Tyler
11-10-2007, 08:48 PM
1. I noticed that the Advertise your Services forum had a lot of threads created that weren't following the forum's guidelines (http://www.publisherforums.com/showthread.php?t=42)of:
The Advertise your Services forum is reserved for advertising services only.
Some accepted examples are:
Web Design
Graphic Work
Programming
Skinning/Specialty WorkSome prohibited examples are:
Advertising your site
Selling advertising on your site
Selling a product
To help clear any possible confusion, I've renamed the The Advertise your
Services forum to Freelance Services.
I also rewrote:
"The Advertise your Services forum is reserved for advertising services only."
to:
"The Advertise your Services forum is reserved for advertising or seeking freelance services only."
2. Since there were a lot of incorrect threads in this forum, I've created two new infraction penalties. These were created not to be any more aggressive in moderating the site, but to simply provide more accurate descriptions when giving infractions.
The two new infraction levels are: Incorrect Forum which gives 1 infraction point and expires in 1-month, and Forum Rule Infraction which gives 1 infraction point and expires in 2-months.
The latter is used for when threads are created which don't follow the specific forum's guidelines.
3. I've updated the official Forum Rules (http://www.publisherforums.com/showthread.php?t=256) to reflect these changes:
Read Forum-Specific Rules Before Posting
Some forums contain their own special rules. These are always located at the top of all the other threads in a forum "Sticky". Be sure to read and follow these rules. Failure to do so will result in 1 infraction point which expires in 2 months.
Post in the correct forum
When creating a new thread please make sure you are posting it in the correct forum. Posting in the wrong forum creates more
work for the moderators to move the thread to the proper forum. Moving threads also leads to confusion when people look for
the thread. Offenders will usually given a warning, but repeat offeners will be penalized with 1 infraction point which expires in 1 month.
The Advertise your Services forum is reserved for advertising services only.
Some accepted examples are:
Web Design
Graphic Work
Programming
Skinning/Specialty WorkSome prohibited examples are:
Advertising your site
Selling advertising on your site
Selling a product
To help clear any possible confusion, I've renamed the The Advertise your
Services forum to Freelance Services.
I also rewrote:
"The Advertise your Services forum is reserved for advertising services only."
to:
"The Advertise your Services forum is reserved for advertising or seeking freelance services only."
2. Since there were a lot of incorrect threads in this forum, I've created two new infraction penalties. These were created not to be any more aggressive in moderating the site, but to simply provide more accurate descriptions when giving infractions.
The two new infraction levels are: Incorrect Forum which gives 1 infraction point and expires in 1-month, and Forum Rule Infraction which gives 1 infraction point and expires in 2-months.
The latter is used for when threads are created which don't follow the specific forum's guidelines.
3. I've updated the official Forum Rules (http://www.publisherforums.com/showthread.php?t=256) to reflect these changes:
Read Forum-Specific Rules Before Posting
Some forums contain their own special rules. These are always located at the top of all the other threads in a forum "Sticky". Be sure to read and follow these rules. Failure to do so will result in 1 infraction point which expires in 2 months.
Post in the correct forum
When creating a new thread please make sure you are posting it in the correct forum. Posting in the wrong forum creates more
work for the moderators to move the thread to the proper forum. Moving threads also leads to confusion when people look for
the thread. Offenders will usually given a warning, but repeat offeners will be penalized with 1 infraction point which expires in 1 month.