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Posting Rules: Unacceptable Conduct
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Posting Rules: Unacceptable Conduct
Note: rules of conduct apply to posting and all profile fields of your user account, including, but not limited to username, usertitle, webpage, avatar, signature, and location.
1) Flaming: If you feel someone is directly offending you with their posts, report those posts to a moderator. Flaming includes; name calling, direct insults, racial slurs etc.
However if the moderators feel you are being flamed for good reason, IE you made a stupid comment and brought it upon yourself it will be let go, you made your bed now sleep in it.
2) Trolling: Do not post threads or replies with the sole purpose of starting a dispute. It may just be you stating your opinion but if your opinion is not agreed with by the majority of posters and things start getting heated, the blame will lie on you for trolling. Trolling is an automatic 5 day "Lair" probation. You may not know if your opinion will be agreed with before the time of posting but if you get called for it, and feel you need to defend it, by all means do but use your common sense, people only tend to be upset when someone makes an irrational sounding comment but mean it in a serious manner. This is a grey area that is hard to describe, I guess all we can say is use your common sense. We try to allow freedom of speech but if your opinion offends a good number on the board, you should probably lurk more.
This is a community led board, if you or your opinion is not agreed with here, members will let you know, either with custom titles or other means of communication.
3) Spamming: Please do double post or cross-post the same message in multiple forums. You will not mass-PM or mass-email multiple members of this site the same message. This includes "bump threads" and posts intended merely to increase one's post count. Worthless posts with no content and nonsensical posts eat up space and waste everyone's time.
Use the rule of thumb, think "what is the topic I am relpying to?" If the answer is "something serious" then think twice about posting something like "lol scientology" and try to offer your serious opinion on the topic. If the answer was "something stupid" then by all means post any non-sensical bullshit you feel like.
4) Offensive Posts, Links or Images: No NSFW content. NSFW ("Not Safe For Work") is defined as anything that most people would not want seen by their bosses, parents or teachers. Do not use profanity, racial, ethnic, religious, or other slurs, or post sexually-oriented material, or any other offensive material. This includes "Victim Pictures" of people and animals after they have been through some form of bodily trauma, "Goatse" - Photographic picture featuring the rear end of anatomy, "Tubgirl" - Photographic picture featuring creative uses of anatomy and liquids.
5) Advertising: Posting of advertisements for products or services, links to auctions, affiliate links, links to promote websites, and so forth is not allowed. If you have a craccum-related or non-craccum-related website or business, you may include the link in your site in your signature ONLY. The signature option is available to sponsors only. This rule not subject to administration staff.
6) No Disclosure of Personal Information: Do not disclose any other member's email, real name, address, phone number, IP address, or other personal information. This includes the posting contents of emails and private messages without the sender's consent. Do not bring personal disputes into the forums. Bans and warnings issued to other users are considered personal information.
A five day "lair" probation will result for anyone that posts anothers PM's without their consent.
7) Off-Topic Posting: Posts are to be on the topic of the board description where they're posted. Off Topic posts may be moved or closed at the moderators discretion.
Try not to derail a thread, I know it happens on a board as tight nit as ours but if you must derail a thread, make a new thread about it, possibly in a sub forum of lesser importance.
8) Misleading Titles: On the Craccum Forum, the subject line of the post should be as informative as possible about the content of the post. This also reduces duplicate posts.
9) Duplicate Posts: Check the first 2 pages of the board before posting and make sure someone has not already done a post similar to yours. Pages can be accessed at the immediate bottom right on the board. Duplicate or similar threads are subject to being merged or closed at the discretion of the moderator.
10) Claiming to be a public figure: If you are one and wish to post as such, contact an administrator for verification.
11) Outlandish claims of inside information: This is subjective and will be at the discretion of the moderator after consulting with other posters and other administrators. Deference will be given to veteran members who have established credibility.
12) Playing the Role of Moderator: you're not a moderator so don't correct posters like one. If you have a problem with a post, use the "Report This Post" button, rather than playing the parent. More often than not, that causes more problems than it fixes. Let us handle what is ours to handle.
