NinjaDawg
09-12-2009, 05:48 PM
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Introduction
The Clipwire Games Forum is a gathering place founded upon the principles of Honor, Accord and Respect. For us, Honor is to hold in high regard, Accord is harmony and mutual agreement, and Respect is to consider or treat with courtesy. Clipwire Game members embrace these tenets both here in our community and in real life.
This community is drawn together by virtue of a common interest the love of online gaming. We are also a diverse group with many occupations, backgrounds and belief systems. That said, the administrators of Clipwire Games Forum wish to put forth rules designed to protect individual interests, foster community spirit and further the principles that we hold dear.
Contents
1 - Language.
2 - First time on the Forum
3 - The Small Print.
4 - The Speaking of That of Which We Do Not Speak Of.
5 - Warnings from the Mod Team (Super Moderators/Administrators)
6 – SPAM
7 - Flaming
8 – Trolling
9 – Advertising
10 - Outside linking
11 - Illegal Programs/Scripts
12 - Censor bypassing
13 – Signatures
14 – Multiple Accounts
15 – Conclusion
1 – Language
Please make all your posts in English, it's nice to know what you're saying and this way there is a far smaller chance of you being able to write and get away with anything you're not supposed to. Please be attentive to the moods, thoughts and vocabulary being currently used by the community at this forum. Be polite, be kind, but more importantly try to be a great listener first. Pay some attention to the post in front of yours and half the challenge of making that especially great presentation is already done. Look for the smiley of respect in your audience of readers. If you see it you're doing fine.
2 - First time on the Forum...5 Easy Mini-Rules to Remember.
• A - The Moderator is always right. Yes this is hard to believe but it's true. We advise you to take our word on this. And so in the case of any contention regarding rules and/or anything else having to do with Clipwire Games Forum, the Moderator's point of view regarding any contended-upon issue will always hold sway. If a member has a problem with a moderator's judgment regarding anything here, his last and only recourse is to send a pm to an administrator where a particular situation can perhaps be reviewed. Maybe.
• B - Please stay on topic. Not staying on topic can make a thread confusing and too many jokes can hijack or railroad a thread. Try and be courteous, kind and respectful to the OP (Opening Poster). Know when being off topic has gone too far and also know when and how to bring a thread back on track with some respect kindness.
• C - Please, refrain from double posts or bumping unless with the consent of the CGF Mod Team. Double posts confuse other posters, can ruin the order of meaning, and can result in topics that are inappropriate and not allowed.
• D - Careful with the Spamming...Careful with the Spamming...Careful with the Spamming...Careful wit... Got it?
• E - Add Me requests MUST be posted in the Add Me section of the forum.
3 - The Small Print
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is how the Clipwire Games Forum Shows it's Love for You in Small-Print. These are those legal, boring and ever-ubiquitous small print rules that we know you'll never read but which we'll be ready to throw at you in that fraction of a second you try and break them.
Intellectual Property - Intellectual property of others is highly regarded due to the effort, creativity and hard work put forth by those individuals. With that in mind not plagiarizing others works, respecting copyrights, patents, trade secrets and trademarks are encouraged. All posts made on this forum are property of the posters, subject to the license granted below. All other material and content on: www.clipwiregames.com is the property and copyright of Clipwire Games and all rights are reserved. By posting material on Clipwire Games site, you grant to the site a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, edit, modify, adapt, publish, translate, communicate to the public, perform and display the submitted content (in whole or in part) worldwide for the full term of any rights that may exist in the content.
Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations - Not participating in discussions (postings) related to illegal or unlawful activities, including issues determined to be against the official rules of the games we engage in are encouraged. This obligation is inherent with the principles upon which this community is founded.
Personal Responsibility Towards the Community - The Clipwire Games community expects that you will exercise caution, good sense and proper judgment when using the services of this forum. You agree NOT to use the Services of Clipwire Games for or in connection with any of the following activities:
• A - Impersonating any person or entity, including but not limited to, any other users or any of The Clipwire Games personnel, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your identity or affiliation in any way, or forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or other posting.
