Stone
10th May 2005, 07:26 PM
This is a general set of rules (in no particular order) covering the whole of the Rorta.net forums. Moderators will/may have more set rules for their own board which co-exist with these. Everybody needs to read these, not knowing the rules is not accepted as an excuse to escape punishment!
No bestiality, gay porn, child porn. --> INSTANT BAN!
No thread derailing. --> Ok, everybody derails threads at some stage, it just can't be helped. But, consistently breaking this rule after being warned to stop will result in some sort of punishment. If you need to go off-topic, do so in a new thread and link to it from the thread the derailment was about to take place in.
No excessive flaming outside of the Flame Lounge. --> Yeah, everybody flames, it wouldn't be a BB without it. But, even though we are a community not everybody always sees eye to eye. Keep the Flames to the Flame Lounge. Do NOT under any circumstances let flame wars spill onto the main board. This makes not only yourself, but also the board, look tacky and immature. Remember, we want the board to grow, and for that we need a good image!
No commercial advertising! --> Myself and DD pay for this board out of our own pockets. We do not get paid by ads and make absolutely no money from Rorta. If you want to advertise something to make money on our board you ask our permission. NO EXCEPTIONS! Breaking this rule can result in instant banning!
NO SPAMMING! --> Punishable by INSTANT BAN! --> Spamming includes posting the same thread more than once in different boards; posting incoherent, unintelligible gibberish; posting many posts one after another in a single thread; etc.
No leeching! --> If there is a graphic on our site that you are posting on another board or site, save it and upload it somewhere else. Link to it from there. Do not steal our bandwidth for another sites gains. Do NOT leech from other sites on Rorta. Upload the picture somewhere (such as imageshack) else and then link to it from here. It is very easy to catch members breaking this rule, we will catch you and we will take action.
No plagiarism! --> Do NOT steal others work and claim it is your own. This kind of behaviour will not lead to just a ban on the forum, but an IP ban on the whole site to stop you claiming authorship of material that isn't your work!
Do NOT post personal information about yourself or anybody else! Again, this rule can result in an Instant Ban!
Do not post false information or assumptions as gospel, without being prepared to back yourself up or deal with being ripped apart.
If a moderator or administrator edits/moves/removes a post or thread of yours, do not make a big scene in public. It can be sorted out through PM. First, PM the moderator involved and not the administration. If you still have a problem with moderation contact either Stone, DD or DIzzIE.
Remember that all staff members are people too! We all have opinions and preferences and this does not reflect on the boards ideals! If you have a problem with a staff member and if that staff member is not abusing his/her power then that's just tough shit.
Do not double post. There is an edit button for a reason.
Stone
No bestiality, gay porn, child porn. --> INSTANT BAN!
No thread derailing. --> Ok, everybody derails threads at some stage, it just can't be helped. But, consistently breaking this rule after being warned to stop will result in some sort of punishment. If you need to go off-topic, do so in a new thread and link to it from the thread the derailment was about to take place in.
No excessive flaming outside of the Flame Lounge. --> Yeah, everybody flames, it wouldn't be a BB without it. But, even though we are a community not everybody always sees eye to eye. Keep the Flames to the Flame Lounge. Do NOT under any circumstances let flame wars spill onto the main board. This makes not only yourself, but also the board, look tacky and immature. Remember, we want the board to grow, and for that we need a good image!
No commercial advertising! --> Myself and DD pay for this board out of our own pockets. We do not get paid by ads and make absolutely no money from Rorta. If you want to advertise something to make money on our board you ask our permission. NO EXCEPTIONS! Breaking this rule can result in instant banning!
NO SPAMMING! --> Punishable by INSTANT BAN! --> Spamming includes posting the same thread more than once in different boards; posting incoherent, unintelligible gibberish; posting many posts one after another in a single thread; etc.
No leeching! --> If there is a graphic on our site that you are posting on another board or site, save it and upload it somewhere else. Link to it from there. Do not steal our bandwidth for another sites gains. Do NOT leech from other sites on Rorta. Upload the picture somewhere (such as imageshack) else and then link to it from here. It is very easy to catch members breaking this rule, we will catch you and we will take action.
No plagiarism! --> Do NOT steal others work and claim it is your own. This kind of behaviour will not lead to just a ban on the forum, but an IP ban on the whole site to stop you claiming authorship of material that isn't your work!
Do NOT post personal information about yourself or anybody else! Again, this rule can result in an Instant Ban!
Do not post false information or assumptions as gospel, without being prepared to back yourself up or deal with being ripped apart.
If a moderator or administrator edits/moves/removes a post or thread of yours, do not make a big scene in public. It can be sorted out through PM. First, PM the moderator involved and not the administration. If you still have a problem with moderation contact either Stone, DD or DIzzIE.
Remember that all staff members are people too! We all have opinions and preferences and this does not reflect on the boards ideals! If you have a problem with a staff member and if that staff member is not abusing his/her power then that's just tough shit.
Do not double post. There is an edit button for a reason.
Stone