Aeternitas
Friday, February 1st, 2008, 10:14 PM
Warnings and infractions serve as a reminder to members of the forum's rules (http://forums.skadi.net/showthread.php?t=3), which they are expected to understand and follow.
The difference between a warning and an infraction is that warnings result in zero infraction points and thus don't contribute to restricting the members' access. Infraction points will remain in members' accounts for periods of time between 10 and 30 days. After that, they will expire automatically. As soon as members reach an amount of 10 infraction points or more, they will be automatically banned. The ban will last until one or more infraction points expire.
Members will usually receive warnings if:
- they are new and not yet well acquainted with the forum rules
- they have never violated rules before
- they generally have a good posting and behavioral record on Skadi Forum
- the rule violation is minor or borderline
Members will usually receive infractions if:
- they are knowledgeably and purposely violating a rule
- they are repeated offenders
- they generally have a poor posting and behavioral record on the Althing
- the rule violation is grave
Violations of the following rules carry 10 infraction points/rule which never expire:
Rule 1 (a). & (b). (Germanic heritage)
Rule 7 (a). (posting pictures and other personal material without consent)
Rule 21. (multiple accounts/user or users/account) Members who receive infractions for the above rule violations will be permanently banned from the forum.
Violations of the following rules carry 10 infraction points/rule which expire after 10 days:
Rule 2. (illegal activity)
Rule 8. (defamation of Skadi Forum & Staff)Members who receive infractions for the above rule violations will be temporarily banned from the forum.
Violations of the following rules carry 5 infraction points/rule which will expire in 30 days:
Rule 3. (ad hominems)
Rule 5. (ad gentems)
Rule 6. (incitement)
Rule 9. (publication of copyrighted material outside the fair use clause)
Rule 10. (posting of pornographic depictions and nudity)
Rule 18. (inappropriate signatures)
Rule 19. (inappropriate avatars)
Rule 20 (a). & (b). (defamation of other forums) Violations of the following rules carry 4 infraction points/rule which will expire in 30 days:
Rule 4. (vulgarity)
Rule 14. (trolling)
Rule 15. (retardism)
Rule 16. (political acronyms, political set phrases and political greetings)
Rule 17. (abuse of bloack letters, smilies, etc.)Violations of the following rules carry 3 infraction points/rule which will expire in 30 days:
Rule 11. (non-English language outside the language forums)
Rule 12. (lowbrow posts outside lowbrow areas)
Rule 13. (off-topic posts outside lowbrow areas)Warnings and infractions can be reversed by the Staff if:
- a warning/infraction has been issued erroneously (e.g. a moderator infracted a member for the wrong rule violation or infracted the wrong member)
- a warning/infraction has been issued unjustly. In this case, members must submit a complaint to the moderator who infracted them and if they are dissatisfied with their decision, a complaint to the administration. See How to Submit a Request/Inquiry/Complaint to the Staff (http://forums.skadi.net/showthread.php?t=96364) for details.
The difference between a warning and an infraction is that warnings result in zero infraction points and thus don't contribute to restricting the members' access. Infraction points will remain in members' accounts for periods of time between 10 and 30 days. After that, they will expire automatically. As soon as members reach an amount of 10 infraction points or more, they will be automatically banned. The ban will last until one or more infraction points expire.
Members will usually receive warnings if:
- they are new and not yet well acquainted with the forum rules
- they have never violated rules before
- they generally have a good posting and behavioral record on Skadi Forum
- the rule violation is minor or borderline
Members will usually receive infractions if:
- they are knowledgeably and purposely violating a rule
- they are repeated offenders
- they generally have a poor posting and behavioral record on the Althing
- the rule violation is grave
Violations of the following rules carry 10 infraction points/rule which never expire:
Rule 1 (a). & (b). (Germanic heritage)
Rule 7 (a). (posting pictures and other personal material without consent)
Rule 21. (multiple accounts/user or users/account) Members who receive infractions for the above rule violations will be permanently banned from the forum.
Violations of the following rules carry 10 infraction points/rule which expire after 10 days:
Rule 2. (illegal activity)
Rule 8. (defamation of Skadi Forum & Staff)Members who receive infractions for the above rule violations will be temporarily banned from the forum.
Violations of the following rules carry 5 infraction points/rule which will expire in 30 days:
Rule 3. (ad hominems)
Rule 5. (ad gentems)
Rule 6. (incitement)
Rule 9. (publication of copyrighted material outside the fair use clause)
Rule 10. (posting of pornographic depictions and nudity)
Rule 18. (inappropriate signatures)
Rule 19. (inappropriate avatars)
Rule 20 (a). & (b). (defamation of other forums) Violations of the following rules carry 4 infraction points/rule which will expire in 30 days:
Rule 4. (vulgarity)
Rule 14. (trolling)
Rule 15. (retardism)
Rule 16. (political acronyms, political set phrases and political greetings)
Rule 17. (abuse of bloack letters, smilies, etc.)Violations of the following rules carry 3 infraction points/rule which will expire in 30 days:
Rule 11. (non-English language outside the language forums)
Rule 12. (lowbrow posts outside lowbrow areas)
Rule 13. (off-topic posts outside lowbrow areas)Warnings and infractions can be reversed by the Staff if:
- a warning/infraction has been issued erroneously (e.g. a moderator infracted a member for the wrong rule violation or infracted the wrong member)
- a warning/infraction has been issued unjustly. In this case, members must submit a complaint to the moderator who infracted them and if they are dissatisfied with their decision, a complaint to the administration. See How to Submit a Request/Inquiry/Complaint to the Staff (http://forums.skadi.net/showthread.php?t=96364) for details.