The Rules!
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The Rules!
by Administrator on Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:43 pm
Here are the basic rules to follow:
0) Everybody Love Everybody
The most important rule. So important, in fact, that it's number zero. The title says it all, everybody should love everybody.
1) Respect Others
This means any and every member. Respect the administration and moderation decisions, the staff usually has a reason for doing anything. No flaming or trolling! That stuff is not wanted here. Do not start fights, constantly argue, or try to purposely get yourself in trouble. Definitely no discrimination. (40% Warning Bar increase)
2) No Spamming
Please don't do pointless posting, one word posts, or any "chatbox" like post. Spam belongs in the Spam Central forum. (20% Warning Bar increase)
3) Be Appropriate
Please use appropriate language, pictures, etc. No cursing; this is a child-friendly site, and we don't want to give false impressions. (20% Warning Bar increase for cursing, 30% Warning Bar increase for bad pictures)
4) No Advertising
You may tell people about certain sites and give them links to various media, but do not advertise a forum you made, not even partner forums. If members feel the urge to join another forum, it's their choice to click your button. If you get a PM or see anyone advertising, please report it to a moderator or administrator and you will be rewarded. (Probably.) (50% Warning Bar increase)
5) No Plagiarism
Don't post anybody else's artwork or text without appropriate credit (something where the artist can be considered obvious, such as official art or characters, video game screenshots, etc., does not count), and definitely do not claim to have created anything that you didn't. This also includes taking someone's words and altering them. (20% Warning Bar increase)
6) Protect Your Privacy
Do not give out any information that might be too personal, it is best for your own safety! Giving out your gender, age, or state is considered fine, if you want to, but nobody can take your information without your consent. If somebody's harassing you over it, contact a staff member.
7) No Begging
Do not beg someone to battle/trade you. No begging to be a staff member; that literally lowers your chances to ever be a staff member, especially considering some administrators keep a log. (25% Warning Bar increase)
8) English Only
All of the moderators and administrators are fluent in English, so please communicate in English. (10% Warning Bar increase)
9) Have Fun
Don't be moping around and be as active as possible. Also, try not to talk about your personal problems as it occasionally makes members sad and has made some sign off of the forum permanently. If you really have to talk to someone, limit it to PMs or e-mails, please.
10) No Necroposting
A dead topic is one that has not had any posts in 4 or more weeks. Don't post in them. (15% Warning Bar increase)
11) Don't Multi-Post
If you have something to add, use the edit button. The only place you may double post is in YOUR art thread(s), shop(s), trading thread(s), and fan fic(s). (10% Warning Bar increase)
12) No Obscenities, No Pornography
Do not post obscene or pornographic pictures/videos, or make links to such media. (PERMANENT 100% Warning Bar increase)
13) Don't Be An Idiot (Protect Your Account)
You are responsible for your account. If you have nosy siblings, we recommend that you log out when you are done with your visit. In other words, we will not accept the excuse "Oh, my little brother/sister/mean friend/evil monster under the bed posted all those mean messages the other day! Don't ban me!"
14) No Duplicate Accounts
If you make one while you are banned, you will be PERMANENTLY banned. If you make one while not being banned, your new account will be PERMANENTLY banned, and your original account will have a 75% warning bar increase.
15) No Mini-Modding
Mini-modding is when you see a post that violates a rule, and you say something along the lines of "Oh, you're not supposed to spam!" "Oh, this is in the wrong forum" and nothing else. Our job as admins/mods is to take care of these things. (20% Warning Bar increase)
16) No Oversized Avatars or Signatures
Please keep avatar and signature sizes to the guidelines. We don't want to see any oversized ones. Avatars should be kept around 150px x 150px and signatures should have good judgment. If they take up half or more of the page, or they stretch 7's little netbook, they're too big. 800px x 300px is considered the maximum. (10% Warning Bar increase)
17) Don't Be Too Happy (No Excessive Smilies)
Do not post excessive smilies, even in the spam forum. It may make some people's internet connection go very slow, or can make their web browser freeze. (15% Warning Bar increase)
18) No Misleading Links
Do not make links that mislead people to something not implied or described by the explanation given. (20% Warning Bar increase)
19) Epilepsy Kills (No Rapidly-Changing Colors)
Do not post flashy pictures that rapidly change colors, as they can give certain people seizures, and will probably lead to us getting sued by their family for unintentional murder or something. That wouldn't be good. (25% Warning Bar increase)
20) Religion And Politics Are Boring (Don't Talk About Them)
Do not have any religious or political talk. Even if you think your views are the universally superior one, it will lead to arguments, and we don't want that. Anti-religious and anti-political sentiments are also not welcome here; it's just best to not think about any of that stuff. (40% Warning Bar increase)
21) Long Posts Are Loooooooooong (Don't Post Them)
Do not make excessively long posts anywhere in the forums! This includes the spam board. (20% Warning Bar increase)
22) No Drug Discussion
Don't talk about drugs, don't do drugs and then come onto Shaychu expecting to not be warned, and don't even think about selling drugs to members on this forum. Again, this is a children-friendly forum where our users are not age-mature enough to read such material. They will probably crack jokes at your expense. This is not a good thing. This includes alcohol, nicotine/tobacco, and the like. (30% Warning Bar increase)
Follow these rules. If you break them too many times, there WILL BE consequences. I know this seems like a lot, but it's all to make everybody's visits to Shaychu as enjoyable as possible.
