New Rules & Guidelines and Romper Room Description

[TimBone]

As you guys all know, Daface mentioned changes were coming. Behind the scenes, we have all been discussing the future of Chiefsplanet. Please note that any changes being made are being done so for the sole purpose of making Chiefsplanet a better place.

One topic that continued to come up in the discussions was transparency. Overall, we believe transparency is a good thing, and we will take measures to be as transparent as possible with most decisions made by the moderators. We will also make attempts to openly discuss and ask for the opinions of the user base throughout the process of change. Which brings us to the first topic of discussion:

The Terms of Service needed a bit of an update. Below you will find the proposed updated TOS along with the associated punishments for breaking those TOS. There is also a description at the bottom of how we envision the Romper Room.

Please read over the new Rules & Guidelines and the description of the Romper Room.Then feel free to share your opinions and suggestions.

Lastly, we've also been discussing alternative names for the Romper Room, and a few of us thought it would be a great idea to see what you brilliant people could come up with. So, feel free to throw out name suggestions based on the description.

Thanks, guys.

Punishable Offenses

The Douchebag Rule:

CP's #1 rule: Don't be a douchebag for the sole purpose of ruining everyone's enjoyment of the board. This rule is subject to the interpretation of the moderators.

Opinion Spamming:

There is nothing wrong with having unique opinions. It is part of what makes Chiefsplanet great. However, spamming the same opinion day after day and throughout multiple threads, to the point of thread derailment, is a punishable offense.

User Stalking:

Users stalking other users around the board, specifically to incite rage and reaction from that member is not allowed. Cross-thread humor and occasionally poking fun at other members is fine. However, if a poster asks you to stop and you do not, or it is deemed you are going out of your way to harass them, you will be punished.

Real-Life Crossover:

Reaching beyond the internet and affecting any user's personal and professional lives will not be tolerated. This includes (but is not limited to) contacting family members, employees, employers, making unfounded claims about any user's personal lives and businesses, and falsely accusing any user of real life crimes. Basically, leave people's real lives alone. Breaking this rule will result in an immediate ban.

Spam:

If you are a longtime regular, there is no problem with you posting links to your website. However, if your main reason for posting to Chiefsplanet is to sell stuff or to direct traffic to your own website, your thread will be removed and it may result in a ban.

NSFW Links and Images:

Links and images that contain any grotesque or other NSFW content must be posted within NSFW Tags. There are no exceptions to this rule. NSFW images may not be posted using IMG tags or as attachments. Lastly, posting NSFW links and pics within normal spoiler tags will not suffice.

Overloading front page with Threads:

Posting an extraordinary amount of threads or bumping too many old thread within a small time period is not allowed.

Physical Threats:

Physical threats deemed by the moderators to be serious in nature will result in an immediate ban.

Rude Comments in Prayer/Thoughts Threads:

Prayers/thoughts threads are not normal threads, and will be treated as such. Be respectful. If you don’t have anything positive to add, move on to another thread.

Word Filter Evasion:

Word Filters are in place. Do not add spaces, symbols or anything else with the intention of bypassing these filters. Do not post images containing words that are filtered by the system.

Disrespectful Treatment of Moderators:

Moderators are users first and foremost. The moderating job is a voluntary position, and the mods are acting in the interest of what they think is best for the forum. All that is asked is that, if you are going to dispute a mod decision, do so in a respectable manner. Lastly, and obviously, do not threaten the board with legal action. This will result in an immediate ban.

False News or Thread Title:

Many users come to Chiefsplanet for Chiefs news and updates. Posting false news stories or misleading thread titles (even as a joke) are prohibited.

Multiple accounts and banned users:

If any user has multiple active accounts, any and all accounts can be banned at any time. If a user has been permanently banned and come back under a new account, that user can be banned at any time at the moderators’ discretion. Posting on the behalf of banned users prohibited. This includes any text, photos, or videos.

Possible Punishments:

Physical threats and other severe actions will result in immediate bans. For the most part, though, the moderators will try and handle things at the lowest level possible, and move to more severe punishments as more infractions occur.

