Administrator Reminder

May 16, 2008, 3:24 PM

This is a reminder to not only the members of the board but to the staff as well that rules must be enforced and followed. As of late I have witnessed a lot of rule bending going on across the boards, and it's getting a little out of hand. It seems that some of you have forgotten that there are rules we need to follow and examples to be made to our newest members. I have witnessed a lot of flaming and spamming, and nothing has been done about it. This is getting out of hand. It seems as though possibly our newer members may not have read the rules yet. If you have not yet done so, I implore you to asap. You can find them at the top of the page right next to your user CP. In the meantime here is a link to the rules: Site Rules I will go ahead and reiterate the rules of flaming and spamming here:

Do not flame, insult or instigate (start fights) with other members. We consider flaming to be cussing another member out, etc... Insulting that person,whether it be during a debate or just simple dislike, we do not encourage here so do not pursue it. While we understand that everybody is not going to get along and people are going to hate on another, we don't want to see it public on the board. Keep it in Private Messages or e-mails or IMs on a messenger. If it's seen on the public board and continued after the first offense, then you will be either suspended or permanently banned from the site.
Do not harass other members-If you feel a member is harassing you whether it be sexual, threats, stalking, etc... you can PM any one of the administrators or moderators and we'll handle it from there. Any harassing that we do discover will be delt with, and further punishment will ensue. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, discreet or not, we will see it. This includes sending members other members private messages just to insult, flame, or stalk them.
Do not spam unless you are in the spamming section please. We like to see posts that are bigger than just a couple of words or small sentences. A good example of spam would be: Spam 1: Yeah, I agree too. Spam 2: I really like the outfit Tifa wears. Those are prime examples of spam. If you insist on posting, please put effort into your posts and make it longer than just one sentence. If you do not, a moderator will edit your post with a Mod Note, letting you know to put more effort into your posting. Failure to do so, will result in post deletion and/or an infraction for spamming.
Do not post nonsense - no gibberish (unless of course people can understand what you're saying or you're just joking, please do not make every single post in typespeak as it's rather irritating)

These are perfectly easy rules to follow, and while I understand some of you might not like one another or get annoyed by another member, this does not give you the excuse to outright flame them, insult them, etc... now matter how long you've been been here or how well known you are. It seems our older members have forgotten a lot of our rules and need to go back and re-read them, as well as our newer members needing to read them so they are aware of what is and isn't right here. If you could please abide by these rules, the forums will be a much better place for all of us. Thank you.

~Tifa~ FFF Site Administrator