Post by Admin on Jun 5, 2013 7:41:32 GMT -6
Welcome to the new Rochester Gamers Community forum!
The Rochester Gamers' Community forums were created to allow gamers of all types to have a home to seek out like-minded gamers and to share ideas and experiences related to gaming. We invite everyone to share their experiences, ideas and thoughts with their fellow gamers and to help support and foster a community of gamers. Unfortunately, as forums grow some visitors will push the limits of good taste and social etiquette, requiring us to post some rules and guidelines. Please take the following guidelines in the spirit they were intended, which is to create a fun and positive experience and the opportunity to share and exchange ideas in a predominantly positive and pleasant online environment. Rochester Gamers' Community appreciate your cooperation and welcome your comments and suggestions. You agree, through your use of this service, that you will NOT use these forums to post any material which is knowingly illegal, false and/or defamatory, slanderous, inaccurate, abusive, demeaning, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually lurid or offensive, salacious, threatening, an invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise a violation of any law. Thank you.
You, the posters, are ultimately responsible for the content of your messages. Our goal is to create a fun, exciting environment where gamers feel welcome and part of a larger community. Please try to exercise courtesy, tolerance and kindness when expressing your views and dealing with those with contrary opinions. Tolerance for others and their views is encouraged.
Please read the following rules explaining what is not allowed on our forums.
1. Flaming/ Harrassment
Flaming is malicious posting, either intended to draw an argument or present an insult. These kinds of posts are not appreciated, highly disruptive and unwelcome. Engaging in flaming/harassment WILL result in quick warnings followed by stronger action if necessary. Making a post insulting or degrading someone for having a belief, opinion, or lifestyle that is different than your own is flaming. Egging someone on to provoke them into lashing back with a flame post is called “flame-baiting” and is also not welcomed.
To keep the issue simple, when responding to a post, always respond to the topic at hand, not the way someone posts, thinks, or lives.
Additionally, do not harass, threaten, embarrass, defame, slander or do anything else to other forum members that is unwanted by repeatedly private messaging them or singling them out in the open forums. This means: don't say bad things about them; don't attack their character, race, heritage, religion, politics, etc. If you disagree with someone, respond to the subject at hand and try to avoid name calling, mockery and mean spirited posts. Repeated unwanted posting towards a BB member who does not welcome it will be considered harassment. Repeated reporting of a post or posts you personally don't agree with is also considered harassment.
2. Explicit/Illegal/Offensive Material
Creating posts or posts with links that contain explicit material such as anything resembling pornography, illegal activities (including, but not limited to peer-to-peer file sharing), profanity, or content that is deemed to be offensive by Rochester Gamers' Community forum moderators/administrators, will be deleted on sight and you will be warned. This includes posts which include, or require, a warning for the post or link. If in doubt, ask a moderator before posting.
Foul language will be tolerated in small doses, especially if being used in a story or role-playing session recap. When possible, replace the letters of the word with substitute characters. If you would like to censor a word, use symbols to cover it up completely. For example, $#!^ and f@#k are acceptable. Please do not engage in prolific foul language use regardless of covering up the word. In other words, please do not be excessive. If it takes a lot of swear words to convey what you need to say, just don't bother saying it. Remember, families, parents, and children visit these forums and we want all people/gamers to feel welcome and comfortable. So please be courteous and use self- restraint. Thank you.
Any message or content that is written with the deliberate intent to harass, berate, belittle, insult or in anyway disparage another member of these forums will be deleted, and is usually an indication that you need to leave the forums and cool off. Give yourself a time out. When you come back, try to be reasonable and if you post, refrain from name calling and profanity. Win your point by being clever and amusing, or just the bigger person.
Transmitting or facilitating the distribution of content that is harmful, illegal, bigoted, vulgar, sexually explicit or degrading, or disparaging of any race, religion or person is deemed objectionable by Rochester Gamers' Community forum moderators/administrators and will NOT be tolerated. Community standards may vary, but there is no place on these forums where hate speech is acceptable or tolerated. Again, think about others, be courteous and tolerant. We’re all gamers after all, and isn’t that the bigger picture.
3. Advertising
Posting chain letters, pyramid schemes or advertisements for the sole purpose of making profit or any sort of gain other than sharing news and information is unwelcome and will be deleted. Giving a review or opinion on a particular product is always welcomed, so long as it is kept in the designated forum, is presented as a personal viewpoint/opinion and refrains for name calling, trash talking and profanity. Please note that the moderators will use their discretion and may remove any advertising topic, review or posting they feel is inappropriate for the forum.
4. False Identity & Account Names
Do not pretend to be anyone you are not. You may not impersonate another poster or a moderator/administrator. Additionally, you are only entitled to one account. Additional accounts will be purged and you will be banned.
Do not create names that violate any of the other forum rules. If you do, your account name will be changed to something more appropriate and you will receive an email stating your new name. Should you choose to change it back to something else offensive or inappropriate, you will be banned.
If rules are broken:
1. On your first offense, you will receive a warning and explanation through private message or in thread if needed.
2. On your second offense, your account will be locked for one week.
3. On your third offense, your account will be locked for one month.
4. Your fourth offense will be your final offense, and you will be banned from the forums.
Additional penalties/ punishments include but not limited to: Loss of access to specific forums, loss of access to PM feature, post count freezing or editing
Serious rules violations will be banned on sight, so will those guilty of multiple violations within a short period (rampant spamming, cussing out several people in several posts, etc.). Such individuals will be banned for a minimum period of one month, regardless of whether or not that person has received any prior warnings. Although the above guidelines are generally followed, moderators/administrators reserve the right to ban forum members at their discretion. Allowance back onto the forums is left to the sole discretion of forum administrators.
