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Posted by: Insurmountable Oct 14 2007, 11:07 PM
SPAM
- One or two word posts (unless it is in the Sandbox)
- A post with smilies (unless it is in the Sandbox)
- Anything not pertaining to the topic (i.e., "South Park is the bestest show ever, no?" in a topic about, say, Myspace codes)
- Chatting --> Some is tolerated, if it relates to the topic, but personal conversations and chatroom-like talking is in no way allowed. Use the chatroom. That's what it's there for.
- Blatant ignorance of forum/topic rules (i.e., Member Photos: there's a rule that you must thumb pictures that stretch out the forums, and if you keep doing it after you're warned, it is considered spam, or warning-worthy)
- Repetitive posts (i.e., in Introductions, copying and pasting "Welcome to cB, and enjoy your stay!" for each thread)
- Repetitive topics (Clubs topics. It's pretty obvious when they're serious clubs and when they're just spammy, chattering clique-y clubs)
- Posting the same topic in more than one forum. There is a place for everything.
Random topics that no one will be able to reply to in a productive manner or discuss will be closed. This includes topics like 'I'm bored', "Look at my pics", "Do u love me", topics whose sole intent is to insult someone. These forums are for discussion, not attention seeking.
DUPLICATE TOPICS
If a topic exists a couple of pages away covering the same issues, then the new one
will be closed or merged. Use the awesome search feature or look through the pages to see if it has already been posted; if not, then it should be okay to post.
OBSCENITY
This includes excessive swearing, flaming, posting of pornographic images. Racist, homophobic, sexist remarks or bigotry of any sort will not be tolerated.
PICTURES: No nudity of any type is allowed on the boards.
ADVERTISING
All advertisement threads will be closed!
CREATING NEW VERSIONS OF TOPICS
This job is for the moderators for organizational purposes.
SIGNATURE SIZE LIMITS
Maximum Dimensions:
590px in width
300px in height
100kb in size
20 lines of text
RESPECT OUR RULES, AND WE'LL RESPECT YOU.
ADDTIONAL RULES
Translation topics are not allowed.
Duplicate topics are allowed if the previous one is over 6 months old.
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ABSOLUTELY NO user names will be shared unless approved by an admin or head staff. (EX: cb news staff, etc.)
Members WILL NOT log onto other users' accounts;
ESPECIALLY MODERATOR ACCOUNTS & VIEW BACKSTAGE.
If you or any other member are found to be posting or EVEN LOGGED ONTO someone else's account...an immediate warning and suspension will ensue. This also includes knowing that a member is snooping backstage and failing to report about it.
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Posted by: micron Apr 16 2008, 10:40 PM
im unpinning this. this is redundant as everything here is covered in the community guidelines. one less pinned topic to skim through.