Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-5632187-20150201004349/@comment-5632187-20150201140445

@Fingyer: I agree with all the suggestions you've made, I think they cover a lot of ground in terms of things we should restrict on the Forums.

@Mats: I wasn't trying to disagree with you, I was just clarifying to be sure. I agree that it's necessary, I just wanted to be sure that's what you were saying.

And yes, different levels of offense for different levels of participation in an FW.

So for the sake of organization, I'll list all the newly suggested things below in one big post: 6) Fan Art: Do not claim Fan Art you did not create as your own. Give credit where credit is due, either a link to their userpage if it was created by another user, or a link to the website it is found on.

7) Links: Links are permitted so long as the content found on the site is appropriate. Disallowed links include links to sites that are in any way affiliated with pornography, piracy, or hacking. Disallowed content includes but is not limited to virus links, shock websites, jump scare videos, or sites that are in any way linked to or affiliated with illegal content.

8) Advertising/Spamming: While using the Forums, refrain from doing any of the following: soliciting, begging, auctioning, raffling, selling, advertising or referrals. The only time anything like this is acceptable is in the case of in-game item trades, though these are done at your own risk.

9) Discussion Topics: Refrain from starting a thread about any sort of controversial topic, whether it is present or past, as it is prone to cause flame wars. Disallowed topics include but are not limited to religion, politics, controversial news stories, and so on.

10) Personal Information: Do not post any information about yourself that can identify you by your real identity. This information, if you wish to disclose it, should be kept to your profile.

11) Backseat Moderating: Do not backseat moderate. If you see something that bothers you, or you find that it breaks one of these rules, report it to a Moderator or Administrator and they will handle the situation appropriately.

And now the following rules will be redacted:

1) Derailing Topics: At no point should a conversation be taken off-topic by other random comments, conversations, or remarks. A thread should always stay relevant to the initial topic, meaning some deviation from the original topic is allowed, but totally off-topic responses are not.

3) Flame Wars: Flame wars are absolutely never tolerated in the Forums. All parties involved in a Flame War will be held accountable, regardless of who started it. Amount of accountability includes but is not limited to provocation, demeanor, amount of posts and degree of anger in responses. A thread containing a Flame War will be temporarily closed until the situation has been dealt with appropriately.

If I missed anything, please tell me and I will adjust this post accordingly.