• B - Any fraudulent, distasteful, illegal purpose or any use which violates the accepted norms of the Internet and/or our own community, whether or not expressly mentioned in this Agreement, as well as any activity that could damage Clipwire Games reputation and good will.
• C - E-mailing, uploading, or otherwise transmitting or using the Services in furtherance of the use or distribution of any unlawful, harmful, harassing, defamatory, tortuous, libelous, abusive, threatening, vulgar, sexually explicit, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, or any material that is invasive of another's privacy or exploits children, or transmitting any sexually explicit materials, including images and other content.
• D - Transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots or other computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage, destroy, disrupt or otherwise impair a computer's functionality or the operation of Clipwire Games (or anyone else's) Services, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or information, or transmit any materials that otherwise violate Clipwire Games rules or policies.
4 - The Speaking of That of Which We Do Not Speak Of.
RE: The Speaking of That of Which We Do Not Speak Of. These Not Spoken topics of which we do not speak of we do not speak of ever. What this means is that we never ever ever speak of these never not spoken of topics pertaining to:
• - Political Discussions
• - Religious Discussions
• - Advertisement of any kind
• - Insulting posts and/or attacks against any member(s)
• - Social networking games created by other companies
So ends the rule regarding The Topics of Those of That Which We Do Not Speak Of. Bearing in Mind that those speakers found speaking of Those of Which We Do Not Speak Of have never been found to be speaking those that of which is not spoken of. Ever. Again. Really. What?
5 - Warnings from the Mod Team (Super Moderators/Administrators)
A warning or infraction may or may not be issued for violating any of these guidelines. Violations will be reported via pm to the individual and stored in administrative notes. We do not allow the discussion of any moderating acts on the boards. If you have a concern or problem please PM or Email a administrator.
6 - SPAM stands for Stupid Pointless Annoying Material/Message.
Listed below are our definitions of "SPAM":
• Off-Topic Posts - Any post that is either irrelevant to the topic of discussion, or forum is classified as SPAM.
• Intentional Post Count Raising - Posting comments just to raise your post count is considered as SPAM. A common instance of this is replying to questions that have already been answered and repeating the answer (see; Bumping Dead Topics), or just posting nonsense that has absolutely nothing to do with that forum or discussion at hand.
• One-Word Replies - One-word replies are classified as SPAM, unless otherwise noted in that specific forum's rules.
• Bumping Dead Topics - Bumping a topic that has not been posted in in over a month is considered SPAM. If a specific forum's rules notes a different time frame for classifying a thread as "dead", that is the time frame that you are to follow. One month is the standard time frame for classifying threads as "dead".
• Personal Member-To-Member Threads - If you post a thread directed at a specific member, it may be classified as SPAM. Please use the Private Messaging function to contact members privately about personal matters, or discussions. All member to member threads are subject to the discretion of the Super Moderators and Administrators.
7 – Flaming is an insult or slur directed to a member.
Listed below are our definitions of "flames":
• Insults - Any type of insult directed from one member to another member. Please remember that there is a big difference between "criticism" and "insulting".
• Homosexual Slurs - Any type of homosexual slur directed from one member to another member, whether it'd be false claims that the member being flamed is a homosexual, or mocking a homosexual member for their sexual preference.
• Sexual Slurs - Any type of sexual slur directed from one member to another member, whether it'd be describing explicit sexual behaviors involving the member being flamed, or typing sexually explicit slurs using the likeness of the member being flamed.
• Racial Slurs - Any type of slur directed from one member to another member or ethnic background insulting a specific ethnic background.
It is important to remember that it is the moderator's discretion as to what is classified as a "flame". If you would like a Super Moderator to review something that you may feel is a flame, please feel free to contact them. If you are unable to contact a Super Moderator, please contact a member of the Administration.
