Post by Rhia Riverflow on Sept 3, 2009 22:15:15 GMT 8
Happy Haven strictly implements the following house rules for compliance of all members and guests:
``General Rules;;
» Please read the rules before joining the board and posting.
» All rules of the board applies to the chat box.
» Before anything else, please come and register at the mezzanine by posting on the registration tablet.
» Discrimination against sex, race, religion and the likes in any way will not be tolerated. Members who do not follow this rule will be banned right away.
» Do not mention or post anything about sex or lustful act/s on any area of Happy Haven, including the chat box
as HH caters also to the youth under parental guidance. It will
be deleted and your account/name will be banned.
» Respect the staff and members of this board at all times. The staff would like to make a friendly environment for everyone and we could not do that without your cooperation.
» I allow Cussing as long as it is use in quoting a particular statement or scenario.
» We should all use the English language only at all times in all areas of the haven, again, this includes the chat box.
» Password protected boards are protected for a reason so if you know you are not supposed to be opening, reading and replying to threads inside a certain password protected forum, do not.
» If you are joining the site just to advertise your board or any other site, please do not.
» Enjoy!
``Borderlines on Names and Accounts;;
» Members are allowed to make only one account.
» Everyone is enjoined to use a name/nickname and family name (not necessarily your real name/family name) for formality and to avoid improper/malicious addressing of people ("Ugly Duckling", "Denise the Menace", "Lovie Darling", etc.)
Examples of valid names: Rhia Riverflow, Ginny Gentlewind, Marie Starlight, Ryan Raindrop
Examples of invalid names: iheartharry1234, musicrockz, citizenoftheworld
``Borderlines on Debating and Posting;;
`On Debating;
» Debatable issues are acceptable, that is the reason why we have boards for that, provided both parties involved are responsible enough NOT to lose their temper.
» No hitting below the belt.
» PEACE AND ORDER IS A MUST AT ALL TIMES!
`On Posting;
» All posts are subject to review and if found inappropriate or in the wrong board by any one of the administrators, your post will be deleted or moved without prior notice. Everyone should take responsibility for their posting/s (including the use of appropriate emoticons.)
» In quoting any person's original work, we should ensure that the title of the work and the author are posted accurately. No stealing of others’ works.
» Explicit images or links to it posted on the site (including the chat box) would get the poster banned without warning.
» Please try to edit your post, grammar and spelling wise, before posting.
» No Spamming.
» No double posting. The “modify” feature of the board is there for a reason.
``Borderlines on Absences;;
» To avoid deletion of account, notice of absence should be posted on the
designated board.
`On Absences without Notice;
» After a month of absence without notice, your account would be deleted.
» To avoid deletion of account, notice of absence should be posted on the
designated board.
`On Absences with Notice;
» Failure to show up after a week of your return date (the date of return you posted on the designated board) would get your account deleted. (ex. your return date is January 8, 2008 and you still did not show up until January 15, your account would be deleted.)
``Borderlines on Graphics;;
» Avatars should be no bigger than 100x100.
» Signatures that stretches the board and those which are abnormally large would be deleted. We do not like to give the people who use Dial-Up a hard time.
» All graphics posted that stretches the boards would be deleted. If you want to post anything that stretches the board, feel free to post the link to it or its thumbnail.
``Borderlines on Advertisements;;
» Post your site advertisements on the advertisements board. Not ELSEWHERE.
» Do not pester other members to join your site or pm anyone endlessly just to get him or her to join.
Ignorance of the laws excuses no one.