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.

[Coach]

DaFace & TimBone - That makes sense in terms of the cache and internet browsing history at work, so I can understand that. That's fair.

TribalElder - Yes, I figured that was the case in terms for people who are at work, but I originally thought that the intent and purposes was to hide the image and if they wanted to see it, they would do so by opening the spoiler at their own risk. I just didn't realize until I was reminded by DaFace and TimBone that even if they use the spoiler tag, it would still show up on the cached/history, and a system administrator can see that at the browsing history/logs, which is true.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by DaFace

It's a long shot that it would ever matter, but images in spoiler tags are loaded by your browser and cached, so theoretically, a system admin could find a porn pic on your computer even if never saw it.

NSFW tags don't load the image until you click on it.

That makes sense, but the rule might need some additional wording to make it more clear.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

That makes sense, but the rule might need some additional wording to make it more clear.

Yeah, that's kind of where I was trying to say, I just couldn't word it the way I wanted to say it. I was going to say something like; "Expand on that rule a little bit more, like what is allowed, what's not, etc."

Doesn't have to be a lengthy novel, just something that is not in the gray area.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I'll see you in the Romper Room mother****er!

ROMPER ROOM ....Two go in and .......well......a whole bunch more show up too.

[007]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I'll see you in the Romper Room mother****er!

The calm guy my ****ing ass!!!

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by stumppy

ROMPER ROOM ....Two go in and .......well......a whole bunch more show up too.

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by Coach

Yeah, that's kind of where I was trying to say, I just couldn't word it. I was going to say something like; "Expand on that rule a little bit more, like what is allowed, what's not, etc." The current rule just makes it sound like we just simply cannot post NSFW links/photos, that's all.

Doesn't have to be a lengthy novel, just something that is not in the gray area.

Thanks, man. I'll look at it, and re-word it.

[Buehler445]

It should start and end with Rule #1.

Maybe Rule #2 should be NSFW.

Trying to catch every situation never ends well. You've always got some assface that says, "You never said [insert OBVIOUSdouchebag activity] was not cool!!!"

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

It should start and end with Rule #1.

Maybe Rule #2 should be NSFW.

Trying to catch every situation never ends well. You've always got some assface that says, "You never said [insert OBVIOUSdouchebag activity] was not cool!!!"

Example: What Clay is doing now, so he can say, "YOU CAN'T BANZ ME I WAZ TRYINGZ TO GET PEOPLEZ TO LISTEN 2 DA MODZ!!"

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

It should start and end with Rule #1.

Maybe Rule #2 should be NSFW.

Trying to catch every situation never ends well. You've always got some assface that says, "You never said [insert OBVIOUSdouchebag activity] was not cool!!!"

But if they're saying it from Romper Room who cares.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TimBone

I think anybody who has a problem with your toast is the real problem.

I love some toast.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by D2112

Stop attacking people, n00b. The puppies aren't working.

The puppies were me so shut up

[KS Smitty]

Originally Posted by TimBone

Thanks, man. I'll look at it, and re-word it.

I think all you need to do is add ....will not suffice because the image will still be cached and could be found by an employees system admin (or something like that).

[Coach]

Originally Posted by TimBone

Thanks, man. I'll look at it, and re-word it.

Here you go. I took the liberty to do it for you.

Lastly, posting NSFW links and pics within normal spoiler tags will not suffice due to work servers can record this. Doing so will lead you straight to the guillotine.

[BigRedChief]

****ing with someone's real life as described in the OP should be a permanent ban on the first offense.