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*****Rules***** 26/3/2012, 2:33 pm
TrickyNeon
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xCodeZz Community Rules
GENERAL BOARD-WIDE
1.1 Do not mini-mod. We would like to encourage and thank our members to use the Report button, without adding their own criticism. Examples of this include - "Lock this thread!", "warn this user", "ban this user", etc...
1.2 All publicly displayed messages are only limited to English. This includes posts, titles, signatures, profiles, and other forms of public display unless told otherwise by a staff member.
1.3 When posting a new topic; please do not name the topic title as something similar to "HELP ME" - Instead, a better topic would be "Help me with Modding My Gamertag" - It looks better, and more people will respond to it that way.
1.4 Signatures must not contain anything illegal, explicit, contain FULL nudity, or contain porn. The same rule applies for avatars and banners.
1.5 Do not create a new thread on a topic that is currently already in discussion. Regardless of if you "feel" you deserve to have your own thread, the existing thread should be used unless an Admin or Mod instructs otherwise.
1.6 The HackSociety website's Staff reserve the right to lock and/or delete any posts or threads which they deem irrelevant or frivolous at their own discretion.
1.7 Please use the SEARCH feature of the forums before posting threads that address errors, problems, questions, and almost ANYTHING. Chances are someone has already asked the same question and received an answer. Please search before starting a new thread.
1.8 Impersonating Staff members is not allowed and you will be perma-banned from the site immediately. This includes telling others you are staff or having staff badges as your avatar/signature.
1.9 Do not ask for/sell/trade reputation. Do not ask/beg for reputation for any reason. Doing so will result in a warning and possibly a few day ban. Griping about reputation will not be tolerated, and will result in a warning/ban as well. If a Member helped you we encourage you to use the rep system and + rep
1.10 Do NOT ask for YouTube subscriptions, there is a Sub-for-Sub topic in the Youtube section
1.11 Posting of Private Messages will not be tolerated. It violates the rights of the user in question. Private messages are to remain just that, private. This rule applies board-wide unless stated otherwise by a staff member.
SPAM AND ADVERTISING
2.1 We do not tolerate spam. In short, do not post small or useless posts that are not relevant to the topic being discussed.
2.2 Do not PM a moderator or admin numerous times saying the same thing to try and speed up an answer/problem. We receive the PM's you get. There is no need to keep sending it.
2.3 Advertising on HackSociety is strictly prohibited.
2.4 HackSociety is a tech forum, not a social networking site. We do not care if you're having relationship issues or if your dog Scruffy died. If you are going to post something that is not Categorized use the "Open Discussion"
OFFENSIVE POSTS
3.1 Do not post offensive, abusive, obscene, hateful, discriminating, or harmful posts.
3.2 Follow basic netiquette rules. For example, DO NOT ever type in ALL CAPS. This applies to both topic titles and the post messages, as this is considered yelling.
3.3 All warnings/bans given by the HackSociety website's Staff are final. HackSociety website's staff members reserve the right to ignore any requests to modify a warning/ban.
3.4 If you are a long standing member, act like one; lead by example and assist other newer users rather than attacking them. We look upon our veteran users to use this opportunity to teach the newer users the appropriate way to conduct themselves in this community.
3.5 Personal attacks such as instigating "flame bait", verbal abuse, mocking or sexist remarks of members in posts are not tolerated at HackSociety. Such posts will be deleted on sight or moderated accordingly.
3.6 Members that reply to posts simply to instigate argument will be dealt with and shown no mercy.
3.7 Posts in a particular forum need to stay on topic.
3.8 Credit card fraud, identity fraud, and selling of such items resulting in a permanent ban.
HOW TO POST
4.1 Use descriptive subject lines & research your post. This reduces the chances of double-posting and it also makes it easier for people to see what they do or don't want to read.
4.2 Keep the focus. Each board has a focus on a certain topic. Questions outside the scope of a certain board will either be moved to the appropriate board, locked, or simply be deleted. Please post your topic in the most appropriate board. Users that post in the wrong board will be warned. Continuing these actions will result in a banned.
4.3 You May bump your topic every 4 hours, I repeat EVERY 4 HOURS.. Bumping when you feel like it will result in a ban
4.4 If you post a one-lined message such as "lol", "+1", etc... it is classified as SPAM and will be removed. Multiple offenses can result in your posts being deleted or a complete loss of posting rights.
4.5 Do NOT report your OWN post(s) for any reason.
4.6 If you are posting a Suggestion you MUST add a Poll to it. If your suggestion does not have a poll in the 24 hours it was posted it may be taken down.
RESPECT THE AUTHORITY OF STAFF
5.1 Public discussions of staff actions are not allowed on the forum. It is also prohibited to protest staff actions in titles, avatars, signatures, and the chat box. If you do not like something that a staff member said/did, DO NOT discuss this in the forums. If necessary, PM or email the staff member and try your best to resolve the problem or difference in a private manner.
