Don't:
1.Use the forum to disseminate indecent, obscene or pornographic material.
2.Use the forum to violate or conspire to violate United States federal law.
3.Attack or provoke another member or group of members by means of insult, ad hominem, rudeness or button-pushing.
4.Disturb the peace of the forum via hostile advancement of religious, political, ethnic, sexual or other agendas.
5.Violate privacy or compromise anonymity of other members without their permission.
6.Use the forum to advertise for personal gain.
7.Display vulgar or garish signatures, avatars or profile fields.
Policies
As a general rule guiding enforcement of those listed above: we moderate in order to promote coherence, legality and friendliness in discussion. Actions taken by staff seek to preserve all three of those qualities to the greatest possible degree. Consequently, items that disrupt coherence, compromise legality or poison the friendly atmosphere are to be edited, deleted or moved as necessary.
Moderating Users
Established users who repeatedly violate the rules will be administered infractions. See here for the details of our system.
New Users
Users who have made fewer than 42 posts may be subject to more immediate consequences following rule violations. Those who begin by making questionable posts (be they inflammatory, spamming, off-topic or incoherent) will be placed in the "moderation bin" — meaning their posts will be displayed only pending approval by staff. Users dealt with in this manner will also be messaged, and depending on their replies, may be restored to full privileges or banned without further ado. These procedures are intended to prevent obvious trolls and spammers from inflicting rapid damage while infractions and other, slower measures are being taken.
