Post by Ineedanewname on Aug 24, 2007 19:55:30 GMT
Forum Rules
Latest update, January 1st 2016.
The short version;
No abusive conduct towards other members.
No sales or trades of bootleg material.
No text-speak.
No hotlinking.
No spamming.
No trolling.
No advertising commercial services
No links to Ebay sales.
No ticket sales unless you have been a forum member for 1 year.
Any quoted text from a copyrighted article must be kept to a minimum, and a link provided to the original source.
The complete version;
Your username: Please do not choose a public username which may cause offense. Names which include foul language or obvious variations of foul language are not permitted. If you have signed up to the Forum with such a name, please alter it accordingly via the 'profile' button at the top of the page. Failure to do this will result in the deletion of your account. If you choose a name which is very similar to that of a long-term member, you may be asked to change it to avoid confusion. Usernames which consist of URLs are not permitted. As an anti-troll measure, anyone found to be actively using multiple usernames may be banned.
Your signature: If you wish to affix a signature to your posts you may do so, but please ensure any text remains at the default size setting. You may place an image in your signature, it can be as wide as you like, but please ensure it is sized no bigger than 200 x 200 pixels at most. Images, text or links promoting commercial products or websites, or which may be deemed offensive, are not permitted.
Offensive behaviour: Comments of an abusive nature, threats or personal insults toward other members are unacceptable. If you make such a comment, you will receive a warning. If you continue to behave in the same manner, you may be banned. Harrassment of another member may also result in a ban. If you're looking for a Forum where you can have some healthy debate, argument and discussion, you're welcome here. If you're just looking to get down to some mud-slinging and abuse, go elsewhere.
Please remember to treat other members with the same level of respect and consideration you would desire, even if you disagree with their views. By all means discuss or debate your differences of opinion, but do not resort to unprovoked mockery, insult or behaviour that could cause personal offence.
Common decency: Our host, Proboards, allows anyone over the age of 13 to legally access their forums. Because of this the Forum is required to be relatively "family friendly". This means no material of a pornographic or offensive nature may be posted, including stories, photographs or cartoons. Under this rule images featuring foul-mouthed text are not permitted as they cannot be censored by the automatic filter. Links to sites containing material of an offensive or pornographic nature are not permitted.
Trolls: Trolls will be banned. Any postings which result in disruption of the board or look to be purposely leading in that direction will be removed and the author possibly banned. As part of our troll-blocking measures, any member who is found to be using IP anonymising tools to access the site will have their account deleted. Trolls are not welcome here.
Spam: This Forum is a spam-free zone. 'Spam' in this case is defined as any unsolicited message which serves no other purpose than to promote a service, product or website. If you use the Forum to spread Spam your account will be immediately deleted, and you will be banned permanently.
Hotlinking is not allowed. If you wish to place an image on the site, please upload it to a free image host such as Photobucket or Imageshack (or your own website) and link to it from there. Any hotlinked images found on the Forum will be deleted and a friendly reminder of the rules issued to the poster. If you're unsure what Hotlinking is, please see the seperate thread in this section for more info.
No "text message" style grammar! Please do not pepper your posts with text message style abbreviations in place of words. Bear in mind the forum is multi-national and has members of all ages, therefore some readers may not understand text talk.
Bootlegs, Mpegs, MP3's: No public trading/selling of bootlegs or other illegal/copyrighted material is allowed upon the Forum. Any posts offering such material, information as to where this material may be obtained, or requesting such material, will be deleted. The same applies to links or URLs of sites offering illegal material for sale/trade/download.
Also, please note: If you make a public post informing another member that you have sent them a private message concering bootleg trading/selling (or asking them to send you such a message), it is no different to publically discussing the issue, so it is NOT allowed. Discussion of how to rip the audio or video track from copyright material is also not allowed.
Quoting articles from other sources: Please be aware that articles published on other people's websites may be copyright restricted. If you quote any such article you must do so in compliance with the "Fair Use" act. This means (unless permission is given for full or free use) you must keep the quoted text down to just the headline and first paragraph. Credit must also be given to the original author, and a link provided to the online source of the article. Any copied article deviating from this will be deleted.
