Board Policy regarding Posts, Flames, etc
Okay folks - MANY of us long-time users are growing fed-up with the bull crap we see posted lately. As of now, blatant unproved flaming of another user (the moderator/admin reading will make the call) will result in a 48 hr ban. Subsequent flames by the same person will DOUBLE the ban:
First Unprovoked flame: 48hrs.
2nd: 96hrs
3rd: 192hrs
4th: 6 month ban.
Those of you worried about this policy are the only people who NEED to be. It's YOU who are dragging this board down; it's unhealthy for a board to operate this way.
Next -
Post-whoring. It exists.
Here's the absolute bottom line:
If somebody flames you - leave it alone; PM a mod/admin. We'll clear it up.
Ribbing, or a burn, or a razz - that's fine! If I call NM a post-whoring non-working slacker who spends hours a day online, when he SHOULD be working...that's fine. If I call him a "*$#$@-sucking M$#$#@!-f'er" (etc) out of the blue? that's a flame. That's uncalled for.
Free Speech still reigns - but just as we're all-for free-speech, we're going to be all-for people taking responsibility for what they say.
Any questions? Drop a PM.
Staff - check the admin forum for further guidance.
- Darin
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.