Post by gew on Apr 26, 2010 21:51:46 GMT 8
Anime Empire Board Forum Policy
IF YOU SEE ANYONE VIOLATE ANY OF THESE RULES, THEN CLICK HERE TO NOTIFY ME IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE ANYONE VIOLATE ANY OF THESE RULES, THEN CLICK HERE TO NOTIFY ME IMMEDIATELY!
In order to maintain the pleasant atmosphere here at Anime Empire, I have created a general Forum Policy. This policy covers the basic rules for forum behavior, and is an agreement all members are held to. Please note that by posting within Anime Empire's Board, you are consenting to follow the below rules. Those found in violation of the Forum Policy will be subject to administrative action.
Posting
A. Posts may not contain material in violation of the Proboards Terms of Service (TOS).
This includes, but is not limited to:
Offensive remarks toward specific members, staff, or generalized groupings.
Racial slurs, grossly sexual jokes, or excessive language (Cussing is OK when appropriate, but "sailor talk" will NOT be permitted.)
Pornographic materials in any form, written or visual
Copyrighted materials
Instructions for illegal activities (i.e. downloading illegally)
Advertisements or recruitment messages
Messages solely in a language other than English
Providing or linking to software viruses, Trojan horses, or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment
Posting or otherwise causing to appear on our board a reproduction of any of the following without permission from the creator: a work of graphic, photographic, cinematic, or literary art without proper citation of authorship or against the wishes of the author or authorized publisher. This includes direct linking or bandwidth theft
Any violation of private property such as full names, residential or business address, phone numbers, social security numbers, credit card numbers, e-mail address, pictures of subject or subject's family/friends/pets/place of residence or employment/study, IP address, and any passwords
B. Both positive and negative comments are generally welcome. Negative comments should be made in a constructive manner.
C. Reports of a policy violation should be sent via personal message to the acting Moderator (Green names) of the area which the violation is in or alternatively to a Global Moderator (Blue names) or Administrators (Red names). Under no circumstances should reports be posted.
D. Should a situation occur where a member or staff has broken the policy or section rules, the administrative powers takes control. Other members should avoid posting, as they risk getting involved. This includes such posts as "This should be locked", "Wrong board", and "Don't double post". Instead, members should report violations quickly as described in Part C.
E. When posting, consider grammar and spelling. The post should be readable and the message clear. Not doing so risks a misinterpretation by staff and other members.
F. Topic titles should not contain an excessive number of exclamation/question marks or be entirely capitalized (some exceptions are made).
G. Members should maintain a friendly and helpful manner toward others. Kindness helps to create potential solid members.
Personal Messages
A. Private Messages are subject to the rules of public posts. All material banned from public posts are subsequently banned from private messages. See Posting Part A for further explanation.
B. Recruitment for other forums, code/image requests and advertisements are strictly prohibited unless special permission is given by a member of the staff. Those found in violation of this will be given a warning.
C. DO NOT PM ME OR ANY STAFF MEMBER & ASK TO BE A MOD, IF I FEEL WE NEED A MOD I'LL LET YOU KNOW!
Member Profiles
A. Signatures and avatars must adhere to the posting rules described in Part A of the Posting section.
B. Any signatures who's size is considered too big will be removed. Signatures with animation excessive enough to slow the page will also be removed.
C. The staff reserve the right to remove signatures for any reason judged suitable by the OWNER.
Penalties
A. Posts which break policy may be removed, locked or edited by a staff member. Staff members will/should provide a reason before taking action. If a member is unsure whether their posting content is suitable, he or she should first read the Posting section of the Forum Policy. If still unsure, the member should private message a staff member.
**Please be aware the locking of a post is not a severe punishment. Members are merely expected to learn from the mistakes.
B. Due to the new warning system, staff members are now able to institute a series of warnings. They appear in a red bar beneath member names and serve to allow the administration full consideration on a member's rights.
Only Administrators and Global Moderators can issue/increase/decrease a warning level.
For Each Warning you are given an increase of 10% PER OFFENSE.
For Each 30% Warning (30,60,90), the member will be temp banned for a length of time that is at the administration's discretion.
A 100% warning level results in a PERMANENT ban.
Warnings can be decreased if good behavior is shown. This is left to Son of Exodia's discretion ONLY.
Each warning carries a note which members may view in his or her user notes.
C. Persistent offenders will be banned. The length of the ban is at the administration's discretion.
D. Those found evading bans will remain banned permanently unless under special circumstances.
E. The administration reserves the right to ban without warning in extreme cases.
Note: The PCB Staff has the right to change / add these rules without member's consent. Be advised. You may argue against a warning, but you better have good reasons and proof that you did not do anything wrong.
This will be updated periodically!
Many thanks, the Anime Empire Team