Messages from the Admins and Moderators

[*DAMN Mauti]

Ok guys if you don't stop with making stupid polls I'll disable this feature. Furthers I deleted all  clan polls. Here is a list of spammers that run in danger to get a 1 week or a weekend ban if they don't stop with it.

Guys that received a ban:
Snipey[2;4days | 20days]
Rapid[2;17days ban | 23days]
Silent Killer[3;72hours ban | 5 days | 7 days]
iGnome[1;5days ban]
Cassock<smoke> [1; 3days]
GhostSniper [1; 5 days]
Crypt [1; 14days]
Mysterio [1; 7days]
Maniac [1; 7days]
Civic [1; 4days]

All warned user stay on this list for sometime and if I get a complain from a moderator in this time they get banned. The number in the [] indicated how often a user has been warned, banned, or the date of the warning. All moderators feel free to add user to this list modifing my post.

[PsYcO aSsAsSiN]

Any posts in this thread by anyone other than a moderator will be considered spam. If you want to report a person that you think is guilty of forum violations, you can email me confidentially (or other admins, but no guarantee on confideniality on their part)...but please do not post in this thread.

[Brain and I also will accept confidential emails and/or forum messages if you like. Ace]
[me too.  loudnotes]

[Brain]

we will NOT remove or modify a post just because you think you have a good argument against it.  if you want to make a case, MAKE IT IN PUBLIC!  

the mods will only take action if a post is:
a) grossly offensive
b) promoting illegal activities such as(but not limited to) warez
c) obvious spam
d) a double post with out a VERY good reason (in which case it will be modified into a single post containing the contents of both posts)
e) making excessive use of smilies
f) an attempt to start a flame war (i.e. flame bait)


provided that the prior conditions have not been met, the moderators will most certianly not take action if:
a) the post is a well thought out argument that counters every point you had.
b) you dissagree with the poster, are unable to come up with an effective argument in reply
c) you are unable to come up with an answer and you are going to bitch and moan untill the offending post is removed

-Brain

[Ace]

Recently, it seems that everytime a thread is locked, a new thread is created asking why it was locked. This is getting very annoying. It was locked for a reason; trust in the moderators judgement. We don't need a new thread criticizing every single thing that happens. From now on, all such threads complaining about threads that have been locked will be locked and/or deleted as well.

[PsYcO aSsAsSiN]

Any new threads concerning the bullshit that is going on in the DBL will earn you a warning. Keep DBL matters in the DBL section.

[*DAMN Mauti]

Crypt, Maniac, Blitz and Mysterio got banned for 14/7/7/7 days, because of their totaly unqualified, wrong, extrem bashing comments against Civic. Guys take out a history book and read about the terms you used.

All 4 crossed a line where the fun completly stops.

Mauti

[c| Lone-Wolf]

This is a fairly simple idea for everybody. 

Do not bring up old threads that have already died a natural death.  The only exception to this is if you believe the topic has new relevence.  If this is the case, send me (or Voodoo) a PM about it, and give a quick reason why you think it's still relevant.  Providing a link to the thread would be appreciated as well.  It is advisable that once you send a PM, you wait to hear back on it.  If one of us gives the ok to bring back a thread, be sure to say somewhere that Voodoo or I gave it the ok, so the other does not warn you by accident.  It is alright if you forget to send one of us a PM, though if you do, be sure to put your reasoning into the thread itself.  I would greatly appreciate it though, if you PMed first, so we dont just have to lock the thread as soon as you bring it back, if we find it in poor judgement. 

If it is found that someone does bring up a dead topic, for no good reason, or does not contact one of us, we will issue a warning to the person who dug up the thread, delete their, and any other, posts which occured after the thread had died, and lock it.   

 If you see a thread that has been dug up before myself of Voodoo see it, please PM one of us, and we'll deal with it accordingly.

-Lone

[*DAMN Mauti]

- 1 Warning for Civic for bringing up the old Spam Drop Box thread. All new posts were deleted and the thread was locked according to the GG guideline by LoneWolf above.

