Overview:

The purpose of this forum is to enable members to have discussions about pop culture. To this end there are several guidelines to be followed by the members of this community, and a further set to be followed by the board staff when enforcing these guidelines. By your use of the board you agree to all rules and guidelines laid out below.

Guidelines for Members:

1. All membership information must be accurate. Using a fake email address or creating an account to impersonate someone else is prohibited.
2. When posting messages, their tone must be respectful. Further more they should be relevant to the area they have been posted in and free of any offensive language and/or imagery. Prior to starting a new topic it would be wise to check if such a topic is already being discussed. Please refrain from bumping topics and posting dozens of similar messages.
3. Any attempt to gain access to another account, or to exploit flaws in the software is forbidden.
4. If you wish to offer your goods or services to members please do so only in the Garage Sale section of the board. Verified (i.e. ones whom have asked nicely and which we like) retailers may be allowed to post anywhere within reason.
5. If you see a problem, hit the report post button.
6. All sig images must be a reasonable size, for guidance at to what reasonable means, take a look at the Signature Guidelines Thread.
7. Spamming is frowned upon. For the purpose of this forum spamming is defined as creating a large volume of posts in quick succession.
8. No Politics. No Religion. Friendships have been destroyed by these. If you must discuss these topics, post in the Heated Debate section only.

What happens when rules are violated?

Should a member of the community violate one of these guidelines the board staff will take the appropriate action. This will be done via Private Message with the member(s) concerned and will not be discussed openly with the community. These punishments will range from a verbal warning through to a permanent suspension from the boards and the severity of this will be decided by the forum staff. Should the member wish to appeal they may do this via Private Message or Email to another member of staff. Please be advised warnings are cumulative.

Forum Staff:

We may appoint members on this forum to the ranks of Moderator or Administrator; these people are in no way superior to or different from any other member. They can join in any discussion and can make their views felt at any time, provided that they continue to remain objective when performing their duties. If a member of the community feels a member of staff is failing to perform adequately in their role then they are free to report this to another member of the forum staff. If you are interested in becoming a member of staff please do not harass other staff. Staff are picked from the community as and when they are needed. Please be aware that all forms of communication on the board may be monitored by the forum staff should the need arise.

Guidelines for Forum Staff:

1. The rank of Moderator or Administrator is a privilege not a right, and may be revoked at any time.
2. Do NOT do the rounds or go through the forum looking for issues to deal with, you are a member first and foremost.
3. Keep other members of staff in the loop with any disputes or issues you are aware of.
4. Merge threads. If a thread is duplicated combine it with any others started before it.
5. Do not shuffle posts from one thread to another, it does more harm than good.
6. If you feel another member may be getting upset by something, allow them to mention it. Do not moderate on the ground that you think someone else might get upset by it.
7. Keep in mind that you are primarily a member. Try to only act if something is reported, and even when a post is reported only act if something really does need doing.
8. If you are unsure if you need to act on something, then dont.