Yazman
17th October 2011, 04:21
Hi guys, I just wanted to lay down some basic rules for the Introductions forum. Please read them at your leisure.
This thread is primarily for existing members, so if you're new and looking for the rules for Revleft as a whole, please go here first:
http://www.revleft.com/vb/faq.php?faq=general#faq_faqforumrules
For fellow staff members: Please have a read as well, and keep these in mind when moderating here.
Introductions is by it's nature somewhat more relaxed than the other forums, simply due to the low-content nature of posts and threads here as it primarily serves as a place to introduce yourself or to welcome new members. What this means is that I'm going to allow leeway with some things here, but please don't forget the rules are still in effect and that they can be enforced at any time. So here we go:
1. Spam rules are still in effect, although I'm going to allow one-liners here for the following reason: Whereas in most other content-heavy boards one-liners are disruptive due to their non-contributive nature, they are not really such a problem in Introductions because we're really just here to welcome new users and help them learn about the site and how they fit into it. Thus:
-You may make one-line posts and will not be warned/infracted while posting in Introductions.
-The exceptions are the following: Please do not make one-word topics. If you're making a topic, one word isn't a very good Introduction. You're not required to make them so if one word is all you can muster up, don't bother.
2. This is the Introductions forum. It's for helping new users and welcoming them to the site. So don't make them feel unwelcome. This means flaming and trolling rules are in effect, and you will get warned (and infracted on repeats) for doing so. Finally, when posting in Introductions you may not encourage users to close their account or leave the website. I am going to be very hard on this particular point as I want to encourage a welcoming, chilled out atmosphere here. So if you tell somebody to leave or discourage them not to be part of Revleft, you will be warned (and then infracted on repeats) for harassment.
3. If you ever have any ideas for the Introductions forum and how it can be improved, I'm going to leave this thread open so you may post your ideas here.
This thread is primarily for existing members, so if you're new and looking for the rules for Revleft as a whole, please go here first:
http://www.revleft.com/vb/faq.php?faq=general#faq_faqforumrules
For fellow staff members: Please have a read as well, and keep these in mind when moderating here.
Introductions is by it's nature somewhat more relaxed than the other forums, simply due to the low-content nature of posts and threads here as it primarily serves as a place to introduce yourself or to welcome new members. What this means is that I'm going to allow leeway with some things here, but please don't forget the rules are still in effect and that they can be enforced at any time. So here we go:
1. Spam rules are still in effect, although I'm going to allow one-liners here for the following reason: Whereas in most other content-heavy boards one-liners are disruptive due to their non-contributive nature, they are not really such a problem in Introductions because we're really just here to welcome new users and help them learn about the site and how they fit into it. Thus:
-You may make one-line posts and will not be warned/infracted while posting in Introductions.
-The exceptions are the following: Please do not make one-word topics. If you're making a topic, one word isn't a very good Introduction. You're not required to make them so if one word is all you can muster up, don't bother.
2. This is the Introductions forum. It's for helping new users and welcoming them to the site. So don't make them feel unwelcome. This means flaming and trolling rules are in effect, and you will get warned (and infracted on repeats) for doing so. Finally, when posting in Introductions you may not encourage users to close their account or leave the website. I am going to be very hard on this particular point as I want to encourage a welcoming, chilled out atmosphere here. So if you tell somebody to leave or discourage them not to be part of Revleft, you will be warned (and then infracted on repeats) for harassment.
3. If you ever have any ideas for the Introductions forum and how it can be improved, I'm going to leave this thread open so you may post your ideas here.