Rules and Regulations

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Nori

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Rules and Regulations
  • Accounts
    1. You are allowed one account per person. If duplicate accounts are found they will all be suspended.
    2. If you have been found trying to access another members account without their consent, you will be banned immediately.
  • Posting
    1. Your posts should be legible, meaning using capitalization, periods, correct spelling and correct grammar.
    2. Swearing (cursing) is allowed on these boards, but should be kept to a minimum because All age groups are allowed. Excessive swearing will lead to a warning or suspension of the account.
    3. Posts that are hard to read in terms of grammar, and sentence structure will simply be deleted.
    4. The posting and advertising of non-mainstream sites, that do not belong to you, is restricted to the World Wide Web forum. (Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, etc are considered mainstream).
    5. The posting and advertising of non-mainstream sites, that do belong to you, is also prohibited, unless you have 8 (or more) posts is restricted to the World Wide Web forum. (Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, etc are considered mainstream).
    6. Posting Behavior
      • Flaming is not allowed (in general) unless allowed in the topic.
      • Discrimination of age, gender, race, or any related topic is expressly forbidden.
      • Harassment of any kind is expressly forbidden on this forum, this includes in Private Messages, and the like.
      • Disputes between members should remain outside this forum. There are exceptions to this rule such as grudges over ability or what-not. However, this exception does have its limitations so please be careful when bringing it to the forum. This does not include harassment, discrimination, or the like!
      • The posting or requesting of material such as warez, malicious hacks, or anything of this type of nature is expressly forbidden on this site. Such material will be removed by staff immediately without warning. The discussion of porn is fine, although not porn of minors, incest, or anything of that nature is not! By discussion, we mean only in text and does not grant you the right to post any images that feature nude or sexual acts whether human or drawing rendering.
      • The posting or requested of material such as video or audio files are restricted to fansubs or other media not explicitly considered illegal. Fansubs are mostly limited to those that are still covered by active fansubbing groups or have not been licensed. Certain exclusions apply. The requesting of material such as copyrighted audio shall not be tolerated. Said exclusions are exampled by the archives of YouTube, Google media, etc.
      • The discussion of porn is fine, although not porn of minors, incest, or anything of that nature is not! By discussion, we mean only in text and does not grant you the right to post any images that feature nude or sexual acts whether human or drawing rendering. This means no hentai, porn links, or whatever. Certain exclusions apply.
      • Relations between a member and staff will not be considered a separateagent from member to member relates with the limitation of certain instances in adherence to the rules. In other words, no staff has the authority to use his/her status to unjustly overrule members. Certain context exclusions may or may not apply.
    7. Spam
      1. The following is considered spam:
        • Off-topic threads in the wrong forums, are considered spam. If these posts belong in other categories they will simply be moved.
        • Replies that are off-topic are also considered spam, and may be deleted.
        • Threads or replies that are comprised solely of smilies or other garbage (where not applicable) may be removed without warning.
        • Threads with an extreme amount of links to sites will be deleted, even in the 'World Wide Web' forum.
      2. The following are the results of spam:
        • Excessive spamming of an account will result in a suspension. The time for suspension will be decided by the staff depending on the circumstance.
        • Spam that include links to sites with material non-suitable for all ages or demeaning material will lead to an immediate permanent suspension.
  • Downloads
    1. Spamming to reach the 8 post minimum post requirement is strictly prohibited. It will lead to an immediate suspension, and an IP banning.
    2. Excessive posts asking when new media will be added and why can't I access the media will lead to a warning and depending on the circumstance a temporary suspension. Read before you ask questions, I'm sure your question has been answered already.
  • Other
    1. Due to an excessive amount of spamming from bots, we have enforced a no tolerance rule against all members that post a thread full of links of pornographic material, or material that does not benefit this forum in any way. Those who do so will be immediately banned permanently, without warning.
Amendments
8-27-06 / Section B3 Added
9-30-06 / Section B4 Added
10-21-06 / Section D1 Added
9-16-07 / Section B3 Revised
9-16-07 / Section B4 Revised
 
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