5.2 Staff has final say in any dispute. Moderators and Admins have been instilled with special privileges due to the trustworthiness and dedication they show to the site. All staff have the right to, without question, violate any rule herein they deem necessary for the benefit of the site. Site Administration reserves the right to grant the same privilege under extenuating circumstances to certain users. Staff have supreme authority, and as such, all grievances are to be directed to Site Administration. Any user found disregarding this is subject to account termination.
REPORTING ABUSE
6.1 If you have a complaint about another member, problems with other members, etc., please try to resolve the problem in a personal message. If necessary, address an admin or moderator by reporting their post.
6.2 If you believe an individual is repeatedly breaking the rules, please report to one of Administrators. Repeating offenders will be banned from the forum, and further action may be taken against them.
BANNED MEMBERS
7.1 Any Regular or V.I.P member always have priority over banned members, because banned members got banned for a reason. It's their own fault.
7.2 Banned members will be blocked from all IM services and every page on TBWMods. E-mail(s) sent from the banned user to staff members will be ignored until the ban is lifted.
7.3 HackSociety website's staff members are not required to notify why the user was banned, though we most likely will do so.
7.4 Should you be disciplined with a restriction or ban, you are not allowed to open a new account to obtain freedom to post. Restrictions and bans are given for a reason, and usurping that ability by re-registering is not tolerated. If another account is opened, that account will be banned immediately, and the original account will be further penalized.
7.5 It is not our problem if it is your brother, cousin, best friend, mom, dad, girlfriend, boyfriend, or kitten that got your account banned. If it turns out that your account is suffering from their wrongdoing, that is an issue you'll have to take up with them. Your account will not receive any reduction in suspension.
AVATARS, SIGNATURES, AND BANNERS
8.1 Be wary when hotlinking to images. If you hotlink to an image on a site with malware, it gives other users an error whenever they view a thread you post in. If a staff member sees this, we can and will reset your avatar (and you may lose avatar/banner/signature privileges respectively).
8.2 You may not display a site badge within your avatar, signature or banner if you have not been awarded it.
If you happen to violate any of the rules posted above, the following punishments against you may be undertaken:
Edit or removal of post(s)
Edit or reset of reputation
Removal of privileges
The locking or deletion of topics
Temporary/Permanent ban at staff discretion
Edit of signature or avatar if in violation of rules
Increase of the Warning Level
Removal of offender's posting rights
Suspension of the offender's user account
Deactivation/Deletion of the offender's user account
Restriction of an IP/IP range
Other punishments felt necessary by the Administrators.
GENERAL BOARD-WIDE
1.1 Do not mini-mod. We would like to encourage and thank our members to use the Report button, without adding their own criticism. Examples of this include - "Lock this thread!", "warn this user", "ban this user", etc...
1.2 All publicly displayed messages are only limited to English. This includes posts, titles, signatures, profiles, and other forms of public display unless told otherwise by a staff member.
1.3 When posting a new topic; please do not name the topic title as something similar to "HELP ME" - Instead, a better topic would be "Help me with Modding My Gamertag" - It looks better, and more people will respond to it that way.
1.4 Signatures must not contain anything illegal, explicit, contain FULL nudity, or contain porn. The same rule applies for avatars and banners.
1.5 Do not create a new thread on a topic that is currently already in discussion. Regardless of if you "feel" you deserve to have your own thread, the existing thread should be used unless an Admin or Mod instructs otherwise.
1.6 The HackSociety website's Staff reserve the right to lock and/or delete any posts or threads which they deem irrelevant or frivolous at their own discretion.
1.7 Please use the SEARCH feature of the forums before posting threads that address errors, problems, questions, and almost ANYTHING. Chances are someone has already asked the same question and received an answer. Please search before starting a new thread.
1.8 Impersonating Staff members is not allowed and you will be perma-banned from the site immediately. This includes telling others you are staff or having staff badges as your avatar/signature.
1.9 Do not ask for/sell/trade reputation. Do not ask/beg for reputation for any reason. Doing so will result in a warning and possibly a few day ban. Griping about reputation will not be tolerated, and will result in a warning/ban as well. If a Member helped you we encourage you to use the rep system and + rep
1.10 Do NOT ask for YouTube subscriptions, there is a Sub-for-Sub topic in the Youtube section
1.11 Posting of Private Messages will not be tolerated. It violates the rights of the user in question. Private messages are to remain just that, private. This rule applies board-wide unless stated otherwise by a staff member.
SPAM AND ADVERTISING
2.1 We do not tolerate spam. In short, do not post small or useless posts that are not relevant to the topic being discussed.
2.2 Do not PM a moderator or admin numerous times saying the same thing to try and speed up an answer/problem. We receive the PM's you get. There is no need to keep sending it.
