Post by Illyria on Jul 17, 2013 19:23:49 GMT -5
Basic Rules
1. Report harassment and otherwise creepy or disturbing behavior to the staff. Member safety is our top priority This includes requests for personally identifying information, soliciting money in private, and so on. Please keep in mind that if someone harasses you, they may harass others - we would much rather catch and eject such people quickly.
2. Be polite, be civil, be respectful. Just because something is not expressly forbidden, does not mean that we will tolerate it. If you are constantly rude, inconsiderate, or otherwise act like a jerk, we will smack your privileges around until you get the hint and behave. If you cannot behave, you will be directed elsewhere.
3. Any sexual topics should be kept as PG-13 as possible, this means use time skips where necessary. Also any display of sexual content with minors will result in immediate removal of your posts and account.
4. This forum is governed by the laws of the United States. You will not link to or provide warez, illegal pdfs or mp3s, and so on. Such things will be dealt with accordingly.
5. One person per account. Do not share your accounts with others, do not try to sign up under multiple accounts.
6.You will not reveal identifiable details about another person on these boards without their express permission that a administrator has seen. No personal or contact information of any sort is allowed in the public area of the site, even if it is yours, without staff permission.
7. Adult material is prohibited by proboards itself, therefore we will uphold this rule in order to maintain the sites availability.
8. Do not deceive. We do not appreciate deceptive tactics for people to pull their hijinks - for intention, relationships, or whatever. We are not talking about most April fool's pranks or telling the creepy guy you live on the wrong side of the planet, but do not perpetuate harmful illusions.
9. This is not a dating or hookup site in any fashion. Our site is not a place to post personal ads, or harass others for real-life meetings. People found to be doing this may have their access revoked.
10. The privileges you are granted here are privileges, treat them accordingly. This includes, but is not limited to, deleting posts, editing posts, private messages, and the shoutbox.
11. Remember that you have agreed to allow us to host the material you post here indefinitely, though we do listen to reasonable deletion requests.
12. Other individual parts of the site may have their own rules. Please review and respect them.
Images, Avatars, and Signatures
1. Photos, videos, and other evidence of exploitation of minors will be reported to the authorities. Context is relevant, such a display is not only wrong but illegal.
2. Images that are illegal in certain states, such as photographs of bestiality, are also prohibited. This falls under 'evidence of animal abuse'.
3. No images of non-members.This does not include public-figures and semi-public figures, but rather refers to your friends and family who have not also signed up and joined the site themselves.
4. Public images must not be pornographic. This includes avatars and signatures, and anything you are linking to.
Specifically Regarding Avatars and Signatures
1. Avatars can be up to 150 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall and should not be nude. Signature images can be 500 pixels wide and 100 pixels tall, and the overall size of the signature box is limited to 120 pixels tall.
2. You may link to your site in your signature as long as the site is not related to anything pornographic or illegal.
3. Please keep possessive notices, such as master and slave notices, out of your signature and other portions of your profile.
4. No more than one animated image in your signature or avatar at a time, please, and please keep it sparing. We may remove disruptive animated images in avatars and signatures on a case-by-case basis, or ban them entirely in the future.
We are a literary site
This is an English community. That means you are expected to spell out your words, strive for correct punctuation and capitalization, and avoid chatspeak (use 'you', 'are', 'two, too and to', and so on). If someone asks you to translate or explain an acronym, please do so.
We are not grammar Nazis, and some lapses are understandable. However, we do ask that you make an effort to write properly. We are always willing to help, as well as point you in the right direction for sites that will help you improve not only your writing and grammar but your ability to create a story for you characters and your posts.
Dealing with Problems
1. Try to work things out. If your issue is with another member, and it does not involve creepy or otherwise disturbing behavior, try to hash out your problem with them, first. Usually, all it takes is being direct and, sometimes, blunt. If that does not or can not work, then you may take it to staff. Harassment and such should always be reported to staff, as noted in the first rule.
2. Report issues to staff when necessary. If you see an issue, report it. Staff are not omniscient and there can be a serious 'bystander effect' when problems come up. People who report issues are greatly appreciated.
3. Innocent until proven guilty. We will not be incited into a witch hunt. If you are consistently vague and accusatory you may be the one banned. Be specific and direct when reporting problems or rule violations.
Policy and Legal
Illyria, the owner and administrator of this site, takes no responsibility for any posts not his own. Likewise, the staff are responsible only for the posts that they themselves make. See the disclaimer for details. By browsing this site you agree that the poster is the only person responsible for the content that they post, and to be responsible for your own posts and works.
Some rule violations may result in an immediate ban. Some things just are not done.
If rule violations are repeated, or if the violation is severe, a staff member may issue a warning. If the user has already been warned recently or the staff believes the violation warrants it, the user will have a restricted access setting which is more difficult to use our boards with, and many features are disabled.
Disrespecting the staff's time by arguing with or attacking staff for enforcing the rules will merit further punishment.
