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Post by V.I.R.O.S. on May 10, 2009 15:55:25 GMT -5
We have a new rule, that was agreed upon by myself and the head administrator. It applies in both chat and the forums. Here are the two versions of it.
The forum version-
Use of Social group as an Insult or derogatory term Risk: 20% warning for every 3 infractions Using any social group as an insult, whether jokingly or otherwise will be punished. That includes calling something gay, retarded, or "black". Use of these words as insults or derogatory terms offends all members of said party. We are willing to be lenient in the use of "retarded", as it is commonly used and is a hard habit to get rid of, but using it multiple times regardless of warnings will result in disciplinary action. This applies on both the forums and chat.~Edit/VIROS ________________________________ The chat version-
Use of Social groups as an Insult or derogatory term Risk: 3 day probation from chat for repeated infractions Using any social group as an insult, whether jokingly or otherwise will be punished. That includes calling something gay, retarded, or "black". Use of these words as insults or derogatory terms offends all members of said party. We are willing to be lenient in the use of "retarded", as it is commonly used and is a hard habit to get rid of, but using it multiple times regardless of warnings will result in disciplinary action. This applies on both the forums and chat.~Edit/VIROS
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Post by shirogake on May 10, 2009 15:59:11 GMT -5
It's already in both rule threads. There's no point in making a brand new thread going 'Hey look, we made a new rule, it was approved by staff, and we just want to make a new thread and announce it! "
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Post by General Veers on May 10, 2009 16:05:47 GMT -5
You have a point, but we figured you all would want a heads up since we do not accept ignorance of new rules as an excuse for breaking them...
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Post by V.I.R.O.S. on May 10, 2009 16:07:32 GMT -5
GV is exactly correct in this matter. People usually only read the rules once and never look at them again. I have just made sure that it is near impossible to miss this one, as it needs to be seen.
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Post by General Veers on May 10, 2009 16:09:54 GMT -5
Maybe after a week, this should be sent to the Archives. Every active member should have looked at this thread by then, after which new members would see this rule in their first reading of the rules thread.
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Post by V.I.R.O.S. on May 10, 2009 16:11:56 GMT -5
That seems about right.
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Post by The Dark Master on May 10, 2009 16:17:35 GMT -5
[offtopic]Aren't there now more staff slots available? Memzak isn't going to be staff again and pickle isnt a staff anymore either...[/offtopic]
I agree with those rules....I'm not sure why they haven't been added only until now.
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Post by General Veers on May 10, 2009 17:43:17 GMT -5
Well, I am reconsidering permanent staffship revocation, but some of us have decided that, aside from a more active Graphic Artist, we may not need more staff...
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Post by ROBiT on May 10, 2009 18:27:03 GMT -5
Um, why is "staff" censored to staff?
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Post by FlamingAero on May 10, 2009 18:58:50 GMT -5
idk but I'm not s t a f f anymore and i don't think anyone else is either....
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Post by Qwerty on May 10, 2009 18:59:59 GMT -5
nope, none but Listo.
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Post by ~Memzak~ on May 10, 2009 19:01:18 GMT -5
All "staff have been demoted, some one broke into the system again...
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Post by GGoodie on May 10, 2009 21:00:28 GMT -5
how long will it take to bring everything back up?
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Post by General Veers on May 10, 2009 21:44:59 GMT -5
We need to find someone who can access global headers/footers. When we do so, it shouldn't take much longer after that.
For now...well...don't expect something tomorrow...
Since we have announced the existence of a new rule...
SITH LOCKED
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