8 - Trolling
Is another common problem here at Clipwire Games Forums. The big difference between "trolling" and "flaming" is that a direct insult is not always the factor. It simply has to be a comment intended to antagonize another person.
Trolling is where a member provokes another member into an argument or flame war by means of flaming the member, or making a post when the member knows full-well that it will cause an argument or flame war.
A common example of "trolling" is when a member posts something that insults/provokes another group of members/moderators, i.e., posting a thread/post on the PlayStation 2 forum saying that X-Box is better.
9 - Advertising
Is when a member displays a link to a Web site not associated with Clipwire Games or Game FAQs with the intent to draw visitors of Clipwire Games and Game FAQs to their Web site. Advertising is usually done in threads or posts, but it's not uncommon to see advertising done in a member's viewable profile fields, such as their "Signature" or "Location".
10 - Outside linking
Is when a member links to a site outside of Clipwire Games without the intent of advertising the Web site he/she is linking to. Outside linking is usually done in threads or posts, or "Signatures". If a member is warned for having an outside link in their signature, they are required to remove it within 48 hours, or the signature will be completely removed by an administrator.
11 - Illegal Programs/Scripts
ROMs and Emulators for some games and consoles are legal, however, some of them are not. Cracks, serials, key generators, Bots, or Scripts however, are illegal. All of them are not allowed to be discussed here at Clipwire Games Forums. Members/Super Moderators are not allowed to provide links to Web sites that distribute ROMs, Emulators, cracks, serials, key generators, or any other application deemed inappropriate by a Super Moderator, or Administrator. Any scripts or bots designed to change the game, to do automatic playing, discussion of these scripts and bots distribution of the same. Any scripts or bots that are deemed inappropriate or unapproved by a Super Moderator or Administrator are not allowed.
12 - Censor bypassing
Is when a member deliberately tries to fool the vBulletin Word Censor. The Word Censor is in place to censor obscene words that may not be acceptable to certain visitors. Remember, Clipwire Games Forums is a family site, so, the Word Censor is in place to protect children and others that may be offended by obscene words.
Members/moderators attempting to bypass the Word Censor by using BB (Bulletin Board) codes to act as a wedge in between censored words, will be banned for a period to be determined by the Super Moderator or Administrator.
13 – Signatures
Are a unique option that allows you to include various bits of information in a small section after a member/moderators' post. Signatures are subject to the same rules as posts, so, if something is not acceptable to post, then it is not acceptable for a signature.
Signatures are also subject to the following rules:
· Length - Signatures may not exceed 10 lines of normal (2) sized text or 13 lines of small (1) sized text.
· Width - Signatures may not stretch the page, whether it'd be intentional or accidental.
If you are asked by a moderator to change your signature, please do so immediately. Failure to do so will result in your signature being deleted. A repeat offense usually results in an account ban.
14 – Multiple Accounts
Multiple forum accounts are not allowed. If a user has been banned and creates another user account for the purpose of avoiding the ban they shall be banned for double the original ban or a week, whichever is longer. The length of the ban is subject to the discretion of the Super Moderators or the Administrators.
If a user has to create an account due to losing their password or username, this will be allowed as long as the user notifies a Super Moderator or Administrator of the second account so that it can be deleted or merged with the original account.
15 – Conclusion
Your attention to all of this will hopefully save you the embarrassment of the dreaded BLEEP of the censor as well as a possible pm from an irate mod or admin.
Bottom line: treat people the way you would like to be treated (or if you're a masochist, treat them the way you'd like your grandmother treated, or if you'd like people to be mean to your granny, what's wrong with you?!)
The CGF mod team wishes all of our current and new members an awesome time here on the boards...we really do! And if you ever have any questions, cajoles or bribes please do not hesitate to contact and/or send vacation plane tickets, sports cars or copies of your favorite video games to any member of the mod team you so wish to fraternize with regarding any specific or general issues now or future with this site. We all also love good quality chocolates and are open to a fine selection of cheeses.