Advertising other websites and message boards: If you have your own website and wish to advertise it, you may place a link only in your profile or your signature. The placing of posts to advertise your site is not permitted. Commerical advertising is not permitted. Due to previous spamming activity, the advertisement of any website or message board which does not belong to you is not permitted.
Selling items: If you have a Who item you wish to sell on the forum, please do not list it before being granted permission to do so from a Moderator or the Administrator. Due to a number of people having signed up previously with the intention of using the forum as a non-fee sales site we now only allow active forum members to sell (and only then at our discretion). Any listing placed without permission will be removed and the seller may be banned.
Please note: Any member engages in a sale or purchase agreement with another member via the forum does so entirely at their own risk, and does so in the full understanding that the forum, the Adminstrator or Moderators are in no way involved and in no way liable regarding any aspect of said deal.
Ebay links and ticket sales: Links to Ebay auctions or sales are not permitted. If people wish to buy items from Ebay, they will look on Ebay. Please don't use this Forum as free promotion for your item. Anyone signing up to the Forum purely to post such links will be banned. Similarly, anyone signing up to the Forum with the sole intent of offering tickets for sale at inflated prices will have their post deleted, and will be banned. This Forum is a tout free zone.
However, you may advertise spare tickets under the following conditions only:
1) You must have been a member of the forum for at least 1 year.
2) You must have a post count of at least 25.
3) You must only be asking face value plus reasonable costs ("reasonable costs" being a booking fee, postage etc).
Anyone placing an advert for tickets which does not fit this criteria will have their post deleted and be banned.
Any transaction made for tickets is soley the responsibility of the buyer and seller. If you agree to buy or sell a ticket on this forum you do so in the full understanding that the risk is entirely your own, and the Forum Administrator and Moderating team bear no liability should problems arise.
The forum Administrator reserves the right to change these rules at any time without prior notice. So please check back every now and then for updates.
Thanks for reading.
Latest update, January 1st 2016.
The short version;
No abusive conduct towards other members.
No sales or trades of bootleg material.
No text-speak.
No hotlinking.
No spamming.
No trolling.
No advertising commercial services
No links to Ebay sales.
No ticket sales unless you have been a forum member for 1 year.
Any quoted text from a copyrighted article must be kept to a minimum, and a link provided to the original source.
The complete version;
Your username: Please do not choose a public username which may cause offense. Names which include foul language or obvious variations of foul language are not permitted. If you have signed up to the Forum with such a name, please alter it accordingly via the 'profile' button at the top of the page. Failure to do this will result in the deletion of your account. If you choose a name which is very similar to that of a long-term member, you may be asked to change it to avoid confusion. Usernames which consist of URLs are not permitted. As an anti-troll measure, anyone found to be actively using multiple usernames may be banned.
Your signature: If you wish to affix a signature to your posts you may do so, but please ensure any text remains at the default size setting. You may place an image in your signature, it can be as wide as you like, but please ensure it is sized no bigger than 200 x 200 pixels at most. Images, text or links promoting commercial products or websites, or which may be deemed offensive, are not permitted.
Offensive behaviour: Comments of an abusive nature, threats or personal insults toward other members are unacceptable. If you make such a comment, you will receive a warning. If you continue to behave in the same manner, you may be banned. Harrassment of another member may also result in a ban. If you're looking for a Forum where you can have some healthy debate, argument and discussion, you're welcome here. If you're just looking to get down to some mud-slinging and abuse, go elsewhere.
Please remember to treat other members with the same level of respect and consideration you would desire, even if you disagree with their views. By all means discuss or debate your differences of opinion, but do not resort to unprovoked mockery, insult or behaviour that could cause personal offence.