- Civic has been banned for 4 days for posting a distasteful picture. This violates the forum agreement not to post harassing and obscene material. Considering his recent warning and his experience here a ban applies.

- 1.3.2005 - Typhy and Rapid are warned for starting a flame war.

- 16.3.2005 - Bronto warned for posting a disgusting picture. Remember also kids visit this forum.

- 3.21.2005 - Rebel warned for trying to start a flame war.  -Lone

- 3.24.2005 - Crypt warned for flaming.  -Lone

- 4.4.2005 - Spanke warned for abusing smileys - Lone

- 5.20.05 - Mysterio warned for starting a flamewar - voo

- 5.21.05 - Rebel warmed fpr startomg a flamewar - voo

Mauti

[c| Lone-Wolf]

Spanke has been banned for three days.

My reasoning for the ban is as follows (yes, I recommended him for a ban):

1 - He was warned for smiley abuse in a thread (novel recommendations).  His text was deleted and in editing his post I told him to knock it off.  I also put a note in this thread, officially warning him.

2 - Less than 48 hours later Spanke again abused smileys.  This time worse than he had before, obviously ignoring the warning from me, or not even noticing he got warned in the first place.

Further impotus for this ban came from Spanke's creation of the "Is it true drugs are bad for you" thread, before his first warning.  This thread was only turned into an actual discussion by members of this forum, and I do not believe for a second that Spanke's intention was to start an actual discussion/debate, for a number of reasons (primary among them, his first post not even containing and letters).  I commend the members of the community who posted there and turned it into something of a discussion.

What everybody can gain from this is a fairly simple concept:  When a moderator tells you to quit doing something (flaming, abusing smileys, etc.)  listen to them, when they tell you to knock something off, do it. 

-Lone

[c| Lone-Wolf]

KoS PY.nq.ict has been warned for bringing back two threads which were long dead. - Lone

[.vooDoo.]

Mysterio has been warned for starting a flamewar. 5.20.05
KoS.Rebel has been warned for starting a flamewar. 5.21.05

Now the both of you are equally warned. There is no next warning, just a suspension, which btw will be a breath of fresh air for anyone who reads these forums.

voo

[BFG]

Ethion has been warned for thread spamming. 18.10.05

[BFG]

 Beefyfigure has been warned for inappropriate behavior breaching forum guides. 16.01.06
Civic has been warned for inappropriate behavior breaching forum guides. 16.01.06

Contrary to what seems to be common belief among some people, the Spam Drop box is not exempt from the rules of the forum. That isn't the case. The recent behavior from both of you was unacceptable. The next time i see similar behavior from either member then there will be a forum ban. Personal attacks and insults in this manner are not tolerated.

[BFG]

It seems like a rather suitable time to remind users of part of the Forum guidelines to which you agree to adhere to by using these forums:

You agree, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually orientated, threatening, invasive of a persons privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any international or US law.

Im all for heated debates, and its only normal for folk to get a bit heated when things get nasty, and i won't pretend that these forums follow these guidelines to the letter. Jokes, mucking about and a bit of playful banter is one thing but some recent threads are way outta line, and members who blatantly refuse to behave within the guidelines of these forums face having the privilege of access to the forums removed.

[BFG]

Blitz has been warned for digging up old threads. 7/07/06

[BFG]

I know these are bots, but to any person/s who think they can use these forums for spam posts with endless links to porn bank loans illigal software or what ever other crap don't bother. I'll delete them and ban you as fast as you can say 'ohshititsbfg'.

[c| Lone-Wolf]

Spanke has been warned for bringing back a post that was four years old. -Lone

[BFG]

Just wanted to let you all know Im installing a new Mod for the forum which will hopfully finally rid us of the spam bots we seem to have been plagued with. Advanced Visual Verification (captcha) should mean that only human users can now register and that the bots that are constantly registering and posting will be finally caught out!

Any problems please let me know, but for all registered users you guys shouldn't have any problems!

Cheers

BFG

[*DAMN Mauti]

During an upgrade process the css file got overwritten yesterday. Due my safari cache I didn't notice the error until now. It should be fixed soon.