Introduction
The Clipwire Games Forum is a gathering place founded upon the principles of Honor, Accord and Respect. For us, Honor is to hold in high regard, Accord is harmony and mutual agreement, and Respect is to consider or treat with courtesy. Clipwire Game members embrace these tenets both here in our community and in real life.
This community is drawn together by virtue of a common interest the love of online gaming. We are also a diverse group with many occupations, backgrounds and belief systems. That said, the administrators of Clipwire Games Forum wish to put forth rules designed to protect individual interests, foster community spirit and further the principles that we hold dear.
Contents
1 - Language.
2 - First time on the Forum
3 - The Small Print.
4 - The Speaking of That of Which We Do Not Speak Of.
5 - Warnings from the Mod Team (Super Moderators/Administrators)
6 – SPAM
7 - Flaming
8 – Trolling
9 – Advertising
10 - Outside linking
11 - Illegal Programs/Scripts
12 - Censor bypassing
13 – Signatures
14 – Multiple Accounts
15 – Conclusion
1 – Language
Please make all your posts in English, it's nice to know what you're saying and this way there is a far smaller chance of you being able to write and get away with anything you're not supposed to. Please be attentive to the moods, thoughts and vocabulary being currently used by the community at this forum. Be polite, be kind, but more importantly try to be a great listener first. Pay some attention to the post in front of yours and half the challenge of making that especially great presentation is already done. Look for the smiley of respect in your audience of readers. If you see it you're doing fine.
2 - First time on the Forum...5 Easy Mini-Rules to Remember.
• A - The Moderator is always right. Yes this is hard to believe but it's true. We advise you to take our word on this. And so in the case of any contention regarding rules and/or anything else having to do with Clipwire Games Forum, the Moderator's point of view regarding any contended-upon issue will always hold sway. If a member has a problem with a moderator's judgment regarding anything here, his last and only recourse is to send a pm to an administrator where a particular situation can perhaps be reviewed. Maybe.
• B - Please stay on topic. Not staying on topic can make a thread confusing and too many jokes can hijack or railroad a thread. Try and be courteous, kind and respectful to the OP (Opening Poster). Know when being off topic has gone too far and also know when and how to bring a thread back on track with some respect kindness.
• C - Please, refrain from double posts or bumping unless with the consent of the CGF Mod Team. Double posts confuse other posters, can ruin the order of meaning, and can result in topics that are inappropriate and not allowed.
• D - Careful with the Spamming...Careful with the Spamming...Careful with the Spamming...Careful wit... Got it?
• E - Add Me requests MUST be posted in the Add Me section of the forum.
3 - The Small Print
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is how the Clipwire Games Forum Shows it's Love for You in Small-Print. These are those legal, boring and ever-ubiquitous small print rules that we know you'll never read but which we'll be ready to throw at you in that fraction of a second you try and break them.
Intellectual Property - Intellectual property of others is highly regarded due to the effort, creativity and hard work put forth by those individuals. With that in mind not plagiarizing others works, respecting copyrights, patents, trade secrets and trademarks are encouraged. All posts made on this forum are property of the posters, subject to the license granted below. All other material and content on: www.clipwiregames.com is the property and copyright of Clipwire Games and all rights are reserved. By posting material on Clipwire Games site, you grant to the site a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, edit, modify, adapt, publish, translate, communicate to the public, perform and display the submitted content (in whole or in part) worldwide for the full term of any rights that may exist in the content.
Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations - Not participating in discussions (postings) related to illegal or unlawful activities, including issues determined to be against the official rules of the games we engage in are encouraged. This obligation is inherent with the principles upon which this community is founded.
Personal Responsibility Towards the Community - The Clipwire Games community expects that you will exercise caution, good sense and proper judgment when using the services of this forum. You agree NOT to use the Services of Clipwire Games for or in connection with any of the following activities:
• A - Impersonating any person or entity, including but not limited to, any other users or any of The Clipwire Games personnel, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your identity or affiliation in any way, or forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or other posting.
