Post by Jodes on Apr 30, 2011 19:24:12 GMT
Rules
Please all read and understand these rules.
Although all members are welcomed to voice their opinions, we ask that people remember their opinions may be offensive or upsetting and think about that before posting.
No Hacking - This should go without saying, but you are not permitted to hack the board. Guessing someone else's password and succeeding counts as hacking. Members who hack will instantly be permanently banned without any warnings.
No Discrimination - You may not insult members based on their religion, race, sex, political beliefs, or whether they are gay or straight. This is worse than flaming, because it also hurts other members of the board who fall into the catagory you insult. Kent Savvy is a place where everyone is equal, and discrimination will NOT be tolerated!
No Bullying - Do not pick on other members. The worst kind of bullying is where new members are picked on. This hurts the member as well as the board.
No Profanity or Obscene Content - Such content does not belong on Kent Savvy. A censor system is in place as a backup. If you see words in your post being replaced with ****, you have done something wrong. Please edit your post and tone it down. To edit a post, click the "Edit" button right below it. Cheating the censor system is against the rules.
No Advertising - You are not permitted to make money using Kent Savvy. You are not allowed to use the member list to obtain Instant Messenging screennames to harrass people to purchase a product from you,neither are you allowed to promote other equestrian forums.
No Illegal Activity - You are not allowed to break the law using Kent Savvy. This can get Kent Savvy into legal trouble. Posting links to illegal content also counts as a violation of this rule.
No Double Posting or Spamming - You may not post more than once in a row in the same thread. Posting lots of times in a row reduces the quality of the board, is a waste of the board's memory, and provides the culprit with ill earned post count points.
No Topic Bumping - If a topic you created has no replies, you may not post again in it (although you may edit the post if the timer has not run out). If you made the thread because you need help with something, you may post again as long as you include additional information about your problem (the fact that you really really want it fixed does not count as additional information). You must post this in the same thread, and you are not allowed to create more than one thread per topic.
Posting Personal Info - Posting personal information on the board is inadvisable. Kent Savvy accepts no responsibility for any issues created by posting personal information. Anyone posting another users personal information without prior consent will be dealt with accordingly. Our under 18 members are asked to not post any personal details or arrange to meet anyone from the internet without checking with a parent or guardian first. Sometimes people are not what they seem.
Signature sizes - The overall size limit (thats if you have just 1 or more pictures) is 800 x 250, any signatures bigger then that will be removed as it causes problems for other board users with speed of pages loaded and can also make the page set up wider so people have to scroll across to be able to read posts.
The following are a set of amendments to clarify the rules for those people who wish to nitpick:
Amendment 1 - There are no excuses for breaking the rules. It doesn't matter if you were angry at the time and weren't thinking straight. It doesn't matter if you were only kidding around. If you break a rule, it does the same damage, regardless of your reasons for breaking it, and you will be punished all the same.
Amendment 2 - Staff abuse will not be tolerated. As a staff member, your job is to help the people, not harm them. You may only use your powers for the purposes that they have been given to you for. There is no limit on how much you may be punished for this severe offense as this must be stopped at all costs to protect the people. This means that if you abuse your powers, there is a good chance you will be permanently banned.
Amendment 3 - Harrassing the administration about punishments is not allowed. The admins are only trying to do their job, and many times they have to make difficult decisions. You may post your opinion in the thread that announces the punishment. If this thread gets out of hand, it will be closed, and you may not complain elsewhere on the board, or by other means including, but not limited to: private messages, instant messaging programs, email, telephone calls, and house visits. You also may not make threats against administrators (or other members for that matter...). Punishments for harrassment range from a a priviliges ban for minor harrasments to a permanent ban if serious threats are involved.
Amendment 4 - If you break more than one rule, the punishments will stack up to a maximum of 2 months, or a permanent ban if neccessary. If a sentencing length is 10 days or less, it is a mute, otherwise, it can either be a temporary or permanent ban.
Breaking rules result in punishments. There are several types of punishments:
Warning - This is where a public announcement is made that mentions your name and that you have broken a rule. Admin will determine whether you knew what you were doing was wrong or whether a warning is necessary to explain it to you. If Admin does not give a warning, they will skip ahead to the next step in the penalty list.
Removal of Sig/PMs - If the warning is not heeded, your priviliges will be removed until such time as Admin see fit to reinstate them.
Temporary Ban - This is where you are not able to view the board for a certain period of time.
Permanent Ban - You can never again view the board.
Disclaimer
All messages made available as part of this discussion group (including any bulletin boards and chat rooms) and any opinions, advice, statements or other information contained in any messages posted or transmitted by any third party are the responsibility of the author of that message and not of Kent Savvy (unless Kent Savvy is specifically identified as the author of the message). The fact that a particular message is posted on or transmitted using this Kent Savvy web site does not mean that Kent Savvy has endorsed that message in any way or verified the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message. We encourage visitors to the forum to report any objectionable message to any member of the Admin/Mod team. This forum is not monitored 24/7.
