Site Rules - Historical

Applied By Unillogical: Nov 1, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Site Rules
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1I. Free speech 1[I][SIZE=5]Posting rules[/SIZE][/I]
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3NKVD was in part founded upon the principles of freedom of speech and expression, and to that end; users are welcome to express themselves without fear of censor unless the following is breached: 3Breaking any of the rules will automatically get user warned accordingly regardless of context or user excuses.
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51) Personal Attacks will not be tolerated. This includes any material which is vulgar, defamatory, libel, harassing, hateful, threatening, invading of others privacy, sexually oriented, racially motivated, or violates any laws. You will be given a warning or a ban, temporary or permanent, depending on severity if you violate this policy. 5- Posting pornographic links, photos, videos & files is strictly prohibited. The difference between erotic material and pornographic material is determined by the Miller Test. According to the Miller Test, pornographic material fails on the following three counts:
6  61) Whether the average person would fine it prurient of interest
72) No pornographic, sexually offensive, sexually explicit material. This includes suggestive images, graphics, and comments. 72) Wheter the work depicts, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct
8  83) Whether the work lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value
93) Respect the privacy of others. Do not post other's phone numbers, addresses, pictures, etc., without their permission. 9
10  10- Revealing personal information of other member is also strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: numbers, addresses, pictures...
114) No spamming, flooding the forum with useless content, or continuously posting useless comments. All spam and useless posts will be deleted. All spammers will be subject to consequences as laid on in subsequent sections. 11
12  12- No spamming or flooding. Same comment can be in multiple threads, as long as it is on topic & contributes to conversation. Note that "getting message across" is not an excuse under any circumstances.
135) While political speech is generally tolerated, there are certain limits towards what is considered political, and what is considered hateful. The site recognizes hate speech as: 13
14  14- No user is permitted to have more than one account. Limited exceptions may be made with prior consent of the staff. Non-primary accounts will be banned immediately upon discovery, unless it's one of the previously described exceptions.
15a. Speech that carries no meaning other then the expression of hatred for some group, such as a particular race, esp. in circumstances in which the communication is likely to provoke violence. 15
16  16- Discussion of how to pirate copyrighted software, regardless of the source, is strictly prohibited. This includes posting files and/or links to download a copyrighted material.
17b. Further, genocidal comments, defined as "expressing the desire to cause serious physical and mental harm with the intent to destroy, partially or entirely a group of people" will not be tolerated. 17
18  18- Posting graphic content is allowed, but regulated for the sake of user comfort. When posting graphic image or video user must put said content in spoilers with description of content above spoilers to inform other users. [COLOR=#ff0000]*NEW*[/COLOR]
19c. Groups include, but are not limited to 19
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21i. Race 21[SIZE=5][I]Posting guidelines - Introduction [/I][/SIZE]
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23ii. National origin 23Breaking posting guidelines will not automatically make user guilty, unlike breaking rules. Staff member can independently judge the situation based on context and other factors if user is guilty of breaking posting guideline and act accordingly. These factors include, but are not limited to: humor, doing harm was intended or not, nature of the thread or comment and so on.
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25iii. Gender 25If user is found guilty & believes that (infraction) was not justified:
26 26*If no infraction was given, user:
27iv. Sexual Orientation 27- can PM a staff member and try and prove that ones post was not breaking guidelines.
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29v. Religion 29**If infraction was given, user can:
30  30- PM a staff member and try and prove that ones post was not breaking guidelines.
316) The above section is not limited to posting, but includes signature, avatar, and profile content as well. 31- If user is unhappy after PMing staff member he can appeal to staff as a whole and issue an appeal.
32  32- If user still believes he/she was not breaking the guidelines after two previous steps, one can appeal to JosefVStalin directly.
33a. Additionally, staff reserves the right to edit/delete signatures or avatars that are deemed excessively large and obtrusive. Loose guidelines can be found in the Signature Sizes Thread (See Appendix A) 33
34  34Note that this exchange is done privately, between user and the staff. It is not up to a public debate. For more information in regards to appeals scroll down further.
35i. Staff is required to private message the user after editing their avatar / signature, and provide them with their reasoning. 35
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376.1) Multi-accounting 37[SIZE=5][I]Posting guidelines - Responsibility of the staff[/I][/SIZE]
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39No user is permitted to have more than one account. If a user is discovered to have more than one account it will be treated as a tier 2 offense. Limited exceptions may be made with prior consent of the staff. Non-primary accounts will be banned immediately upon discovery, unless it's one of the previously described exceptions. 39Moderators are bound to enforce posting guidelines, are expected to have unbiased and just judgement.
