CowboyzAdam
08-03-2010, 06:49 PM
Board Rules
1. Please use appropriate topic titles. Topic titles that are misleading or incomplete will be edited.
2. New topics should be posted in the correct forum. Any topics that are found to be in the wrong forum will be moved or possibly deleted.
3. Before posting a topic, please check the previous few pages of the forum to be sure that the topic has not been discussed recently. Duplicate topics such as this may be merged with existing topics or deleted.
4. Please refrain from using "ALL CAPS." This indicates yelling, and the post will be edited or deleted.
5. The CowboysBoard forum software uses a language filter to prevent members from using language that the administrators have deemed inappropriate. Please do not attempt to bypass the language filter. If the word being used is filtered, then the use of that word is inappropriate and the post will be edited or deleted.
6. Excessive use of inappropriate language (whether caught by the filter or not) is prohibited. Foul language is often unavoidable in a sports forum, but please don't over-do it.
7. Personal insults/attacks will not be tolerated in any way on the CowboysBoard forums. Whether a statement is considered a personal insult/attack or not will be determined by the moderators' and administrators' discretion. Individual posts will be edited or deleted and/or the topic will be locked. Members who appear to have registered on the forum with the sole intent of being rude/insulting will be banned.
8. Baiting posts will not be tolerated. These include posts made in an attempt it elicit a negative response from another member, as well as "calling out" members who have not yet chosen to take part in the conversation. Discretion on what constitutes a baiting post will be given to the moderators and administrators.
9. Topics that have gotten too far off-topic may be moved to a different forum or locked. In some circumstances, off-topic posts may be deleted or split out so as to "clean up" an important topic.
10. Spammers of any kind will not be tolerated on the forums. If the moderators and/or administrators believe a user has registered with the sole intent of promoting/advertising a product or web site, the user will be banned.
11. You may not post on behalf of any banned member in any way.
12. Do not "Bump" threads. If you'd like for a discussion to continue, please bring new information into the thread for members to respond to.
13. Be respectful to the moderators and administrators on the forum and follow their requests. Any member who takes issue with the actions taken by a moderator or administrator must submit their complaint via private message to the moderator/administrator. Posting these issues publicly on the forums will result in deletion of the post/topic. Period.
Signature and Avatar Rules
Registered Members have the privilege of adding Signatures to their posts. We will continue to allow this privilege as long as they remain no larger than 400 x 250 in size. It is at the discretion of the Moderator or Administrator to allow a slightly bigger Signature to remain up. Please use 1 Signature at a time. We will ask you to remove more than one signature if we notice it or remove it ourselves.
All signatures MUST be in good taste. No nudity or offensive signatures will be tolerated. You will be asked to remove them immediately or have them removed for you. You could lose your signature privileges for breaking the offensive rule of signature posting even on the first infraction. So don't do it. As a member, if you do not like to view members signatures when searching the forums, remember that in your personal settings you are able to turn off the Signature viewer check box to eliminate signatures from loading in the future.
Warnings/Banishment
Breaking any of the rules can result in an official warning being issued at the moderator or administrator's discretion. Continuously breaking the rules may result in banishment from the forums, either temporary or permanent depending on the situation. Temporary banishment can also be achieved automatically by getting too many warnings in a short period of time.
While the rules are black & white, many issues come in shades of grey. We will do our best to be consistent in our enforcement of board rules, but reserve the right to deal with each incident and each member individually. Please understand that not every instance of every rule will be caught by the moderators, so you won't get a warning reversed simply by pointing out other instances of the rule being broken without punishment in the past.
Above all, enjoy the discussions and the debates, but get along with other members. An enjoyable forum atmosphere is paramount to any other rule listed here, and any member that refuses to contribute on this premise will be warned and/or banned from the forums.
1. Please use appropriate topic titles. Topic titles that are misleading or incomplete will be edited.
2. New topics should be posted in the correct forum. Any topics that are found to be in the wrong forum will be moved or possibly deleted.
3. Before posting a topic, please check the previous few pages of the forum to be sure that the topic has not been discussed recently. Duplicate topics such as this may be merged with existing topics or deleted.
4. Please refrain from using "ALL CAPS." This indicates yelling, and the post will be edited or deleted.
5. The CowboysBoard forum software uses a language filter to prevent members from using language that the administrators have deemed inappropriate. Please do not attempt to bypass the language filter. If the word being used is filtered, then the use of that word is inappropriate and the post will be edited or deleted.
6. Excessive use of inappropriate language (whether caught by the filter or not) is prohibited. Foul language is often unavoidable in a sports forum, but please don't over-do it.
7. Personal insults/attacks will not be tolerated in any way on the CowboysBoard forums. Whether a statement is considered a personal insult/attack or not will be determined by the moderators' and administrators' discretion. Individual posts will be edited or deleted and/or the topic will be locked. Members who appear to have registered on the forum with the sole intent of being rude/insulting will be banned.
8. Baiting posts will not be tolerated. These include posts made in an attempt it elicit a negative response from another member, as well as "calling out" members who have not yet chosen to take part in the conversation. Discretion on what constitutes a baiting post will be given to the moderators and administrators.
9. Topics that have gotten too far off-topic may be moved to a different forum or locked. In some circumstances, off-topic posts may be deleted or split out so as to "clean up" an important topic.
10. Spammers of any kind will not be tolerated on the forums. If the moderators and/or administrators believe a user has registered with the sole intent of promoting/advertising a product or web site, the user will be banned.
11. You may not post on behalf of any banned member in any way.
12. Do not "Bump" threads. If you'd like for a discussion to continue, please bring new information into the thread for members to respond to.
13. Be respectful to the moderators and administrators on the forum and follow their requests. Any member who takes issue with the actions taken by a moderator or administrator must submit their complaint via private message to the moderator/administrator. Posting these issues publicly on the forums will result in deletion of the post/topic. Period.
Signature and Avatar Rules
Registered Members have the privilege of adding Signatures to their posts. We will continue to allow this privilege as long as they remain no larger than 400 x 250 in size. It is at the discretion of the Moderator or Administrator to allow a slightly bigger Signature to remain up. Please use 1 Signature at a time. We will ask you to remove more than one signature if we notice it or remove it ourselves.
All signatures MUST be in good taste. No nudity or offensive signatures will be tolerated. You will be asked to remove them immediately or have them removed for you. You could lose your signature privileges for breaking the offensive rule of signature posting even on the first infraction. So don't do it. As a member, if you do not like to view members signatures when searching the forums, remember that in your personal settings you are able to turn off the Signature viewer check box to eliminate signatures from loading in the future.
Warnings/Banishment
Breaking any of the rules can result in an official warning being issued at the moderator or administrator's discretion. Continuously breaking the rules may result in banishment from the forums, either temporary or permanent depending on the situation. Temporary banishment can also be achieved automatically by getting too many warnings in a short period of time.
While the rules are black & white, many issues come in shades of grey. We will do our best to be consistent in our enforcement of board rules, but reserve the right to deal with each incident and each member individually. Please understand that not every instance of every rule will be caught by the moderators, so you won't get a warning reversed simply by pointing out other instances of the rule being broken without punishment in the past.
Above all, enjoy the discussions and the debates, but get along with other members. An enjoyable forum atmosphere is paramount to any other rule listed here, and any member that refuses to contribute on this premise will be warned and/or banned from the forums.