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TFF Central => Announcements => Topic started by: WingedZephyr on January 23, 2010, 01:05:06 AM
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Three important things to note:
1. The Forum Rules board has been exchanged for a new tab found at the top of the site. You can find the new "Rules" tab between the "Home" and "Forum" tabs, or click on this link here: Forum Rules page (http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/index.php?action=rules)
2. The Forum Rules have been updated. There are a couple big changes, so please take the time to look through them.
3. A "Rule Details" page has also been added with the new Rules tab. This page contains detailed descriptions of what is and isn't allowed on the forums, and explanations for each rule. It is strongly encouraged that you take the time to read these descriptions, especially since the rules have been updated. You can access this page through the "Rule Details" link on the Rules page or by clicking here: Rule Details page (http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/index.php?action=rules;sa=additional)
Updates will always be mentioned in this thread, if any changes are made to the rules in the future.
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I've been waiting for this post for a looooong time, I love it! Thanks for clearing up many things Zeph and Tweak :)
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great idea having it all in a tab, well done guys :3
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I salute you, police officers Zeph and Tweak ;)
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The rules have been slightly adjusted for rewording and specification purposes. This is the edited portion:
- Any material of a sexually explicit nature is not allowed.
Any image or depiction of explicit nudity is not allowed. Very suggestive content is not allowed. Anthropomorphic characters ARE allowed to be unclothed as long as they are covered by fur/scales/feathers/etc. Any clothing should cover about the same amount of area on the body as a bikini/swimsuit would.
- Any material found to be inappropriate for minors or offensive is not acceptable.
This includes anything inappropriate or offensive that may not be covered under the previous rule above. This may include, but is not limited to, depictions or discussions of obscene violence or hate toward anyone.
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The forum rules have been updated once again. There are some important changes this time around. After hearing some concerns of the forum members, we hope these changes will make using the forums a better experience for you all.
Please look over the forum rules (http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/index.php?action=rules) and the rule details page (http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/index.php?action=rules;sa=additional) to make sure you are familiar with them.
These are the rules in particular that have undergone changes:
- Do not sell yourself or ask for cyber on the forums.
This includes specifically declaring you’re “available” and/or saying you’re here looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend/mate. This is not a dating site. We realize you may meet someone you want to date here, but please take care of these matters in private conversation. Also, no matter how much you may love your boyfriend/girlfriend/mate/etc., please try to keep the public displays of affection to a minimum.
- If a post is more than 4 weeks old, please contact a moderator before resurrecting it.
Threads that are revived after the four weeks has passed without permission will be locked. If you do gain permission to resurrect an old thread, please say so politely in your post when you resurrect the thread to let the rest of the staff know.
This four-week rule does not apply to stickied threads; stickies can always be posted in no matter how old they are.
There are also some boards that have exceptions to this rule, such as the Artwork and Movies boards – if there is an exception for a board, it will be stated in a stickied thread inside that board.
Any board that has the amount of one page or less of threads, this rule does not apply.
- Any material found to be inappropriate for minors or offensive is not acceptable.
This includes anything inappropriate or offensive that may not be covered under the previous rule above. This may include, but is not limited to, depictions or discussions of obscene violence or hate toward anyone. Some depictions of blood may be okay - cuts, scrapes, drips, splashes, etc., but very detailed, realistic, or extreme depictions may be disallowed.
- No extreme uses of profanity - including partially censored.
Any use or variety of the "F" word is not to be used.
Even with swear words that are allowed, please try to keep it to a minimum. Excessive use of foul language may be removed.
Please do not use profanity to curse at or insult your fellow forum members.
And in addition, the rule against linking to other forums without permission has been eliminated.
In summary:
Threads can now be posted in up to a full four weeks after the last post's date. After that, ask permission first.
Linking to other forums is fine.
Foul language is also now allowed, with the exception of the "F" word and any other extreme cases. Please do not abuse this, or it can easily be disallowed again.
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Huh, so all in all, things have been relaxed. Well that's interesting. This certainly was a relatively strict forum, so maybe this is for the better. Wait and see, I guess.
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That's the idea. We're offering to put our trust in you guys to act responsibly about it on your own. We'll see how it goes.
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I think that if someone can't find a better word to use, then there shouldn't be a comment to begin with. I've done it a couple of times, but I think that it is better to be reminded, then just let it pass by :/
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We wont dissapoint ya Ma'am /salute
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Although nothing's really changed by this, the staff has noticed certain things popping up a lot recently, so that Tweak and I thought it would be best to clarify some things. These two rule descriptions have been edited:
- Any material of a sexually explicit nature is not allowed.
