Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Oct 4, 2007 20:17:55 GMT -5
Before you do anything in this forum, read this thread first. It will save you and everyone else a lot of headaches. This forum is not intended for use by individuals incapable of understanding the guidelines. While some may find certain aspects debatable, in the end it comes down to what I find to be right and what I find to be wrong. If you feel that the Serious Discussion guidelines have been breached, feel free to contact me via private message or email and I will look into the situation at hand. Note: Looking into an issue does not mean things will be changed in your favor. Your view of the rules and the infraction may be distorted, and whining and crying will not influence my decision.
There has been more than one person asking, "What is The Quaalude Board SD?" The Quaalude Board SD is Serious Discussion. Serious Discussion is, by its very nature, a debate between intelligent individuals concerning their points of view on the topic concerned. This means that if you choose to involve yourself in a thread by posting your opinion, you are expected to back your opinion with sound reasoning and solid data. If you cannot do this, the Serious Discussion forum is not for you. There is no gray area in this description, and I will not listen to pleas made out of naivety.
Personal attacks of a serious nature will not be tolerated. This means you may absolutely not call Random User Name Lord nt-face as**licking donkeynose son of a sleeper. However, we are adults and are expected to act as such. I, like most others of a studious nature, abhor dramatics among those who wander into areas they never should have been in. If someone calls you a dummy poo poo Guy , pull up your big boy pants and move on with your life. I should not have to be contacted about such things - I too am a busy man.
Trolling (the posting of inflammatory statements for the purpose of starting trouble or gaining dissent) is not permitted. It will be surmised that one will know if a post is considered trolling. Posts that exhibit trolling-like statements are subject to immediate expurgation.
Welcome back to the Serious Discussion forum, and may your visit be a productive one.
In an effort to consolidate the old Rules announcement and further explain these rules, I am making this new announcement. This is just to make it easier for everyone to understand the rules instead of asking common-sense questions everything three seconds. Many individual forums have their own rules in addition to these. Make sure to read them before posting in that forum.
Double posting is not to be an issue. They are not permitted unless it is in Serious Discussion or by the author of a thread in Here Someones Family Member Might Be Dying or Have Just Died , Anything Could Be Happening Here . Please Treat Others as You Would Want To Be Treated .
Flaming: You can lightly flame in a Thread but don't make direct attacks. Personal attacks that are obviously between friends joking around are allowed up to a point. Nation bashing is not allowed.
However, at anytime anyone uses racism, sexual orientation, religion to slam someone, that is a ban. Derogatory comments about these topics are treated the same way. The minimum ban is 7 days.
Flaming is a 3 day ban the first time, after that is up to the discretion of the moderator.
There will be no rep begging/asking/complaining about: 3 day temp ban for the first offense.
If you post a request to do your homework it will be locked and it is a 3 day ban. Sometimes people try to sneak in these posts and not mention they are homework. If we are not not sure enough it is a homework thread in disguise we might ban or not. It is up to Mod discretion. But if you get it past me it's ok .
Jokes about rape/surprise sex are not allowed. 3 days ban for the first offense.
Gimmick or secondary accounts are illegal. I will ban any gimmicks I find. The primary account will receive a temp ban. Further infractions gets the user IP banned.
When requesting any ban of your account you have that option yourself delete it if you want out . This is due to problems and melodramatic bullnuts caused by past members abusing ban requests.
Funky speak and typing shorthand (R u going 2 night ?) are frowned upon. When you try to read a thread and 1/3 of it is typed like that, it gets very old, very fast.
Bragging, telling how, asking how, etc on the topic of illegal activities is a bannable offense. Drugs ?, Pirating and P2P programs are illegal for example. This is a 7 day ban minimum if not an automatic Perma.
The drinking age in most countries is 18. Only the Here in The US is it higher. If you post about drinking and are in the US and are between 18-21 that means you are an adult and it's your ass, not our problem. Anyone who posts a pic that looks younger then 18 or we know is younger then 18 and posts about drinking is busted for posting illegal activities including Porn .
Any post/thread on the topic of getting around work/school firewalls/etc is a 7 day ban. We are not here to show you how to misuse someone else's internet access. They pay for it, they make the rules.
Spam: We ban for spam based on how annoying it is to the mod. If your post is an advertisement you will be banned anywhere from 7 days to perma. If you joined to spamvertise it is an automatic perma. Parrot threads, Attn: threads or ITT: threads are considered spam. *Spam & advertisement Have There own Boards .
Pics: There will be no porn or nudity. Do not post graphic violence or bloodshed Non Nude Will Be Reviewed By Not Only The Staff Here at TQB but The Owners of Proboards . This is a 7 day ban minimum if not an automatic Perma. and non nude over 18 is ok.
The mods are here to do a job. They try to follow guidelines but have the ability to use their own discretion. If a mod feels any type of ban is needed that doesn't fall into a rule the mod has the ability to act as he/she sees fit. Same with locking threads and editing posts. For those who seem to think mods have to follow a straight line of rules that is not true. We prefer that to happen but mods were picked with trust in their discretion. They are expected to use it.
I am asked about changing an account name now and then. Here are the rules. If you want your name changed and it is only changing spacing (i.e. LordDork to Lord Dork), capitalization (i.e. joe schmo to Joe Schmo) or a minor change like fixing a leet symbol to the letter it replaced (i.e. k1ller to killer) I will happily make the change. Anything else has a very good chance of being denied. You created this online persona and have earned a history from your posts and comments. I will not allow someone to change their name for a clean slate unless they have a good reason I approve.