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417) Staff reserves the right to delete posts, lock topics, move topics, and follow the otherwise laid out rules and regulations pursuant to this topic 41When an infraction is given moderators have to write a comprehensive message to the user as to what they are being warned for and a source (Posting guidelines) to back up their judgement. Personal note is also accepted if stated in a message.
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43II. Piracy 43If user believes that a staff member acts out of line, one should take it to JosefVStalin.
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45NKVD is a community founded by gamers, for gamers, and shares a special relationship with both the gaming community and industry. As a result of this special relationship, the pirating, of copyrighted software, regardless of the source, is strictly prohibited 45[SIZE=5][I]Posting guidelines [/I][/SIZE]
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47III. General Posting guidelines 47- Personal Attacks will not be tolerated. This includes any material which is vulgar, defamatory, libel, harassing, hateful, threatening, invading of others privacy, sexually oriented, racially motivated, or violates any laws. User will be given a warning or a ban, temporary or permanent, depending on severity if you violate this policy. [COLOR=#f90e05]***Note that one can be warned for breaking this rule only if report is made by user(s) it was targeted at***[/COLOR]
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49In order to provide the best experience possible for NKVD users, we encourage all users to read and follow the official posting guidelines. Additionally, there are certain types of posting that are detrimental to the community as a whole, and will not be tolerated: 49- Sexually offensive, sexually explicit material. This includes suggestive images, graphics, and comments.
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511) Double Posting 51- While political speech is generally tolerated, there are certain limits towards what is considered political, and what is considered hateful. The site recognizes hate speech as:
52  52[INDENT=1]*Speech that carries no meaning other then the expression of hatred for some group, such as a particular race, esp. in circumstances in which the communication is likely to provoke violence.[/INDENT]
53a. Do not post more than once consecutively, if you forgot to add something in your original post, use the edit post feature. 53
54  54[INDENT=1]**Further, genocidal comments, defined as "expressing the desire to cause serious physical and mental harm with the intent to destroy, partially or entirely a group of people" will not be tolerated.[/INDENT]
552) Necroposting 55
56  56[INDENT=1]**Groups include, but are not limited to[/INDENT]
57a. Do not dig up old threads. If you want to continue an old discussion (older than six months), create a new thread and reference the old one in your post. 57
58  58[INDENT=2]- Race[/INDENT]
59b. Necroposting will be considered in relation to the nature of its content. That is to say, while you may use older threads to discuss topics, if you don't add something new or innovative to the topic, the post will still be considered spam. 59
60  60[INDENT=2]- National origin[/INDENT]
613) Malicious Content 61
62  62[INDENT=2]- Gender[/INDENT]
63a. Any post that causes script errors by entering any type of code in a message post. 63
64  64[INDENT=2]- Sexual Orientation[/INDENT]
65b. Any links or codes that causes harm to another users computer. 65
66  66[INDENT=2]- Religion[/INDENT]
674) In addition, we encourage users to use the report post button to bring any issues to the attention of the staff. 67[INDENT=2] [/INDENT]
68  68[INDENT=2]- Political view[/INDENT]
69IV. Infractions 69
70  70- Any post that causes script errors by entering any type of code in a message post.
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   72- Any links or codes that causes harm or attempts to cause harm to another users computer.
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   74- Do not post more than once consecutively, if you forgot to add something in your original post, use the edit post feature.
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   76- Do not dig up old threads. If you want to continue an old discussion (older than six months), create a new thread and reference the old one in your post.