Common decency: Our host, Proboards, allows anyone over the age of 13 to legally access their forums. Because of this the Forum is required to be relatively "family friendly". This means no material of a pornographic or offensive nature may be posted, including stories, photographs or cartoons. Under this rule images featuring foul-mouthed text are not permitted as they cannot be censored by the automatic filter. Links to sites containing material of an offensive or pornographic nature are not permitted.
Trolls: Trolls will be banned. Any postings which result in disruption of the board or look to be purposely leading in that direction will be removed and the author possibly banned. As part of our troll-blocking measures, any member who is found to be using IP anonymising tools to access the site will have their account deleted. Trolls are not welcome here.
Spam: This Forum is a spam-free zone. 'Spam' in this case is defined as any unsolicited message which serves no other purpose than to promote a service, product or website. If you use the Forum to spread Spam your account will be immediately deleted, and you will be banned permanently.
Hotlinking is not allowed. If you wish to place an image on the site, please upload it to a free image host such as Photobucket or Imageshack (or your own website) and link to it from there. Any hotlinked images found on the Forum will be deleted and a friendly reminder of the rules issued to the poster. If you're unsure what Hotlinking is, please see the seperate thread in this section for more info.
No "text message" style grammar! Please do not pepper your posts with text message style abbreviations in place of words. Bear in mind the forum is multi-national and has members of all ages, therefore some readers may not understand text talk.
Bootlegs, Mpegs, MP3's: No public trading/selling of bootlegs or other illegal/copyrighted material is allowed upon the Forum. Any posts offering such material, information as to where this material may be obtained, or requesting such material, will be deleted. The same applies to links or URLs of sites offering illegal material for sale/trade/download.
Also, please note: If you make a public post informing another member that you have sent them a private message concering bootleg trading/selling (or asking them to send you such a message), it is no different to publically discussing the issue, so it is NOT allowed. Discussion of how to rip the audio or video track from copyright material is also not allowed.
Quoting articles from other sources: Please be aware that articles published on other people's websites may be copyright restricted. If you quote any such article you must do so in compliance with the "Fair Use" act. This means (unless permission is given for full or free use) you must keep the quoted text down to just the headline and first paragraph. Credit must also be given to the original author, and a link provided to the online source of the article. Any copied article deviating from this will be deleted.
Advertising other websites and message boards: If you have your own website and wish to advertise it, you may place a link only in your profile or your signature. The placing of posts to advertise your site is not permitted. Commerical advertising is not permitted. Due to previous spamming activity, the advertisement of any website or message board which does not belong to you is not permitted.
Selling items: If you have a Who item you wish to sell on the forum, please do not list it before being granted permission to do so from a Moderator or the Administrator. Due to a number of people having signed up previously with the intention of using the forum as a non-fee sales site we now only allow active forum members to sell (and only then at our discretion). Any listing placed without permission will be removed and the seller may be banned.
Please note: Any member engages in a sale or purchase agreement with another member via the forum does so entirely at their own risk, and does so in the full understanding that the forum, the Adminstrator or Moderators are in no way involved and in no way liable regarding any aspect of said deal.
Ebay links and ticket sales: Links to Ebay auctions or sales are not permitted. If people wish to buy items from Ebay, they will look on Ebay. Please don't use this Forum as free promotion for your item. Anyone signing up to the Forum purely to post such links will be banned. Similarly, anyone signing up to the Forum with the sole intent of offering tickets for sale at inflated prices will have their post deleted, and will be banned. This Forum is a tout free zone.
However, you may advertise spare tickets under the following conditions only:
1) You must have been a member of the forum for at least 1 year.
2) You must have a post count of at least 25.
3) You must only be asking face value plus reasonable costs ("reasonable costs" being a booking fee, postage etc).
Anyone placing an advert for tickets which does not fit this criteria will have their post deleted and be banned.
Any transaction made for tickets is soley the responsibility of the buyer and seller. If you agree to buy or sell a ticket on this forum you do so in the full understanding that the risk is entirely your own, and the Forum Administrator and Moderating team bear no liability should problems arise.
The forum Administrator reserves the right to change these rules at any time without prior notice. So please check back every now and then for updates.
Thanks for reading.