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.

[Chief Roundup]

Thanks to Tim Bone and the mod staff for making the effort and positive changes that they are working on. Your time and hard thankless work is appreciated!!!!

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by arrwheader

What about mindless, constant trolling from broncos fans and or other fans that come here and just spout hate on the Chiefs and members of the planet? I'm not talking about the moderate ones.


Sent from my ****** using ********

Who does this? Links to posts/threads?

Also, shut that ****ing annoying tapatalk signature off please.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by TimBone

Sounds like a good time, actually. How much do you charge?

Damn Tim, all those times in the game day chat and you never even posted a pic of it ?

[Iowanian]

Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana

You'll bend the knee, or he'll destroy you.

The only time I bend the kneee it is to tie a boot, pick money up from the ground or shoot a double leg takedown.

I don't care what rules change because, I'm not a douchebag.

[Coach]

Question on the NSFW. The rule states "Lastly, posting NSFW links and pics within normal spoiler tags will not suffice."

Can someone explain why? I thought the spoiler tag was to kind of keep it hidden and leaves it as the user enter your own risk (provided someone does give ample warning like "NSFW" prior to the spoiler)?

[arrwheader]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Who does this? Links to posts/threads?

Also, shut that ****ing annoying tapatalk signature off please.

Damn I always mean to shut it off. Anyway I am trying to recall the name of the poster, but it was sometime after the last Broncos game. The guy would just keep saying over and over about how the Broncos won the super bowl and blah blah. I'll see if I can dig it up.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Fish

Just sounds like you're making additional work for yourselves. Creating a new and different forum environment for people to bitch about. I could see the current whining about bans in the Lounge, just shifting to whining about the romper room in the Lounge.

But hey, if it gets more of the super annoying club off the main forum, that's cool.

We are definitely making more work for ourselves. But it's all about making this place better and letting everyone enjoy it in their own way.

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by Coach

Question on the NSFW. The rule states "Lastly, posting NSFW links and pics within normal spoiler tags will not suffice."

Can someone explain why? I thought the spoiler tag was to kind of keep it hidden and leaves it as the user enter your own risk (provided someone does give ample warning like "NSFW" prior to the spoiler?

I added that because when people are cruising CP from work or other computers where they don't want NSFW material, the spoiler tags don't do the same thing as the NSFW tags.

From what I understand, the NSFW tags keep the pic from being downloaded until ths person clicks on the tag. The spoiler tags just had the pic, but its still on the page. So, if an employer looks at the internet history, that info would still show up if it was only in a spoiler tag.

[007]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Who does this? Links to posts/threads?

Also, shut that ****ing annoying tapatalk signature off please.

Don't be a douche.

[TribalElder]

Originally Posted by Coach

Question on the NSFW. The rule states "Lastly, posting NSFW links and pics within normal spoiler tags will not suffice."

Can someone explain why? I thought the spoiler tag was to kind of keep it hidden and leaves it as the user enter your own risk (provided someone does give ample warning like "NSFW" prior to the spoiler)?

People getting caught up at work would be my guess

[2112]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Who does this? Links to posts/threads?

Also, shut that ****ing annoying tapatalk signature off please.

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

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by TimBone

As of now, I believe the plan is to leave DC the way it is. Although, Daface took notes from the 'Make Chiefsplanet Great Again' thread, and those suggestions haven't been discussed yet. I'm not sure if there was anything about DC in there.

I do know one thing that was brought up about DC was about posting actual article headlines as thread titles when posting an article as a thread. I don't go into DC much, but that might be a good idea.

Considering where most of the right-wing dipshits get their articles, posting the actual headline is the same as posting completely false bullshit.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by 007

Don't be a douche.

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

[2112]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Considering where most of the right-wing dipshits get their articles, posting the actual headline is the same as posting completely false bullshit.

^^^^ dipshit rule breaker lol

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Coach

Question on the NSFW. The rule states "Lastly, posting NSFW links and pics within normal spoiler tags will not suffice."

Can someone explain why? I thought the spoiler tag was to kind of keep it hidden and leaves it as the user enter your own risk (provided someone does give ample warning like "NSFW" prior to the spoiler)?

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.