Illuminati-R-Us Rules and Terms of Use

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Illuminati-R-Us Rules and Terms of Use

Postby Lance » Thu May 18, 2006 12:14 pm

Illuminati-R-Us Mission Statement

Illuminati-R-Us is a secret, worldwide organization with an ultra-elite membership that provides total global domination at a reasonable cost. Using such state-of-the-art techniques such as covert human id-chip implantation, satellite based mind control, bi-directional TV surveillance and cellular network infiltration, IRU can monitor and control every aspect of the lives of selected individuals, be they convenience store clerks or world leaders. The goal of Illuminati-R-Us is to make the world a better and safer place for the llamas.

Our Code of Conduct

This forum exists for my amusement and entertainment first. You are a guest in my home and I welcome you. Please don't break the dishes, steal the knick-knacks or kick the dog. Areas exist for fun and games, rowdy debates, stimulating repartee and the occasional brawl. Please feel free to make spirited use of all these areas, but don't make a nuisance of yourself. If you are interfering with someone else's enjoyment of the forum then you are interfering with mine and I won't appreciate it. Enjoy yourself while respecting others and everyone will get along just fine.

The Rules
The rules are not meant to constrain you, they are meant to make everyone's experience here more enjoyable.

Acceptable Language
Feel free to express yourself how you see fit. We neither encourage nor discourage the use of foul language if that's how you feel you need to make your point. Expect your content to be judged by how it is presented. You can leave the gratuitous gutter-mouth at home though. Foul language for the sake of shock alone will be edited or deleted.

Adult Content
This is not an adult or porn site. The posting of sexually explicit material is prohibited. Art that depicts nudity is permitted but threads containing such should be clearly labeled in the thread title. Links to other websites that contain adult oriented material should be clearly identified.

Illegal Activities
Discussions about, or links to sites that advocate illegal activities will be removed, such as hacks, pirated software, etc.

Inflammatory Posts
Post that are meant only to shock, insult, or incite an argument will be locked. If you have a point you'd like to debate from a less than popular perspective, there are ways to do so without making people angry right away.

Not Safe for Work
Many users here visit here while in an office or professional environment. As a courtesy to those users, please identify content that may be "Not Safe for Work". Such content may include, but are not limited to:
-Images of a graphic or adult nature
-Video or music files that play loudly when accessed
-Items that could make the reader laugh uncontrollably while their boss is in the room

Personal Attacks
Personal attacks against other users are prohibited except in The Enraged Ones forum. Threads that devolve into personal attacks and name calling will be moved to The Enraged Ones forum when the situation warrants it. Threads in The Enraged Ones forum that become nothing more than hate-fests will be locked.

Personal Information
-If you wish to post personal information about yourself, it is your call.
-Posting your account information (username/password) from other websites is prohibited.
-Posting your account information from here on other websites is prohibited and will result in your password being reset.
-Under absolutely no circumstances may you post personal information about other users. This includes personal information other users may have already posted about themselves elsewhere.

Posting Links
Please do not make posts that contain just links to other websites. Please give at least a brief explanation of what the reader may expect to find.

Private Messages and Email
You may not post the contents of Private Messages received either here or on other fora, or email, without the consent of the originator of the message or email.

Racist or Hate Speech
Racist comments or "hate speech" will not be tolerated here. This includes the use of terms generally thought to be derogatory towards any social group.

Rule Testing
There is no need to "test" the rules to see how far you can go. Just use common sense and don't do what you're not supposed to do. Anyone who finds it necessary to continually test the limits of what they can get away with will be dealt with more harshly than someone who makes a flagrant violation just one time.

Signatures
Your signature, should you choose to display one, is visible on every post you make in every forum and therefore should be appropriate for all areas. A personal attack or comment that may be appropriate for The Enraged Ones forum may be completely out of place when viewed in Computers and Gadgets.

Threats
You may not post threats. Messages that contain threats against other users, users elsewhere, or people in the real world will be deleted without warning.

The Moderators
The Moderators speak for me. It is the purpose of the moderators to help keep this a place everyone can enjoy. They have the ability to edit, move or delete posts, split and merge topics, and move and lock threads. They are also empowered to disable a user's ability to perform certain tasks, up to and including being able to log in to the forum at all.

If a moderator or administrator does something you think is unfair, you are encouraged to take it up with another moderator or administrator. However, if a moderator takes an action against you, and it was reasonable for them to do so, do not look to me to over-rule the moderator. I will not second guess a moderator's actions even if I don't necessarily agree with them so long as the actions were reasonable. Don't piss off the moderators.

The Consequences
The sanctions available to the staff are, in no particular order:
*Disable the Ability to Send PMs
*Disable the Ability to Display an Avatar
*Disable the Ability to Display a Signature
*Disable the Ability to Edit your Posts
*Disable the Ability to Post
*Deactivate User Account (Cannot log in)

And for the minor infractions there are:
*Assignment of an Embarrassing Avatar
*Assignment of a Humiliating Rank Title

These sanctions will be applied as appropriate.
No trees were killed in the posting of this message.
However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

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