Post by Water Dumple on Jun 27, 2008 10:18:08 GMT -5
Unless stated otherwise, these rules will be active at pretty much all times. From this point forward, no excuses like "I didn't know about the rules" will be taken. There's been a lot of trash recently, and it needs to be cleared up; so here are the general rules as well as ones that we need right now.
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1. Spam and be banned!
Spamming can be defined as off-topic posting, saying something completely irrelevant to a thread/board, or rambling something utterly useless. A few spam posts per thread are okay; everyone's guilty of it. However, there is little excuse for having a completely off-topic conversation in a thread or similar things. If you must, take it to the Nonsense board. Excess spamming can result in posts being deleted and maybe a smite. (Spam=Stupid Pointless Annoying Message.)
2. Flame and be blamed!
Flaming is, simply, directly or indirectly insulting somebody. A few insults aren't anything to worry about, and are all over the internet anyway, but keep the hate rants to yourself. Excessive flaming could result in a post edit and maybe a smite. (Flame=Flammable lame antimatter message extremity.)
3. Complain and be chained!
There are a few things moderators can't stand, and one of those things is whining. However, feel free to protest--Whining and protesting are two vastly different things. Also, if you must protest, don't take it overboard. Wailing about something just makes us dislike you and really doesn't make anyone feel sorry for you. (Complain=Crippled omnipotent messages putting lemurs against incompatible names.)
4. Act like a troll, get thrown in the hole!
Trolling is purposefully trying to get somebody angry, or just firing off blatant statements and opinions without much backup. For example, saying "John McCain is a horrible candidate," is extreme trolling. If you made more of a calm post and provided some reasons, it'd be okay...that is, if it weren't politics. Don't bring religion and politics anywhere here as well, please. (Troll=Tame rhinoceros-obsessed long lyrics.)
5. Bump and meet Lord Crump!
This rule really needs to be followed from now on. Bumping is posting in an old, or "Dead," topic. If a topic is more than seven days old, unless you really have something new to add, don't post in it. If it's more than ten days old, you should really have something important or insightful to say. And if it's more than two weeks old, it had better be a bump for great justice. And there aren't many of those. Just look at the time of the last post in a thread to see how old it is. Bumping could result in an anvil falling on your head and a smite or two. (Bump=Bears under money pies.)
6. Swear and beware!
Really, swearing's not something too bad around here; nonetheless, don't take it too far. Feel free to cuss, but don't get extremely hateful or make it a regular part of your vocabulary here. Express your anger without just detonating. It's usually okay to just "Censor" it, by filling in most or all of it with asterisks. Like this: "S***". Too much swearing could result in a post edit and a smite. (Swear=Sundry wandering elephants and rolls.)
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And, lastly, if the warnings don't work and you keep on slapping the rules in the face, your account may be suspended for a day or two. We're just trying to make this place fun to be around and a good game, but that can't happen if rules aren't adhered to. Yar!
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1. Spam and be banned!
Spamming can be defined as off-topic posting, saying something completely irrelevant to a thread/board, or rambling something utterly useless. A few spam posts per thread are okay; everyone's guilty of it. However, there is little excuse for having a completely off-topic conversation in a thread or similar things. If you must, take it to the Nonsense board. Excess spamming can result in posts being deleted and maybe a smite. (Spam=Stupid Pointless Annoying Message.)
2. Flame and be blamed!
Flaming is, simply, directly or indirectly insulting somebody. A few insults aren't anything to worry about, and are all over the internet anyway, but keep the hate rants to yourself. Excessive flaming could result in a post edit and maybe a smite. (Flame=Flammable lame antimatter message extremity.)
3. Complain and be chained!
There are a few things moderators can't stand, and one of those things is whining. However, feel free to protest--Whining and protesting are two vastly different things. Also, if you must protest, don't take it overboard. Wailing about something just makes us dislike you and really doesn't make anyone feel sorry for you. (Complain=Crippled omnipotent messages putting lemurs against incompatible names.)
4. Act like a troll, get thrown in the hole!
Trolling is purposefully trying to get somebody angry, or just firing off blatant statements and opinions without much backup. For example, saying "John McCain is a horrible candidate," is extreme trolling. If you made more of a calm post and provided some reasons, it'd be okay...that is, if it weren't politics. Don't bring religion and politics anywhere here as well, please. (Troll=Tame rhinoceros-obsessed long lyrics.)
5. Bump and meet Lord Crump!
This rule really needs to be followed from now on. Bumping is posting in an old, or "Dead," topic. If a topic is more than seven days old, unless you really have something new to add, don't post in it. If it's more than ten days old, you should really have something important or insightful to say. And if it's more than two weeks old, it had better be a bump for great justice. And there aren't many of those. Just look at the time of the last post in a thread to see how old it is. Bumping could result in an anvil falling on your head and a smite or two. (Bump=Bears under money pies.)
6. Swear and beware!
Really, swearing's not something too bad around here; nonetheless, don't take it too far. Feel free to cuss, but don't get extremely hateful or make it a regular part of your vocabulary here. Express your anger without just detonating. It's usually okay to just "Censor" it, by filling in most or all of it with asterisks. Like this: "S***". Too much swearing could result in a post edit and a smite. (Swear=Sundry wandering elephants and rolls.)
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And, lastly, if the warnings don't work and you keep on slapping the rules in the face, your account may be suspended for a day or two. We're just trying to make this place fun to be around and a good game, but that can't happen if rules aren't adhered to. Yar!