General Discussion Rules *MUST READ*
Sept 20, 2015 5:47:50 GMT
Post by Tank Doohickey on Sept 20, 2015 5:47:50 GMT
By Posting in General Discussion, you hereby agree to these rules.
NO AUTOPLAY
If we find any autoplay videos in General Discussion, you will be given one 10 point infraction per autoplay video. We do not want that in General Discussion. If you quote an autoplay video, you will be given a 7 point infraction, per video quoted.
Possible Infractions: Quick Ban - 10 points, Greifing - 7 Points
NO HACKING
If we catch you hacking (or promoting hacking) the website or the game, you will be banned.
Possible Infractions: Permaban - 150 points
No Advertisement Spam
Advertising anything if you have less than 5 posts is not allowed. This is to prevent people from making accounts solely to advertise. If you'd like to let us know of another community or website then so be it, but moderators reverse the right to warn and infract you if you make it excessive.
Possible Infractions: Board Rules Violation - 2 points, General Belligerence - 3 points, Greifing - 7 Points, Spammed Advertisements - 15 points
Do Not Spam Threads
Spamming is bad, and if you start spamming threads or derailing them(posting off topic), you will be infracted, per post. These posts also are subject to deletion. Double posts will be deleted or merged with no further action taken in almost all cases.
Possible Infractions: Regular Post Spam - 1 point
No Posting of Personal Information or Illegal Activities
If you post Nudity or Personal Information of another Forum Member (like a Facebook account or Pictures from social media) without their permission, you will be Permabanned. You will also be permabanned if you promote illegal activities.
Possible Infractions: Permaban - 150 Points
No Necroing Threads
If you post in a thread whose last post has been at least 2 weeks ago, you must be adding something relevant to the discussion. Otherwise you will be infracted.
Possible Infractions: Board Rules Violation - 2 points, Being an Asshat - 4 points
Do Not Insult Other Members
If you attack another member or contribute to a flame session in a thread, and the said member reports your post, we will infract your post. Keep in mind that valid criticism of another member is not considered insulting. Throwing around slurs and inflammatory speech for no reason other than to offend is.
Addendum on attacking other members:
1: If the attacked user reports it, we will firmly consider acting and will most likely act in all cases unless we determine the post is really nothing and there was an overreaction.
2: If someone other than the attacked user reports it, we will slightly consider acting. However, unless the attacked user feels harmed, all it will most likely do is simply bring it to our attention.
3: If no one reports it, we do still reserve the right to act in severe cases. For example, blatant use of off-site information will be responded to before any report is required.
Possible Infractions: General Belligerence - 3 Points, Being an Asshat - 4 points, Severely Insulting Another Member - 5 Points, Griefing - 7 Points
Do Not Create Smurfs to Break General Discussion Rules
If you create an Alt Account, post in General Discussion, and it breaks a General Discussion Rule, your main account will be given the infraction and your Alt Account will be banned. Creating an Alt Account to bypass a ban will result in your main account getting a 10 point infraction.
Possible Infractions: Various - Depending on what is broke, Made Alt Account - 10 Points
Do Not create threads or posts about changes to the Citizen Role
Suggesting changes to the citizen role will result in thread closure and a possible Infraction.
Possible Infraction: Logical Fallacy - 1 Point
Do Not post about Mod Abuse in General Discussion
General Discussion (as well as the majority of the site) is not where you post to complain about Moderator Decisions or complain about Moderator Abuse. This is only done in Site Discussion or the Answer Hall. The Gen Disc Mods reserve the right to infract you if we have to move your thread.
Possible Infraction: Board Rules Violation - 2 Points
Warnings: Moderators reserve the right to warn a member or to infract a member. You do not need to be warned for something to get an infraction for something.
Signatures: If a Moderator sees a post with a signature that breaks an above rule, they will infract you for it. You have 24 hours to change the signature before you are infracted again and an SMod/Admin changes your signature.
Excessive Violations: Infraction point counts for offenses can and will exceed normal values if you have more than three infractions in the same category.
Reputation System: You will be banned from the reputation system if you abuse it (i.e ganging up on someone to negatively rep them, insult a member with the Reputation system, etc.). If this happens, you will be stripped of every usergroup.
Ban durations
If your infraction points go over 10 points, you will be automatically banned.
10 pts = 1 day
12 pts = 3 days
14 pts = 6 days
16 pts = 10 days
20 pts = 2 weeks
etc
150 pts = Forever!
