Breaking rules result in punishments. There are several types of punishments:
- Warning - Consider this your warning about the rules.
- Permanent Ban - This is when you break the rules..
The following rules list the most serious violations:
- 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 category you insult. Fishing Vessel Northwestern 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 Flaming - Flaming harms the nice
atmosphere of Fishing Vessel Northwestern. It also causes thread's to go off topic, and most
importantly, it hurts the person being flamed. The victim may defend
themselves against any accusations made to them, but may not make any
additional accusations to the flamer (which also counts as flaming).
- No Profanity or Obscene Content - Such
content does not belong on Fishing Vessel Northwestern. 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 before your timer runs out. To
edit a post, click the "Edit" button right below it. Cheating the censor
system is against the rules.
If you break one of these rules, the following penalties will apply (first time,
second time, third time...) with the exception of breaking the rule "No Hacking"
which immediately results in a permanent ban:
- Warning - Consider The First Rule Above
- Permanent ban - At this point, it is obvious that will never
learn your lesson, thus, a permanent ban is necessary to be rid of the
problems you cause.
The following rules are also important:
- No Advertising - You are not permitted
to make money using Fishing Vessel Northwestern. You are not allowed to use the member list to
obtain Instant Messaging screen names to harass people to purchase a product
from you.
- No Illegal Activity - You are not
allowed to break the law using Fishing Vessel Northwestern. This can get FVNW into legal trouble.
Posting links to roms is illegal, so this 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. Double posts
will be merged into regular posts, and you will lose 10 post count for each
of the posts excluding the first one. Your post count can be changed to a
negative number if necessary. The only exception to this rule is if your
edit timer (24 hours) for the post has run out, in which case you may double
post if you have something important to add. Spamming is also not allowed,
and is defined as a post that has no meaning.
- 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.
- No Posting Personal Info - You may not
post your last name, or your street address on Fishing Vessel Northwestern. This is because this
information then becomes accessible to anyone.
- No Threatening to Leave the Board - Due
to past experiences on the board, I have had to add this rule. You may not
make posts threatening to leave the board. This causes flaming to occur.
Because of what a problem this is, I cannot issue a warning for violations.
Anyone responding poorly to these threads will also be deleted or banned for a TBD time..
- Warning - Your Warnings Are up
- Permanent ban - At this point, it is obvious that will never
learn your lesson, thus, a permanent ban is necessary to be rid of the
problems you cause.
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 - Harassing 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, so long as you do not flame anyone. 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 harassment range from a 5 day mute for minor harassments 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 necessary. If a sentencing length
is 10 days or less, it is a mute, otherwise, it can either be a temporary or
permanent ban.
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