Board Rules

[WestCoastExpress]

Welcome to the HockeyTalk message board. We rely on you, the user, to help keep this board enjoyable for all.

Please read the board rules carefully. This will tell you what you can and can't do on this board





BY POSTING HERE YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING BOARD RULES:

1. You will be tolerant and respectful of your fellow visitors

The following actions are strictly prohibited:
Calling out other users.
Personal attacks and flaming. Attacking an idea is acceptable, attacking a user is not.
Trolling and posting with intent to provoke other posters
Retaliating to personal attacks
Harrassment, stalking, and shadowing other users


2. You will not spam. Your message should be well thought out, and must add something of substance to the discussion, so please think before posting or creating a new thread. One-liners, list topics, quote pyramids, 'chat threads', and other "spammy" messages are not welcome. Do not post messages 'IBTL' or 'LOCK AND BAN' in threads, contact the moderators instead. Effort should be made to stay on topic with the original post as 'thread hijacking' is not acceptable. Please exercise some common sense, and put some thought into every post you make.

3. You will remember this is a family-oriented site with many young visitors.This board is not an appropriate place for sexual, violent and hateful talk.

Racism is not allowed and will not be tolerated. This includes jokes, and there are absolutely no exceptions or exclusions. Any racist behaviour or comment will result in an immediate ban.


4. You will not start a new topic (hit the "new topic" button) if the topic already exists.


5. You will post your topic on the correct board. Please read the board descriptions and think about which board your topic belongs in before posting your message.


6. Your signature image(s) will not exceed 400x200 pixels and your avatar will not exceed 80x80 pixels. The combined file size for avatars and signatures may not exceed 500 KB. Please limit additional text and quotes to one or two lines. Your signature may be removed without warning if it is found to be too big. Images that are larger than 400x200 or 500KB are inconsiderate to those unable to access the site with a high-speed connection. To check the size of your image, right click your image to view its properties. Vulgarity, inappropriate images, advertisements, and anything else contrary to the other rules, are not acceptable.

To post a signature image:


Upload your image to an external site (such as tinypic)
Copy the URL of your image.
Click on My Controls at the top right of this forum page.
Click on Edit Signature, located in the panel on the left.
Paste the URL of your image, with tags surrounding the link.
To post an avatar image:


Upload your image to an external site (such as photobucket).
Copy the URL of your image.
Click on My Controls at the top right of this forum page.
Click on Edit Avatar, located in the panel on the left.
Paste the URL of your image, where it says "Enter a URL to an online avatar image".


7. There will be no advertising . This includes talking about joining another message board. Any promotional content posted or displayed in signature or profiles will not be tolerated.


8. You will report rule violations to the administrators or moderators. Do not respond by posting spammy messages such as 'IBTL', and 'LOCK AND BAN'. The moderators cannot read all of the posts at any given moment. If you see a post that is spammy or breaking the rules, please contact the admins.

9. You will not abuse the moderators/admins. If you have an issue with a moderator/admins actions, need clarification on a moderator's decision, or want to make a suggestion to the moderating team, you are welcome to. However, this should only be done by PMing a mod/admin, and not by making publicly viewable threads or posts. You are expected to always treat the moderators/admins with respect, even when expressing a disagreement.



WARNING AND SUSPENSION GUIDELINES

The following guideline will be used to determine what action will be taken for any rule violation:

First Violation: Warning or One Day Suspension
Second Violation: Three Day Suspension
Third Violation: One-Two Week Suspension
Fourth Violation: One Month or Permanent Suspension/Ban

Any further violations will result in a permanent suspension.

Please remember this is a general guideline, and what action is taken is dependent on which rule was violated, the severity of the violation and the discretion of the moderator or administrator who responds.

Thanks,
HT Management
**Credit to CDC for the Rules Outline