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   79[SIZE=5][I]Infractions[/I][/SIZE]
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71NKVD uses a tiered infraction system with the corresponding point values as follows: 81NKVD uses a tiered infraction system with the corresponding point values as follows: 
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731) Tier system 73
74  74[INDENT=1]*1st Tier offenses (1 Point)[/INDENT]
75a. 1st Tier offenses (1 Point) 75
76 76[INDENT=2]-Insulting another user[/INDENT]
77i. Insulting another user 77
78 78[INDENT=2]- Reusing a signature/avatar after staff had previously removed it[/INDENT]
79ii. Reusing a signature/avatar after staff had previously removed it 79
80 80[INDENT=2]- Double posting[/INDENT]
81iii. Double posting 81
82 82[INDENT=2]- Necroposting[/INDENT]
83iv. Necroposting 83
84  84[INDENT=1]**2nd Tier offenses (2 Points)[/INDENT]
85b. 2nd Tier offenses (2 Points) 85
86 86[INDENT=2]-Insulting another member after being previously infracted[/INDENT]
87i. Insulting another member after being previously infracted 87
88 88[INDENT=2]-Inappropriate Material[/INDENT]
89ii. Inappropriate Material 89
90 90[INDENT=2]-Posting of another users private information without the expressed consent of that user[/INDENT]
91iii. Posting of another users private information without the expressed consent of that user 91
92 92[INDENT=2]-Piracy[/INDENT]
93iv. Piracy 93
94 94[INDENT=2]-Hate speech[/INDENT]
95v. Hate speech 95
96 96[INDENT=2]-Multiple accounts - One Week Ban[/INDENT]
97vi. Multiple accounts - One Week Ban 97
98  98[INDENT=1]**3rd Tier offenses[/INDENT]
99c. 3rd Tier offenses 99
100 100[INDENT=2]- Malicious Content[/INDENT]
101i. Malicious Content 101
102 102[INDENT=2]- Spamming[/INDENT]
103ii. Spamming 103
104 104[INDENT=2]-Third tier offenses will result in instant and permanent bans[/INDENT]
105iii. Third tier offenses will result in instant and permanent bans 105
106 106[INDENT=2]-Third tier offenses are only appealable if the user can show evidence that his account had been hacked and the actions taken were not his.[/INDENT]
107iv. Third tier offenses are only appealable if the user can show evidence that his account had been hacked and the actions taken were not his. 107
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1092) Banning 109[I][SIZE=5]Banning[/SIZE][/I]
110  110[INDENT=1]*The accumulation of 3 points in a one month time period, will result in a 7 day ban[/INDENT]
111a. The accumulation of 3 points in a one month time period, will result in a 7 day ban 111
112 112[INDENT=2]-Upon completion of initial ban, users will remain at three points for exactly 30 days unless further infractions are given[/INDENT]
113i. Upon completion of initial ban, users will remain at three points for exactly 30 days unless further infractions are given 113
114 114[INDENT=2]-Users who are infracted within the first 30 days after coming out of a ban will be given a 1 month ban[/INDENT]
115ii. Users who are infracted within the first 30 days after coming out of a ban will be given a 1 month ban 115
116 116[INDENT=2]-Users who are infracted in the 30 days following this 2nd ban will be permanently banned[/INDENT]
117iii. Users who are infracted in the 30 days following this 2nd ban will be permanently banned 117
118  118-All non routine bans pend JosefVStalin's approval before enacted
119b. Users in good standing who have been infracted will lose points at a rate of one per month 119
120  120[INDENT=1]**Users in good standing who have been infracted will lose points at a rate of one per month[/INDENT]
1213) Correspondence 121
122  122[LEFT][SIZE=5][I]Appeals - Infraction[/I][/SIZE][/LEFT]
123a. Users who are infracted will be informed of their status via private message by the staff   
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125b. In order to help the user fully understand why he is being infracted, and to prevent further infractions, staff members will cite both the violation, and the section of the site rules the action violates   
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1274) In certain cases, NKVD Staff has the right to deviate from the above guidelines and issue custom infractions and if needed, ban any member in violation of any site rule.   
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129VI. Appeals   
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131In order to insure users are given a fair experience, users who have been infracted by a staff member have the right to appeal their decision. 133In order to insure users are given a fair experience, users who have been infracted by a staff member have the right to appeal their decision. 
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1331) Appeals will be heard in a timely manner, and involvement will be limited to the plaintiff, infracting staff member, and a third party staff member. 135- Appeals will be heard in a timely manner, and involvement will be limited to the plaintiff, infracting staff member, and a third party staff member.
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1352) Appeals will take both parties arguments into consideration with regard to the site rules, and applicable ruling precedents. 137- Appeals will take both parties arguments into consideration with regard to the site rules, and applicable ruling precedents.
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1373) Appeals will take place via private messaging unless otherwise designated. 139- Appeals will take place via private messaging unless otherwise designated.
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1394) Once the Appeal is complete, the decision cannot be further appealed, and the decision is final. 141- Once the Appeal is complete, the decision cannot be further appealed, and the decision is final.
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   143- Appeals are not up for a public debate
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   146[SIZE=5][I]Appeals - Bans [/I][/SIZE]
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   148Most bans will now come directly from JosefVStalin unless
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   150[*]The ban is Routine against a Spambot, Multi-account etc.
   151[*]The ban is required in order to stop a user spamming, posting malicious content etc.
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   153therefore, appeals for all bans must go directly through Stalin, this can be done by emailing him at:[EMAIL]comradestalin1@gmail.com[/EMAIL], contacting him via Skype or other means.
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