13) Attacking/Disobeying the moderators: If you disagree with something the moderators did, fine, disagree and let us know, but do it politely through PM or email. Dancing around the rules, purposely skirting them just to see us twitch will not help you out much, either. On the same note: No posting on behalf of someone who's banned. That'll probably get you banned, too. The idea of being banned is that they're no longer a part of this online forum community and are no longer allowed to interact here. No making threads that give glory to banned people. It's not a violation to mention them in passing but no threads that focus on them. ("Ah, TrollDuJour, I miss him so!" "or Hey, it's TrollduJour's birthday!") Prohibited threads include "What banned member do you miss/would you bring back?" type of threads. They're banned; don't give them that attention. If a moderator gives you specific instructions in a warning, and you blatantly disregard it, you are subject to being banned.
14) Discussion of illegal drugs should be kept within academic or newsworthy limits only. "How to" discussions and "I'm so stoned" posts may result in repercussions ranging from a warning to immediate and permanent banning, depending on previous history, context of post and nature/content of post.
15) Forum Specific Rules: Please check the sticky threads at the top of each forum for any forum specific rules. Make sure you read the Spam Rules.
16) One Account per User: multiple accounts are not permitted. If you have a good reason for needing more than one account, contact an administrator and ask for permission.
17) Thread Hijacking: taking a thread off-topic to pursue one's own agenda.
18) Shouting: excessive use of caps, large fonts.
19) Ban Circumvention: will result in permanant ban.
20) Abuse of Report Bad Post: multiple reports per thread, duplicate or frivolous reports will be deemed abuse and subject to warning. Every report is addressed. Please do not report something more than once.
21) Undefined: This is a long list of rules, but obviously it can't anticipate every situation. For that reason, Craccum Online reserves the right to remove any user at any time for any reason.
22) No posts about making bombs or any other illegal activity this includes links.
23) No posts enquiring as to where illegal drugs may be found.
24) If you try to rejoin after being banned you will be met with fierce consequences.
25) You can be banned at the discretion of the moderators and all decisions are final
Posting Rules: Unacceptable Conduct
Note: rules of conduct apply to posting and all profile fields of your user account, including, but not limited to username, usertitle, webpage, avatar, signature, and location.
1) Flaming: If you feel someone is directly offending you with their posts, report those posts to a moderator. Flaming includes; name calling, direct insults, racial slurs etc.
However if the moderators feel you are being flamed for good reason, IE you made a stupid comment and brought it upon yourself it will be let go, you made your bed now sleep in it.
2) Trolling: Do not post threads or replies with the sole purpose of starting a dispute. It may just be you stating your opinion but if your opinion is not agreed with by the majority of posters and things start getting heated, the blame will lie on you for trolling. Trolling is an automatic 5 day "Lair" probation. You may not know if your opinion will be agreed with before the time of posting but if you get called for it, and feel you need to defend it, by all means do but use your common sense, people only tend to be upset when someone makes an irrational sounding comment but mean it in a serious manner. This is a grey area that is hard to describe, I guess all we can say is use your common sense. We try to allow freedom of speech but if your opinion offends a good number on the board, you should probably lurk more.
This is a community led board, if you or your opinion is not agreed with here, members will let you know, either with custom titles or other means of communication.
3) Spamming: Please do double post or cross-post the same message in multiple forums. You will not mass-PM or mass-email multiple members of this site the same message. This includes "bump threads" and posts intended merely to increase one's post count. Worthless posts with no content and nonsensical posts eat up space and waste everyone's time.
Use the rule of thumb, think "what is the topic I am relpying to?" If the answer is "something serious" then think twice about posting something like "lol scientology" and try to offer your serious opinion on the topic. If the answer was "something stupid" then by all means post any non-sensical bullshit you feel like.
4) Offensive Posts, Links or Images: No NSFW content. NSFW ("Not Safe For Work") is defined as anything that most people would not want seen by their bosses, parents or teachers. Do not use profanity, racial, ethnic, religious, or other slurs, or post sexually-oriented material, or any other offensive material. This includes "Victim Pictures" of people and animals after they have been through some form of bodily trauma, "Goatse" - Photographic picture featuring the rear end of anatomy, "Tubgirl" - Photographic picture featuring creative uses of anatomy and liquids.