1. Report harassment and otherwise creepy or disturbing behavior to the staff. Member safety is our top priority This includes requests for personally identifying information, soliciting money in private, and so on. Please keep in mind that if someone harasses you, they may harass others - we would much rather catch and eject such people quickly.
2. Be polite, be civil, be respectful. Just because something is not expressly forbidden, does not mean that we will tolerate it. If you are constantly rude, inconsiderate, or otherwise act like a jerk, we will smack your privileges around until you get the hint and behave. If you cannot behave, you will be directed elsewhere.
3. Any sexual topics should be kept as PG-13 as possible, this means use time skips where necessary. Also any display of sexual content with minors will result in immediate removal of your posts and account.
4. This forum is governed by the laws of the United States. You will not link to or provide warez, illegal pdfs or mp3s, and so on. Such things will be dealt with accordingly.
5. One person per account. Do not share your accounts with others, do not try to sign up under multiple accounts.
6.You will not reveal identifiable details about another person on these boards without their express permission that a administrator has seen. No personal or contact information of any sort is allowed in the public area of the site, even if it is yours, without staff permission.
7. Adult material is prohibited by proboards itself, therefore we will uphold this rule in order to maintain the sites availability.
8. Do not deceive. We do not appreciate deceptive tactics for people to pull their hijinks - for intention, relationships, or whatever. We are not talking about most April fool's pranks or telling the creepy guy you live on the wrong side of the planet, but do not perpetuate harmful illusions.
9. This is not a dating or hookup site in any fashion. Our site is not a place to post personal ads, or harass others for real-life meetings. People found to be doing this may have their access revoked.
10. The privileges you are granted here are privileges, treat them accordingly. This includes, but is not limited to, deleting posts, editing posts, private messages, and the shoutbox.
11. Remember that you have agreed to allow us to host the material you post here indefinitely, though we do listen to reasonable deletion requests.
12. Other individual parts of the site may have their own rules. Please review and respect them.
Images, Avatars, and Signatures
1. Photos, videos, and other evidence of exploitation of minors will be reported to the authorities. Context is relevant, such a display is not only wrong but illegal.
2. Images that are illegal in certain states, such as photographs of bestiality, are also prohibited. This falls under 'evidence of animal abuse'.
3. No images of non-members.This does not include public-figures and semi-public figures, but rather refers to your friends and family who have not also signed up and joined the site themselves.
4. Public images must not be pornographic. This includes avatars and signatures, and anything you are linking to.
Specifically Regarding Avatars and Signatures
1. Avatars can be up to 150 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall and should not be nude. Signature images can be 500 pixels wide and 100 pixels tall, and the overall size of the signature box is limited to 120 pixels tall.
2. You may link to your site in your signature as long as the site is not related to anything pornographic or illegal.
3. Please keep possessive notices, such as master and slave notices, out of your signature and other portions of your profile.
4. No more than one animated image in your signature or avatar at a time, please, and please keep it sparing. We may remove disruptive animated images in avatars and signatures on a case-by-case basis, or ban them entirely in the future.
We are a literary site
This is an English community. That means you are expected to spell out your words, strive for correct punctuation and capitalization, and avoid chatspeak (use 'you', 'are', 'two, too and to', and so on). If someone asks you to translate or explain an acronym, please do so.
We are not grammar Nazis, and some lapses are understandable. However, we do ask that you make an effort to write properly. We are always willing to help, as well as point you in the right direction for sites that will help you improve not only your writing and grammar but your ability to create a story for you characters and your posts.
Dealing with Problems
1. Try to work things out. If your issue is with another member, and it does not involve creepy or otherwise disturbing behavior, try to hash out your problem with them, first. Usually, all it takes is being direct and, sometimes, blunt. If that does not or can not work, then you may take it to staff. Harassment and such should always be reported to staff, as noted in the first rule.
2. Report issues to staff when necessary. If you see an issue, report it. Staff are not omniscient and there can be a serious 'bystander effect' when problems come up. People who report issues are greatly appreciated.
3. Innocent until proven guilty. We will not be incited into a witch hunt. If you are consistently vague and accusatory you may be the one banned. Be specific and direct when reporting problems or rule violations.
Policy and Legal
Illyria, the owner and administrator of this site, takes no responsibility for any posts not his own. Likewise, the staff are responsible only for the posts that they themselves make. See the disclaimer for details. By browsing this site you agree that the poster is the only person responsible for the content that they post, and to be responsible for your own posts and works.
Some rule violations may result in an immediate ban. Some things just are not done.
If rule violations are repeated, or if the violation is severe, a staff member may issue a warning. If the user has already been warned recently or the staff believes the violation warrants it, the user will have a restricted access setting which is more difficult to use our boards with, and many features are disabled.
Disrespecting the staff's time by arguing with or attacking staff for enforcing the rules will merit further punishment.