Live Chat Rules
Aug 19, 2010 8:27:41 GMT
Post by Re Harakhti on Aug 19, 2010 8:27:41 GMT
Rules Updated 1/6/2017
Live Chat Rules
Cbox Reserved Names.
• One Cbox account per person, meaning per physical body.
• Account names are only reserved when the minimum requirements have been met as follows:
- Introduction has been made and a reply to a member's reply has been made as well.
- Member's account is 2 days old, and in good standing(no warnings).
• If minimum requirements are met, send a PM to either Kasumi Noxumbra , Haru'Shimo , or Doppel . Please include the username and password as you want it to be.
• If you have a Cbox login, you may not pretend to be, or appear as, a guest unless you are experiencing difficulties with your login name, or you are using a mobile device that prevents you from using it, in which case you must inform other members, or staff so the issue can be resolved.
• You may not impersonate another member. If you are caught doing so, you will be banned.
• Multiple System kin should indicate who the speaker is when posting, not use guest names for each head-mate/entity. How you do so is your preference, so long as it's using one account.
For example:
MultSysKin: Good afternoon everyone!
MultSysKin: OtherEntity: Hello!
MultSysKin: OtherEntity: Hello!
MultSysKin: Good afternoon everyone!
MultSysKin: OE: Hello!
MultSysKin: OE: Hello!
Things Not to Do In the Chat.
• No sessions of role play,
(Small gestures accepted to accent statements, full-on RP will result in moderator action)
• No using it as a dating chat,
(No advertising that you’re looking or intense show of affection toward a partner or intended.)
• No arranging meetings,
(As stated in the Member Rules, arranging meetings must be done off the forum)
• No guests and Members asking to be Moderators.
• No talking in a disrespectful way to or about another member.
• No Over-Using:
- Allowed swear words.
- Icons.
- Abbreviations.
- Font Formatting.
• No spamming the chat.
• No using animated avatars.
Topics That You May Not Discuss in the Cbox.
• Cutting/self harm/suicide or thoughts thereof,
(these can be anxiety/panic triggers for some, and can't be safely avoided by such individuals in the Cbox)
• Drugs/Drug use,
(Any Illegal and/or 'recreational' use substances. Herbal/alternative medicines are fine.)
• Any Sexual Material,
(innuendo & gender identification/orientation are accepted)
• Violence/Racist Aggression,
• Banned Members
(unless asked, or approved, by Staff.)
Staff - Things NOT to do in chat.
• Staff may not 'throw their weight around'
(Example:'I can ban you if I want, so don't forget it, because I will.')
• Only restrict what is necessary.
• If other moderators see a staff member disobeying rules, the offender is to be banned from the chat, and reported.
• PM Admin upon banning of member.
• If a member is banned from the Cbox, do not ban from the forum unless instructed to by the Admin, or necessary.
• If a member is banned from the forums, that includes the Cbox.
• If action is taken, keep a log of all evidence of disruption.
Cautionary Silence Period.
• If two or more moderators become involved in handling a situation in cbox, all other members (including other moderators) that are not directly involved are required to take a voluntary "5" minute break from cbox. This break will give moderators ample time to attempt to tone down and resolve the situation or relocate it to PM on the forum.
• If two moderators are already involved, the other moderators should respect that and allow them to handle the situation unless it is absolutely necessary to break that silence.
• If the situation still occurs after the "5" minute break, cbox will become temporarily locked for an undisclosed amount of time then unlocked after the time has passed.
Remember,
In this chat, you are representing Therian Wilderness as a whole.
If they see you acting stupid, they will assess that the forum is a waste of time.
Think, before you launch into a mega episode of silly.
It is nice to have a laugh every so often, but not at the cost of discouraging new members. So don't go overboard.
If you become too much, and the staff has to ask you to stop, do it.
If a guest comes in, please assist them as a respectable member, but do not offer them any spiritual advice unless you state that it is your opinion, and that it does not necessarily reflect the beliefs of the community as a whole or the forum.
In this chat, you are representing Therian Wilderness as a whole.
If they see you acting stupid, they will assess that the forum is a waste of time.
Think, before you launch into a mega episode of silly.
It is nice to have a laugh every so often, but not at the cost of discouraging new members. So don't go overboard.
If you become too much, and the staff has to ask you to stop, do it.
If a guest comes in, please assist them as a respectable member, but do not offer them any spiritual advice unless you state that it is your opinion, and that it does not necessarily reflect the beliefs of the community as a whole or the forum.
Cbox Username Color Guide:
Blue = Admin
Bluish Purple = Normal Cbox Moderator
Orange = Registered Member
Green = Unregistered Member, possibly new to forum
Blue = Admin
Bluish Purple = Normal Cbox Moderator
Orange = Registered Member
Green = Unregistered Member, possibly new to forum