The Oddworld Forums are a community of Staff, Fans of Oddworld and everyday web surfers. While everyone is different, yet equal in their moral rights, we expect all members attending these forums to follow a set of rules. These rules exist for the sole purpose of maintaining forum peace and harmony between our members. Please take the time to read these rules thoroughly.
Rules In Short
- Respect other members, and their opinions.
- Use the search feature before creating new threads.
- Post threads in the correct forum.
- Spamming is not tolerated.
- You may not register multiple accounts.
- Do not threaten the safety of the forums or server.
- Do not discuss bans with others.
- Do not post anything directed at single members.
- There are regulations regarding signatures:
- One image, four lines of text per signature with an image.
- Six lines of text per signature without an image.
- Avatars can be used if they are under 8 kilobytes in size.
- If a rule is broken, the member is given warnings / infractions as such:
- First Warning / Infraction - No ban
- Second Warning / Infraction - No ban
- Third Warning / Infraction - Temporary Week Long Ban
- Fourth Warning / Infraction - Temporary Two Week Long Ban
- Fifth Warning / Infraction - Permanent Ban
- Warnings / Infractions are removed by the discretion of an administrative staffer.
- Ultimately, the administrative staff have control over everything.
Rules In Full
Respect is a key issue here. We expect that every member will be considerate of other members’ feelings and opinions. Everyone has the right to express his or her opinion, as long as it isn't posted with malicious intent. Such things as offensive language, flaming, using vulgarities or posting sexually explicit material is deemed as a spiteful attack against the receiving member(s). You can discuss or challenge members' opinions, but do so respectfully and thoughtfully.
Before deciding to create a thread, use the search option. More than likely you'll find the answers in past threads. However, do not reply to old, outdated threads. If it is a thankyou to the member who helped you in the old thread, send them a kind Private Message.
Before posting a new thread or replying to a thread make sure you are in the correct thread and / or forum. By looking at the forum title it is easy to check you are posting in the correct area. For example, General Oddworld Discussion is for Oddworld related topics only. Off-Topic Discussion is where topics of any nature not pertaining to any other forum present, are to be posted.
Do not, under any circumstances spam. Spam can be defined as posting excessively, flooding, excessive advertising, double posting, posting irrelevant replies or posting replies containing the bare minimum of words. As a result of spamming, the offender(s) will be dealt with by staff members, in one of two manners, these being: warnings and / or post deletion.
Registering with two or more accounts is considered both illegal and deceitful. Members found with multiple accounts will be questioned and dealt with accordingly. Registering multiple accounts will often find all accounts banned, except for the primary account. The primary account will be banned temporarily.
Members accusing to threaten the safety of the forums or compromise the safety of the server with which it is hosted on will instantly be banned permanently.
If a member has knowledge of another member being banned, refrain from discussing his or her banning. Threads and / or posts found to have such information will be immediately deleted, and the offending member(s) contacted. Whether or not the offending member(s) are dealt with is a judgment decided upon by staff members.
If your thread and / or post are relevant to only one member, use the Private Message system to contact them instead. Threads and / or posts that fit this criteria are considered spam, and will be dealt with in the same manner as spam.
These forums allow the use of a signature, however there is a set of rules that must be complied to when using a signature.
Concerning signatures with an image:
- There is a limit of one image per signature including smilies.
- The dimensions of the image must not exceed 400 pixels in width, and 100 pixels in height.
- The image itself must not exceed 35 kilobytes (35840 bytes).
- The image cannot be hosted as an attachment on the Oddworld Forums.
- There is a maximum of four lines of text.
Concerning signatures without an image:
- There is a maximum of six lines of text.
These forums also allow members to upload an avatar. Avatars appear under a member's name basically throughout the entirety of the forums, with a few exceptions. When uploading an avatar, make sure that the dimensions do no exceed 100 x 100 pixels and 8 kilobytes in size (8192 bytes). Any avatar found to be offensive or the like, will be immediately stricken from the offending member's profile(s).
If a rule is broken, a staff member may decide to discipline the offending member(s). In this case, a staff member may issue warnings / infractions, and depending upon how many warnings / infractions the offending member(s) may already have, the following structure is used:
- First Warning / Infraction - No ban
- Second Warning / Infraction - No ban
- Third Warning / Infraction - Temporary Week Long Ban
- Fourth Warning / Infraction - Temporary Two Week Long Ban
- Fifth Warning / Infraction - Permanent Ban
Warnings / Infractions depreciate at an administrative staff member’s decision. If an administrative staff member feels a member deserves to loose a warning / infraction they have gained, so it shall be.
While these forums are based upon a democratic society, in which we listen and learn from our members, there are times when an administrative staff member must take control in an undemocratic manner. In the end, an administrative staff member has ultimate control over the forums, but will rarely exercise this control unless necessary.
If you have any queries, suggestions, complaints or doubtful points please feel free to contact either Abe Babe or Alcar with your concerns. |
