Infringements and Penalties

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Infringements and Penalties Update

Infringements

No Points Warning

 

A no points warning is a way of logging a warning while awarding no points. A shot across the bows. A message is automatically sent to the member.

 

Warning

 

A 1 temporary point general warning for minor infringements of rules.

 

Signature Violation

 

Any violation of the signature other than spamming. (see site rules)

 

Pemalty:

 

2 temporary point, removed after 30 days. Moderator can change the points according to severity.

 

 

Inappropriate Language

 

Profanity, use of overtly sexual language, racism, sexism, religious intolerance.

 

Penalty:

 

If 1 point it will be temporary points, they will automatically be removed in 7 days. If 2 or more points,  they will be permanent points.

 

Moderator decides the points according to severity.

 

 

Topic Bumping

 

Deliberately posting for no reason other than to bump a topic to the top of the active topics list.

 

Pemalty: 1 temporary point, removed after 30 days.

 

 

Trolling

 

Trolling is the act of sowing discord on the forums by starting quarrels or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages with the intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal, on-topic discussion,often for the troll's amusement.

 

Trolling the site is posting deliberately inflammatory or off-topic negative comments about the site or community. If you have such comments, keep them civil and keep them to the site stuff board.

 

Penalty: 5 PERMANENT POINTS

 

 

Flaming

 

Flaming is a hostile and insulting interaction between members, often involving the use of profanity. It can also be the swapping of insults back and forth or with many members teaming up on a single victim.

 

If flaming is deemed to be deliberate, it will be classed as TROLLING.

 

If members trade insults this will be classed as flaming, unless provocation by  a member or members can be demonstrated.

 

Penalty: 5 TEMPORARY POINTS. Points removed after 24 hours.

 

 

Spamming

 

If something is determined to be spamming, there is only one penalty.

 

Penalty:  IMMEDIATE BAN.

 

 

Bullying

 

Threats and intimidation, attempts to force a member to do or not do something, to affect their behaviour. If your behaviour is deemed to be bullying.

 

Penalty:  IMMEDIATE BAN.

 

 

Abuse

 

Anything considered to be severe flaming / trolling will be termed as "abuse". This includes a post that is a tirade of insults, a series of posts that are personally insulting.

 

Penalty:  IMMEDIATE BAN.

 

Bullying & Abuse Additional

 

Moderators will determine the above. In order for Bullying or Abuse to be determined, two or more moderators will be required to review the circumstances.

 

The first moderator to review will suspend posting privileges for anyone suspected or accused of such behaviour while it is investigated.

 

 

Penalties

 

• If your points tally to 10 or above you will be SUSPENDED from posting automatically for 24 hours.
• If your points tally to 15 or above you will be SUSPENDED from posting automatically for 7 days.
• If your points tally to 20 or above you will be AUTOMATICALLY BANNED.