Post by admin on Jun 21, 2012 9:01:48 GMT -5
General Forum Rules
1. All posts are to be made in the relevant forum. Users are asked to read the forum descriptions before posting. Users consistently posting to the wrong forum may be given a warning (see policing below).
2. Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users. Offending or abusing users in any way will not be tolerated and can lead to a formal warning and possible suspension.
3. Members are asked to not act as “back seat moderators”. If members note an issue which contravenes something in this policy document they are welcome to bring it to the attention of user 'admin'.
4. Please use the “post report” feature to report posts. Do not respond to such topics yourself. Members who constantly “act” as moderators may receive a formal warning.
5. Members should remember this board is aimed at a general audience. Posting pornographic or generally offensive text, images, links, etc. will not be tolerated and can lead to a warning.
6. Members are asked to respect the copyright of other users, sites, media, etc. Users linking to material in breach of intellectual property rights, re-printing material without permission or encouraging others to do so, may receive a formal warning and the contravening post will be removed.
7. Members are asked only to post in English, as this is an English speaking community based in the UK. Members may signpost non-UK residents to relevant resources.
8. Members should respect the bandwidth of other users and sites. The use of inline (![]()
[/IMG]) image tags pointing to data stored on third party systems for which the user has not received permission to link to may be removed.
9. Members should post in a way which is consistent with "normal writing". That is users should not post excessive numbers of emoticons, large, small or coloured text, etc. Similarly users should not USE CAPS LOCK or use excessive punctuation (e.g. ! and ?) in topic titles or posts. Users consistently abusing this will be warned.
10. Members should use an appropriate, descriptive subject when posting a new topic. Examples of bad subjects include; "Help me!", "I'm in trouble!", "I've got a problem!", etc. Examples of good subjects include; "Caught driving without insurance", "Arrested for drink driving", etc.
11. Spam is not tolerated here under any circumstance. This includes offering hosting services (charged and free), installation services, solicitation etc. Recruiting members for your own projects (moderators, designers, professional MOD work, etc.) is not permitted and is also considered spam. Users posting spam will be warned and their post removed immediately. See specific item on spam and 3rd party linking for more information.
12. Members are asked to not disclose to any 3rd party, board, or list any vulnerabilities in the forum template. You should submit all finds to user 'admin'. Time should be allowed for us, at least 3 working days wherever possible, to respond.
13. The moderating, support and other teams reserve the right to edit, remove or put on moderation queue any post at any time. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, etc. as noted in these points is up to user 'admin' and not members.
14. The above forum rules where applicable also apply to private messaging. Abuse of the private messaging system may lead to warnings (as above) and/or the revocation of private messaging facilities.
Signatures
Signatures may contain up to five lines of text (of small or normal size) and/or one image, valid combinations include; a single image of no more than 100 characters. Images should be of a reasonable size, to be determined by user 'admin.
Text sizes should be reasonable, to be determined by user 'admin'. Text in signatures is subject to the same conditions as posts with respect decency, warez, emoticons, and so forth.
Links in signatures are permitted to a maximum of four unique pages or sites. Linked sites may not be commercial in nature. You may not include links advertising your services. You may not link to warez, porn, offensive, racist or other hate sites. Links are included in signature size limits.
Users abusing these rules will be warned.
Avatars
Users are permitted to utilise a gallery avatar or to link to one of their own (subject to previous points on misuse of bandwidth). User defined avatars are to be no larger than 120 pixels square, contain no animation, contain no image which attempts to portray the user as having an official status here (e.g. mimicking ranks or copying avatars of staff), must be of a reasonable file size, to be determined by user 'admin'.
Avatars are subject to the same conditions as posts with respect decency, and so forth.
Users abusing these rules will be warned and/or may lose their avatar privileges
Other
Bumping a topic (replying directly after your own post) is only permitted after six hours have elapsed.
All members of the staff and community are assisting you during their spare time with only your gratitude as compensation. We ask that you consider this before posting.
Arguing with staff after having received a warning will lead to an immediate additional warning. Should this exceed three strikes a temporary ban will be put in place as above.
Users who feel they have been unfairly warned are welcome to contact user 'admin' to explain and/or appeal.
Any attempt to circumvent a temporary ban or other disciplinary action will lead to a permanent ban of your account(s). Circumvention includes re-registering or using an already registered account under a non-banned username. Other examples include changing IP addresses, using a new email account or other action that can be taken to evade moderator action to hide your identity as the owner of the sanctioned account.
An exception to the three strike rule applies when users contact team members personally (via any method) and post insulting, indecent or vulgar material. Such users may be subject to an immediate permanent ban.