• B - Any fraudulent, distasteful, illegal purpose or any use which violates the accepted norms of the Internet and/or our own community, whether or not expressly mentioned in this Agreement, as well as any activity that could damage Clipwire Games reputation and good will.
• C - E-mailing, uploading, or otherwise transmitting or using the Services in furtherance of the use or distribution of any unlawful, harmful, harassing, defamatory, tortuous, libelous, abusive, threatening, vulgar, sexually explicit, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, or any material that is invasive of another's privacy or exploits children, or transmitting any sexually explicit materials, including images and other content.
• D - Transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots or other computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage, destroy, disrupt or otherwise impair a computer's functionality or the operation of Clipwire Games (or anyone else's) Services, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or information, or transmit any materials that otherwise violate Clipwire Games rules or policies.
4 - The Speaking of That of Which We Do Not Speak Of.
RE: The Speaking of That of Which We Do Not Speak Of. These Not Spoken topics of which we do not speak of we do not speak of ever. What this means is that we never ever ever speak of these never not spoken of topics pertaining to:
• - Political Discussions
• - Religious Discussions
• - Advertisement of any kind
• - Insulting posts and/or attacks against any member(s)
• - Social networking games created by other companies
So ends the rule regarding The Topics of Those of That Which We Do Not Speak Of. Bearing in Mind that those speakers found speaking of Those of Which We Do Not Speak Of have never been found to be speaking those that of which is not spoken of. Ever. Again. Really. What?
5 - Warnings from the Mod Team (Super Moderators/Administrators)
A warning or infraction may or may not be issued for violating any of these guidelines. Violations will be reported via pm to the individual and stored in administrative notes. We do not allow the discussion of any moderating acts on the boards. If you have a concern or problem please PM or Email a administrator.
6 - SPAM stands for Stupid Pointless Annoying Material/Message.
Listed below are our definitions of "SPAM":
• Off-Topic Posts - Any post that is either irrelevant to the topic of discussion, or forum is classified as SPAM.
• Intentional Post Count Raising - Posting comments just to raise your post count is considered as SPAM. A common instance of this is replying to questions that have already been answered and repeating the answer (see; Bumping Dead Topics), or just posting nonsense that has absolutely nothing to do with that forum or discussion at hand.
• One-Word Replies - One-word replies are classified as SPAM, unless otherwise noted in that specific forum's rules.
• Bumping Dead Topics - Bumping a topic that has not been posted in in over a month is considered SPAM. If a specific forum's rules notes a different time frame for classifying a thread as "dead", that is the time frame that you are to follow. One month is the standard time frame for classifying threads as "dead".
• Personal Member-To-Member Threads - If you post a thread directed at a specific member, it may be classified as SPAM. Please use the Private Messaging function to contact members privately about personal matters, or discussions. All member to member threads are subject to the discretion of the Super Moderators and Administrators.
7 – Flaming is an insult or slur directed to a member.
Listed below are our definitions of "flames":
• Insults - Any type of insult directed from one member to another member. Please remember that there is a big difference between "criticism" and "insulting".
• Homosexual Slurs - Any type of homosexual slur directed from one member to another member, whether it'd be false claims that the member being flamed is a homosexual, or mocking a homosexual member for their sexual preference.
• Sexual Slurs - Any type of sexual slur directed from one member to another member, whether it'd be describing explicit sexual behaviors involving the member being flamed, or typing sexually explicit slurs using the likeness of the member being flamed.
• Racial Slurs - Any type of slur directed from one member to another member or ethnic background insulting a specific ethnic background.
It is important to remember that it is the moderator's discretion as to what is classified as a "flame". If you would like a Super Moderator to review something that you may feel is a flame, please feel free to contact them. If you are unable to contact a Super Moderator, please contact a member of the Administration.