The Rochester Gamers' Community forums were created to allow gamers of all types to have a home to seek out like-minded gamers and to share ideas and experiences related to gaming. We invite everyone to share their experiences, ideas and thoughts with their fellow gamers and to help support and foster a community of gamers. Unfortunately, as forums grow some visitors will push the limits of good taste and social etiquette, requiring us to post some rules and guidelines. Please take the following guidelines in the spirit they were intended, which is to create a fun and positive experience and the opportunity to share and exchange ideas in a predominantly positive and pleasant online environment. Rochester Gamers' Community appreciate your cooperation and welcome your comments and suggestions. You agree, through your use of this service, that you will NOT use these forums to post any material which is knowingly illegal, false and/or defamatory, slanderous, inaccurate, abusive, demeaning, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually lurid or offensive, salacious, threatening, an invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise a violation of any law. Thank you.
You, the posters, are ultimately responsible for the content of your messages. Our goal is to create a fun, exciting environment where gamers feel welcome and part of a larger community. Please try to exercise courtesy, tolerance and kindness when expressing your views and dealing with those with contrary opinions. Tolerance for others and their views is encouraged.
Please read the following rules explaining what is not allowed on our forums.
1. Flaming/ Harrassment
Flaming is malicious posting, either intended to draw an argument or present an insult. These kinds of posts are not appreciated, highly disruptive and unwelcome. Engaging in flaming/harassment WILL result in quick warnings followed by stronger action if necessary. Making a post insulting or degrading someone for having a belief, opinion, or lifestyle that is different than your own is flaming. Egging someone on to provoke them into lashing back with a flame post is called “flame-baiting” and is also not welcomed.
To keep the issue simple, when responding to a post, always respond to the topic at hand, not the way someone posts, thinks, or lives.
Additionally, do not harass, threaten, embarrass, defame, slander or do anything else to other forum members that is unwanted by repeatedly private messaging them or singling them out in the open forums. This means: don't say bad things about them; don't attack their character, race, heritage, religion, politics, etc. If you disagree with someone, respond to the subject at hand and try to avoid name calling, mockery and mean spirited posts. Repeated unwanted posting towards a BB member who does not welcome it will be considered harassment. Repeated reporting of a post or posts you personally don't agree with is also considered harassment.
2. Explicit/Illegal/Offensive Material
Creating posts or posts with links that contain explicit material such as anything resembling pornography, illegal activities (including, but not limited to peer-to-peer file sharing), profanity, or content that is deemed to be offensive by Rochester Gamers' Community forum moderators/administrators, will be deleted on sight and you will be warned. This includes posts which include, or require, a warning for the post or link. If in doubt, ask a moderator before posting.
Foul language will be tolerated in small doses, especially if being used in a story or role-playing session recap. When possible, replace the letters of the word with substitute characters. If you would like to censor a word, use symbols to cover it up completely. For example, $#!^ and f@#k are acceptable. Please do not engage in prolific foul language use regardless of covering up the word. In other words, please do not be excessive. If it takes a lot of swear words to convey what you need to say, just don't bother saying it. Remember, families, parents, and children visit these forums and we want all people/gamers to feel welcome and comfortable. So please be courteous and use self- restraint. Thank you.
Any message or content that is written with the deliberate intent to harass, berate, belittle, insult or in anyway disparage another member of these forums will be deleted, and is usually an indication that you need to leave the forums and cool off. Give yourself a time out. When you come back, try to be reasonable and if you post, refrain from name calling and profanity. Win your point by being clever and amusing, or just the bigger person.
Transmitting or facilitating the distribution of content that is harmful, illegal, bigoted, vulgar, sexually explicit or degrading, or disparaging of any race, religion or person is deemed objectionable by Rochester Gamers' Community forum moderators/administrators and will NOT be tolerated. Community standards may vary, but there is no place on these forums where hate speech is acceptable or tolerated. Again, think about others, be courteous and tolerant. We’re all gamers after all, and isn’t that the bigger picture.
3. Advertising
Posting chain letters, pyramid schemes or advertisements for the sole purpose of making profit or any sort of gain other than sharing news and information is unwelcome and will be deleted. Giving a review or opinion on a particular product is always welcomed, so long as it is kept in the designated forum, is presented as a personal viewpoint/opinion and refrains for name calling, trash talking and profanity. Please note that the moderators will use their discretion and may remove any advertising topic, review or posting they feel is inappropriate for the forum.
4. False Identity & Account Names
Do not pretend to be anyone you are not. You may not impersonate another poster or a moderator/administrator. Additionally, you are only entitled to one account. Additional accounts will be purged and you will be banned.
Do not create names that violate any of the other forum rules. If you do, your account name will be changed to something more appropriate and you will receive an email stating your new name. Should you choose to change it back to something else offensive or inappropriate, you will be banned.
If rules are broken:
1. On your first offense, you will receive a warning and explanation through private message or in thread if needed.
2. On your second offense, your account will be locked for one week.
3. On your third offense, your account will be locked for one month.
4. Your fourth offense will be your final offense, and you will be banned from the forums.
Additional penalties/ punishments include but not limited to: Loss of access to specific forums, loss of access to PM feature, post count freezing or editing
Serious rules violations will be banned on sight, so will those guilty of multiple violations within a short period (rampant spamming, cussing out several people in several posts, etc.). Such individuals will be banned for a minimum period of one month, regardless of whether or not that person has received any prior warnings. Although the above guidelines are generally followed, moderators/administrators reserve the right to ban forum members at their discretion. Allowance back onto the forums is left to the sole discretion of forum administrators.
