Post by wesjorden on Aug 19, 2007 20:29:46 GMT -5
Our forums are not closely monitored , It's up to us to bring everyone fresh discussions on the CCW with less noise. Your participation in the forums is welcomed with encouragement! We do ask that you follow these few guidelines to help us maintain a fresh and fun environment.
1. Spelling & Grammar usage:
There's a difference between a typo (which we all make) and chat shorthand ("r ne of u lamerz?") People like to read real, spelled out words, with capitalization and punctuation. You don't have to add pointless emphasis!!!!!!!
?!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO NEED TO SHOUT, we can hear you just fine. Please utilize your shift and caps lock key properly. Respect for the English language is important, and that means chat shorthand is not welcome.
2. Use of objectionable words and offensive posts:
I believe this is dedicated to be a family-oriented site. Our audience ranges in age from teens up to our senior elders. Therefore, we all should strive to maintain a clean and fresh environment suitable for all ages. Offending posts that insinuates this type of behavior will be removed and the offender may be banned from making any further posts in our forums. I know we need a moderator for this.
3. Flaming
The art of flaming is strictly prohibited in the forums. We define flaming as the intent of the topic is to spark a flame war, objectionable retaliation, and the like. Examples of these topics would include; I'm better than you, etc. Offending posts that spark this type of flaming will be removed, and the offender may be banned from making any further posts in our forum.
4. Unacceptable topics of discussion:
The CCW forums are dedicated to foster the discussions for wrestling. Sometimes topics are brought up that are not in anyway related this. We don't talk about world peace or curing cancer here, we talk about wrestling. If you choose to talk about something not related to the subject matter of the forums, there are plenty of other sites on the Internet that will satisfy your needs. We also dislike anything along the lines of "first post" or an announcement about the number of posts you've made. It's not the quantity, it's the quality that counts.
5. Spamming
Spamming is forbidden in the CCW forums. Spamming is defined by Merriam-Webster as “unsolicited usually commercial E-mail sent to a large number of addresses.” In the forums, spamming can take on another form as the promotion of a personal Website that contradicts the terms of service of CCW.
6. Editing your post
If you find that once you have submitted your reply or message to the forums and you notice a mistake, or left something out, you can click on “modify” above your post to correct the error. Making another post with the correction leaves that topic thread disorganized.
7. Noise
A noisy person talks so they can hear themselves be heard. They don’t really impress others at all. We discourage noise makers in the CCW forums.
8. Quoted replies
Please note that the "reply" link on every individual post is intended to setup a quote of that post in the reply window. Please use this only if you wish to respond to a much earlier post in the thread. Even then, be sure to trim the parts of the post that do not refer to your response. Put your response after the [/i][/quote] tags, so it doesn't blend with the part you're responding to. If you're just making an additional post to the thread, simply enter it in the window at the end of the thread.
9. Signatures
The signature is a way to reveal a little about your personality and who you are. Please keep the signatures to three lines or less. As mentioned above, it's OK to put your site's URL there provided it is not used with promotional language.
10. Topic titles
Please think about the title you use when you start a new topic. Please use short but descriptive topics. Give people a reason to read them.
I know this might sound like I'm trying to lay the law down, but considering we have no moderator. We need to keep it safe, fun for everyone. Part of the reason this site was created was to foster discussion that wasn't like every other forum, namely the same ol' versus debates. I like that we all have passion, but this is a place for us to enjoy each other's company. Everyone cooperation will result in a clean, fresh and fun environment.
I hope we all can do this.
1. Spelling & Grammar usage:
There's a difference between a typo (which we all make) and chat shorthand ("r ne of u lamerz?") People like to read real, spelled out words, with capitalization and punctuation. You don't have to add pointless emphasis!!!!!!!
?!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO NEED TO SHOUT, we can hear you just fine. Please utilize your shift and caps lock key properly. Respect for the English language is important, and that means chat shorthand is not welcome.2. Use of objectionable words and offensive posts:
I believe this is dedicated to be a family-oriented site. Our audience ranges in age from teens up to our senior elders. Therefore, we all should strive to maintain a clean and fresh environment suitable for all ages. Offending posts that insinuates this type of behavior will be removed and the offender may be banned from making any further posts in our forums. I know we need a moderator for this.
3. Flaming
The art of flaming is strictly prohibited in the forums. We define flaming as the intent of the topic is to spark a flame war, objectionable retaliation, and the like. Examples of these topics would include; I'm better than you, etc. Offending posts that spark this type of flaming will be removed, and the offender may be banned from making any further posts in our forum.
4. Unacceptable topics of discussion:
The CCW forums are dedicated to foster the discussions for wrestling. Sometimes topics are brought up that are not in anyway related this. We don't talk about world peace or curing cancer here, we talk about wrestling. If you choose to talk about something not related to the subject matter of the forums, there are plenty of other sites on the Internet that will satisfy your needs. We also dislike anything along the lines of "first post" or an announcement about the number of posts you've made. It's not the quantity, it's the quality that counts.
5. Spamming
Spamming is forbidden in the CCW forums. Spamming is defined by Merriam-Webster as “unsolicited usually commercial E-mail sent to a large number of addresses.” In the forums, spamming can take on another form as the promotion of a personal Website that contradicts the terms of service of CCW.
6. Editing your post
If you find that once you have submitted your reply or message to the forums and you notice a mistake, or left something out, you can click on “modify” above your post to correct the error. Making another post with the correction leaves that topic thread disorganized.
7. Noise
A noisy person talks so they can hear themselves be heard. They don’t really impress others at all. We discourage noise makers in the CCW forums.
8. Quoted replies
Please note that the "reply" link on every individual post is intended to setup a quote of that post in the reply window. Please use this only if you wish to respond to a much earlier post in the thread. Even then, be sure to trim the parts of the post that do not refer to your response. Put your response after the [/i][/quote] tags, so it doesn't blend with the part you're responding to. If you're just making an additional post to the thread, simply enter it in the window at the end of the thread.
9. Signatures
The signature is a way to reveal a little about your personality and who you are. Please keep the signatures to three lines or less. As mentioned above, it's OK to put your site's URL there provided it is not used with promotional language.
10. Topic titles
Please think about the title you use when you start a new topic. Please use short but descriptive topics. Give people a reason to read them.
I know this might sound like I'm trying to lay the law down, but considering we have no moderator. We need to keep it safe, fun for everyone. Part of the reason this site was created was to foster discussion that wasn't like every other forum, namely the same ol' versus debates. I like that we all have passion, but this is a place for us to enjoy each other's company. Everyone cooperation will result in a clean, fresh and fun environment.
I hope we all can do this.