Tyler
10-17-2006, 02:29 AM
PublisherForums.com Forum Rules
PublisherForums.com is a friendly discussion community catered to the wonderful world of web entrepreneurialism and publication. We strive to keep the forums a friendly atmosphere and an environment conducive to learning. As a member, please try to keep the followingrules in mind:
Posting Guidelines
Behavior
Spam
Signatures and Avatars
Private Messaging
Infraction System
Posting Guidelines
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.
Stay on topic
Please try to stay on topic when responding to posts. Understandably, discussions will veer off in their own directions, but
deliberate hijacking of threads will not be tolerated. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1
infraction point which would expire in 2 months.
Search before starting threads
PublisherForums.com has a lot of threads. To avoid repetitive thread topics, please use the search feature to see if your
question has already been discussed. After your search, if you cannot find a thread on the subject, or the previous threads do
not answer your question or are outdated, feel free to create a new thread on the subject.
Make contributive posts
When responding to threads please make sure your post is contributing to the discussion. Making unneccassary posts ("oic",
"okay", etc.) is the main cause of threads getting sidetracked. If your post does not contribute to the discussion in some way
it may be deleted. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1 infraction point which would expire in 2
months.
Behaviour
Insults and personal attacks
While we are fairly lenient towards vulgarities, friendly bickering, and so forth, we do not tolerate blatant insults
or personal attacks against others. Naturally, there will be disputes and debates in regards to strategy and such, but these
discussions can still be dealt in a respectable manner. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1
infraction point which would expire in 6 months.
Attacks on Staff
PublisherForums.com is supervised by moderators. Moderators scan the community to ensure that these rules are followed among all
members. These rules are in everyone's favor and when there is an issue with a rule, please bring it to the staff's attention
via Private Message as opposed to on the public forum.
Allowing somebody to directly challenge a staff member's authority on the public boards undermines the integrity of the site.
Therefore, if a member has an issue with a moderator, send a Private Message to the Adminstrator, Tyler. Your complaints will
be reviewed and action taken where needed.
Personal attacks toward the staff and criticism of how they perform their duties will not be tolerated. Offenders will either
be given a warning, or penalized with 5 infraction points which would expire in 12 months.
Trolling
There is a zero tolerance policy towards trolling on PublisherForums.com. A troll is a person who purposely seeks out others or
posts to insult or harass, and/or degrades the forum in an anti-social manner. Repeat offenders will be warned or possibly
given infraction points.
Spam
There is a zero tolerance policy towards spam on PublisherForums.com. Spam includes, but is not limited to: referral links,
pornographic or vulgar material, or any owned or associated website.If you wish to advertise on PublisherForums.com, you may do
so by contacting (http://www.publisherforums.com/sendmessage.php) us.
New members who spam will automatically be banned pemanently from the site; existing members who spam will either be given a
warning, or penalized with 5 infraction points which would expire in 6 months.
Do not respond to spam. There is an icon in the upper right corner of every post for any member to report spam and other
abuse to the staff.
Signatures and Avatars
Allowed:
A maximum of 5 links
Affiliate links
Not Allowed:
Distasteful or deragatory comments or images
Private Messaging
PublisherForums.com's private messaging system, like everything else on the site, is a privledge, not a right. Please act
appropriately. Repeat offenders will be warned or possibly given infraction points.
Infraction System
What is the Infraction System?
The Infraction System allows moderators and administers to regulate members who violate rules in a fair way. A point system is
used, and once a member receives a certain amount of infraction points, their account will be banned for a certain amount of
time.
User Infraction Penalties
Below is a list of the infraction penalties. The expires label denotes how long the points will remain with a user
before being removed. The warning label states whether a moderator may give a warning at his/her discretion, instead of
penalizing with points.
Offence: Blatantly Off Topic
Points: 1
Expires: 2 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Non-contributive post
Points: 1
Expires: 2 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Incorrect Forum
Points: 1
Expires: 1 Month
Warning: Yes
Offence: Insult or Personal Attack
Points: 1
Expires: 6 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Forum Rule Infraction
Points: 1
Expires: 2 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Spammed Advertisements - Existing Member
Points: 5
Expires: 6 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Attack on Staff
Points: 5
Expires: 12 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Spammed Advertisements - New Member
Points: 20
Expires: Never
Warning: No
Automatic Banning
The following displays how many points an unscrupulous member needs before being banned:
3 points, banned for 1 day
5 points, banned for 3 days
10 points, banned for 3 weeks
20 points, banned pemanently
Note: Be sure to check back once in a while to re-read these rules, as they may be modified and/or appended to at any
time.