- Warnings (via PM, in the thread, or the infraction feature), and reporting of the post in the mod forum for visibility
- Daily post count limit
- Temporary kick to the Romper Room
- Permanent kick to the Romper Room
- Short Term Ban
- Long Term Ban
- Permanent Ban

Single Thread Bans may occur due to the following reasons:
- Highjacking threads with no thought given to the OP
- Derailment of threads due to personal feuds
- General derailment of threads
- Rude or insensitive comments in a prayers/thoughts thread
- Constant trolling of a single thread

Romper Room Guidelines

The Romper Room is a sub-forum designed to house Chiefsplanet’s more problematic posters. The posters restricted to this forum have proven that they need, at the very least, a temporary break from posting in the other sub-forums. Also, banned posters that are allowed back on a trial run will begin their return here. All users are more than welcome to visit the Romper Room and visit with their ill-behaved buddies. The Romper Room will be more lightly moderated than the Lounge. The top two forum rules (The Douchebag Rule and Opinion Spamming) will be more lightly moderated within this sub-forum, but all other forum rooms will be moderated as they are in other forums.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Lastly, and obviously, do not threaten the board with legal action. This will result in an immediate ban.



Quite Frankiely they should just call this the Frankie rule.

FYP

[TimBone]

Just wanted to say thanks to everybody for the feedback. I will go back and re-word a few of those rules based on the concerns and suggestions from you guys.

[notorious]

Someone threatened to sue CP?

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by notorious

Someone threatened to sue CP?

More than one person.

Frankie was one of them

[notorious]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

More than one person.

Frankie was one of them

Sweet Jesus.



I can't imagine taking an internet fan board that seriously.





......did Frankie's case break apart mid-air?

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Lastly, and obviously, do not threaten the board with legal action. This will result in an immediate ban.



Quite Frankly they should just call this the Frankie rule.

In to sue CP before the rule is official! Who wants to make this a class action suit? :P

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by kccrow

It killed the Coalition, and it will kill this place too. The mod team there got ban happy, getting rid of all the perceived "douchebags." Now its about 20 guys sitting around talking about the good old days and politics.

CC hasn't been the same since that BRC guy left.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

CC hasn't been the same since that BRC guy left.

True. You got out while the gettin' was good. :P

[ChiliConCarnage]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

looks like we may be forced to find out...

Survival of the fittest! Two mods enter..

[jettio]

I did not know the word filter evasion rule. I would use * for vowels if using b*d w*rds.
I suppose i will have to give up cussin'.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by jettio

I did not know the word filter evasion rule. I would use * for vowels if using b*d w*rds.
I suppose i will have to give up cussin'.

you just type out ****. The filter takes care of it for the easily offended.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Unleash the Clayken

he'll drop the facade soon enough no doubt

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Just restore Clay and RORs accounts already. Everyone knows who they are.

I'm happy with my latest incarnation, thanks.

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Again, defending/being an optimist has never been listed as trolling and still won't be under the proposed TOS. Have I ever been approached by leadership for derailing threads? Just because there are a ton of asshats on here that hate when I don't cave into their aggression and then proceed to label me as a non-conformist/troll/thread derailer doesn't mean you have to buy into that sentiment too. What I appreciated about the previous mods Dole/Flop/Gonzo was how they didn't give a **** about pleasing the mob nor did they buy into the sky is falling bull shit that so many people on here want the rest of us to believe. It got me to want to donate to this place because I could speak freely to provide separate viewpoints rather than the repeated negative nancy bull shit 24/7 by everyone else.

It wasn't because of the previous mods that this place started going to shit nor have I read anywhere about long time posters not want to come around because of the way things were run...it has far more to do with the type of people that became the majority and how football talk went to absolute shit. The simple fact that you guys admit that Clay's propaganda bull shit and my rhetoric of laying out reasons to defend dorsey/reid/smith are what actually drives traffic speaks to the crowd that comes around...they want god damn drama, somewhere to endlessly bitch and someone to hate (Be it the optimists, Smith, Reid).

Jesus, what a twat.

Now THAT was the rant of someone who has been a member of CP for all of two seconds.

Poor dumbass, he was all juiced-up, just waiting for the Mods to turn CP into the Coalition, where he could safely spout his never ending chug-fest of Smith-cock.
And then, it all went south.

Originally Posted by Bowser

Stop being a whiny candy ass. I can honestly say that there are no pre ordained orders to move you anywhere (anyone for that matter). Take a deep breath and count to 10.

The hell with that. I'm moving myself to the Romper Room and locking the door. I'll let a few people in from time to time when I get bored. Maybe.

Bold prediction:

The Romper Room will be the "It" place to be, and will surpass the rest of CP for sheer awesomeness.

[threebag]

This shits going to be like wiping with Saran Wrap

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

he'll drop the facade soon enough no doubt

And then he'll be banned