Post by White Lightning on Jan 11, 2014 22:14:31 GMT
This is another feature of Strawberry Place that some of you may be unfamiliar with although it's really just a localised variation of Live Chat.
Now before you get too excited at the prospect of chatting online to your fellow Players for hours on end there are some things below which need to be read and fully understood to prevent heartache later or worse still a possible Forum Ban (Shock Horror! and God Forbid!).
ProBoards take a very dim view on certain types of behaviour, especially if it affects their reputation. To enforce that they make no bones about killing Forums if in breach of Terms of Service and Community guidelines. I believe there's some discretion, but Forum Admin and members don't have total freedom to just do as we please. One stupid individual can screw it for everyone.
It would be a real shame for that to happen here just because someone decides to let rip with a whole load of swearing or other stuff simply because they can.
I don't believe any reasonable person would be amused if any children got to see something like that, whether on open view or here behind closed doors as it were. Same goes for any kind of blatant sexual content involving explicit images or other kinds of activity (grooming or exploitation), racist remarks or threatening behaviour. Don't for one minute think it's not so much of an issue as the Boards are hidden from general view, it is, as ProBoard do check Forums for content. Anyway it doesn't matter whether PB do or don't check content, it doesn't mean it's acceptable.
So on that basis please be sensible about what you say, the way you say it and most importantly of all who you say it too.
Please note it's the aim and intention of Admin to clear all dialogue in Shout Box every 24 hours. Shout Box content is likely to be mainly banter anyway and of the moment, hence not worth keeping and better off disposed of so it doesn't clutter the place up. Should members want to discuss further anything raised upon Shout Box or in more depth then they should start a thread on one of the Boards provided for just that reason. There should be no conflict between the Boards and using Shout Box, one compliments the other.
Anyone making a nuisance of themselves or seen to be causing mischief will get two yellow card warnings then a Red, which is basically a ban from using that feature of Strawberry Place. None of us want to see anyone get a ban whether it's for a short period or permanent, however if it prevents any conflicts between members that kick off or helps cool Players down then it will be enforced. Not that Admin anticipate it will happen with members who have been around for some length of time, although Admin are equally not naive enough to think it's beyond being a real possibility should other people join at some future point.
So enjoy using Shout Box, but please keep the above in mind.
WL
Now before you get too excited at the prospect of chatting online to your fellow Players for hours on end there are some things below which need to be read and fully understood to prevent heartache later or worse still a possible Forum Ban (Shock Horror! and God Forbid!).
ProBoards take a very dim view on certain types of behaviour, especially if it affects their reputation. To enforce that they make no bones about killing Forums if in breach of Terms of Service and Community guidelines. I believe there's some discretion, but Forum Admin and members don't have total freedom to just do as we please. One stupid individual can screw it for everyone.
It would be a real shame for that to happen here just because someone decides to let rip with a whole load of swearing or other stuff simply because they can.
I don't believe any reasonable person would be amused if any children got to see something like that, whether on open view or here behind closed doors as it were. Same goes for any kind of blatant sexual content involving explicit images or other kinds of activity (grooming or exploitation), racist remarks or threatening behaviour. Don't for one minute think it's not so much of an issue as the Boards are hidden from general view, it is, as ProBoard do check Forums for content. Anyway it doesn't matter whether PB do or don't check content, it doesn't mean it's acceptable.
So on that basis please be sensible about what you say, the way you say it and most importantly of all who you say it too.
Please note it's the aim and intention of Admin to clear all dialogue in Shout Box every 24 hours. Shout Box content is likely to be mainly banter anyway and of the moment, hence not worth keeping and better off disposed of so it doesn't clutter the place up. Should members want to discuss further anything raised upon Shout Box or in more depth then they should start a thread on one of the Boards provided for just that reason. There should be no conflict between the Boards and using Shout Box, one compliments the other.
Anyone making a nuisance of themselves or seen to be causing mischief will get two yellow card warnings then a Red, which is basically a ban from using that feature of Strawberry Place. None of us want to see anyone get a ban whether it's for a short period or permanent, however if it prevents any conflicts between members that kick off or helps cool Players down then it will be enforced. Not that Admin anticipate it will happen with members who have been around for some length of time, although Admin are equally not naive enough to think it's beyond being a real possibility should other people join at some future point.
So enjoy using Shout Box, but please keep the above in mind.
WL