Post by .::Christina::. on Nov 19, 2006 16:02:16 GMT -5
CHATTING RULES
1. Don't start fights. None of us here are stupid, we all know if what we say or do is going to rub people up the wrong way. For example if somebody posts a picture and you reply with "Your nose is so large, its commical", obviously that person is going to take offense and respond in kind.
2. Post in the appropriate section! We have different boards for a reason, graphics go in the Graphics board, website questions go in the Website category, self promotion goes in the Self Promotion board, media goes in the Media board etc.
3. For those of you in the Eastern, Central and Mountain Time Zones:
When making a thread containing information about a television show that has just aired, that will spoil the show for people in the Pacific Time Zone, Please mark the thread title with a spoiler tag. For younger members who do not know....The people who live in the Pacific Time Zone are on a 3 hour delay from the rest of the country so when a show airs for people in the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones, people in the Pacific time zone have to wait 3 hours before it airs for us. Im sure everyone else who lives in the West feel the same way i do. So just remember your friends in the West and mark your titles.
4. Don't post topics with the title "OMG" or "Look!", try to actually describe what your topic is about. For example you could say something like "OMG, my goldfish just ran away!" or "Look, molemen have invaded New York!". That way people won't waste their time clicking if they have no interest in goldfish or molemen.
5. Don't reply to topics if somebody else has already answered the question. This seems to happen a lot:
Person one : How old is Luke? He looks 11...
Person two : Yes, Luke's 11.
Person three : Yep.
Person four : Yes.
Person five : Yep, what Person two said.
Person six : Yes, what everyone else said.
And so on. If somebodies already answered a question, there's no reason to ALSO answer the question unless your answer is different, you could explain it better or you have something to add that wasn't said before.
6. Racism/homophobia/any other kind of discrimination will not be tollerated! Bigots WILL be banned without any kind of warning. So if you're a shallow, narrowminded individual who has somehow (wrongly) convinced yourself into thinking that people different from you are lesser human beings, you'd better keep those opinions to yourself if you wish to remain a member of this forum.
7. Do not create a thread saying you are leaving, you are considering leaving, or that you love peanut butter. Leaving threads just annoy people and the people who make them generally don't actually leave, they're just attention seeking. And everybody loves peanut butter.
8. Do not post any 'I'm Bored' threads. To be brutally honest, no one cares. If you're bored there's plenty of topics to post in, we've made TWO websites for your entertainment There's also music to listen to, books to read, television to watch... if you're bored, posting about it won't help.
9. Don't gang up on people. I've seen it happen a couple of times and it is basically bullying. There are people who you and your friends may not be fond of, but please be aware of their feelings. Think how you would feel if 20 different people were abusing and belittling you in a thread. No one deserves that.
10. RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE'S VIEWS! Generally, we have handled discussions about religion and other sensitive subjects in a mature fashion but there has been a couple of people who ruin it. Do NOT tell people their views are wrong (believeing in God for example - some people believe in God, other people don't - just accept that). Do NOT try to change people's opinions, sharing your opinions is fine but bare in mind that not everyone has to agree with you.
FORUM RULES
1) Signatures
- The total size of your signature must be smaller than 200px in height and 600px in width.
- Must be smaller than 1MB in total file size. (Animated gifs can be quite large so make sure you check the file sizes.)
- DO NOT STEAL SIGNATURES. It's disrespectful and rude, please don't do it.
2) Conduct
- No swearing. Don't try to get around the swearword censor - it's there for a reason, just let it do it's job.
- No fighting. Take fights to PM. If you have a problem with someone, explain the situation to a moderator and they'll do their best to work things out.
- Don't ask to be modded. The hundreds of mod requests get overwhelming - if we want you to be a mod, we will ask you!
- Don't spam. Don't make stupid posts just to boost your post count. Don't post the same thing over and over again. Don't post the same message in multiple catagories/threads.
- Before you post something, make sure it hasn't been posted about already. Just have a quick read through the other threads to check and you can use the search.
- Please don't post in ALL CAPS LIKE THIS. It's hard to read and it's considered the online equivilent of SHOUTING.
3) Media
- Don't post LBO videos outside of the Media section.
- Please don't post LBO media (this includes pictures and videos) on other websites. We don't tag videos and a lot of the pictures are untagged - but if our media continues to end up on other boards, we will have to start tagging everything. So it's in your own interest not to do it!
4) Fan Fiction
- Don't steal other people's ideas.
- Keep it clean! If your story/roleplay is going to contain adult material, please post a clear warning in the thread title and the thread itself.
- Be respectful! If a story isn't to your taste then don't be rude, just keep your opinions to yourself.
- If you lose interest in your story and decide not to continue, please make sure you say that in your thread. Don't just leave your readers hanging.
5) Posing
- Do not pose as Luke or anyone related to Luke (this includes girlfriends/friends etc).
- Even if you (think you) actually know Luke, please keep it to yourself.
Breaking these rules (depending on the severity) will result in warnings.
1st time - 1st warning.
2nd time - 2nd warning & a temporary ban.
3rd time - 3rd warning & a prolonged ban (10 days or longer).
4th time - A permenant ban.
SPAMMING AND STEALING
Spamming
To those of you who are just posting rubbish to get to 100 posts, you will be given a warning. If you do it again your account will be put on restricted access indefinately
Stealing
To those of you who take our media and post it on other forums, you will be put on restricted access or permenantly banned from the forum and/or gallery.
We've been forced to tag all pictures from now on thanks to a few people who insist on stealing our pictures. Please don't make us start tagging videos too.
Restricted Access
Once you're on restricted access, in order to get off it you need to prove that you can be trusted.