Permanent bans are a last resort and thought is given before implementing them.
1. All posts are to be made in the relevant forum. Users are asked to read the forum descriptions before posting. Users consistently posting to the wrong forum may be given a warning (see policing below).
2. Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users. Offending or abusing users in any way will not be tolerated and can lead to a formal warning and possible suspension.
3. Members are asked to not act as “back seat moderators”. If members note an issue which contravenes something in this policy document they are welcome to bring it to the attention of user 'admin'.
4. Please use the “post report” feature to report posts. Do not respond to such topics yourself. Members who constantly “act” as moderators may receive a formal warning.
5. Members should remember this board is aimed at a general audience. Posting pornographic or generally offensive text, images, links, etc. will not be tolerated and can lead to a warning.
6. Members are asked to respect the copyright of other users, sites, media, etc. Users linking to material in breach of intellectual property rights, re-printing material without permission or encouraging others to do so, may receive a formal warning and the contravening post will be removed.
7. Members are asked only to post in English, as this is an English speaking community based in the UK. Members may signpost non-UK residents to relevant resources.
8. Members should respect the bandwidth of other users and sites. The use of inline (
9. Members should post in a way which is consistent with "normal writing". That is users should not post excessive numbers of emoticons, large, small or coloured text, etc. Similarly users should not USE CAPS LOCK or use excessive punctuation (e.g. ! and ?) in topic titles or posts. Users consistently abusing this will be warned.
10. Members should use an appropriate, descriptive subject when posting a new topic. Examples of bad subjects include; "Help me!", "I'm in trouble!", "I've got a problem!", etc. Examples of good subjects include; "Caught driving without insurance", "Arrested for drink driving", etc.
11. Spam is not tolerated here under any circumstance. This includes offering hosting services (charged and free), installation services, solicitation etc. Recruiting members for your own projects (moderators, designers, professional MOD work, etc.) is not permitted and is also considered spam. Users posting spam will be warned and their post removed immediately. See specific item on spam and 3rd party linking for more information.
12. Members are asked to not disclose to any 3rd party, board, or list any vulnerabilities in the forum template. You should submit all finds to user 'admin'. Time should be allowed for us, at least 3 working days wherever possible, to respond.
13. The moderating, support and other teams reserve the right to edit, remove or put on moderation queue any post at any time. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, etc. as noted in these points is up to user 'admin' and not members.
14. The above forum rules where applicable also apply to private messaging. Abuse of the private messaging system may lead to warnings (as above) and/or the revocation of private messaging facilities.
Signatures
Signatures may contain up to five lines of text (of small or normal size) and/or one image, valid combinations include; a single image of no more than 100 characters. Images should be of a reasonable size, to be determined by user 'admin.
Text sizes should be reasonable, to be determined by user 'admin'. Text in signatures is subject to the same conditions as posts with respect decency, warez, emoticons, and so forth.
Links in signatures are permitted to a maximum of four unique pages or sites. Linked sites may not be commercial in nature. You may not include links advertising your services. You may not link to warez, porn, offensive, racist or other hate sites. Links are included in signature size limits.
Users abusing these rules will be warned.
Avatars
Users are permitted to utilise a gallery avatar or to link to one of their own (subject to previous points on misuse of bandwidth). User defined avatars are to be no larger than 120 pixels square, contain no animation, contain no image which attempts to portray the user as having an official status here (e.g. mimicking ranks or copying avatars of staff), must be of a reasonable file size, to be determined by user 'admin'.
Avatars are subject to the same conditions as posts with respect decency, and so forth.
Users abusing these rules will be warned and/or may lose their avatar privileges
Other
Bumping a topic (replying directly after your own post) is only permitted after six hours have elapsed.
All members of the staff and community are assisting you during their spare time with only your gratitude as compensation. We ask that you consider this before posting.
Arguing with staff after having received a warning will lead to an immediate additional warning. Should this exceed three strikes a temporary ban will be put in place as above.
Users who feel they have been unfairly warned are welcome to contact user 'admin' to explain and/or appeal.
Any attempt to circumvent a temporary ban or other disciplinary action will lead to a permanent ban of your account(s). Circumvention includes re-registering or using an already registered account under a non-banned username. Other examples include changing IP addresses, using a new email account or other action that can be taken to evade moderator action to hide your identity as the owner of the sanctioned account.
An exception to the three strike rule applies when users contact team members personally (via any method) and post insulting, indecent or vulgar material. Such users may be subject to an immediate permanent ban.
Permanent bans are a last resort and thought is given before implementing them.