Appealing a Moderators Decision: If you feel like a Moderator acted unfairly in infracting or warning you, post your appeal in the Answer Hall. The Answer hall can only be seen by Global Mods and Administrators. All Administrator Decisions are final.
NO AUTOPLAY
If we find any autoplay videos in General Discussion, you will be given one 10 point infraction per autoplay video. We do not want that in General Discussion. If you quote an autoplay video, you will be given a 7 point infraction, per video quoted.
Possible Infractions: Quick Ban - 10 points, Greifing - 7 Points
NO HACKING
If we catch you hacking (or promoting hacking) the website or the game, you will be banned.
Possible Infractions: Permaban - 150 points
No Advertisement Spam
Advertising anything if you have less than 5 posts is not allowed. This is to prevent people from making accounts solely to advertise. If you'd like to let us know of another community or website then so be it, but moderators reverse the right to warn and infract you if you make it excessive.
Possible Infractions: Board Rules Violation - 2 points, General Belligerence - 3 points, Greifing - 7 Points, Spammed Advertisements - 15 points
Do Not Spam Threads
Spamming is bad, and if you start spamming threads or derailing them(posting off topic), you will be infracted, per post. These posts also are subject to deletion. Double posts will be deleted or merged with no further action taken in almost all cases.
Possible Infractions: Regular Post Spam - 1 point
No Posting of Personal Information or Illegal Activities
If you post Nudity or Personal Information of another Forum Member (like a Facebook account or Pictures from social media) without their permission, you will be Permabanned. You will also be permabanned if you promote illegal activities.
Possible Infractions: Permaban - 150 Points
No Necroing Threads
If you post in a thread whose last post has been at least 2 weeks ago, you must be adding something relevant to the discussion. Otherwise you will be infracted.
Possible Infractions: Board Rules Violation - 2 points, Being an Asshat - 4 points
Do Not Insult Other Members
If you attack another member or contribute to a flame session in a thread, and the said member reports your post, we will infract your post. Keep in mind that valid criticism of another member is not considered insulting. Throwing around slurs and inflammatory speech for no reason other than to offend is.
Addendum on attacking other members:
1: If the attacked user reports it, we will firmly consider acting and will most likely act in all cases unless we determine the post is really nothing and there was an overreaction.
2: If someone other than the attacked user reports it, we will slightly consider acting. However, unless the attacked user feels harmed, all it will most likely do is simply bring it to our attention.
3: If no one reports it, we do still reserve the right to act in severe cases. For example, blatant use of off-site information will be responded to before any report is required.
Possible Infractions: General Belligerence - 3 Points, Being an Asshat - 4 points, Severely Insulting Another Member - 5 Points, Griefing - 7 Points
Do Not Create Smurfs to Break General Discussion Rules
If you create an Alt Account, post in General Discussion, and it breaks a General Discussion Rule, your main account will be given the infraction and your Alt Account will be banned. Creating an Alt Account to bypass a ban will result in your main account getting a 10 point infraction.
Possible Infractions: Various - Depending on what is broke, Made Alt Account - 10 Points
Do Not create threads or posts about changes to the Citizen Role
Suggesting changes to the citizen role will result in thread closure and a possible Infraction.
Possible Infraction: Logical Fallacy - 1 Point
Do Not post about Mod Abuse in General Discussion
General Discussion (as well as the majority of the site) is not where you post to complain about Moderator Decisions or complain about Moderator Abuse. This is only done in Site Discussion or the Answer Hall. The Gen Disc Mods reserve the right to infract you if we have to move your thread.
Possible Infraction: Board Rules Violation - 2 Points
Warnings: Moderators reserve the right to warn a member or to infract a member. You do not need to be warned for something to get an infraction for something.
Signatures: If a Moderator sees a post with a signature that breaks an above rule, they will infract you for it. You have 24 hours to change the signature before you are infracted again and an SMod/Admin changes your signature.
Excessive Violations: Infraction point counts for offenses can and will exceed normal values if you have more than three infractions in the same category.
Reputation System: You will be banned from the reputation system if you abuse it (i.e ganging up on someone to negatively rep them, insult a member with the Reputation system, etc.). If this happens, you will be stripped of every usergroup.
Ban durations
If your infraction points go over 10 points, you will be automatically banned.
10 pts = 1 day
12 pts = 3 days
14 pts = 6 days
16 pts = 10 days
20 pts = 2 weeks
etc
150 pts = Forever!
Appealing a Moderators Decision: If you feel like a Moderator acted unfairly in infracting or warning you, post your appeal in the Answer Hall. The Answer hall can only be seen by Global Mods and Administrators. All Administrator Decisions are final.