Post by Alex on Jan 31, 2011 23:48:31 GMT
Hey!
Welcome to The Islanders Forum!
Just a few simple house rules so that all our users are safe and are all treated fairly. We would appreciate you take the time to read these rules before posting.
- It is against the rules to post using the names of band members or their family members, crew or management. Anyone using such names will have their name changed and will be issued a warning and their account flagged.
- The official language of this site is English, so please only post in English. The moderators will remove any posts or threads that are not in English and the poster will be flagged.
- The Islanders isn’t about being elitist, we’re all Nightwish Fans so we will show each other respect. New members are the life-blood of any fan club and should be welcomed in to the community. Anyone not showing other members respect will be flagged
- You should not post any content that is, or can be interpreted as; defamatory, abusive, vulgar, hateful, racist, insulting, obscene, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person’s privacy or breaking the law in any other way. Anyone not abiding these rules will be flagged and in extreme cases banned from the forum.
- We have a strict no spam rule. Spamming isn’t fun for other forum members and is really annoying. Any accounts found to be spamming will be flagged for every spam post.
- If you want to start a new thread, go for it! But first check to make sure the topic hasn’t been under discussion for a while – we have a search function for this. Repetitive threads will be locked and removed.
- We have a zero-tolerance policy to the posting or requesting of unreleased material or unofficial material. While it is acceptable to post youtube videos of the band performing live, it is not acceptable to post or request bootlegs of gigs. Members found to be flouting this rule will have their post removed and will be flagged.
- Respect the Band and their privacy. Do not request or provide details of band members personal contact details, addresses or telephone numbers. Do not post pictures (unless from an official source) of band members homes. Posts containing such information will be removed and the user flagged.
- Signatures shouldn’t be too large, as a guideline we would suggest a maximum of 150X648 pixels, with a line of text. Those signatures deemed to be too large, or offensive will be removed.
- The Islanders operate a simple three strikes system. Three strikes and you’re out. If your account is “flagged” an Admin will make a note on your profile detailing when and why a flag was placed. Admin will ignore flags once they are six months old. In extreme circumstances, members will be removed for extreme violation of the rules (for example posting or linking to pornography).
- Finally, respect the Admins and Mods decisions. They’re fans just like you and want the forums to be run in a way that is safe for all users. It is the decisions of the Admins and Mods to close topics or remove users and they do not take these decisions lightly (or enjoy making them). These decisions are not to be discussed publically and if you have any queries PM an Admin or a Mod.