The forum administrator, at present, is:

The Master

The forum moderators, at present, are:

• anti nowhere punk
• Commander Napalm

There is only 1 published forum rule:

The Offensive Content Rule:

Basically, if a member posts something that another member finds to be offensive, then they can report the offensive content to either me, or any moderator of their choice. They MUST give a reason why they find it offensive though, so no half-arsed attempt to waste anybody's time. Sounds harsh, but I don't want people abusing this rule!

All mods & admins are bound by a policy of confidentiality in this matter, so they will NOT tell anyone (except the rest of the mods) that you've made a report about anybody else.

If we get 5 or more reports about the same content, then we will take action. Firstly, an official warning shall be issued by a moderator, or possibly a temporary ban (issued by an admin, not usually discussed by the mods & depending on the severity of the particular issue). A second infringement would result in a discussion among the moderators, regarding whether or not to permanently ban or temporarily ban the member, should they be in breach of this rule again . It needs an overall majority of the mods, for the person to be banned, so it's a totally democratic system.

The rest of the forum rules are unpublished common sense rules. Flaming is accepted, providing that it doesn't get too out of hand, eg. ruining threads all over the board. Bashing of other sites & boards is also allowed, again, providing that it doesn't start to fill the forum!

Note the following applies to regular members only. Spammers/streat teamers have no rights and are simply banned immediately, without question and often ridiculed by the mods.

All members get 3 warnings, before they are banned.

Once the warning limit is reached, the member shall receive a temporary ban, lasting from 3 days, to up to 1 week, depending on the severity of the situation. At this point there will be a discussion among the moderators on whether to ban this member permanently, should they offend again. If the majority of moderators/admins agree, then it shall be so. The admins are no longer are allowed to permanently ban a regular member, without a discussion among the moderators! This was done to make the system more fair and to not centralize all banning decisions onto any 1 person, like in the past.

Now for the addition to the system: If a member is given a "permanent ban", they are able to appeal this decision. Each member is entitled to only 1 appeal, if they are banned again, they will NOT get another. Below is as an outline of the appeals procedure, which we (the mod team) have recently tested out:

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"A banned member can appeal the decision from any time, until 4 months after the event. After that, a 2nd chance may be possible, upon discussion among the mods, but this will be entirely at the discretion of a Forum admin and can NOT be counted on.

The appeal has to be submitted to an admin, via e-mail. The admin will then post this to the moderators and a decision shall be made. If the majority agree, then the appeal will be accepted and the member allowed to return. If not, then the appeal will be rejected and the decision will be final!

In addition to submitting an appeal request, the member also has to construct a letter of apology and send it to an admin via e-mail. This letter has to apologise to the board in general and to the mods/admins. This apology letter will be posted publicly, if a member's appeal has been accepted."

After a successful appeal, this member's warning limit will be 1, depending upon the severity of the matter. There will be no discussion nor temporary ban, should they exceed this limit, as the discussion has already been done in the past, so they'd be banned permanently, without appeal.

Regular contributing members are entitled to post advertisements. New members must contribute posts to the forum first, before they can advertise anything. We do NOT tolerate spammers or street teamers, and these people are likely to be banned immediately & have their posts edited by a moderator, to ridicule them.

For these questions, visit the other Forum FAQ, that is actually part of the Forum software. It can be found here: http://www.raging-metal.com/vb/faq.php

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