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This is only directed at the people who steal and spam, the rest of you have been awesome and you can expect more cool stuff in the near future! But if you do notice anyone spamming or anything like that please PM me asap
1. Don't start fights. None of us here are stupid, we all know if what we say or do is going to rub people up the wrong way. For example if somebody posts a picture and you reply with "Your nose is so large, its commical", obviously that person is going to take offense and respond in kind.
2. Post in the appropriate section! We have different boards for a reason, graphics go in the Graphics board, website questions go in the Website category, self promotion goes in the Self Promotion board, media goes in the Media board etc.
3. For those of you in the Eastern, Central and Mountain Time Zones:
When making a thread containing information about a television show that has just aired, that will spoil the show for people in the Pacific Time Zone, Please mark the thread title with a spoiler tag. For younger members who do not know....The people who live in the Pacific Time Zone are on a 3 hour delay from the rest of the country so when a show airs for people in the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones, people in the Pacific time zone have to wait 3 hours before it airs for us. Im sure everyone else who lives in the West feel the same way i do. So just remember your friends in the West and mark your titles.
4. Don't post topics with the title "OMG" or "Look!", try to actually describe what your topic is about. For example you could say something like "OMG, my goldfish just ran away!" or "Look, molemen have invaded New York!". That way people won't waste their time clicking if they have no interest in goldfish or molemen.
5. Don't reply to topics if somebody else has already answered the question. This seems to happen a lot:
Person one : How old is Luke? He looks 11...
Person two : Yes, Luke's 11.
Person three : Yep.
Person four : Yes.
Person five : Yep, what Person two said.
Person six : Yes, what everyone else said.
And so on. If somebodies already answered a question, there's no reason to ALSO answer the question unless your answer is different, you could explain it better or you have something to add that wasn't said before.
6. Racism/homophobia/any other kind of discrimination will not be tollerated! Bigots WILL be banned without any kind of warning. So if you're a shallow, narrowminded individual who has somehow (wrongly) convinced yourself into thinking that people different from you are lesser human beings, you'd better keep those opinions to yourself if you wish to remain a member of this forum.
7. Do not create a thread saying you are leaving, you are considering leaving, or that you love peanut butter. Leaving threads just annoy people and the people who make them generally don't actually leave, they're just attention seeking. And everybody loves peanut butter.
8. Do not post any 'I'm Bored' threads. To be brutally honest, no one cares. If you're bored there's plenty of topics to post in, we've made TWO websites for your entertainment There's also music to listen to, books to read, television to watch... if you're bored, posting about it won't help.
9. Don't gang up on people. I've seen it happen a couple of times and it is basically bullying. There are people who you and your friends may not be fond of, but please be aware of their feelings. Think how you would feel if 20 different people were abusing and belittling you in a thread. No one deserves that.
10. RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE'S VIEWS! Generally, we have handled discussions about religion and other sensitive subjects in a mature fashion but there has been a couple of people who ruin it. Do NOT tell people their views are wrong (believeing in God for example - some people believe in God, other people don't - just accept that). Do NOT try to change people's opinions, sharing your opinions is fine but bare in mind that not everyone has to agree with you.
FORUM RULES
1) Signatures
- The total size of your signature must be smaller than 200px in height and 600px in width.
- Must be smaller than 1MB in total file size. (Animated gifs can be quite large so make sure you check the file sizes.)
- DO NOT STEAL SIGNATURES. It's disrespectful and rude, please don't do it.
2) Conduct
- No swearing. Don't try to get around the swearword censor - it's there for a reason, just let it do it's job.
- No fighting. Take fights to PM. If you have a problem with someone, explain the situation to a moderator and they'll do their best to work things out.
- Don't ask to be modded. The hundreds of mod requests get overwhelming - if we want you to be a mod, we will ask you!
- Don't spam. Don't make stupid posts just to boost your post count. Don't post the same thing over and over again. Don't post the same message in multiple catagories/threads.
- Before you post something, make sure it hasn't been posted about already. Just have a quick read through the other threads to check and you can use the search.
- Please don't post in ALL CAPS LIKE THIS. It's hard to read and it's considered the online equivilent of SHOUTING.
3) Media
- Don't post LBO videos outside of the Media section.
- Please don't post LBO media (this includes pictures and videos) on other websites. We don't tag videos and a lot of the pictures are untagged - but if our media continues to end up on other boards, we will have to start tagging everything. So it's in your own interest not to do it!
4) Fan Fiction
- Don't steal other people's ideas.
- Keep it clean! If your story/roleplay is going to contain adult material, please post a clear warning in the thread title and the thread itself.
- Be respectful! If a story isn't to your taste then don't be rude, just keep your opinions to yourself.
- If you lose interest in your story and decide not to continue, please make sure you say that in your thread. Don't just leave your readers hanging.
5) Posing
- Do not pose as Luke or anyone related to Luke (this includes girlfriends/friends etc).
- Even if you (think you) actually know Luke, please keep it to yourself.
Breaking these rules (depending on the severity) will result in warnings.
1st time - 1st warning.
2nd time - 2nd warning & a temporary ban.
3rd time - 3rd warning & a prolonged ban (10 days or longer).
4th time - A permenant ban.
SPAMMING AND STEALING
Spamming
To those of you who are just posting rubbish to get to 100 posts, you will be given a warning. If you do it again your account will be put on restricted access indefinately
Stealing
To those of you who take our media and post it on other forums, you will be put on restricted access or permenantly banned from the forum and/or gallery.
We've been forced to tag all pictures from now on thanks to a few people who insist on stealing our pictures. Please don't make us start tagging videos too.
Restricted Access
Once you're on restricted access, in order to get off it you need to prove that you can be trusted.
----------------------------------------------------
This is only directed at the people who steal and spam, the rest of you have been awesome and you can expect more cool stuff in the near future! But if you do notice anyone spamming or anything like that please PM me asap