5) Advertising: Posting of advertisements for products or services, links to auctions, affiliate links, links to promote websites, and so forth is not allowed. If you have a craccum-related or non-craccum-related website or business, you may include the link in your site in your signature ONLY. The signature option is available to sponsors only. This rule not subject to administration staff.
6) No Disclosure of Personal Information: Do not disclose any other member's email, real name, address, phone number, IP address, or other personal information. This includes the posting contents of emails and private messages without the sender's consent. Do not bring personal disputes into the forums. Bans and warnings issued to other users are considered personal information.
A five day "lair" probation will result for anyone that posts anothers PM's without their consent.
7) Off-Topic Posting: Posts are to be on the topic of the board description where they're posted. Off Topic posts may be moved or closed at the moderators discretion.
Try not to derail a thread, I know it happens on a board as tight nit as ours but if you must derail a thread, make a new thread about it, possibly in a sub forum of lesser importance.
8) Misleading Titles: On the Craccum Forum, the subject line of the post should be as informative as possible about the content of the post. This also reduces duplicate posts.
9) Duplicate Posts: Check the first 2 pages of the board before posting and make sure someone has not already done a post similar to yours. Pages can be accessed at the immediate bottom right on the board. Duplicate or similar threads are subject to being merged or closed at the discretion of the moderator.
10) Claiming to be a public figure: If you are one and wish to post as such, contact an administrator for verification.
11) Outlandish claims of inside information: This is subjective and will be at the discretion of the moderator after consulting with other posters and other administrators. Deference will be given to veteran members who have established credibility.
12) Playing the Role of Moderator: you're not a moderator so don't correct posters like one. If you have a problem with a post, use the "Report This Post" button, rather than playing the parent. More often than not, that causes more problems than it fixes. Let us handle what is ours to handle.
13) Attacking/Disobeying the moderators: If you disagree with something the moderators did, fine, disagree and let us know, but do it politely through PM or email. Dancing around the rules, purposely skirting them just to see us twitch will not help you out much, either. On the same note: No posting on behalf of someone who's banned. That'll probably get you banned, too. The idea of being banned is that they're no longer a part of this online forum community and are no longer allowed to interact here. No making threads that give glory to banned people. It's not a violation to mention them in passing but no threads that focus on them. ("Ah, TrollDuJour, I miss him so!" "or Hey, it's TrollduJour's birthday!") Prohibited threads include "What banned member do you miss/would you bring back?" type of threads. They're banned; don't give them that attention. If a moderator gives you specific instructions in a warning, and you blatantly disregard it, you are subject to being banned.
14) Discussion of illegal drugs should be kept within academic or newsworthy limits only. "How to" discussions and "I'm so stoned" posts may result in repercussions ranging from a warning to immediate and permanent banning, depending on previous history, context of post and nature/content of post.
15) Forum Specific Rules: Please check the sticky threads at the top of each forum for any forum specific rules. Make sure you read the Spam Rules.
16) One Account per User: multiple accounts are not permitted. If you have a good reason for needing more than one account, contact an administrator and ask for permission.
17) Thread Hijacking: taking a thread off-topic to pursue one's own agenda.
18) Shouting: excessive use of caps, large fonts.
19) Ban Circumvention: will result in permanant ban.
20) Abuse of Report Bad Post: multiple reports per thread, duplicate or frivolous reports will be deemed abuse and subject to warning. Every report is addressed. Please do not report something more than once.
21) Undefined: This is a long list of rules, but obviously it can't anticipate every situation. For that reason, Craccum Online reserves the right to remove any user at any time for any reason.
22) No posts about making bombs or any other illegal activity this includes links.
23) No posts enquiring as to where illegal drugs may be found.
24) If you try to rejoin after being banned you will be met with fierce consequences.
25) You can be banned at the discretion of the moderators and all decisions are final
