Post by UrbanPanther on Jul 28, 2012 15:36:41 GMT -5
The Rules.
Here are the rules for the site. All members are to be mindful of the rules at all times. All members are expected to read and know the rules. If you are caught breaking any of the rules “I didn’t know” will not be an excuse. Just because you don’t know the rules does not mean they aren’t there. If a member has been accused or caught breaking a rule, they will be required to talk to a moderator or myself to explain themselves. Sometimes mistakes are made and a rule is not broken or there is a valid excuse, if that is a case the offense can be forgiven. Though in some cases if it is painfully obvious a rule was broken you risk being banned without having the chance to defend yourself. The rules will be separated into three sections, one time offenses, bannable offenses, and minor offenses.
One Time Offenses
These are the most serious offenses which will result in your account being banned from the site. You only have to break any of these once to be banned and in some cases we may even ban you without notice.
Bannable Offenses.
These offenses are not as serious as the ones listed above, but can still result in a member being banned. With these offenses you get three chances. After breaking your third bannable offense you will be removed from the site.
Minor Offenses.
These are, as the title states, minor offenses, and will likely never result in a member being banned. However if a member is consistently breaking these rules and ignoring the warnings given by myself and moderators than a member may be banned.
Please note that these rules are subject to change without warning so check them now and then to keep them fresh in your mind. Rules will be added as they are needed or thought of. All of these rules are to be taken in context; some rules may become more or less serious depending on the context of the situation. If we witness members breaking rules or are receiving complaints we will talk to those involve and dole out warnings and bans as needed if at all.
These rules are meant to keep members feeling safe and comfortable here at TherianTracks. We cannot be held responsible for anything that happens due to members ignoring the rules. That being said we do care about your safety and do not want to see anything bad happen so do be careful and use common sense.
Here are the rules for the site. All members are to be mindful of the rules at all times. All members are expected to read and know the rules. If you are caught breaking any of the rules “I didn’t know” will not be an excuse. Just because you don’t know the rules does not mean they aren’t there. If a member has been accused or caught breaking a rule, they will be required to talk to a moderator or myself to explain themselves. Sometimes mistakes are made and a rule is not broken or there is a valid excuse, if that is a case the offense can be forgiven. Though in some cases if it is painfully obvious a rule was broken you risk being banned without having the chance to defend yourself. The rules will be separated into three sections, one time offenses, bannable offenses, and minor offenses.
One Time Offenses
These are the most serious offenses which will result in your account being banned from the site. You only have to break any of these once to be banned and in some cases we may even ban you without notice.
- Racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, or other discriminatory actions or statements being used in a hateful manner. *note certain specific phrases or words may be so offensive to people that even when used in a non-hateful manner they may result in being banned, so be smart.
- Trolling the site or other members.
- Stalking other members online or off.
- Any illegal action. (Ex. Trying to convince members to purchase illegal drugs, flirting or having sexual relationship with minors, posting child pornography, Theft of art and/or writings etc. etc. etc.)
- Threats of violence against other members
- Knowingly sending emails, Skype messages, or personal messages with links that contain a virus.
- Giving false information about yourself, such as lying about your age to meet the minimum age requirement
- Any claims of being able to physically shift, if this happens you will be asked for proof and then removed shortly after you fail to provide any
- Trying to coerce a minor into giving personal info. This is different than asking, if you are being forceful about it you will be banned instead of warned
- Being a registered sex offender or pedophile. This would put minors in extreme danger and will not be tolerated, in this rule I may even take legal action against the offender if I believe anything illegal has happened
- Being under the age of 14, this forum as a minimum age limit of 14 years. please do not lie about your age and respect the age limit.
- Any other action that may put or make other members feel in danger/unsafe
Bannable Offenses.
These offenses are not as serious as the ones listed above, but can still result in a member being banned. With these offenses you get three chances. After breaking your third bannable offense you will be removed from the site.
- Starting arguments with other members. It is one thing to discuss and debate, and another to argue
- Being rude to other members. Please try to keep it civil
- Spamming other members with emails, Skype messages, or personal messages. This should hopefully be worked out between those involved first but if the spamming continues it should be reported to a mod
- Minors giving out personal information. Ultimately it’s your choice but you will be advised against it. An adult member may give out information at their own discretion but minors may not. No matter where you are giving away your information it is still dangerous and I will not allow minors to put themselves in a situation where they may be in danger. Personal information includes Full name, Facebook/MySpace page or other social media sites where you use your real name, social security number, home address, name of school, full names of parents and siblings, and cellphone/home telephone number. This does not include age because we need to know if you’re age appropriate for the site
- Role playing. This site is for actual Therians, do not lie about being one or pretend to be one.
- Power playing, no species is better than any other and any member caught trying to dominate another will be breaking this rule
- Discrimination again a person’s species
- Asking minors for personal information. We do not want them giving out personal info so if you are caught requesting it you will get a warning
- Posts/pictures that depict sex acts or extreme violence. Remember this site is open to minors so use common sense
Minor Offenses.
These are, as the title states, minor offenses, and will likely never result in a member being banned. However if a member is consistently breaking these rules and ignoring the warnings given by myself and moderators than a member may be banned.
- Failure to use proper English. This is an English speaking site, so members from the US and UK is expected to speak proper English so everyone can understand. *Note this does not mean you will be reprimanded every time you make a grammatical error, I do it all the time. You may even use phrases like “lol”, “wtf”, “omg” and other commonly known abbreviations. And you won’t be forced to talk a certain way. Just maintain a clear conversation so people will understand what’s being talked about. If we are having trouble understanding what you are saying we will simply let you know and ask for you to be clearer in your speech. So long as you make an effort you’ll be ok.
- Posting out of topic on the forum. Please try to keep posts in the appropriate topic. If you are not sure where it should go, or we do not have a topic that fits your post, please ask someone what their best guess is. If a post is out of topic we will ask for it to be moved to the appropriate topic
- Excessive swearing. It’s ok to swear on Skype but if you are dropping a F-Bomb in every sentence expect to be asked to stop
- Having multiple accounts. Only use one account to do not create two or three. If you have an issue with your account that you can’t fix please talk to a moderator and they will help the best they can. The extra accounts will be deleted
- Minors using sexual language on or off the forum. I'm all for free speech but that can put our site in danger of being shut down so we will warn you if this happens. Should it continue to happen the repercussions will increase.
- Explicit forum or Skype Avatars. You will be asked to change it
- Inactivity. Please try to be active on the forum. If your account has been unused for a lengthy amount of time (a couple months or so) you will receive an email notification that your account is close to being deleted. If it is still inactive after that your account will be deleted and you will be allowed to rejoin at any time, though you will have to go through the entire process again. If you know you are going to be away for a lengthy period of time please make a post saying so so we do not delete your account
Please note that these rules are subject to change without warning so check them now and then to keep them fresh in your mind. Rules will be added as they are needed or thought of. All of these rules are to be taken in context; some rules may become more or less serious depending on the context of the situation. If we witness members breaking rules or are receiving complaints we will talk to those involve and dole out warnings and bans as needed if at all.
These rules are meant to keep members feeling safe and comfortable here at TherianTracks. We cannot be held responsible for anything that happens due to members ignoring the rules. That being said we do care about your safety and do not want to see anything bad happen so do be careful and use common sense.