8 - Trolling
Is another common problem here at Clipwire Games Forums. The big difference between "trolling" and "flaming" is that a direct insult is not always the factor. It simply has to be a comment intended to antagonize another person.
Trolling is where a member provokes another member into an argument or flame war by means of flaming the member, or making a post when the member knows full-well that it will cause an argument or flame war.
A common example of "trolling" is when a member posts something that insults/provokes another group of members/moderators, i.e., posting a thread/post on the PlayStation 2 forum saying that X-Box is better.
9 - Advertising
Is when a member displays a link to a Web site not associated with Clipwire Games or Game FAQs with the intent to draw visitors of Clipwire Games and Game FAQs to their Web site. Advertising is usually done in threads or posts, but it's not uncommon to see advertising done in a member's viewable profile fields, such as their "Signature" or "Location".
10 - Outside linking
Is when a member links to a site outside of Clipwire Games without the intent of advertising the Web site he/she is linking to. Outside linking is usually done in threads or posts, or "Signatures". If a member is warned for having an outside link in their signature, they are required to remove it within 48 hours, or the signature will be completely removed by an administrator.
11 - Illegal Programs/Scripts
ROMs and Emulators for some games and consoles are legal, however, some of them are not. Cracks, serials, key generators, Bots, or Scripts however, are illegal. All of them are not allowed to be discussed here at Clipwire Games Forums. Members/Super Moderators are not allowed to provide links to Web sites that distribute ROMs, Emulators, cracks, serials, key generators, or any other application deemed inappropriate by a Super Moderator, or Administrator. Any scripts or bots designed to change the game, to do automatic playing, discussion of these scripts and bots distribution of the same. Any scripts or bots that are deemed inappropriate or unapproved by a Super Moderator or Administrator are not allowed.
12 - Censor bypassing
Is when a member deliberately tries to fool the vBulletin Word Censor. The Word Censor is in place to censor obscene words that may not be acceptable to certain visitors. Remember, Clipwire Games Forums is a family site, so, the Word Censor is in place to protect children and others that may be offended by obscene words.
Members/moderators attempting to bypass the Word Censor by using BB (Bulletin Board) codes to act as a wedge in between censored words, will be banned for a period to be determined by the Super Moderator or Administrator.
13 – Signatures
Are a unique option that allows you to include various bits of information in a small section after a member/moderators' post. Signatures are subject to the same rules as posts, so, if something is not acceptable to post, then it is not acceptable for a signature.
Signatures are also subject to the following rules:
· Length - Signatures may not exceed 10 lines of normal (2) sized text or 13 lines of small (1) sized text.
· Width - Signatures may not stretch the page, whether it'd be intentional or accidental.
If you are asked by a moderator to change your signature, please do so immediately. Failure to do so will result in your signature being deleted. A repeat offense usually results in an account ban.
14 – Multiple Accounts
Multiple forum accounts are not allowed. If a user has been banned and creates another user account for the purpose of avoiding the ban they shall be banned for double the original ban or a week, whichever is longer. The length of the ban is subject to the discretion of the Super Moderators or the Administrators.
If a user has to create an account due to losing their password or username, this will be allowed as long as the user notifies a Super Moderator or Administrator of the second account so that it can be deleted or merged with the original account.
15 – Conclusion
Your attention to all of this will hopefully save you the embarrassment of the dreaded BLEEP of the censor as well as a possible pm from an irate mod or admin.
Bottom line: treat people the way you would like to be treated (or if you're a masochist, treat them the way you'd like your grandmother treated, or if you'd like people to be mean to your granny, what's wrong with you?!)
The CGF mod team wishes all of our current and new members an awesome time here on the boards...we really do! And if you ever have any questions, cajoles or bribes please do not hesitate to contact and/or send vacation plane tickets, sports cars or copies of your favorite video games to any member of the mod team you so wish to fraternize with regarding any specific or general issues now or future with this site. We all also love good quality chocolates and are open to a fine selection of cheeses.