Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2015 14:25:53 GMT -6
The community on our forum are a great group of people that share a passion for scouting. Some of us have extended knowledge and experience the Scouting program in general and we're all here to help to the best of our ability. This forum is all about Scouters helping Scouters.
Before you start posting, please read these Guidelines. If there is anything that is unclear, or if you're in doubt please feel free to contact the Admin or Moderator.
Note: These Guidelines are subject to change as we see fit.
Except for Spammers, We will make every effort to notify you if you are not following the forum's Guidelines. Moderators and Administrators have the final word. If you have a problem or a complaint please direct it to the ADMINs instead of posting in the public forums. They will quickly take the appropriate actions to resolve the issue in a private and discreet manner.
There are no excuses for breaking the guidelines. It doesn't matter if you were angry at the time and weren't thinking straight. It doesn't matter if you were only kidding around. If you break a rule, it does the same damage, regardless of your reasons for breaking it, and you will be punished all the same.
If you break one of these guidelines, the following penalties will apply (first time, second time, third time...) with the exception of breaking the rule "No Hacking" which immediately results in a permanent ban:
There are several types of punishments:
Please Note: This is a privately owned forum. We, The Owners and the Moderating Team, reserve the right to accept or decline your membership application, so you are not guaranteed membership and your membership is subject to revocation. We reserve the right to declare what is suitable and what is not.
Before you start posting, please read these Guidelines. If there is anything that is unclear, or if you're in doubt please feel free to contact the Admin or Moderator.
- The Scout Oath and Law are the basis for appropriate and safe behavior on this forum. If at any time, a Scouter is found to be violating BSA Guidelines and/or Forum Guidelines, the Scouter will be contacted and appropriate action will be taken.
- No hacking is allowed. Guessing someone else's password and succeeding counts as hacking. Members who hack will instantly be permanently banned without any warnings.
- No content that is considered racist, obscene, x-rated, or objectionable will be tolerated. All such posts will be deleted without notice and the member who posted it will be issued infractions and or banned at our discretion. This includes avatars, signatures & private messages.
This is a Family Friendly Forum. Don't post content that you would not want your children, parents or spouses to see. - You will not violate a persons privacy by publishing information without permission that is private and personal. If you feel the need to do this, send one of our moderators a message before doing so.
- Personal attacks (Flaming, Name Calling, Discrimination) on others will not be tolerated. We take politeness very seriously. You are welcome to challenge others points of view and opinions, but do so respectfully and thoughtfully.
Please remember The Golden Rule: Treat others as you wish to be treated! - Create threads in the proper forum. Threads created in the wrong forum are subject to deletion. One thread posted in multiple forums or multiple times in the same forum (Cross Posting) is subject to deletion and/or issuance of Infractions.
- We have a zero-tolerance approach on SPAM. If you post spam, you risk your account being permanently banned and your topic will be deleted. Posting in dead threads (Inactive more than 6 months) and/or posting material unrelated to the original post (Hijacking) is also considered spam, and may result in a warning or infraction for repeat offenders as well as deletion of the post without notice.
- Users may wish to make derogatory comments regarding the forum and/or disagree with the decisions or actions of the moderators and/or administrators, however, disagreements, criticism and the like are not to be aired within the forums. Please feel free to PM a member of the staff and/or management directly rather than air your dirty laundry in public.
- Any abuse towards our staff and/or management will result in immediate suspension of your account.
- If you have any questions as to whether something is acceptable, please message a moderator or Admin.
Note: These Guidelines are subject to change as we see fit.
Except for Spammers, We will make every effort to notify you if you are not following the forum's Guidelines. Moderators and Administrators have the final word. If you have a problem or a complaint please direct it to the ADMINs instead of posting in the public forums. They will quickly take the appropriate actions to resolve the issue in a private and discreet manner.
There are no excuses for breaking the guidelines. It doesn't matter if you were angry at the time and weren't thinking straight. It doesn't matter if you were only kidding around. If you break a rule, it does the same damage, regardless of your reasons for breaking it, and you will be punished all the same.
If you break one of these guidelines, the following penalties will apply (first time, second time, third time...) with the exception of breaking the rule "No Hacking" which immediately results in a permanent ban:
There are several types of punishments:
- Warning - Depending on how serious a violation is, you may be issued a warning first.
- Muting - Muting for 10 days. This is where you are not able to talk on the board. You may still view it.
- Temporary ban - People who cause more problems after being muted for 10 days will be banned for a month, and for 2 months for the next offense.
- Permanent ban - At this point, it is obvious that will never learn your lesson, thus, a permanent ban is necessary to be rid of the problems you cause.
Please Note: This is a privately owned forum. We, The Owners and the Moderating Team, reserve the right to accept or decline your membership application, so you are not guaranteed membership and your membership is subject to revocation. We reserve the right to declare what is suitable and what is not.