Post by Michael S on May 1, 2007 22:53:35 GMT -5
Racism and other Intolerance (Instant Banning)
Any form of racism will see you banned without warning. We understand that a certain degree of vilification, meaning spreading negative information or defaming other beliefs, is required in certain threads to convey your point. This includes beliefs about sexual lifestyles. Everyone on the board is equal as a person and everyone is entitled to their opinion and it entitled to argue their opinion. Directly insulting or bashing another person for their beliefs or non-beliefs or their sexuality or their lifestyle, is not accepted.
Undesirable Post Content (Warning or Instant Banning)
The following types of posts are strictly prohibited, but not limited to:
• Any kind of pornography, legal or illegal.
• Links to pornographic sites.
• Links to web-pages with images of illegal pornography, eg: underage, rape or bestiality.
• Links to web-pages with images of legal pornography without posting a warning about the content.
• Links to any type of illegal activities including; warez, use of illegal drugs or underage use of restricted drugs.
• Seeking for naked photos, or the personal details of other members.
• Graphic description of grotesque acts of sex or violence.
• Stories that you have made up and are passing as factual events, possibly to make yourself look good. Nobody likes a liar.
Note: Posting messages entirely in Capitals or in "Sticky Caps" may result in your post being edited for clarity.
Bashing or Harassing Members (Warning then Banning)
Any member seen bashing other members will be warned. Up to three warnings will be tolerated before you are banned, however you may be banned or frozen for a lesser number of warnings at admin discretion. If you provoke any member, then that sends a clear invitation for that member to say what they want to you in return. Although this negates their ability to complain about you, you may find that you are the only person warned for the incident. NOTE: Bashing members does not include flames. If you post something stupid and then you get called an idiot or something similar, then that was your fault for being stupid.
Spamming, trolling and other worthless posts (Warning then Banning)
Spamming the forums to advertise for another website will see you immediately banned. The only time links are permitted to other websites are if they are related to the discussion or are of genuine interest to readers. Trolling threads, meaning any posts that are deliberately off-topic and only serve to annoy other members or seek to start a fight or complaining about how bad they are or how members need to be banned or how thread needs to be locked is not tolerated. So unless the thread is intensely retarded, if you don't like it, simply vote it a "1" or complain to a relevant moderator. If you post something like "Postcount++ or other nonsense, one word posts, expect to be warned for spamming. These suggest that you have nothing worthwhile to contribute to the discussion, and are a gross waste of server time, space and bandwidth. If you are systematically infringing this rule then you will be frozen or banned as a spammer.
Unsavoury Characters (Freeze or Banning)
If you show yourself to be someone that represents values that contradict values that Teen Chat represents then you will be removed. Some examples of unsavoury characters are:
• Unfriendly attitudes
• Looking to start fights
• Spamming other members privately
• Asking personal details of, or requesting naked photos of, other members
• Promoting illegal activities, including the use of illegal drugs or the underage use of restricted drugs
• Posting the personal details of any other person. It does not matter where you got the details from or whether they are available from a whois search, we will still ban you for it.
Contempt for Moderators (Freeze or Banning)
Insulting or harassing or bashing moderators, or editing a post back to original content after a moderator has edited it, or failing to do something that was requested that you do is not tolerated. In the Diaries, diary owners have the ability to open and close and remove threads. Reopening a thread closed by an admin or diary admin, or editing the posts of either is considered contempt. Infractions for any of these offences will almost certainly result in either a freeze or a ban. If you start a thread on the boards to complain or protest about a moderator, whether the issue is real or imaginary, then your thread will be deleted without consideration. Take any issues up with the moderator, global moderator or an administrator privately.
Identity Fraud (Instant Banning)
It is important to realise that some forums on Teen Chat contain discussions which may appeal to people wanting to take advantage of the stories and members. For this reason it is vitally important that we can trust what you say about your identity. While we rely entirely on the information you provide, if we have reason to suspect at all that you are a different person than you say you are, then we will give you a chance to provide photo identification to verify your identity. If you are unable or unwilling to provide identification we will see you removed immediately and you will not be allowed to return. If you lie to us once then we cannot be able to trust you again on these issues. This rule is purely for the protection of other members and to ensure that we run a safe website.
