Rules/Information

Contents:

1.) The Rules
2.) User ranks (on chat board)https://onlinegamers.forumotion.com/portal.htm
3.) What to do if someone breaks a rule
4.) What to do in Certain Situations
5.) Common Questions


1.) The Rules

Disruptive Posting (aka Spam)
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Behavior that disrupts the Service for other users, intentional or not, are prohibited.
-large blank or content-free messages
-posting multiple identical or near-identical messages or topics, including "fad" posts or topics
-intentionally hard-to-read topic titles or posts (i.e. ALL CAPS, AlTeRnAtE cApS, no spaces, no or excessive punctuation)
-posting multiple hard-to-read or nonsensical messages in a single or multiple topics
-SPAM WILL NOT BE TOLLERATED. I HAVE WARNED SEVERAL PEOPLE ALREADY.

Offensive Material
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Users may not transmit or encourage others to transmit material or links to material considered patently offensive in nature.
-using vulgar, profane, or sexually explicit language
-using race, religion, sexual orientation, culture, ethnicity, handicap, nationality, or gender as a means of insult
-using threatening, harassing, defamatory, hate-speech, or libelous language
-posting, requesting, or otherwise sharing material considered pornographic, obscene, graphic, or hate speech.

Trolling (Inciting flames)
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Messages intended solely to annoy and/or offend other users by going against the clear nature of a board, topic or chat room are not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to
-provoking other users to respond with flames
-provoking fans of a particular system or game, especially on boards or topics dedicated to that system or game
-making misleading topic titles
-asking obviously useless questions
-posting false information as fact.

2.) User Ranks (on chat board)

Admin
Mod
Member
Guest
Off Line

3.) What to do if someone breaks a rule

Message a Mod or Admin right away. We will take care of it.

4.) What to do in Certain Situations

I forgot my password/username!
Get on a chat box and PM a Admin. Or e-mail Acer at thejet22@comcast.net.
My account was hi-jacked!
E-mail Acer ASAP thejet22@comcast.net.
Somebody broke the rules!
Message a Mod or Admin right away. We will take care of it.
I don't know how to [insert task here]
If it's for a game, try asking your question on the game's specific board.
If its for something else just message a Mod.

5.) Common Questions

How do I link/bold/underline/italicize?
[url] [/url] LINK - Your text in the middle
Just look below the topic name. the big B is BOLDING, I is ITALICIZE, U is UNDERLINE
How do I become a(n) [insert rank name here]?
Chat Box Mod - Ask the Founder Acer
Mod - Ask the Founder Acer
Founder - You can't so don't ask
Admin - You really can't either
How do I [insert task here] on [insert game here]?
Go to the correct System and make topic. Someone will get back to you.
Why did my topic get locked/deleted?/Why did my post get Edit/Deleted?
It might of been because it wasn't following the rules.


That is all the rules I can think of. If a Mod or a Admin finds anymore rules they want on this topic I will squeez it in there. This topic will be locked. I will post a Link on the chat board if the rules are updated.

good.