Rules and Punishments

[Tim]

5. Try to keep posts on topic and in the appropriate area.

Should this not come under 2. No Spamming. If a post is off-topic that counts as spam and as far as the appropriate area goes if someone puts it in the wrong place its an honest mistake and staff can move it or its spam and comes under 2.

Being off-topic isn't always spam, it's just a way a discussion can turn sometimes.

In which case why do you want a rule preventing offtopicness. Surely you only want to prevent the spammy off-topicness??

~Tim

[Kyonko]

It says try to keep on topic, it's just more of a request 

[Kyonko]

Moving to decision hall

[Rebel X]

3i. No posting just to get points for rank. Also known as SPAM.
3ii. One word posts/Short pointles posts/Multiposting on purpose all count as spam.

Merged to

2. No spamming

I don't think it should be as simple as no spamming because people need to know why and what. Meaning, I didn't know a one word post or short posts was spamming when I first came here at the age of 14. so my point is that this shouldn't be changed because we need some examples on what counts as spam we can't just say Spam is a no no.

5. If you forget to say something in a post, then please edit your previous post rather than creating a new one.

Can be removed since Zetaboards merges double posts, though I'm not too bothed by multi-posting in some cases.

I don't think it should be removed seeing as how people could double or even triple post which would bother others plus it let's new members know that they can edit posts.

8. All posts must stay on-subject.
9. All topics must be related to the forum they're posted in.

Seems quite unfriendly.

5. Try to keep posts on topic and in the appropriate area.

I think it should stay the same. Not everything has to be friendly or jokingly. These are rules and I think it sounds fine.

10. Do not include very large images in your posts, especially in your signatures. Some of our users may connect over dial-up.

Redundent.

Meh

11. No advertising or blatant product promotion. (except in personal signature area)

Seems ambiguous if you ask me


6. No referral codes or product promotion.

Seems fine if you ask me

13. Requests for banned members to be un-banned will be ignored and topics about them will be deleted.

Again, long winded.

8. Do not request for a member to be unbanned, they have a right to appel themselves.

I think we should mention Parliament in this rule like at the end just add "...in Parliament"

16. Admins/mods may make new rules in order to keep this forum civil and clean. Rules may change at their discretion. Your punishment for breaking a rule is directly related to the offense.

Pointless, not even a rule, more of a notice.

I think the notice should stay to let people know. Plus it gives Admins and Mods a definite rule that they can show members that they have this right to change things that they want.

I haven't looked at the signature rules but I'll get to them as soon as I can

[Kyonko]

3i. No posting just to get points for rank. Also known as SPAM.
3ii. One word posts/Short pointles posts/Multiposting on purpose all count as spam.

Merged to

2. No spamming

I don't think it should be as simple as no spamming because people need to know why and what. Meaning, I didn't know a one word post or short posts was spamming when I first came here at the age of 14. so my point is that this shouldn't be changed because we need some examples on what counts as spam we can't just say Spam is a no no.

How about

2. No spamming (One word posts/Posts that don't contribute to discussion)

5. If you forget to say something in a post, then please edit your previous post rather than creating a new one.

Can be removed since Zetaboards merges double posts, though I'm not too bothed by multi-posting in some cases.

I don't think it should be removed seeing as how people could double or even triple post which would bother others plus it let's new members know that they can edit posts.

Personally, I don't mind if people double post if they are adding something new to the topic, if they are saying something new, there is no reason to punish them, if it's just posting to boost postcount then that is spam.

8. All posts must stay on-subject.
9. All topics must be related to the forum they're posted in.

Seems quite unfriendly.

5. Try to keep posts on topic and in the appropriate area.

I think it should stay the same. Not everything has to be friendly or jokingly. These are rules and I think it sounds fine.

I don't think it's very nice to say "You MUST do this and you MUST do that", it leaves no flexibility and can be quite intimidating. Why MUST all posts be relevent? Why MUST all topics be posted in the relevent area? Sure, it helps but will something bad happen to the forum if they don't? No, so why make it sound so demanding.

13. Requests for banned members to be un-banned will be ignored and topics about them will be deleted.

Again, long winded.

8. Do not request for a member to be unbanned, they have a right to appel themselves.

I think we should mention Parliament in this rule like at the end just add "...in Parliament"

No, that's when they've failed an appel on the forum, suspended users see an appel forum on the main forum.

16. Admins/mods may make new rules in order to keep this forum civil and clean. Rules may change at their discretion. Your punishment for breaking a rule is directly related to the offense.

Pointless, not even a rule, more of a notice.

I think the notice should stay to let people know. Plus it gives Admins and Mods a definite rule that they can show members that they have this right to change things that they want.

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It's not a rule though, it can stay in as a notice but not numbered as a rule.

[Tim]

Lol, thats partially what I said. Yeah, keep it in as a statement.

Gives us the option to change it again as necessary

~Tim

[Rebel X]

Rule 2 is great.

5. If you forget to say something in a post, then please edit your previous post rather than creating a new one.

Can be removed since Zetaboards merges double posts, though I'm not too bothed by multi-posting in some cases.

I don't think it should be removed seeing as how people could double or even triple post which would bother others plus it let's new members know that they can edit posts.

Personally, I don't mind if people double post if they are adding something new to the topic, if they are saying something new, there is no reason to punish them, if it's just posting to boost postcount then that is spam.[/quote]

Shouldn't people get warnings for multiple posts though spam or not. I mean they don't have to be punishment but even verbal warnings.

8. All posts must stay on-subject.9. All topics must be related to the forum they're posted in.

Seems quite unfriendly.5. Try to keep posts on topic and in the appropriate area.

I think it should stay the same. Not everything has to be friendly or jokingly. These are rules and I think it sounds fine.[/quote]I don't think it's very nice to say "You MUST do this and you MUST do that", it leaves no flexibility and can be quite intimidating. Why MUST all posts be relevent? Why MUST all topics be posted in the relevent area? Sure, it helps but will something bad happen to the forum if they don't? No, so why make it sound so demanding.[/quote]

So change the word "must" to "should" not "try". I agree they could be in one rule though rather than split in two.

13. Requests for banned members to be un-banned will be ignored and topics about them will be deleted.

Again, long winded.8. Do not request for a member to be unbanned, they have a right to appel themselves.

I think we should mention Parliament in this rule like at the end just add "...in Parliament"

No, that's when they've failed an appel on the forum, suspended users see an appel forum on the main forum.

Oh ok, I've never been banned so I've never seen it I don't think.

16. Admins/mods may make new rules in order to keep this forum civil and clean. Rules may change at their discretion. Your punishment for breaking a rule is directly related to the offense.

Pointless, not even a rule, more of a notice.

I think the notice should stay to let people know. Plus it gives Admins and Mods a definite rule that they can show members that they have this right to change things that they want.

It's not a rule though, it can stay in as a notice but not numbered as a rule.[/quote]
 
What's the difference these rules are all notices and keep in mind they aren't notices for us. The members that have been here for a while. They're for people just joining and don't know this forum because not all forums have the same rules.