If you have any questions about The Rules Thread feel free to contact me through E-mail/PM/IM. Do not make a thread or post about it. That just wastes time and bandwidth (i.e. spam).
This document will be changed as time goes on I am sure. Note that these rules are designed to supplement formerly posted rules, not replace them. All aforementioned rules are still valid unless otherwise noted. QC
Enjoy This Thread.
There has been more than one person asking, "What is The Quaalude Board SD?" The Quaalude Board SD is Serious Discussion. Serious Discussion is, by its very nature, a debate between intelligent individuals concerning their points of view on the topic concerned. This means that if you choose to involve yourself in a thread by posting your opinion, you are expected to back your opinion with sound reasoning and solid data. If you cannot do this, the Serious Discussion forum is not for you. There is no gray area in this description, and I will not listen to pleas made out of naivety.
Personal attacks of a serious nature will not be tolerated. This means you may absolutely not call Random User Name Lord nt-face as**licking donkeynose son of a sleeper. However, we are adults and are expected to act as such. I, like most others of a studious nature, abhor dramatics among those who wander into areas they never should have been in. If someone calls you a dummy poo poo Guy , pull up your big boy pants and move on with your life. I should not have to be contacted about such things - I too am a busy man.
Trolling (the posting of inflammatory statements for the purpose of starting trouble or gaining dissent) is not permitted. It will be surmised that one will know if a post is considered trolling. Posts that exhibit trolling-like statements are subject to immediate expurgation.
Welcome back to the Serious Discussion forum, and may your visit be a productive one.
In an effort to consolidate the old Rules announcement and further explain these rules, I am making this new announcement. This is just to make it easier for everyone to understand the rules instead of asking common-sense questions everything three seconds. Many individual forums have their own rules in addition to these. Make sure to read them before posting in that forum.
Double posting is not to be an issue. They are not permitted unless it is in Serious Discussion or by the author of a thread in Here Someones Family Member Might Be Dying or Have Just Died , Anything Could Be Happening Here . Please Treat Others as You Would Want To Be Treated .
Flaming: You can lightly flame in a Thread but don't make direct attacks. Personal attacks that are obviously between friends joking around are allowed up to a point. Nation bashing is not allowed.
However, at anytime anyone uses racism, sexual orientation, religion to slam someone, that is a ban. Derogatory comments about these topics are treated the same way. The minimum ban is 7 days.
Flaming is a 3 day ban the first time, after that is up to the discretion of the moderator.
There will be no rep begging/asking/complaining about: 3 day temp ban for the first offense.
If you post a request to do your homework it will be locked and it is a 3 day ban. Sometimes people try to sneak in these posts and not mention they are homework. If we are not not sure enough it is a homework thread in disguise we might ban or not. It is up to Mod discretion. But if you get it past me it's ok .
Jokes about rape/surprise sex are not allowed. 3 days ban for the first offense.
Gimmick or secondary accounts are illegal. I will ban any gimmicks I find. The primary account will receive a temp ban. Further infractions gets the user IP banned.
When requesting any ban of your account you have that option yourself delete it if you want out . This is due to problems and melodramatic bullnuts caused by past members abusing ban requests.
Funky speak and typing shorthand (R u going 2 night ?) are frowned upon. When you try to read a thread and 1/3 of it is typed like that, it gets very old, very fast.
Bragging, telling how, asking how, etc on the topic of illegal activities is a bannable offense. Drugs ?, Pirating and P2P programs are illegal for example. This is a 7 day ban minimum if not an automatic Perma.
The drinking age in most countries is 18. Only the Here in The US is it higher. If you post about drinking and are in the US and are between 18-21 that means you are an adult and it's your ass, not our problem. Anyone who posts a pic that looks younger then 18 or we know is younger then 18 and posts about drinking is busted for posting illegal activities including Porn .
Any post/thread on the topic of getting around work/school firewalls/etc is a 7 day ban. We are not here to show you how to misuse someone else's internet access. They pay for it, they make the rules.
Spam: We ban for spam based on how annoying it is to the mod. If your post is an advertisement you will be banned anywhere from 7 days to perma. If you joined to spamvertise it is an automatic perma. Parrot threads, Attn: threads or ITT: threads are considered spam. *Spam & advertisement Have There own Boards .
Pics: There will be no porn or nudity. Do not post graphic violence or bloodshed Non Nude Will Be Reviewed By Not Only The Staff Here at TQB but The Owners of Proboards . This is a 7 day ban minimum if not an automatic Perma. and non nude over 18 is ok.
The mods are here to do a job. They try to follow guidelines but have the ability to use their own discretion. If a mod feels any type of ban is needed that doesn't fall into a rule the mod has the ability to act as he/she sees fit. Same with locking threads and editing posts. For those who seem to think mods have to follow a straight line of rules that is not true. We prefer that to happen but mods were picked with trust in their discretion. They are expected to use it.
I am asked about changing an account name now and then. Here are the rules. If you want your name changed and it is only changing spacing (i.e. LordDork to Lord Dork), capitalization (i.e. joe schmo to Joe Schmo) or a minor change like fixing a leet symbol to the letter it replaced (i.e. k1ller to killer) I will happily make the change. Anything else has a very good chance of being denied. You created this online persona and have earned a history from your posts and comments. I will not allow someone to change their name for a clean slate unless they have a good reason I approve.
If you have any questions about The Rules Thread feel free to contact me through E-mail/PM/IM. Do not make a thread or post about it. That just wastes time and bandwidth (i.e. spam).
This document will be changed as time goes on I am sure. Note that these rules are designed to supplement formerly posted rules, not replace them. All aforementioned rules are still valid unless otherwise noted. QC
Enjoy This Thread.