Rules
Everyone has to have them to keep order in the world. We have a clear set of rules that sometimes have to be added onto due to events. We will let you know of any updates when they come around.
Insta-ban Offenses: - No inappropriate images (porn/morbid/violent)
- No bullying or harassment
- No spamming, advertising (outside the advertising forum) or chain letters
We may, at our discretion, choose to forewarn individuals we feel have made innocent mistakes. Please note that your IP address is logged. This means that we can trace who you are if you break the rules or do something illegal.
Banned Visuals
Pornography, including
Violence, including
Threatening images, including
Copyrighted images from other websites
You may be banned if you upload/post offensive images. Moderators will exercise their own discretion with borderline images. If in doubt, don't post.
We request that teenagers do not publish suggestive images of themselves in sexy poses or in skimpy outfits (e.g. bikinis, underwear). We will remove any pictures we consider suggestive. Again, this is for your own safety.
Banned Content
All discussion of suicide
Discussion encouraging:
Written content that is gratuitously:
Threatening and intimidating behavior including:
Scamming and phishing, including:
Lies, rumors, slander and propaganda which bring the moderators or the website into disrepute
Discussion of banned members
Copyrighted material or material copied from other websites
Spam and chainletters, including those sent by private messages
Advertisements for other social networks, commercial websites, or money-making schemes
Individuals who post inappropriate content may be banned at the moderator's discretion. Individuals who get banned by the moderators have all of their content deleted automatically. This is not reversible.
The Rules of Netiquette Are:
- Remember you are talking to other human beings who have feelings and if you say nasty things you could hurt them - more than you think
- Behave online the way you would if you were talking to someone in real life - don't be rude or aggressive.
- Know where you are in cyberspace - don't insult people for being or wanting to be different here!
- Make yourself look your best, check your spelling, make sure what you say makes sense.
- Share your knowledge, if someone has a question you know the answer to - answer it!
- Keep flame wars under control, be friendly, be polite, smooth over differences.
- Respect other people's privacy. Don't try to pester them if your attention isn't wanted.
- Don't abuse your power. Knowing more than others doesn't give you the right to take advantage of them.
- Forgive other people's mistakes. Don't make them look stupid or humiliate them, if it's important, let them know, preferably by private email.
- Take responsibility for what you say online
- Forewarn people of your tolerance level for abusive or rude comments
- Ignore trolls
- Talk through arguments offline if you can, or find an intermediary who can help
- Tell people when they are behaving badly so they know where they stand
- Don't say anything online that you wouldn't say to them in person