2.3 Advertising on HackSociety is strictly prohibited.
2.4 HackSociety is a tech forum, not a social networking site. We do not care if you're having relationship issues or if your dog Scruffy died. If you are going to post something that is not Categorized use the "Open Discussion"
OFFENSIVE POSTS
3.1 Do not post offensive, abusive, obscene, hateful, discriminating, or harmful posts.
3.2 Follow basic netiquette rules. For example, DO NOT ever type in ALL CAPS. This applies to both topic titles and the post messages, as this is considered yelling.
3.3 All warnings/bans given by the HackSociety website's Staff are final. HackSociety website's staff members reserve the right to ignore any requests to modify a warning/ban.
3.4 If you are a long standing member, act like one; lead by example and assist other newer users rather than attacking them. We look upon our veteran users to use this opportunity to teach the newer users the appropriate way to conduct themselves in this community.
3.5 Personal attacks such as instigating "flame bait", verbal abuse, mocking or sexist remarks of members in posts are not tolerated at HackSociety. Such posts will be deleted on sight or moderated accordingly.
3.6 Members that reply to posts simply to instigate argument will be dealt with and shown no mercy.
3.7 Posts in a particular forum need to stay on topic.
3.8 Credit card fraud, identity fraud, and selling of such items resulting in a permanent ban.
HOW TO POST
4.1 Use descriptive subject lines & research your post. This reduces the chances of double-posting and it also makes it easier for people to see what they do or don't want to read.
4.2 Keep the focus. Each board has a focus on a certain topic. Questions outside the scope of a certain board will either be moved to the appropriate board, locked, or simply be deleted. Please post your topic in the most appropriate board. Users that post in the wrong board will be warned. Continuing these actions will result in a banned.
4.3 You May bump your topic every 4 hours, I repeat EVERY 4 HOURS.. Bumping when you feel like it will result in a ban
4.4 If you post a one-lined message such as "lol", "+1", etc... it is classified as SPAM and will be removed. Multiple offenses can result in your posts being deleted or a complete loss of posting rights.
4.5 Do NOT report your OWN post(s) for any reason.
4.6 If you are posting a Suggestion you MUST add a Poll to it. If your suggestion does not have a poll in the 24 hours it was posted it may be taken down.
RESPECT THE AUTHORITY OF STAFF
5.1 Public discussions of staff actions are not allowed on the forum. It is also prohibited to protest staff actions in titles, avatars, signatures, and the chat box. If you do not like something that a staff member said/did, DO NOT discuss this in the forums. If necessary, PM or email the staff member and try your best to resolve the problem or difference in a private manner.
5.2 Staff has final say in any dispute. Moderators and Admins have been instilled with special privileges due to the trustworthiness and dedication they show to the site. All staff have the right to, without question, violate any rule herein they deem necessary for the benefit of the site. Site Administration reserves the right to grant the same privilege under extenuating circumstances to certain users. Staff have supreme authority, and as such, all grievances are to be directed to Site Administration. Any user found disregarding this is subject to account termination.
REPORTING ABUSE
6.1 If you have a complaint about another member, problems with other members, etc., please try to resolve the problem in a personal message. If necessary, address an admin or moderator by reporting their post.
6.2 If you believe an individual is repeatedly breaking the rules, please report to one of Administrators. Repeating offenders will be banned from the forum, and further action may be taken against them.
BANNED MEMBERS
7.1 Any Regular or V.I.P member always have priority over banned members, because banned members got banned for a reason. It's their own fault.
7.2 Banned members will be blocked from all IM services and every page on TBWMods. E-mail(s) sent from the banned user to staff members will be ignored until the ban is lifted.
7.3 HackSociety website's staff members are not required to notify why the user was banned, though we most likely will do so.
7.4 Should you be disciplined with a restriction or ban, you are not allowed to open a new account to obtain freedom to post. Restrictions and bans are given for a reason, and usurping that ability by re-registering is not tolerated. If another account is opened, that account will be banned immediately, and the original account will be further penalized.
7.5 It is not our problem if it is your brother, cousin, best friend, mom, dad, girlfriend, boyfriend, or kitten that got your account banned. If it turns out that your account is suffering from their wrongdoing, that is an issue you'll have to take up with them. Your account will not receive any reduction in suspension.
AVATARS, SIGNATURES, AND BANNERS
8.1 Be wary when hotlinking to images. If you hotlink to an image on a site with malware, it gives other users an error whenever they view a thread you post in. If a staff member sees this, we can and will reset your avatar (and you may lose avatar/banner/signature privileges respectively).
8.2 You may not display a site badge within your avatar, signature or banner if you have not been awarded it.
If you happen to violate any of the rules posted above, the following punishments against you may be undertaken:
Edit or removal of post(s)
Edit or reset of reputation
Removal of privileges
The locking or deletion of topics
Temporary/Permanent ban at staff discretion
Edit of signature or avatar if in violation of rules
Increase of the Warning Level
Removal of offender's posting rights
Suspension of the offender's user account
Deactivation/Deletion of the offender's user account
Restriction of an IP/IP range
Other punishments felt necessary by the Administrators.
