Posters: For your information - here are SOME of hte poster guidelines. A few of you need to click the link at the bottom of hte page and see what behaviou cannot be tolerated on Hot Copper. If you just want to make personal digs at each otehr, do it elsewhere please.
If you want to debate a serious topic, do it here without your personal jibes. Any more, and this thread will be locked.
Probation Offences These will get you a temporary suspension, and repeated offences will likely get you banned:
1. Harassment against another user. If you feel another user is an idiot, that's your business. No-one cares. Don't post about it in the forums. Add them to your ignore list if you feel strongly about it. If you feel the user has violated the terms of use, report it via the TOU violation function.
2. Mod Sass. Flaming moderators or admins also falls under harassment of another user. Also, it's more likely to be noticed by moderators and, if you think about it, isn't going to make them any better disposed towards you. Moderators try to be fair and reasonable and are trying to make the forum better. They may listen to reasonable suggestions or questions but not to aggressive rants. Multiple or serious offences will get you banned.
3. Don't feed the trolls. It just makes the situation worse. If a user abuses you or your friends, use the TOU Violation button and they will get suspended anyway. You don't want to join them do you? Ditto if you think the user is using multiple identities - tell us, don't accuse the user in the thread.
4. Derailing the thread. Don't post about how you like bunnies in a thread that is all about people who like beer, make a new thread. Just don't make a post anywhere that is (intentionally) worded so as to disrupt the constructive discussion of the current subject.
5. Profanity against a user. Similar to harassment, but will probably get you suspended for longer. See below for guidelines used to deal with profanity.
7. Low content posts. A good measure is to ask yourself, 'Is this post funny, informative, or otherwise interesting?' if you can answer 'Yes' to any of those, then post away. If not, take your finger off the Post button.
