cherryblossom
VIP Member
There is now a rules warning system in place. Whilst the exact details are still being finalised by staff, it will be used from here forward to notify all members of any posting issues.
It removes ambiguity and personal bias from any staff / members mood on a given day or towards a given member. Staff do not create custom warnings, they are all default set and agreed upon by staff.
As new issues arise, more will no doubt be added. Right now, the basic rules are fairly covered.
Only an administrator will issue custom warnings, which would be rare.
A member would receive a PC about the rules violation, as well as a public notice / content edited / deleted being taken to the content.
These are stored on the members profile for staff to quickly see all history.
Basically, staff no longer really decide to ban members, instead, members decide to ban themselves. If you don't comply with the rules, warnings are given, points add up, and you will automatically ban yourself from posting.
The temporary ban has now been improved, so that instead of locking members out of the forum completely, members can still read all parts of the forum, including reading PC's, however; all posting access is removed during the temp ban period.
Basically, if a user hits 100 points then they get a temp ban applied until whatever warnings they have expire so they fall under that threshold.
Obviously the points and duration vary according to what I have stated above. Also the warning regarding suicidal posting encourages the member to seek real life support.
We are currently looking at a warning for new members, whereby a new member who violates forum rules would be sent a specific message, guiding them to re-read the forum rules. This would not accumulate any points, but would be a 'one time only' message. Whilst I understand that getting points against your profile can seem a bit scary, it's only purpose is to get you on board with the basic forum rules.
The forum rules are not up for debate here. The whole point of the rules is to make every post easily readable to all (on whatever device you are using), to minimise spammers and trolls, and to keep this forum as safe as possible for every user. And also to keep staff (who kindly give their time) free from abuse from members who attack them, when they are simply trying to keep this forum safe and well-run.
The majority of these warnings will be posted publicly on posts, once the post has been edited.
Any changes to the above will be posted here, and I will add a thread to the coffee shop (off topic) forum for any chat about this new feature. (Now added for your feedback [DLMURL]http://www.mysexabuse.com/threads/new-rules-warning-system.1111/#post-15791[/DLMURL])
It removes ambiguity and personal bias from any staff / members mood on a given day or towards a given member. Staff do not create custom warnings, they are all default set and agreed upon by staff.
As new issues arise, more will no doubt be added. Right now, the basic rules are fairly covered.
Only an administrator will issue custom warnings, which would be rare.
A member would receive a PC about the rules violation, as well as a public notice / content edited / deleted being taken to the content.
These are stored on the members profile for staff to quickly see all history.
Basically, staff no longer really decide to ban members, instead, members decide to ban themselves. If you don't comply with the rules, warnings are given, points add up, and you will automatically ban yourself from posting.
The temporary ban has now been improved, so that instead of locking members out of the forum completely, members can still read all parts of the forum, including reading PC's, however; all posting access is removed during the temp ban period.
Basically, if a user hits 100 points then they get a temp ban applied until whatever warnings they have expire so they fall under that threshold.
- Basic Grammar Failure - 10 points / 7 days
- Quoting Entire Posts - 10 points / 7 days
- Posting Within Incorrect Forum - 10 points / 7 days
- Text Formatting - 10 points / 7 days
- Attacking Member / Staff - 30 points / 1 month
- Self Promotion / Advertising - 50 points / 1 month
- Suicidal Posting - 110 points / 5 days
Obviously the points and duration vary according to what I have stated above. Also the warning regarding suicidal posting encourages the member to seek real life support.
We are currently looking at a warning for new members, whereby a new member who violates forum rules would be sent a specific message, guiding them to re-read the forum rules. This would not accumulate any points, but would be a 'one time only' message. Whilst I understand that getting points against your profile can seem a bit scary, it's only purpose is to get you on board with the basic forum rules.
The forum rules are not up for debate here. The whole point of the rules is to make every post easily readable to all (on whatever device you are using), to minimise spammers and trolls, and to keep this forum as safe as possible for every user. And also to keep staff (who kindly give their time) free from abuse from members who attack them, when they are simply trying to keep this forum safe and well-run.
The majority of these warnings will be posted publicly on posts, once the post has been edited.
Any changes to the above will be posted here, and I will add a thread to the coffee shop (off topic) forum for any chat about this new feature. (Now added for your feedback [DLMURL]http://www.mysexabuse.com/threads/new-rules-warning-system.1111/#post-15791[/DLMURL])