PublisherForums.com is a friendly discussion community catered to the wonderful world of web entrepreneurialism and publication. We strive to keep the forums a friendly atmosphere and an environment conducive to learning. As a member, please try to keep the followingrules in mind:
Posting Guidelines
Behavior
Spam
Signatures and Avatars
Private Messaging
Infraction System
Posting Guidelines
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.
Stay on topic
Please try to stay on topic when responding to posts. Understandably, discussions will veer off in their own directions, but
deliberate hijacking of threads will not be tolerated. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1
infraction point which would expire in 2 months.
Search before starting threads
PublisherForums.com has a lot of threads. To avoid repetitive thread topics, please use the search feature to see if your
question has already been discussed. After your search, if you cannot find a thread on the subject, or the previous threads do
not answer your question or are outdated, feel free to create a new thread on the subject.
Make contributive posts
When responding to threads please make sure your post is contributing to the discussion. Making unneccassary posts ("oic",
"okay", etc.) is the main cause of threads getting sidetracked. If your post does not contribute to the discussion in some way
it may be deleted. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1 infraction point which would expire in 2
months.
Behaviour
Insults and personal attacks
While we are fairly lenient towards vulgarities, friendly bickering, and so forth, we do not tolerate blatant insults
or personal attacks against others. Naturally, there will be disputes and debates in regards to strategy and such, but these
discussions can still be dealt in a respectable manner. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1
infraction point which would expire in 6 months.
Attacks on Staff
PublisherForums.com is supervised by moderators. Moderators scan the community to ensure that these rules are followed among all
members. These rules are in everyone's favor and when there is an issue with a rule, please bring it to the staff's attention
via Private Message as opposed to on the public forum.
Allowing somebody to directly challenge a staff member's authority on the public boards undermines the integrity of the site.
Therefore, if a member has an issue with a moderator, send a Private Message to the Adminstrator, Tyler. Your complaints will
be reviewed and action taken where needed.
Personal attacks toward the staff and criticism of how they perform their duties will not be tolerated. Offenders will either
be given a warning, or penalized with 5 infraction points which would expire in 12 months.
Trolling
There is a zero tolerance policy towards trolling on PublisherForums.com. A troll is a person who purposely seeks out others or
posts to insult or harass, and/or degrades the forum in an anti-social manner. Repeat offenders will be warned or possibly
given infraction points.
Spam
There is a zero tolerance policy towards spam on PublisherForums.com. Spam includes, but is not limited to: referral links,
pornographic or vulgar material, or any owned or associated website.If you wish to advertise on PublisherForums.com, you may do
so by contacting (http://www.publisherforums.com/sendmessage.php) us.
New members who spam will automatically be banned pemanently from the site; existing members who spam will either be given a
warning, or penalized with 5 infraction points which would expire in 6 months.
Do not respond to spam. There is an icon in the upper right corner of every post for any member to report spam and other
abuse to the staff.
Signatures and Avatars
Allowed:
A maximum of 5 links
Affiliate links
Not Allowed:
Distasteful or deragatory comments or images
Private Messaging
PublisherForums.com's private messaging system, like everything else on the site, is a privledge, not a right. Please act
appropriately. Repeat offenders will be warned or possibly given infraction points.
Infraction System
What is the Infraction System?
The Infraction System allows moderators and administers to regulate members who violate rules in a fair way. A point system is
used, and once a member receives a certain amount of infraction points, their account will be banned for a certain amount of
time.
User Infraction Penalties
Below is a list of the infraction penalties. The expires label denotes how long the points will remain with a user
before being removed. The warning label states whether a moderator may give a warning at his/her discretion, instead of
penalizing with points.
Offence: Blatantly Off Topic
Points: 1
Expires: 2 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Non-contributive post
Points: 1
Expires: 2 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Incorrect Forum
Points: 1
Expires: 1 Month
Warning: Yes
Offence: Insult or Personal Attack
Points: 1
Expires: 6 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Forum Rule Infraction
Points: 1
Expires: 2 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Spammed Advertisements - Existing Member
Points: 5
Expires: 6 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Attack on Staff
Points: 5
Expires: 12 Months
Warning: Yes
Offence: Spammed Advertisements - New Member
Points: 20
Expires: Never
Warning: No
Automatic Banning
The following displays how many points an unscrupulous member needs before being banned:
3 points, banned for 1 day
5 points, banned for 3 days
10 points, banned for 3 weeks
20 points, banned pemanently
Note: Be sure to check back once in a while to re-read these rules, as they may be modified and/or appended to at any
time.