-made by Sky-Shaymin
-edited by Cirrus, Espeon, 7
0) Everybody Love Everybody
The most important rule. So important, in fact, that it's number zero. The title says it all, everybody should love everybody.
1) Respect Others
This means any and every member. Respect the administration and moderation decisions, the staff usually has a reason for doing anything. No flaming or trolling! That stuff is not wanted here. Do not start fights, constantly argue, or try to purposely get yourself in trouble. Definitely no discrimination. (40% Warning Bar increase)
2) No Spamming
Please don't do pointless posting, one word posts, or any "chatbox" like post. Spam belongs in the Spam Central forum. (20% Warning Bar increase)
3) Be Appropriate
Please use appropriate language, pictures, etc. No cursing; this is a child-friendly site, and we don't want to give false impressions. (20% Warning Bar increase for cursing, 30% Warning Bar increase for bad pictures)
4) No Advertising
You may tell people about certain sites and give them links to various media, but do not advertise a forum you made, not even partner forums. If members feel the urge to join another forum, it's their choice to click your button. If you get a PM or see anyone advertising, please report it to a moderator or administrator and you will be rewarded. (Probably.) (50% Warning Bar increase)
5) No Plagiarism
Don't post anybody else's artwork or text without appropriate credit (something where the artist can be considered obvious, such as official art or characters, video game screenshots, etc., does not count), and definitely do not claim to have created anything that you didn't. This also includes taking someone's words and altering them. (20% Warning Bar increase)
6) Protect Your Privacy
Do not give out any information that might be too personal, it is best for your own safety! Giving out your gender, age, or state is considered fine, if you want to, but nobody can take your information without your consent. If somebody's harassing you over it, contact a staff member.
7) No Begging
Do not beg someone to battle/trade you. No begging to be a staff member; that literally lowers your chances to ever be a staff member, especially considering some administrators keep a log. (25% Warning Bar increase)
8) English Only
All of the moderators and administrators are fluent in English, so please communicate in English. (10% Warning Bar increase)
9) Have Fun
Don't be moping around and be as active as possible. Also, try not to talk about your personal problems as it occasionally makes members sad and has made some sign off of the forum permanently. If you really have to talk to someone, limit it to PMs or e-mails, please.
10) No Necroposting
A dead topic is one that has not had any posts in 4 or more weeks. Don't post in them. (15% Warning Bar increase)
11) Don't Multi-Post
If you have something to add, use the edit button. The only place you may double post is in YOUR art thread(s), shop(s), trading thread(s), and fan fic(s). (10% Warning Bar increase)
12) No Obscenities, No Pornography
Do not post obscene or pornographic pictures/videos, or make links to such media. (PERMANENT 100% Warning Bar increase)
13) Don't Be An Idiot (Protect Your Account)
You are responsible for your account. If you have nosy siblings, we recommend that you log out when you are done with your visit. In other words, we will not accept the excuse "Oh, my little brother/sister/mean friend/evil monster under the bed posted all those mean messages the other day! Don't ban me!"
14) No Duplicate Accounts
If you make one while you are banned, you will be PERMANENTLY banned. If you make one while not being banned, your new account will be PERMANENTLY banned, and your original account will have a 75% warning bar increase.
15) No Mini-Modding
Mini-modding is when you see a post that violates a rule, and you say something along the lines of "Oh, you're not supposed to spam!" "Oh, this is in the wrong forum" and nothing else. Our job as admins/mods is to take care of these things. (20% Warning Bar increase)
16) No Oversized Avatars or Signatures
Please keep avatar and signature sizes to the guidelines. We don't want to see any oversized ones. Avatars should be kept around 150px x 150px and signatures should have good judgment. If they take up half or more of the page, or they stretch 7's little netbook, they're too big. 800px x 300px is considered the maximum. (10% Warning Bar increase)
17) Don't Be Too Happy (No Excessive Smilies)
Do not post excessive smilies, even in the spam forum. It may make some people's internet connection go very slow, or can make their web browser freeze. (15% Warning Bar increase)
18) No Misleading Links
Do not make links that mislead people to something not implied or described by the explanation given. (20% Warning Bar increase)
19) Epilepsy Kills (No Rapidly-Changing Colors)
Do not post flashy pictures that rapidly change colors, as they can give certain people seizures, and will probably lead to us getting sued by their family for unintentional murder or something. That wouldn't be good. (25% Warning Bar increase)
20) Religion And Politics Are Boring (Don't Talk About Them)
Do not have any religious or political talk. Even if you think your views are the universally superior one, it will lead to arguments, and we don't want that. Anti-religious and anti-political sentiments are also not welcome here; it's just best to not think about any of that stuff. (40% Warning Bar increase)
21) Long Posts Are Loooooooooong (Don't Post Them)
Do not make excessively long posts anywhere in the forums! This includes the spam board. (20% Warning Bar increase)
22) No Drug Discussion
Don't talk about drugs, don't do drugs and then come onto Shaychu expecting to not be warned, and don't even think about selling drugs to members on this forum. Again, this is a children-friendly forum where our users are not age-mature enough to read such material. They will probably crack jokes at your expense. This is not a good thing. This includes alcohol, nicotine/tobacco, and the like. (30% Warning Bar increase)
Follow these rules. If you break them too many times, there WILL BE consequences. I know this seems like a lot, but it's all to make everybody's visits to Shaychu as enjoyable as possible.
-made by Sky-Shaymin
-edited by Cirrus, Espeon, 7
Last edited by 7 on Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:52 pm; edited 27 times in total (Reason for editing : aesthetic changes)
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