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Forum Post & Reply Guidelines
THE SUPER SHORT VERSION:
Obey Staff
Keep posts on topic, and in English
Be nice to each other
Keep things tame
THE DETAILED VERSION:
Please read - because the short version really doesn't explain board etiquette and other details about what's expected on site, and sometimes it needs to be spelled out.
1. Obey Staff at All Times: If a moderator or administrator tells you something, then do it. Be that removing yourself from a thread, changing a sig, or to get lost and never come back. We do not try to be mean or heavy-handed here (just the opposite) but staff does have complete discretion to enforce the rules as written, and things that may come up beyond the rules. If staff says black is white, it's white.
2. No spam. That means no threads inciting flames, no mindless chatter, and no advertising your site/myspace page/whatever anywhere on the site except in your own signature, profile, or journal.
3. No Double Posting. Use the search function - it looks like a little blue rounded button that says Search... Rather like this actually:
Reading several posts in a row by the same author is extremely annoying. If someone has not replied since you and you have something to add or change in your original post after you've hit reply, use edit.
4. Intelligent Typing: No typing posts in Typing Like A Headline or tyPinG lIkE yOu tHinK tHiS lOokS cOoL. Do not use excessive punctuation marks - one or two exclamation points will do - you don't need to end sentences like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do NOT type in l33tspeak, or use excessive abbreviations. For example: "um is ther ne way that i cud download a file cuz i cant use ne thing cud sum1 tel me wer 2 get it thx" is NOT acceptable.
5. Post in English: While we understand that many users are not native English speakers and may not have perfect English skills, we do require that you at least try to post in English (we will be patient with you if you're a little hard to understand, don't worry!). If you post something in a different language then a translation alongside it is required. Most of the staff only read English text so therefore we cannot moderate posts that are not written in English.
6. Do Not Bump Threads/No Threadcromancy: Do not post to an old thread just to bump it up to the top of the forum if you have nothing new to add, or to get it more visible (especially if it's your thread!) Don't resurrect old threads unless your comments are relevant and would be seen as a important addition to a thread. Continuing on a conversation dropped months ago is not a good idea - check dates.
We do not care what you think the laws are like in your country regarding any/all of the above. The rules on CHCROSSSTITCH say you get banned if you talk about any of the above.
Consider it fair warning not to test the boundaries, or intent, of these rules... even in jest.
Bans associated with the violation of these rules are considered permanent. Such bans may be lifted at the sole discretion of the administrators of this forum and only after it is clear there has been a change in the banned member’s attitude. If posting privileges are restored the first post to the community will be an apology. Whining or threatening staff due to bans will obviously not be met with any kind of positive response.
It should go without saying but Private Messaging (PMing) someone thinking it will not be applicable under these rules is NOT true. Do not use this site for any of the above mentioned items under any circumstances (including private messages) or you can and will be banned.
8. Do not drag threads off-topic - Stay on the topic of the thread at hand. If you have a question about their avatar or want to know where the quote in their signature is from, PM them. If a related but different topic is brought up in a thread but continuing it is not on the topic of the original thread, start a new one.
9. No Blind Links - Do not post a thread and have the only content of the first post a link to a website with no explanation text. Tell people where they're going and why they should bother clicking.
10. Profanity: While profanity is not censored and is allowed on these forums, you are expected to use it sparingly, and not in an insulting or intentionally offensive manner. If you can substitute another word that isn't profanity, do so. Excessive use of profanity may be edited - intentionally offensive use of profanity may be warned.
11. Multi-Posting: Do not post the same thread in more than one forum - choose the most appropriate forum for your topic and post it once only. In addition, creating a thread in one forum for the sole purpose of advertising a thread in another forum is not permitted.
12. Duplicate Posting: Do not start a new thread in a forum if an existing active thread already exists on the topic. Post to the existing one and only start a new thread if the subject matter differs from the original thread.
13. Quoting People: Please try to use the quote tag sparingly - the use of it to pick apart someone's argument line by line not only is horrible to read in a thread, but it's just not classy and is usually only used to ridicule or degrade the original poster. Use of bold or italic can be used instead, and remember you can say "where you said suchandsuch, I think..." without directly quoting. Do not use it to bully or harass people or be rude in responding to their arguments. Do not use it to simply post "I agree," or suchlike. Remember, you don't need to quote the entirety of someone's long post - only the relevant parts. And if you're quoting something posted elsewhere (i.e. not in that thread) remember to provide a link, too.
14. No Jackassery: These should go without saying but... You may not use this forum to post threats, insults, personal information, libel, slander, or drama-generating idiocy about anyone - other members or staff.
15. If you see something that breaks the rules on site use the Member Service » Complaint & Suggestion link - Only use it if it breaks site rules that require the immediate attention of a moderator, such as warez, flaming, stolen stuff, etc. Do not post anything in the thread, that only leaves more of a mess for the moderators to deal with. If you post nasty stuff on site (justified or not), you might find yourself also being warned. 'Suggestion Post' alerts the staff, and usually someone will come promptly to see what the problem is and take care of it.
16. Read rule one again. It's the most important rule here.
If you don't like these rules, the way they're enforced, or how this forum is run:
Too bad. This is a privately owned and operated forum. You are welcome to be a member of this forum and enjoy its discussions freely as long as you follow the rules above and any instructions given to you by site staff. If you do not wish to do so, then please go elsewhere. There are thousands of other forums online, and you can even make your own on plenty of free forum sites if you want to run things differently.
Thank you
LIZ
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