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Administrative Rules & Guidelines (updated 2/22/15) 4
#1465662 - 04/16/03 10:30 PM (20 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hello everyone. This is a transcript of some official policy that has been adopted by the administration on behalf of the staff of the Shroomery. Only the portions which concern the general membership have been included - this document is edited and I'm posting it so that the community realizes the consequences of certain actions. It is also now available on the front-end, which includes general behavioral suggestions as well as the raw rules you see here. Members are responsible for understanding and abiding by this document, as well as following individual forum policies. Feel free to post any questions or comments.
On Banning:Any user who violates site or specific forum policy, including those who ignore personal direction given to them by a moderator/administrator, will be banned according to the following guidelines. While we will do our best to be fair, we do reserve the right to ban anyone for any reason:- A first offense for minor infractions will result in a written warning by moderator/administrator either via Private Message, or in the thread where the incident occurred. Immediate bans are often issued without warning in circumstances involving SPAM, explicitly illegal activity, excessive harassment, or any behavior deemed malicious.
- Upon second offense, the user will receive a temporary ban of anywhere from 1-15 days with: (1) a brief explanation of the reason behind the ban and (2) the duration of said ban.
- Repeat offenders who continue to violate policy and/or administrative direction, will be permanently banned.
- Every user may contest their ban through our Support System. Please include any and all relevant information and links where applicable. While we reserve the right to allow certain users readmittance, do not expect to be given a second chance if you have been perm banned.
On Puppets (aka Multiple Accounts):Puppets are allowed only under two circumstances:- Grow log/cultivation puppet
- Special circumstance (including but not limited to a user who is engaged in a court proceeding where certain information could be held against them)
All legitimate puppets must be cleared with an administrator in advance. GrowLog puppets will be removed from the normal User group and only allowed to post in the applicable forums. Failing prior permission, suspected and/or recognized puppets will be banned until the issue is resolved via email with an administrator or through our Support System.
On Harassment & Respect: Harassment of other members will not be tolerated at the Shroomery, and may result in an immediate ban depending on severity. Do not post another member's personal information, including but not limited to names, addresses, phone numbers, social network pages and/or pictures. If you have a problem with another member, please make your peace with them or use our ignore features (found on each member's profile page) to prevent them from continuing to bother you. If you have a problem with another member, please make your peace with them or simply keep your distance. If you cannot behave in a respectful manner, keep your words to yourself. Failure to comply will result in administrative action at the sole discretion of the staff. All members are encouraged to PM a moderator or administrator with relevant information if they cannot resolve their conflict privately.
On Posting Private Messages:Private Messages are meant to be kept private. We will not tolerate users posting discussions held in private correspondance, onto the public boards. Any private messages that are sent to a moderator or admin may be reviewed by the collective staff, but will never be posted in the public forum.
On Post-Whoring & Flooding:Post Whores are those who create multiple posts of little or no content, which fail to contribute to the topic at hand, or whom create multiple threads in rapid succession, in effect "flooding" a forum. Post Whores may or may not engage in such behavior to intentionally drive up their post count. Members engaging in post whoredom will be processed in accordance with the On Banning guidelines above.
On Drama Queens & Hate Magnets:When someone gets on the bad side of the community and continues to act out, bringing the wrath of our more vocal members upon themselves and generally becoming a detriment to the health and harmony of the boards, they will be processed in accordance with the On Banning guidelines above. Even if you feel that you are in the right, sometimes it is best to just let things go. It is expected that you will respect any such direction given to you by a staff member.
On Closing Threads: Threads are to be closed when they are violating the general site or specific forum policy to a degree that is not detrimental to any member of the membership, yet still goes against the rules, or when there are multiple instances of a similar topic in the active thread-list. Often, the purpose of closing a thread rather than dumping it, is to set an example to the membership that such threads will not be tolerated. Questionable threads may be temporarily closed as a preventative measure until a final decision has been reached via staff discussion. Your first course of action if you believe your thread was closed without cause, is to contact the staff member who closed your thread directly. Failing that, email an administrator or use our Support System.
On Editing Posts:Posts will be edited if the material in them violates any general site or specific forum policy, yet resides within a developed thread of considerable value. Edited posts will be accompanied by explanation of the action in the post itself, and via private message if further explanation is deemed necessary. - If a user manipulates their post after a moderator has edited it as a means to negate the administrative action, said user will receive an immediate temporary or permanent ban dependant upon the situation at the sole discretion of the administration.
On Deleting Accounts:We aim to preserve our history and continuity in discussion by ensuring that no user accounts are deleted unecessarily. Thus, do not post anything that you think you may later regret, as in most cases we will deny any request to delete your account and post history.
On Deleting Posts & Dumping Threads:- Threads which provide potentially harmful information, illegal information/advice, are a direct threat to another user, or serve no useful purpose in a forum as decided by the forum moderator, will be dumped.
- Moderators may delete any individual post so long as they include a public explanation of their action within the deleted post, or via Private Message.
