Post by Providence on Oct 25, 2013 22:37:12 GMT
The Rules:
I am a big believer in free speech, and that is pretty much the basis of what this forum is built on. You will not be banned for disagreeing with myself or any moderators should I decide to appoint them in the future. You will not be banned for using "offensive language" and you will not be banned for "flaming". Threads will not be locked for "getting too heated". You will find that the moderation in this forum is extremely relaxed, and unlike other forums, the presence of the administration will not be overbearing and stifle free debate and discussion.
However, there are three golden rules that you should all follow:
1. Do not spam. Copy and pasting the same message to various threads, or image-bombing a discussion about astrophysics with pictures of cats in various cute poses is not acceptable. You will be warned for breaking this rule and banned if the offense is repeated.
2. Do not post NSFW images. If you want to link to a NSFW picture you may do so but make sure to warn members that the link is NSFW. You will be warned for breaking this rule and banned if the offense is repeated.
3. Do not post any illegal content. As a general rule, use the laws of the USA as a guide as to whether or not you should post something. This includes links to pirated versions of copyright material. Do not do it. You will be banned for breaking this rule.
Follow these simple guidelines, and you should not have anything to worry about. I am not here to babysit anybody nor to tell you what to think. You can post whatever you want no matter how ignorant I or anyone else finds it, so long as you follow the rules outlined in this post.
I am a big believer in free speech, and that is pretty much the basis of what this forum is built on. You will not be banned for disagreeing with myself or any moderators should I decide to appoint them in the future. You will not be banned for using "offensive language" and you will not be banned for "flaming". Threads will not be locked for "getting too heated". You will find that the moderation in this forum is extremely relaxed, and unlike other forums, the presence of the administration will not be overbearing and stifle free debate and discussion.
However, there are three golden rules that you should all follow:
1. Do not spam. Copy and pasting the same message to various threads, or image-bombing a discussion about astrophysics with pictures of cats in various cute poses is not acceptable. You will be warned for breaking this rule and banned if the offense is repeated.
2. Do not post NSFW images. If you want to link to a NSFW picture you may do so but make sure to warn members that the link is NSFW. You will be warned for breaking this rule and banned if the offense is repeated.
3. Do not post any illegal content. As a general rule, use the laws of the USA as a guide as to whether or not you should post something. This includes links to pirated versions of copyright material. Do not do it. You will be banned for breaking this rule.
Follow these simple guidelines, and you should not have anything to worry about. I am not here to babysit anybody nor to tell you what to think. You can post whatever you want no matter how ignorant I or anyone else finds it, so long as you follow the rules outlined in this post.