:::OBAMA WORLD FORUMS Rules & Regulations:::

obamaworldadmin · Site Admin Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 3

Welcome to the Obama World forums! We have some simple rules for our members, so everyone can have a more useful and enjoyable time here. Please read through these rules carefully before posting. If you have any questions about them, please PM(private message) a moderator.

By being a registered user on the Obama World forums, you agree to these rules. These rules can change any time, without notice. These rules apply in this section of the forum, as well as all other forum categories.

Repeated warnings of any of violations of any of these rules can result in a ban. Please PM a moderator if you see anyone violating these rules, or find an offensive post.

Above all, we want you to have a pleasant experience on this forum, so please treat others as you would have them treat you. If you have a question about any of these rules, please PM or email a moderator.

1)Be respectful of the other members. Racism, bigotry & sexism will not be tolerated. We do allow frank discussion with the other members, and like to have a laugh, but some things are not appropriate. Repeatedly flaming, insulting and attempting to cause fights with other members will not be allowed. Please be respectful to the board, the members and moderators. Trolling (posting disgusting, nonsense, or attention getting threads) with false accounts, with the intention of disrupting this forum, causing harm, or aggravation of the members or the mods is not allowed. This includes long cat, logout links, browser hijacking links, and any other post intended to cause problems for another member. If a troll posts sick/disgusting/porn/etc pictures or threads, please report them. DO NOT reply to these threads or posts, and do NOT quote the post. Also, do not make new threads calling out or discussing the trolls. You are only giving them the attention they want, and making our job to clean up their mess more difficult. If you have a problem with another board member, please PM a moderator about it.

2) Posting SICK or DISGUSTING pictures/movies/websites will result in AUTOMATIC BAN! Pictures of tubgirl, goatse.cz, etc will result in an IMMEDIATE ban. This includes images of death, gore, sexual pictures, or anything just obscene or gross.

3) Do not register multiple usernames. This is self explanatory. If you are caught using multiple usernames, all of your accounts will be banned. Registering using an IP proxy is frowned upon, as are disposable email accounts. These are viewed as potential activities of a troll and if we see these, you could be banned outright. We can tell the difference between ISP proxies and other proxies, as well as suspicious email address. If you are a legitimate poster, you should have no problem. When temporarily banned, you may not create a second username to post with. A ban is for YOU, not for a username.

4) No adult/explicit nor any illegal material is allowed to be posted. This means no posting, quoting, attaching, linking to, or embedding images and/or videos of any form of nudity, pornography, & sexually explicit/graphic content. Posting passwords to pornographic sites or making threads to PM porn is also not allowed. Also, no posting of illegal items such as pirated software or torrents, where to buy fake ID's, where to find heroin locally, etc. This is due to varying legal standards. Basically, no threads on porn or illegal things. Also, no posting other users private information or anyone's phone numbers for the sake of harassing them or pranking them.

5) No anti-Obama threads! If you are a supporter of another candidate or party and you would like to voice your views in a respectful manner, that is fine. However, trolling, racism, flaming, anti-Obama smears, slanders, and hate speech WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!

6) Signatures Just keep your signature around 10-12 lines. We recommend you use your signatures to place links to your stores as opposed to message posts. You are also allowed to post links to your personal home page, blog, myspace page, and things of that nature are fine. All signatures must follow the same guidelines as posts.

7) No posts about RACE. We do not allow posts asking about preferences or functions of various races, ethnicities or creeds. This always end up turning bad and will be closed or deleted

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Do not place "Banned" under your username. This is annoying and we have enough to worry about having to deal without this nonsense. If you place the word "Banned" under your username, expect to become banned.

9) All Moderators decisions are final. Our moderators are all unpaid volunteers who are looking out for the best interests of our members. We want to help each and every member get the best experience possible on our board, but there will always be individuals who choose to break the rules and be banned. THERE IS NO PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THIS. If you have a problem with a decision a moderator makes, please PM a mod and discuss the issue with them. We can address it there, if possible, but starting threads about it is not allowed. These threads will be closed or deleted, as will O/T posts in other threads about the issue.

If you have any questions about these rules, please PM a mod to discuss them

What happens if I break a rule?

Upon first offense, you will be issued a warning. Repeated offenses following the first warning will result in permanent banning. Each case will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Thread title tags

There are a few suggested tags to add to your thread titles to help make the forums run smoother. These are words you can add in parenthesis to help others with your thread.

1) (Serious):
If you want to have a serious discussion in a thread that you make, and the topic is of a serious nature, please add (serious) to the end of the topic. Some topics are not meant to be joked about (common sense and decency tell us what these are). If you put (serious) in the thread title, it better be something important. If you post in a (serious) thread, it better be an on-topic, civilized remark.

Example:
My grandmother died (Serious)
My grandmother has hiccups (not worthy of serious tag).

2) (Spoiler):
This is for threads which are talking about or giving results of sports/movies/etc. Basically, to respect those who have not seen the event yet, please do not put anything showing results in the title. Simply mark it with a (spoiler) and a neutral description of the event. Please see rule #8 for further discussion.

example:
Good: The Smith-Jones fight!!! (spoiler)
Bad: Smith KO'ed Jones! (spoiler)

3) (NSFW):
NSFW = "not safe for work." This is used for anything which is allowed under our rules, but isn't appropriate for a work computer. For example, threads with bikini pictures, etc. This is pretty self-explanatory. If you shouldn't open it at work/school for others to see, add this tag.
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