Forum Rules

[kjeks]

That is, though, something that is more subjective than objective. (Although I'm not sure that matters; I've seen more flamewars over things like economics and a couple of hot-button issues that I WILL NOT mention right now, but there's been enough over what should be simple things like the age of the earth that I don't rule anything out.

But I like the idea of Wheaton's Law as the guiding principle.

I think all in all we are doing pretty well to keep to that axiom. If it were that easy, I'd have no trouble in school

[viola]

The forum rules regarding warnings have been clarified to define what happens to a warned user.

Warnings

1 warning = user is on watch (their actions are monitored by the mods)

2 warnings = user has post moderation (moderators have to approve user's posts before they show up on the forum)

3 warnings = post ban (user can't post anything)

A punishment lasts 10 days from when the last warning was issued. If a user receives one warning, then another two days later, the punishment lasts 10 days from the 2nd warning. After 10 days the user's privileges return to normal.

Warnings are cumulative. If a user goes back to normal and has had one warning in the past, but breaks the rules again, they would go straight to the second level. If they have had the second level in the past and break the rules they would go straight to the third level. If they come back from a post ban and continue to break the rules, they will be banned from the forum.

[urbicande]

Warnings are cumulative. If a user goes back to normal and has had one warning in the past, but breaks the rules again, they would go straight to the second level. If they have had the second level in the past and break the rules they would go straight to the third level. If they come back from a post ban and continue to break the rules, they will be banned from the forum.

This seems a reasonable thing to me.

[P__]

This seems a reasonable thing to me.

Indeed.

uhh, single word comments are frowned upon!

* P__ panicks

Yes, reasonable; thanks for clarifying; this is a good method of escalation. Although I would suggest to add an expiration date (can be arbitrary and kept secret) to old warnings, so a person wouldn't get blocked if they commit one offence now but had two a year earlier

[Laufey]

Reminder to people who wish to gain access to the Mature Board: you must both be over 18 of age and have at least 12 posts on the forum to be accepted.

[Gwenno]

The forum rules have been updated to account for some recent happenings

Due to recent events we are specifically targeting hate speech as a subset of bullying and insulting behaviour. We had never thought this rule would be needed due to the kind and thoughtful nature of our community, and we hope to never have to moderate comments of that nature again. Nonetheless it became obvious that a specific rule was needed.

• We do not tolerate hate speech of any kind (i.e. comments that attack or insult people or groups based on race, religion, culture, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation and others). Any posts thought to contain hate speech will be deleted and the poster issued a warning

Both the following rules have also been modified to account for changes since they were formed. Changes are marked in bold.

• Don't solicit or advertise.  That means don't post links to a site you, or anyone affiliated with you through work, makes money off of, or your company's site, without sufficient cause, and don't advertise for your faith or try to convert anyone.  I'll allow links to crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter, as well as any smaller, donation-based sites or pages. Art commissions may also be advertised on the relevant thread.

• Do not post pictures of, or links to, any pornographic material of any kind on the main board.  This will result in an immediate ban, no questions asked. Some NSFW artwork and fan fiction are allowed on the mature board, and rules regarding it may be found on the board itself. For information on joining please see below.
  

If you have any concerns or questions about these changes please let us know.
Happy forum-ing y'all!

[JoB]

Changes are marked in bold.

(I don't know whether anyone but me has the same problem, but in my (Linux) Firefox, bold-in-quotes is indistinguishable from regular quote text. Yes, the <strong> is present in the HTML.)

(Edit: Browser specific problem, perfectly visible on my smartphone.)

[viola]

The forum rules have been updated, please review them. No new rules were added, but I changed some of the phrasing and organization to make them more clear. Some of the significant updates have been clarifying that thread necromancy is fine and adding the definition of hate speech as defined by the UN. I also added some information about how the political board will function.

Feel free to ask any questions here!