Please all read and understand these rules.
Although all members are welcomed to voice their opinions, we ask that people remember their opinions may be offensive or upsetting and think about that before posting.
No Hacking - This should go without saying, but you are not permitted to hack the board. Guessing someone else's password and succeeding counts as hacking. Members who hack will instantly be permanently banned without any warnings.
No Discrimination - You may not insult members based on their religion, race, sex, political beliefs, or whether they are gay or straight. This is worse than flaming, because it also hurts other members of the board who fall into the catagory you insult. Kent Savvy is a place where everyone is equal, and discrimination will NOT be tolerated!
No Bullying - Do not pick on other members. The worst kind of bullying is where new members are picked on. This hurts the member as well as the board.
No Profanity or Obscene Content - Such content does not belong on Kent Savvy. A censor system is in place as a backup. If you see words in your post being replaced with ****, you have done something wrong. Please edit your post and tone it down. To edit a post, click the "Edit" button right below it. Cheating the censor system is against the rules.
No Advertising - You are not permitted to make money using Kent Savvy. You are not allowed to use the member list to obtain Instant Messenging screennames to harrass people to purchase a product from you,neither are you allowed to promote other equestrian forums.
No Illegal Activity - You are not allowed to break the law using Kent Savvy. This can get Kent Savvy into legal trouble. Posting links to illegal content also counts as a violation of this rule.
No Double Posting or Spamming - You may not post more than once in a row in the same thread. Posting lots of times in a row reduces the quality of the board, is a waste of the board's memory, and provides the culprit with ill earned post count points.
No Topic Bumping - If a topic you created has no replies, you may not post again in it (although you may edit the post if the timer has not run out). If you made the thread because you need help with something, you may post again as long as you include additional information about your problem (the fact that you really really want it fixed does not count as additional information). You must post this in the same thread, and you are not allowed to create more than one thread per topic.
Posting Personal Info - Posting personal information on the board is inadvisable. Kent Savvy accepts no responsibility for any issues created by posting personal information. Anyone posting another users personal information without prior consent will be dealt with accordingly. Our under 18 members are asked to not post any personal details or arrange to meet anyone from the internet without checking with a parent or guardian first. Sometimes people are not what they seem.
Signature sizes - The overall size limit (thats if you have just 1 or more pictures) is 800 x 250, any signatures bigger then that will be removed as it causes problems for other board users with speed of pages loaded and can also make the page set up wider so people have to scroll across to be able to read posts.
The following are a set of amendments to clarify the rules for those people who wish to nitpick:
Amendment 1 - There are no excuses for breaking the rules. It doesn't matter if you were angry at the time and weren't thinking straight. It doesn't matter if you were only kidding around. If you break a rule, it does the same damage, regardless of your reasons for breaking it, and you will be punished all the same.
Amendment 2 - Staff abuse will not be tolerated. As a staff member, your job is to help the people, not harm them. You may only use your powers for the purposes that they have been given to you for. There is no limit on how much you may be punished for this severe offense as this must be stopped at all costs to protect the people. This means that if you abuse your powers, there is a good chance you will be permanently banned.
Amendment 3 - Harrassing the administration about punishments is not allowed. The admins are only trying to do their job, and many times they have to make difficult decisions. You may post your opinion in the thread that announces the punishment. If this thread gets out of hand, it will be closed, and you may not complain elsewhere on the board, or by other means including, but not limited to: private messages, instant messaging programs, email, telephone calls, and house visits. You also may not make threats against administrators (or other members for that matter...). Punishments for harrassment range from a a priviliges ban for minor harrasments to a permanent ban if serious threats are involved.
Amendment 4 - If you break more than one rule, the punishments will stack up to a maximum of 2 months, or a permanent ban if neccessary. If a sentencing length is 10 days or less, it is a mute, otherwise, it can either be a temporary or permanent ban.
Breaking rules result in punishments. There are several types of punishments:
Warning - This is where a public announcement is made that mentions your name and that you have broken a rule. Admin will determine whether you knew what you were doing was wrong or whether a warning is necessary to explain it to you. If Admin does not give a warning, they will skip ahead to the next step in the penalty list.
Removal of Sig/PMs - If the warning is not heeded, your priviliges will be removed until such time as Admin see fit to reinstate them.
Temporary Ban - This is where you are not able to view the board for a certain period of time.
Permanent Ban - You can never again view the board.
Disclaimer
All messages made available as part of this discussion group (including any bulletin boards and chat rooms) and any opinions, advice, statements or other information contained in any messages posted or transmitted by any third party are the responsibility of the author of that message and not of Kent Savvy (unless Kent Savvy is specifically identified as the author of the message). The fact that a particular message is posted on or transmitted using this Kent Savvy web site does not mean that Kent Savvy has endorsed that message in any way or verified the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message. We encourage visitors to the forum to report any objectionable message to any member of the Admin/Mod team. This forum is not monitored 24/7.