Post by moderator on Feb 22, 2009 23:05:05 GMT -5
Abusive Posting: Personal attacks, wishing death on innocents, racism, antisemitism, and trolling are all prohibited and can result in a ban.
Altering Quotations: The quotation feature of this forum is a tool, and not a toy to misrepresent what other users have said. Do not alter the wording or make it appear as though another guest had said something which they did not. This purposeful disrespect and misrepresentation, this fraud, is a form of abuse and will not be allowed. It may result in a ban.
Antisemitism/racism: This creates a hostile environment contrary to the purposes of civil discourse and a welcoming forum environment. It is an instaban offense and will not be tolerated.
Banned User Procedure: A user who has been banned may create a temporary account to apologize, to appeal the decision or to clarify why he committed the act for consideration by the moderators, and specifically the Forum Moderator who called the ban. Generally speaking, once a Forum Moderator has taken action, He/She has "the ball" and will be handling related matters. The temp account can ONLY be used to post in the mod board and ONLY on topic of their ban.
Call Out Threads: This is a form of abuse and we don't allow intentional abuse of members or guests. Starting a topic for the purposes of picking a fight with another member/guest is not allowed. This forum is for civil discussions, not brawling around the forums and flaming other members/guests. This can result in actions such as deleting the topic, locking the topic, and banning.
Hateful posting: No lynch mobs. Do not use the forum to spread hate, Antisemitism/racism, suggest that innocents should die or that an innocent deserved to die, or otherwise fill our Introduce Yourself forum with hatred and malice. This makes our forum unattractive to our members/guests and will not be tolerated.
Instaban: This is a no-questions-asked, no-quarter-given ban. It's an offense so blatant, so egregious, and so obvious that any regular member who has been a member for long can spot it coming a mile away. An example is a profanity bypass with the F-bomb. It's a ban where a warning is simply not an option.
Obscenity: Posting pictures of obscene gestures, linking to obscene web sites, posting obscene or graphic descriptions of a decidedly adult nature, and violating the standards of decent behavior found in San Diego Scene falls under obscenity. In short, if the FCC could fine San Diego Scene for it, then you could be banned for it.
Personal Information: Do not post personal telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, street addresses, or mailing addresses of anyone but yourself or by expressed permission of the person whose information you are posting. If the information is posted with the intent to harass or intimidate, flood their mailbox or solicit harassment in any way, then it's an instaban and the information will be removed.
Signature Line: This is also subject to every rule. It is not to be used to taunt other guests, it is not to be used to display contempt, and it is not to be used for spamming without prior permission from a Moderator.
Trolling: A troll is a person that never offers anything of value or substance to the boards. The troll has no intention of taking part in discussions, save to try and ruin them for others. Trolls may be banned with impunity.
Altering Quotations: The quotation feature of this forum is a tool, and not a toy to misrepresent what other users have said. Do not alter the wording or make it appear as though another guest had said something which they did not. This purposeful disrespect and misrepresentation, this fraud, is a form of abuse and will not be allowed. It may result in a ban.
Antisemitism/racism: This creates a hostile environment contrary to the purposes of civil discourse and a welcoming forum environment. It is an instaban offense and will not be tolerated.
Banned User Procedure: A user who has been banned may create a temporary account to apologize, to appeal the decision or to clarify why he committed the act for consideration by the moderators, and specifically the Forum Moderator who called the ban. Generally speaking, once a Forum Moderator has taken action, He/She has "the ball" and will be handling related matters. The temp account can ONLY be used to post in the mod board and ONLY on topic of their ban.
Call Out Threads: This is a form of abuse and we don't allow intentional abuse of members or guests. Starting a topic for the purposes of picking a fight with another member/guest is not allowed. This forum is for civil discussions, not brawling around the forums and flaming other members/guests. This can result in actions such as deleting the topic, locking the topic, and banning.
Hateful posting: No lynch mobs. Do not use the forum to spread hate, Antisemitism/racism, suggest that innocents should die or that an innocent deserved to die, or otherwise fill our Introduce Yourself forum with hatred and malice. This makes our forum unattractive to our members/guests and will not be tolerated.
Instaban: This is a no-questions-asked, no-quarter-given ban. It's an offense so blatant, so egregious, and so obvious that any regular member who has been a member for long can spot it coming a mile away. An example is a profanity bypass with the F-bomb. It's a ban where a warning is simply not an option.
Obscenity: Posting pictures of obscene gestures, linking to obscene web sites, posting obscene or graphic descriptions of a decidedly adult nature, and violating the standards of decent behavior found in San Diego Scene falls under obscenity. In short, if the FCC could fine San Diego Scene for it, then you could be banned for it.
Personal Information: Do not post personal telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, street addresses, or mailing addresses of anyone but yourself or by expressed permission of the person whose information you are posting. If the information is posted with the intent to harass or intimidate, flood their mailbox or solicit harassment in any way, then it's an instaban and the information will be removed.
Signature Line: This is also subject to every rule. It is not to be used to taunt other guests, it is not to be used to display contempt, and it is not to be used for spamming without prior permission from a Moderator.
Trolling: A troll is a person that never offers anything of value or substance to the boards. The troll has no intention of taking part in discussions, save to try and ruin them for others. Trolls may be banned with impunity.