Rules+Punishments

Fantazio · Administrator Data inscrierii: 14/Iun/2008 Mesaje: 21

Forum Rules

Spamming
-writing extremely long messages without any sense
-double posting
-not posting in english=majority wont understand=spam
-leet here is considered as spam (s0 No 1337 LlK3 Th1S hEr3 PlE2s3)
-"over smileying"
-writing messages countaining only smileys
-in helping sections writing messages that help noone
-just making unbelievably alot of posts
(that can be counted as: posts per one topic, posts per one section, posts per day, posts overall.
this rule is for all topics, including flood topic.
severity of spamming is counted in topics differently aka less in flood topic, more in help topic for example.)

Punishments:
1st offence: Literal Warning
2nd offence: Physical Warning
2 Physical Warnings: Moving the user to the Extremely Noobs group.
3 Physical Warnings: User Ban for 2 weeks

Not reading Topic's/Forum's Rules
Some topics have their own rules, You must read them and follow them. Also, there is no such a thing as "I didn't read the rules, I didn't Know!" <- this kind of excuses to your abusive behaviour will only multiply your punishments.
Punishments
1st offence: Physical Warning
2 Physical Warnings: Moving the user to the Extremely Noobs group.
3 Physical Warnings: User Ban for 2 weeks

Harassment
Harassing another user or member of staff, repeated abusive behaviour to a special individual, repeated swearing... etc
Punishments:
1st offence: User Ban for 2 weeks
2nd offence: Permanent User Ban.

Impersonating staff
Attempting to mislead people into thinking you are an Administrator or Moderator
Punishment:
Permanent User Ban.

Abusive behavior or language
Includes general insults and profanities towards other players, members of staff or the forum as a whole; acts or language of religious intolerance, racism and all prejudice; threats of violence.
Punishment:
1st offence: User Ban for 2 weeks.
2nd offence: Permanent User Ban.
3rd offence: IP Ban.

Advertising
Using the any part of the forums or community to advertise other websites, games and servers, products or services.
Punishment:
IP ban

Leeching
Copying someone else's posts, creations, images etc without having the permission to do so and without specifying the real creator on the bottom.
Punishment:
1st offence: Literal Warning.
2nd offence: Physical Warning.
2 Physical Warnings: Moving the user to the Extremely Noobs group.
3 Physical Warnings: User Ban for 2 weeks.

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NB:

Literal Warning: Moderator or Administrator posts a warning
Physical warning: This forums system allows moderators and administrators physicly warn a person, and the warning is been recorded into a database. This way it is easier for a Moderator to track the abusers.

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HOW TO REPORT RULE BREAKERS WITH SCREENSHOTS
Take a screen of an abusive post, upload it to any Images hosting services and send a link to a moderator in PC with any information you might want to tell us.