Post by Dave McAwesome on Jan 12, 2005 14:46:01 GMT -5
How not to get banned
(or Why can’t people just act like decent human beings?)
DOs
1. Do be polite towards other members. Hell, be polite in everyday life. Period. Jerk.
2. Do write constructive posts that consist of more than “yeah,” “no way,” “sweet,” or a single smiley.
3. Do consider whether the new thread you’re about to create is a matter that was discussed recently (as in: dude, the same exact topic is a few threads down the page…why not post there instead of creating a whole new thread?)
4. Do keep the length of your signature to five lines or less (blank lines are included in this limit). Oh, and do avoid those signatures that show the viewer’s IP address. That just freaks people out.
5. Do keep your avatars porn-free. PG avatars, please. No nudity or profanity.
DON’Ts
6. Don’t spam.
7. Don’t reply to a thread unless you can contribute something new. If you agree or disagree with something explain why or why not.
8. Don’t flame or harass others.
9. Don’t create clone accounts with the intent of flaming or spamming. You know what? Don’t create clone accounts.
10. Don’t post nudity, porn, bloody images of any kind. Don’t link to these things either. We know the Internet is rife with such things, but this board really isn’t the place for that. We consider this board a couch where you can come to chill with friends. It’s a relaxing couch, not a porn couch.
11. Don’t attach images. While not strictly against the rules, we prefer if you instead link to a photo. You will find excellent free sites for this purpose, such as photobucket.com or flikr.com.
12. Don’t post or link to racist, sexist or homophobic material.
13. Don’t engage in mass thread necromancy (i.e., resurrecting ancient threads by posting—just let them fade into the night…in peace).
14. Don’t post an advertisement in any form.
15. Don’t post or link to warez, passwords, serial numbers, peer-to-peer networks, file sharing networks or anything that violates copyrights or trademarks.
16. Don’t repeatedly cause a larger than default horizontal scrollbar (usually by stretching out a word for emphasis, like “That’s soooooooo cool,” but with more “o”s).
Most of these rules are pretty standard. The one that isn’t is about attaching images. Again, while not strictly against the rules, we prefer if you instead link to a photo. Please. You will find excellent free sites for this purpose, such as photobucket.com or flikr.com.
The administrators and moderators of this site reserve the right to ban any members for failure to adhere to the above (or at their own discretion). The administrators and moderators will be the sole judge on what is or is not to be construed as pornographic, racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise bannable material. (Basically, just use common sense. If you can’t adhere to these rules, feel free to find another board to post on.)
Play nice, people. Thanks for coming, and enjoy your stay. (And sorry I couldn’t make this list of rules funnier…or, for that matter, funny at all.)
(or Why can’t people just act like decent human beings?)
DOs
1. Do be polite towards other members. Hell, be polite in everyday life. Period. Jerk.
2. Do write constructive posts that consist of more than “yeah,” “no way,” “sweet,” or a single smiley.
3. Do consider whether the new thread you’re about to create is a matter that was discussed recently (as in: dude, the same exact topic is a few threads down the page…why not post there instead of creating a whole new thread?)
4. Do keep the length of your signature to five lines or less (blank lines are included in this limit). Oh, and do avoid those signatures that show the viewer’s IP address. That just freaks people out.
5. Do keep your avatars porn-free. PG avatars, please. No nudity or profanity.
DON’Ts
6. Don’t spam.
7. Don’t reply to a thread unless you can contribute something new. If you agree or disagree with something explain why or why not.
8. Don’t flame or harass others.
9. Don’t create clone accounts with the intent of flaming or spamming. You know what? Don’t create clone accounts.
10. Don’t post nudity, porn, bloody images of any kind. Don’t link to these things either. We know the Internet is rife with such things, but this board really isn’t the place for that. We consider this board a couch where you can come to chill with friends. It’s a relaxing couch, not a porn couch.
11. Don’t attach images. While not strictly against the rules, we prefer if you instead link to a photo. You will find excellent free sites for this purpose, such as photobucket.com or flikr.com.
12. Don’t post or link to racist, sexist or homophobic material.
13. Don’t engage in mass thread necromancy (i.e., resurrecting ancient threads by posting—just let them fade into the night…in peace).
14. Don’t post an advertisement in any form.
15. Don’t post or link to warez, passwords, serial numbers, peer-to-peer networks, file sharing networks or anything that violates copyrights or trademarks.
16. Don’t repeatedly cause a larger than default horizontal scrollbar (usually by stretching out a word for emphasis, like “That’s soooooooo cool,” but with more “o”s).
Most of these rules are pretty standard. The one that isn’t is about attaching images. Again, while not strictly against the rules, we prefer if you instead link to a photo. Please. You will find excellent free sites for this purpose, such as photobucket.com or flikr.com.
The administrators and moderators of this site reserve the right to ban any members for failure to adhere to the above (or at their own discretion). The administrators and moderators will be the sole judge on what is or is not to be construed as pornographic, racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise bannable material. (Basically, just use common sense. If you can’t adhere to these rules, feel free to find another board to post on.)
Play nice, people. Thanks for coming, and enjoy your stay. (And sorry I couldn’t make this list of rules funnier…or, for that matter, funny at all.)