World Beyblade Organization by Fighting Spirits Inc.

If you haven't done so already, please see my previous thread pertaining to this issue, here. That should explain the need for this topic.

This topic is not meant to be taken as a final rule set. Not yet, at least. I'm proposing this set of rules as a work in progress, something that we all can work on together until we come up with an agreeable list. You all have just as much say as I do in what needs to be added or changed, so obviously your feedback is crucial to this. The rules I have typed up below are merely a starting point, a modified version of the current rules we already have in place, which you can view here. If you have any issue with them or think something needs to be edited or changed altogether, don't hesitate to say so. So, without further delay...

GENERAL RULES

• Please make an attempt to be productive with your posts. Don't respond to a post if you have nothing constructive or worthwhile to add to the conversation.
  
• There is no formal ban on swearing, but please do not use excess vulgarity in your posts. Keep in mind that there will be younger users on the board whose parents or guardians may be displeased with them being exposed to such language.
  
• Please do your best to be polite to other members. It is understandable and human nature to become angry at times, but this is not an excuse to lash out on others. If an issue should arise, please take it up with a Staff member via Private Message. For more information on how to report a post or contact the staff, please see this thread.
  
• Racial slurs, homophobic slurs (carp is one of these, regardless of how you say it or mean it) or anything of a discriminatory nature is expressly forbidden. Violators will be banned for a duration to be determined by the severity of the offense, no questions asked and without warning.
  
• Please respect the posts of the Staff and the Advanced members; they have earned their positions by being consistently good members. However, if a Staff or Advanced member says or does something you feel is out of line, you are more than welcome to PM the other staff about the issue.
  
• It is against the rules to have more than one account. Registering for more than one account for yourself without staff approval will put all of your accounts at risk of being banned.
  

POSTING A NEW TOPIC

• Please post all topics in the appropriate forum! Read the forum descriptions carefully. The "Questions and Comments" forum is for questions and comments regarding THE BEYWIKI WEBSITE, not anything else!
  
• Please do not post a topic for an already existing subject. Use the Search function to check. If there is already an existing topic, the newest one will be locked.
  
• Make sure your topic title is descriptive. For example, if you wanted to know about shooting techniques for Metal Change Core, a good topic title would be, "Shooting Techniques for Metal Change Core". Bad topic titles would be, "Question" or "Help!"
  
• If you make a topic, be active in it! Please don't make a topic and then never respond to it.
  
• Please refrain from replying to topics that have been inactive for a month or longer, unless a new issue arises that requires this to be done.
  

POSTING ABOUT BEYBLADE

• If you have a small question, please consider posting it in the "Ask a question, get an answer!" topic. However, if your question involves a lot of discussion, it would be better to make a new topic.
  
• On the subject of discussing illegal modifications and other things that are prohibited by Beyblade's official rules, this type of discussion is not expressly prohibited. However, you are not allowed to give illegal suggestions or discuss illegal modifications and customizations as if they are legitimate Beyblades. This type of discussion is only allowed for hypothetical and novelty discussion only.
  
• When discussing a specific Beyblade, please keep the discussion to one topic per Beyblade unless it is highly niche discussion.
  

SIGNATURE RULES

• The general rule is, "If the signature is taller than most of your posts, you can't use it." The smaller the signature, the better. 200 pixels is about as high as you should consider going. Signatures that are deemed to be in violation will be deleted by staff without warning.
  

AVATAR RULES

• The maximum avatar size is 120 x 120 pixels. Annoying gifs are not allowed. Violations will be deleted without warning.
  

As I said before, suggestions are encouraged and more than welcome.

No complaints.

-no hatespeech, like racism and stuff

AnnieDuck Wrote:-no hatespeech, like racism and stuff

this is already in there

That was one of the first things I added.

I'm saying it here and now, I don't ever want to see the word "carp" posted on this board ever again.

Roan Wrote:That was one of the first things I added.

I'm saying it here and now, I don't ever want to see the word "carp" posted on this board ever again.

damn it

fine

Can cat macros be bannable?

I don't think so. They haven't been THAT bad around here, but if it starts to become frequent we should probably look into it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

question: i read in the other topic about a private forum for old friends (which i think is a fantastic idea). will these new stricter rules go in there as well, or will it be more lenient since only a select few will be in there anyway?

Artie Wrote:question: i read in the other topic about a private forum for old friends (which i think is a fantastic idea). will these new stricter rules go in there as well, or will it be more lenient since only a select few will be in there anyway?

These rules wouldn't apply there.

okay.

when will that forum go up? and i assume it will be passworded, right?

Artie Wrote:okay.

when will that forum go up? and i assume it will be passworded, right?

It should be up soon. Only members of a certain group will be permitted.

Bey Brad Wrote:

Artie Wrote:okay.

when will that forum go up? and i assume it will be passworded, right?

It should be up soon. Only members of a certain group will be permitted.

what's the criteria? how long you've been with the community, or post count?


(read: am i in that group)

Artie Wrote:(read: am i in that group)

yes

The official rules have been edited to reflect this new list.

However, this is still open for discussion. So if you see anything you'd like to add or change, you are more than welcome to suggest it.

These new rules look good to me.

The only thing that worries me is that most new members probably wouldn't read them, because of the length.

I totally agree with these rules. if new members dont read them because its to long than thats just plain lazy XD

Shadow Wrote:I totally agree with these rules. if new members dont read them because its to long than thats just plain lazy XD

But this is meant to be read. We can't change the lazyness of new members in advance, but we can shorten the rules.

How about a PM of a basic/shorter rules guideline, and a direct link to the official rules? That way you can give an outline of the basic do's, and don't's, and make sure to inform them about the actual thread where the official rules are posted.

With the initial PM, they won't be able to say "I didn't know you couldn't do that" when you instructed them to read the more indepth rules asap after giving them the basic outline.

Can you do the whole "Forum Announcement" thing here?

That way the new rules would always be in plain sight, and it would stress new members to read them.

Synesthesia Wrote:How about a PM of a basic/shorter rules guideline, and a direct link to the official rules? That way you can give an outline of the basic do's, and don't's, and make sure to inform them about the actual thread where the official rules are posted.

With the initial PM, they won't be able to say "I didn't know you couldn't do that" when you instructed them to read the more indepth rules asap after giving them the basic outline.

That's what the Introductory Thread for New Members is for.

Upon registration a copied version of that post will be PMed to all new members.