Picture Trading / Webcamming / Soliciting (Instant Banning)
Teen Chat is a website for teens to have fun, meet new people and use our forums to discuss current issues and socialise. It is NOT a place to "pick up" people or find people to trade pictures with or hook up with them on instant messenger programs. THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and the whole administration team will enforce zero tolerance on this matter. People who have AT ANY POINT in their time here traded pictures using the PM system or solicited details for doing so, will be banned. Please note that either sending or consenting to receiving pictures of another member, regardless if anything is sent in return, is considered a violation of this rule as well.
Multiple Accounts
Users are only permitted to have one account at Teen Chat. Any member who has more than one account will have the additional accounts terminated without notice. Continued violation of this rule will result in disciplinary action.
Moderator Begging
Moderators are not made by request of the user. If you are interested in becoming a moderator, then show your interest and maturity in the forum you would like to moderate by frequently posting friendly constructive posts. Existing moderators do notice people with these attitudes. When the time comes that a new moderator is needed then you might be asked. Posting on the forums that you would like to be a moderator happens frequently and serves only to annoy the people that you do not want to annoy. Do not do this. If you are a new member then it's guaranteed you will not be able to become a moderator until you become more experienced with the site.
Circumventing Rules
If we find that you are breaking a rule in some subtle way that you obviously think is intelligent and hilarious then you can still expect to see you treated in the same manner as if you directly broke the rule. It doesn't matter how you broke the rule in the end.
Also note
Some of the offences may bring different actions against different members. For example if an old member, who we know well and who has been on the site for a long time and has contributed a lot to the website, posts a racist comment in a forum then they may not necessary be banned straight away, whereas a new member will. This does not mean that your post count will allow you to do anything on the site. What it means is that for every action, especially banning, the administrators weigh up the contributions made by the member and the history of the member compared to the offence they have committed or the damage caused.
Any form of racism will see you banned without warning. We understand that a certain degree of vilification, meaning spreading negative information or defaming other beliefs, is required in certain threads to convey your point. This includes beliefs about sexual lifestyles. Everyone on the board is equal as a person and everyone is entitled to their opinion and it entitled to argue their opinion. Directly insulting or bashing another person for their beliefs or non-beliefs or their sexuality or their lifestyle, is not accepted.
Undesirable Post Content (Warning or Instant Banning)
The following types of posts are strictly prohibited, but not limited to:
• Any kind of pornography, legal or illegal.
• Links to pornographic sites.
• Links to web-pages with images of illegal pornography, eg: underage, rape or bestiality.
• Links to web-pages with images of legal pornography without posting a warning about the content.
• Links to any type of illegal activities including; warez, use of illegal drugs or underage use of restricted drugs.
• Seeking for naked photos, or the personal details of other members.
• Graphic description of grotesque acts of sex or violence.
• Stories that you have made up and are passing as factual events, possibly to make yourself look good. Nobody likes a liar.
Note: Posting messages entirely in Capitals or in "Sticky Caps" may result in your post being edited for clarity.
Bashing or Harassing Members (Warning then Banning)
Any member seen bashing other members will be warned. Up to three warnings will be tolerated before you are banned, however you may be banned or frozen for a lesser number of warnings at admin discretion. If you provoke any member, then that sends a clear invitation for that member to say what they want to you in return. Although this negates their ability to complain about you, you may find that you are the only person warned for the incident. NOTE: Bashing members does not include flames. If you post something stupid and then you get called an idiot or something similar, then that was your fault for being stupid.