- As a preventative measure, it is always acceptable to close/lock threads in question until the administration is available for comment.
- If you believe your thread was dumped unjustly, you may contact an administrator for review and possible reinstatement no later than three days after the dumping.
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Re: New Policy on Banning, Puppets, & Closing/Deleting Threads [Re: mycophat] 1
#1465696 - 04/16/03 10:40 PM (20 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hehe, no need to be sorry... The term 'puppet' is used to describe a user who has an account, and creates an additional puppet account for various reasons. Edit: While I'm at it, I'll also explain that The Town Dump is a private holding forum for questionable threads to be viewed by the staff. It is a forum that mods and admins can move threads they are uncertain about for a temporary time period until a final decision is made. Once moved to the dump, if a decision is not made to restore the thread in ten days, it expires and is removed from the database.
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Edited by geokills (04/16/03 10:43 PM)
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Re: New Policy on Banning, Puppets, & Closing/Deleting Threads [Re: chodamunky] 1
#1468018 - 04/17/03 04:45 PM (20 years, 9 months ago) |
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Please refer to the Shroomery's General Supplier Policy. While you're at it, you may want to check out the other documents which you are required to accept through use of The Shroomery.org. You can find 'em linked in the footer of every BB page 
Additionally, some forums have "sticky" threads at the top of the thread list which outline specific forum policy. You should definitely read those if you're participating in a forum that has its own guidelines. For forum policy disucssion, please contact the moderators of the forum or post in a seperate thread about it.
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Re: New Policy on Banning, Puppets, & Closing/Deleting Threads [Re: JssMthrFcknChrst]
#1471058 - 04/18/03 05:13 PM (20 years, 9 months ago) |
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"Perhaps a rule should be added that admins/mods can't discuss bannings with regular members." I don't think this is necessary. People can always bitch and wine (in OTD ), and it's good for a mod or admin to be able to come around and explain the reasons for the ban such that the membership doesn't think the staff is a bunch of power hungry nazis who're just pushing buttons for fun. However, it would be nice to see people drop the whole dragging out of settled issues 
afoaf: "it seems that there have been numerous times where a clear consensus among the admins has not been reached." I hope that will end with the new set of guidelines here. It was designed to combat such situations. You have to realize that the administration is run democratically - and though one or two may not agree with the decision, they will stand by it because the majority rules. In the past, I know that I've personally complained about some things because they weren't adequately discussed before action was taken, and I'm sure other admins have felt the same way. But like I said, we're aiming to make that a non-issue.
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Re: New Policy on Banning, Puppets, & Closing/Deleting Threads [Re: Ellis Dee]
#1471320 - 04/18/03 06:57 PM (20 years, 9 months ago) |
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It means no puppets, seeing as Pinnochio is a puppet and there's a big circle around him with a line through it As far as IPs go, if you want to be completely safe then yes get a Proxy server to connect through. IPs are retrieved by the server in order to transfer data. The odds of anyone being found out through their IP is extremely slim. Most people don't have a reason to mask their IP and the chance that the IP would be used to find you is so minimal that it certainly isn't something I worry about.
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Edited by geokills (09/08/03 03:34 PM)
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Re: Administrative Rules & Guidelines (updated 6/04/03) [Re: senate]
#1613390 - 06/05/03 10:57 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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> "I find it ironic that ..."
We use the administrator puppet to carry out uniform decisions. In the event we have discussed a matter and come to agreement, we will use it as a "sign-off" on behalf of all of us. Whenever I perform an action without consultation - for example if I am merely banning a puppet account that came to my attention - I'll always make the banning with my own username and include my email address so that the banned user can contact me in case I errored.
Users are also allowed puppets (which they must notify us of) to post in the cultivation related forums if they want their identity protected from the public. In this case, we will restrict their account to applicable forums. In fact, many users already have cult puppets and the system works quite well. There is no need for puppet accounts in the community forums because that would defeat the purpose of getting to know people.
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Re: New Policy on Banning, Puppets, & Closing/Deleting Threads [Re: Ripple]
#2611909 - 04/28/04 02:50 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Little late to the party, eh Ripp? 
Ah well, we still got a cold one for ya
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Re: Administrative Rules & Guidelines (updated 10/20/05) [Re: geokills]
#4831304 - 10/20/05 06:36 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Updated 10/2005 Previous Update 6/2003
Phew.. that was long overdue
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Re: Administrative Rules & Guidelines (updated 10/20/05) [Re: Plasmid]
#8585327 - 07/01/08 07:36 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Plasmid said: What exactly comprises harassment?
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Repeated PMs? PMs involving images of graphic violence? A combination of PMs and slanderous posts about a user?
Yea all of that will count towards harassment for sure. We're not a court of law, and we're not going to line item every action that may be considered harassment. It should be common sense, if you (or any other user) takes it upon themselves to direct repetitious negativity towards another user, via any means, that is harassment.
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Re: Administrative Rules & Guidelines (updated 10/20/05) [Re: Klondike]
#10556206 - 06/22/09 08:47 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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They are usually deleted.
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