filter by using letter, number, or character combinations that allow the obscene or inappropriate word to appear is unacceptable as well.
- Disparages any religion, race, nation, gender, or sexual orientation.
- Is considered inappropriate for children 13 or over as governed by general standards of decency in the United States of America.
- Infringes upon anyone's privacy rights.
- Is off-topic for the forum, except where allowed. These Forums are provided to enable members to help each other in sharing their passion for the entertainment world. There is a forum called General Discussion for topics that don't relate directly to any of the entertainment topics. However, be aware that the Rules of Conduct will still be enforced. Do not assume it is a board that welcomes every discussion; debating religion, arguing politics, looking for romantic partners, and attacking other websites, forums, etc. are all examples of topics better suited for other boards and websites.
Furthermore, you may NOT:
- Make multiple posts on the same subject for the purpose of getting attention paid to your issue.
- Post comments in threads for the purpose of drawing attention to another thread on a different subject.
- "Bump" or “/sign” threads, depending on the topic. We do have the power to bump threads without posting a reply.
- Cross-post the same topic to multiple forums or the same message to multiple threads.
- Make replies to posts that do not pertain to or are irrelevant to the original topic, such as: In before the Lock, "first," or posting messages to reserve a reply spot with the intention of posting to it later.
- Troll the forums. "Trolling" is defined as: Posting with the intent of stirring up trouble or to incite disruption. An example of trolling would be posting to a thread without the intent to provide constructive suggestions or comments and instead making disruptive comments, mainly to another member of the forums.
- Post topics addressed directly to another player. The Entertainment Realm forums have a private messaging system for conversations between two members. If you want to contact someone directly, use the private messaging system.
- Use the forums to debate private issues, mainly problems/fighting . The forums are for everyone, but if you have an issue with other members, deal with it outside of the public forums and in a private way.
- Use the forums as a place to advertise the sale of anything illegal, such as drugs and all.
All of these rules apply to the forums as well as to the private message system.
Please note that these rules also apply for communication to any moderator/administrator. This includes emails.
Action that we might take in regard to a post in violation of these rules on the Entertainment Realm Forums will vary depending upon the transgression. It may include any number of the following (in order of severity):
- Editing of the post or signature.
- Removal of the ability to have a signature or Link and image posting privileges.
- Deletion of the post/thread.
- Closing of the thread.
- A Warning that is attached to a member's account. Warnings are given for less severe message board infractions. Any member that receives three warnings for message board conduct can/will have their account banned.
- Suspension.
- Banishment (results in the user's forum posting privileges being revoked. At the discretion of the administrators andmoderatorss, everything will be used to ban you.
- Legal Action (I.e. contacting law enforcement personnel in regard to a threat)
Those who violate the rules of the boards may or may not receive any warning before action is taken. In the event that a warning is given, the warning will be recorded upon the person's forums account and may result in further action should the person show a pattern of engaging in prohibited conduct.
In addition, answering Private Messages is at the discretion of the individual Administrator and/or moderator.