Guidelines
I. MEMBERSHIP AND CODE OF CONDUCT
- All members MUST be at least 18 years of age to sign up for and access the site.
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Members shall not post any illegal materials.
- Any member that does so shall be immediately banned.
- We will cooperate with law enforcement officials as required.
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Members will not attempt to interfere with the normal working and function of the site.
- Members who attempt to disrupt, attack or hack the website will be banned.
- Trolling, flaming, spamming, fetish shaming, and hate speech are prohibited.
- Directly or indirectly insulting or threatening members, mods, admins or staff is also prohibited and violations are subject to bans.
- Monetizing links or other monetizing enterprises that take advantage of members or the Forum are prohibited.
- Members who observe a prohibited action will report said action using the Forum’s “Report” function.
II. USER ACCOUNTS
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Members may possess one (1) and only one account.
- Members who lose access to their account and cannot recover access through the automated process in the forum are to contact an administrator for assistance.
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Staff WILL NOT honor requests to delete accounts.
- Members are in complete control of his or her access to the site.
- Members who no longer wish to continue participation on the site are welcome to abandon said accounts.
- Repeated requests to delete an account will be viewed as a violation of the Forum Rules.
- Members will not create multiple accounts to circumvent bans or disciplinary action. This will result in a permanent ban.
III. CONTENT POSTING
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Members shall post materials in the appropriate forums. Off-topic posts are to be avoided.
- Excessive off-topic postings shall be viewed as disruption of the Forums.
- Members shall credit an artist, writer or developer appropriately.
- If you are unsure about whether your content is 'acceptable', check with your local laws.
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In forums requiring tags, members shall tag content with the appropriate labels.
- If you want to add a tag, let the Forum Staff know.
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Content from creators listed in the DO NOT POST LIST is prohibited.
- Creators who wish to be placed on the DO NOT POST LIST must contact an administrator to process the request.
- Also, know your rights as a creator.
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Content, including but not limited to: photos, videos, and text works will display only those who are 18 years of age or older.
- Underage content is not allowed and may result in posting restriction or ban.
IV. DISCIPLINARY MEASURES
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The Forum utilizes a point system to tally the degree of offenses by an individual member. The tally is a scale from one to ten (1-10).
- A user is muted (can log in, but cannot post) at three (3) points, which is effective for three (3) days.
- The member’s account is temporarily suspended at five (5) points, which is effective for five (5) days.
- Seven (7) points results in a temporary administrative ban effective for one (1) week.
- Ten (10) or more points results in a permanent ban.
- Extreme rules violations may result in a harsher penalty beyond the point system and may incur a permanent ban outright.
- Points can be taken away if good behavior is demonstrated.
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Members who wish to challenge or protest disciplinary action may contact an administrator and state the protest or challenge.
- Members may only make one challenge per incident.
- Administrative staff shall review the incident and uphold, reduce, commute or strengthen the disciplinary act on a case-by-case basis.
- Should the protest or challenge contain anything that violates the rules (i.e. flaming or threatening staff), the challenge shall be rejected outright.
- Members who attempt to circumvent disciplinary action in any way shall be viewed in violation of the Forum Rules and subject to stricter punishment or permanent banning.