Spamming, trolling and other worthless posts (Warning then Banning)
Spamming the forums to advertise for another website will see you immediately banned. The only time links are permitted to other websites are if they are related to the discussion or are of genuine interest to readers. Trolling threads, meaning any posts that are deliberately off-topic and only serve to annoy other members or seek to start a fight or complaining about how bad they are or how members need to be banned or how thread needs to be locked is not tolerated. So unless the thread is intensely retarded, if you don't like it, simply vote it a "1" or complain to a relevant moderator. If you post something like "Postcount++ or other nonsense, one word posts, expect to be warned for spamming. These suggest that you have nothing worthwhile to contribute to the discussion, and are a gross waste of server time, space and bandwidth. If you are systematically infringing this rule then you will be frozen or banned as a spammer.
Unsavoury Characters (Freeze or Banning)
If you show yourself to be someone that represents values that contradict values that Teen Chat represents then you will be removed. Some examples of unsavoury characters are:
• Unfriendly attitudes
• Looking to start fights
• Spamming other members privately
• Asking personal details of, or requesting naked photos of, other members
• Promoting illegal activities, including the use of illegal drugs or the underage use of restricted drugs
• Posting the personal details of any other person. It does not matter where you got the details from or whether they are available from a whois search, we will still ban you for it.
Contempt for Moderators (Freeze or Banning)
Insulting or harassing or bashing moderators, or editing a post back to original content after a moderator has edited it, or failing to do something that was requested that you do is not tolerated. In the Diaries, diary owners have the ability to open and close and remove threads. Reopening a thread closed by an admin or diary admin, or editing the posts of either is considered contempt. Infractions for any of these offences will almost certainly result in either a freeze or a ban. If you start a thread on the boards to complain or protest about a moderator, whether the issue is real or imaginary, then your thread will be deleted without consideration. Take any issues up with the moderator, global moderator or an administrator privately.
Identity Fraud (Instant Banning)
It is important to realise that some forums on Teen Chat contain discussions which may appeal to people wanting to take advantage of the stories and members. For this reason it is vitally important that we can trust what you say about your identity. While we rely entirely on the information you provide, if we have reason to suspect at all that you are a different person than you say you are, then we will give you a chance to provide photo identification to verify your identity. If you are unable or unwilling to provide identification we will see you removed immediately and you will not be allowed to return. If you lie to us once then we cannot be able to trust you again on these issues. This rule is purely for the protection of other members and to ensure that we run a safe website.
Picture Trading / Webcamming / Soliciting (Instant Banning)
Teen Chat is a website for teens to have fun, meet new people and use our forums to discuss current issues and socialise. It is NOT a place to "pick up" people or find people to trade pictures with or hook up with them on instant messenger programs. THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and the whole administration team will enforce zero tolerance on this matter. People who have AT ANY POINT in their time here traded pictures using the PM system or solicited details for doing so, will be banned. Please note that either sending or consenting to receiving pictures of another member, regardless if anything is sent in return, is considered a violation of this rule as well.
Multiple Accounts
Users are only permitted to have one account at Teen Chat. Any member who has more than one account will have the additional accounts terminated without notice. Continued violation of this rule will result in disciplinary action.
Moderator Begging
Moderators are not made by request of the user. If you are interested in becoming a moderator, then show your interest and maturity in the forum you would like to moderate by frequently posting friendly constructive posts. Existing moderators do notice people with these attitudes. When the time comes that a new moderator is needed then you might be asked. Posting on the forums that you would like to be a moderator happens frequently and serves only to annoy the people that you do not want to annoy. Do not do this. If you are a new member then it's guaranteed you will not be able to become a moderator until you become more experienced with the site.
Circumventing Rules
If we find that you are breaking a rule in some subtle way that you obviously think is intelligent and hilarious then you can still expect to see you treated in the same manner as if you directly broke the rule. It doesn't matter how you broke the rule in the end.
Also note
Some of the offences may bring different actions against different members. For example if an old member, who we know well and who has been on the site for a long time and has contributed a lot to the website, posts a racist comment in a forum then they may not necessary be banned straight away, whereas a new member will. This does not mean that your post count will allow you to do anything on the site. What it means is that for every action, especially banning, the administrators weigh up the contributions made by the member and the history of the member compared to the offence they have committed or the damage caused.