Any image or depiction of explicit nudity is not allowed. Very suggestive content is not allowed. Anthropomorphic characters ARE allowed to be unclothed as long as they are covered by fur/scales/feathers/etc. Any clothing should cover about the same amount of area on the body as a bikini/swimsuit would. In addition to images, discussions on the public forum about having sex, turn-ons, etc. are not appropriate and will be removed.
- Any material found to be inappropriate for minors or offensive is not acceptable.
This includes anything inappropriate or offensive that may not be covered under the previous rule above. This may include, but is not limited to, depictions or discussions of obscene violence or hate toward anyone. Some depictions of blood may be okay - cuts, scrapes, drips, splashes, etc., but very detailed, realistic, or extreme depictions may be disallowed. Discussions or images of drug and/or alcohol abuse especially by minors is not appropriate nor tolerated.
The last sentence of each is what's new. Not that those things were permitted before, but we cannot make it any clearer now. Please make sure you read over the adjustments and take them into consideration when posting.
Thank you.
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Please be aware that the following two rules have been added to the list:
- Posts must be a minimum of two words. Do not add word padding/spam to your post just to get around the automatic two-word restriction.
The forum has a built-in word counter to make sure posts contain at least two words. Normally, your post should be fine as long as the automatic restriction accepts your post. However, adding meaningless things like (word word) or *word word* or (spam spam) or (two words) to the end of your post just to trick the filter is not acceptable, and will be counted as a warning.
- If you are under a Moderated, Muted, or Banned status, you must obey and respect the rules of that status. Do not try to evade or get around them.
Getting other people to post for you, or evading your status in any other way when your posts are restricted is not allowed. Doing so will count as a warning, and will likely raise your status another level. If you need to say something on the forum, take care of the matter via PMs, or ask an administrator if an exception can be made.
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The necroing rule stating that threads cannot be revived after four weeks has been removed.
All threads counting as "dead" are now automatically locked. Different lengths of time have been assigned to each board as to how long it takes for a thread to "die", depending on how active the boards are. Some boards do not have a time limit at all. You can also still ask a staff member to unlock an old thread if there is a need to do so.
So from now on - if a thread is open, you can post in it. Simple enough?
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The necroing rule stating that threads cannot be revived after four weeks has been removed.
All threads counting as "dead" are now automatically locked. Different lengths of time have been assigned to each board as to how long it takes for a thread to "die", depending on how active the boards are. Some boards do not have a time limit at all. You can also still ask a staff member to unlock an old thread if there is a need to do so.
So from now on - if a thread is open, you can post in it. Simple enough?
Couldn't be simpler imo, should do basically the same as the old rule did and as well prevent any mistakes :3
May I ask for a list for how long topics are considered "alive" in for each board?
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Meet and Greet - 4 weeks
Meet the Staff - never
Temporary - 3 weeks
Announcements - never
General - 4 weeks
Rants and Advice - 4 weeks
Personal Journals - never
Support - never
Photos! - never
Fursuiting - 6 weeks
Meet-ups and Conventions - never
U.S. States - never
Find Your Species - never
Friends of Furries - never
Matters of Mysticism - never
Roleplay - 4 weeks
Serious RP - 6 weeks
Serious RP Companion Board - never
Fun RP - 6 weeks
Forum Games - 6 weeks
Training grounds - 4 weeks
Artistic Stuff - 4 weeks
Requests - 6 weeks
Artwork - never
Notable Furry Artists - never
Arty Stuff for sale/trade/free - 4 weeks
Starving Artists - 3 weeks
News - never
The Furries' Cookbook - 4 weeks
Tech Central - 4 weeks
Writing and Literature - never
Home of Horror - never
Story Ideas - 4 weeks
Comedy - 4 weeks
Books - never
Links - 8 weeks
Music - 4 weeks
Video Media - 4 weeks
Television - 4 weeks
Anime/Cartoon - 4 weeks
Movies - 1 year
Video Games - 4 weeks
Sports - never
And the entire PawzRadio, SecondLife, and IMVU sections never expire. Almost all of the threads within the Adult Area never expire, although that will change as we build up more activity there.
Some of the lengths of time were adjusted to better suit the level of activity in the boards or the type of threads within them. They might still change a bit in the future depending on how things go.
