MovieForums.org Forum Rules
MovieForums.org is a friendly discussion community catered to the wonderful world of movies. We strive to keep the forums a friendly atmosphere and an environment conducive to learning. As a member, please try to keep the following rules in mind:
Posting Guidelines
Behavior
Spam
Signatures and Avatars
Private Messaging
Images & Video Guidelines
Infraction System
Posting Guidelines
Post in the correct forum
When creating a new thread please make sure you are posting it in the correct forum. Posting in the wrong forum creates more work for the moderators to move the thread to the proper forum. Moving threads also leads to confusion when people look for the thread.
Stay on topic
Please try to stay on topic when responding to posts. Understandably, discussions will veer off in their own directions, but deliberate hijacking of threads will not be tolerated. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1 infraction point which would expire in 2 months.
Search before starting threads
MovieForums.org has a lot of threads. To avoid repetitive thread topics, please use the search feature to see if your question has already been discussed. After your search, if you cannot find a thread on the subject, or the previous threads do not answer your question or are outdated, feel free to create a new thread on the subject.
Make contributive posts
When responding to threads please make sure your post is contributing to the discussion. Making unneccassary posts ("oic", "okay", etc.) is the main cause of threads getting sidetracked. If your post does not contribute to the discussion in some way it may be deleted. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1 infraction point which would expire in 2 months.
Behaviour
Insults and personal attacks
While we are fairly lenient towards vulgarities,
friendly bickering, and so forth, we do not tolerate blatant insults or personal attacks against others. Naturally, there will be disputes and debates in regards to strategy and such, but these discussions can still be dealt in a respectable manner. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 1 infraction point which would expire in 6 months.
Attacks on Staff
MovieForums.org is supervised by moderators. Moderators scan the community to ensure that these rules are followed among all members. These rules are in everyone's favor and when there is an issue with a rule, please bring it to the staff's attention via Private Message as opposed to on the public forum.
Allowing somebody to directly challenge a staff member's authority on the public boards undermines the integrity of the site. Therefore, if a member has an issue with a moderator, send a Private Message to the Adminstrator, Tyler. Your complaints will be reviewed and action taken where needed.
Personal attacks toward the staff and criticism of how they perform their duties will not be tolerated. Offenders will either be given a warning, or penalized with 5 infraction points which would expire in 12 months.
Trolling
There is a zero tolerance policy towards trolling on MovieForums.org. A troll is a person who purposely seeks out others or posts to insult or harass, and/or degrades the forum in an anti-social manner. Repeat offenders will be warned or possibly given infraction points.
Spam
There is a zero tolerance policy towards spam on MovieForums.org. Spam includes, but is not limited to: referral links, pornographic or vulgar material, or any owned or associated website.
If you wish to advertise on MovieForums.org, you may do so by
contacting us.
New members who spam will automatically be banned pemanently from the site; existing members who spam will either be given a warning, or penalized with 5 infraction points which would expire in 6 months.
Do not respond to spam. There is an icon in the upper right corner of every post for any member to report spam and other abuse to the staff.
Signatures and Avatars
Allowed:
A maximum of 5 links
Affiliate links
Not Allowed:
Distasteful or deragatory comments or images
Private Messaging
MovieForums.org's private messaging system, like everything else on the site, is a privledge, not a right. Please act appropriately. Repeat offenders will be warned or possibly given infraction points.
Images & Video Guidelines
MovieForums.org allows members to add both images and video in posts. Please follow the following rules and guidelines when posting an image or video. Generally, try to keep images and video PG13 rated. The following items are prohibited:
Racism
Nudity
Excessive Violence
Failure to comply with these rules will result in a penalty at the discretion of the MovieForums.org staff.
Infraction System
What is the Infraction System?
The Infraction System allows moderators and administers to regulate members who violate rules in a fair way. A point system is used, and once a member receives a certain amount of infraction points, their account will be banned for a certain amount of time.
User Infraction Penalties
Below is a list of the infraction penalties. The
expires label denotes how long the points will remain with a user before being removed. The
warning label states whether a moderator may give a warning at his/her discretion, instead of penalizing with points.
Offence:
Blatantly Off Topic
Points:
1
Expires:
2 Months
Warning:
Yes
Offence:
Non-contributive post
Points:
1
Expires:
2 Months
Warning:
Yes
Offence:
Insult or Personal Attack
Points:
1
Expires:
6 Months
Warning:
Yes
Offence:
Spammed Advertisements - Existing Member
Points:
5
Expires:
6 Months
Warning:
Yes
Offence:
Attack on Staff
Points:
5
Expires:
12 Months
Warning:
Yes
Offence:
Spammed Advertisements - New Member
Points:
20
Expires:
Never
Warning:
No
Automatic Banning
The following displays how many points an unscrupulous member needs before being banned:
2 points, banned for 1 day
5 points, banned for 3 days
10 points, banned for 3 weeks
20 points, banned pemanently
Note: Be sure to check back once in a while to re-read these rules, as they may be modified and/or appended to at any time.
MovieForums.org Forum Rules
