SBG Forum Rules - Reminder
Sept 23, 2014 19:56:43 GMT
Post by William Swiger on Sept 23, 2014 19:56:43 GMT
There has been an unfortunate air as of late on the forum. Many have commented that the atmosphere of fun and respect has been diminished, and that the instances of unpleasant trolling and flame threads has increased. Unfortunately, we on the moderation team agree. As such, the *rules clearly listed by the Administration of this site will be more rigorously enforced. This will not at all effect the vast, overwhelming majority of the members of this forum, as most of us are friendly, respectful people who love our blades and love to commiserate and chat, compare and review. Paul Southern, the creator and owner of this forum has stated recently that you may say what you want, but do so in a responsible, respectful manner. That is the Golden Rule now. Please follow it, or you will be warned, suspended or banned.
Thank you.
*SBG Forum Member Responsibilities
As a Member of the SBG Forum, you have a responsibility to:
1. Contribute to the safe and family friendly environment through the use of appropriate (PG to PG-13) language, subject matter and outside website linkage;
2. Not participate in divisive talk that puts down SFI, Myarmoury or ANY other sword loving community – we have more in common than we do differently, and each community fills a niche in a way that is worthy of respect;
3. Share information about different swords, manufacturers, vendors and other products/services in a respectful and responsible manner, not resorting to slander, liable speech, heckling, or other immature/hostile behaviour;
4. To treat other Members, staff and moderators with respect at all times (in public and via private message) despite your personal feelings toward them. If as a Member you are treated disrespectfully or “attacked” by another Member, do not react to it in the same spirit but simply report the post to a moderator. The chivalrous thing to do in these situations is to simply ignore inflammatory comments – they will be dealt with quickly enough by the active moderator on duty;
5. Keep other Members’ threads on topic by not derailing or otherwise hijacking the topic of a thread. If the OP (original poster) asks about a specific product or question, do not answer ‘get a [insert alternative product here] instead’ unless the OP has specifically requested alternative options. If you do not like a particular product, you must address it in a ‘pros and cons’ format. In other words, find a few good things to say about it – not just dismiss it out of hand because it is not to your personal tastes;
6. Ask questions of the moderators and staff if an action taken (such as banning, suspension) against a Member seems unclear instead of spreading rumours.
7. Do not question or make negative comments about moderation actions in the public forum. If you feel the need to question an action by the moderation team, please do so by private message. The same rules of conduct apply via private messages as they do on the regular forum.
Thank you.
*SBG Forum Member Responsibilities
As a Member of the SBG Forum, you have a responsibility to:
1. Contribute to the safe and family friendly environment through the use of appropriate (PG to PG-13) language, subject matter and outside website linkage;
2. Not participate in divisive talk that puts down SFI, Myarmoury or ANY other sword loving community – we have more in common than we do differently, and each community fills a niche in a way that is worthy of respect;
3. Share information about different swords, manufacturers, vendors and other products/services in a respectful and responsible manner, not resorting to slander, liable speech, heckling, or other immature/hostile behaviour;
4. To treat other Members, staff and moderators with respect at all times (in public and via private message) despite your personal feelings toward them. If as a Member you are treated disrespectfully or “attacked” by another Member, do not react to it in the same spirit but simply report the post to a moderator. The chivalrous thing to do in these situations is to simply ignore inflammatory comments – they will be dealt with quickly enough by the active moderator on duty;
5. Keep other Members’ threads on topic by not derailing or otherwise hijacking the topic of a thread. If the OP (original poster) asks about a specific product or question, do not answer ‘get a [insert alternative product here] instead’ unless the OP has specifically requested alternative options. If you do not like a particular product, you must address it in a ‘pros and cons’ format. In other words, find a few good things to say about it – not just dismiss it out of hand because it is not to your personal tastes;
6. Ask questions of the moderators and staff if an action taken (such as banning, suspension) against a Member seems unclear instead of spreading rumours.
7. Do not question or make negative comments about moderation actions in the public forum. If you feel the need to question an action by the moderation team, please do so by private message. The same rules of conduct apply via private messages as they do on the regular forum.