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Lately Tweak and I have heard from some of our forum members, who have expressed that the rules and warning system is too restrictive as is, and that it has been detrimental to people's experiences here.
We'd like to express our apologies to you if this is the case. We honestly do what we can to make sure you all enjoy your time here. We hope you understand, however, that some rules do have to stay in place, and likewise enforced, for what we believe is the benefit to the forum.
Considering these things, Tweak and I have made some changes in an effort to put you guys more at ease.
For one thing, the "English only" rule has been loosened to the following:
- Please do not write entire posts, threads, or extended conversations in a language other than English. The majority of a post should be in English, and writing English translations alongside other languages is recommended.
Foreign phrases or a few sentences here or there are allowed, but please do not hold extended conversations in another language.
If you abuse this to write things against forum rules, the consequences will be high.
Please avoid using chatspeak when posting. Grammar and spelling do not have to be perfect (we all have typos or errors here and there), but some effort should be shown, and posts need to be legible.
Secondly, warning procedures staff members are told to follow have been adjusted to take some of the pressure off you all.
Thirdly, Tweak and I have decided to open up the Random Board (http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/index.php?board=134.0) many of you had previously suggested, to allow for a bit more free reign.
We hope these changes improve your experience here. Thank you for those of you who have given us input to make us aware of any situations.
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The following forum rule has been changed:
- No extreme uses of profanity - including partially censored.
Any use or variety of the "F" word is not to be used.
Even with swear words that are allowed, please try to keep it to a minimum. Excessive use of foul language may be removed.
Please do not use profanity to curse at or insult your fellow forum members.
To this:
- Please keep profanity to a minimum, and do not use it to curse at or insult other forum members.
The forum as a whole is auto-censored by default, but you can turn off the auto-censor by going to Profile > Look and Layout > check "Leave words uncensored."
Excessive use of foul language may be removed.
Profanity will no longer earn a warning, as long as you guys can be mature and reasonable about it. If the rule change gets abused, it will go back to the way it was.
Auto-censoring is automatically enabled by default, but if you aren't offended by profanity and want to turn the censor off, you can disable it via your Look and Layout settings.
Profanity and such will always be left uncensored within the Adult Area, regardless of your profile settings, as it always has been.
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That is *** awesome for *** sake! Now I can go around saying *** all the *** time and not give a *** about what others may *** think because I am now *** allowed to say *** whenever I *** want to! ***!
...Sorry but I had to XD
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Hey. Don't test our patience. XP
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It also should be noted that the Random Board will now operate under semi-relaxed rules - details here (http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/index.php?topic=19563.0).
And for those of you who have access to the Adult Area, there have been changes to those rules as well. Details here. (http://www.thefurryforum.com/forums/index.php?topic=15841.0)
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The rule regarding avatars has been adjusted a bit.
If using art that does not belong to you in your signature or avatar, it is strongly encouraged that you ask the artist's permission to do so, or at least provide a link to the artist to give credit. If you claim art is yours that is not, or if the artist has contacted us about disallowed use of the image, it will be removed.
This means if you take your profile picture from a website, we'd still like you to credit the artist who made it. You can usually find the artist pretty easily using Google's reverse image search.
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***I presses button.*** Why did 'I' press the button?
Seriously though is my avatar okay? It's my character which he actually made a model of later after I made the char.... I don't want to plaugerize the images in my sig and avatar ,but what's the best way to do that 1. if I don't know and 2. if I don't know which of the 2 accounts (in the case of my avatar) to use?
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If you aren't sure who it was, that's fine. You can keep using it.
We prefer credit to be given, but we understand in some cases this isn't possible.
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Rules for Discord have been added to the Rules page. Nothing new; just copying them over here so they're all in one place.
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Added these two things to it:
- Please do not abuse any chat features.
Excessive or inappropriate abuse of any chat feature, including emojis or the @ feature is discouraged. If it's a problem, we'll let you know.
- If a problem arises on Discord, please let us know via Discord DM, using @ to reach a staff member, posting in the Chat With Staff channel, or PM us on the forum.
If you post in the staff chat, at least one of us is usually around to help you. If you see particular staff member(s) are online, you can also DM them or @ them in the chat. Please only use ONE method to contact us. If we're around, we'll get your message one way or another. If not, we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
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Added this to the Discord rules:
Multiple Discord accounts cannot be used together on our server.
Using multiple accounts may result in a ban on the server.