Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 10:15:44 GMT -6
The Oshima Forums Mission Statement:
"To keep the forums friendly and welcoming to as wide a range of players as possible."
"To keep the forums friendly and welcoming to as wide a range of players as possible."
Rules for the Oshima Forums
Things you need to know to post here
Oshima is a privately-owned forum that welcomes players as guests for friendly, constructive discussion. The site owners entrust the management of the forum community to a volunteer staff of moderators. The moderators are expected to do whatever they judge most appropriate to maintain a welcoming, high-quality discussion forum, limited only by the direction of the administrators (senior moderators) and the site owners. The staff may infract posters, close threads or do anything else they think might be helpful at any time for any reason.
But most interactions with the staff are covered by these ten rules; players who abide by them can concentrate on enjoying the forums, their interaction with the staff rare and friendly.
Rule 1: Be a good citizen of the forum. Trolling, edition warring and otherwise sabotaging the peace of the board damages the quality of discussion and is not acceptable. Being “right” is not an excuse to engage in behavior that degrades the Oshima experience.
Rule 2: Do not make attacks against other players. Challenging arguments are fine, but not attacking the people holding them. This includes attacks on an individual person, or groups that any reasonable person would understand includes fellow members. Racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic posts will not be tolerated. Support of IT or any other hate group is not tolerated and will result in banning.
Rule 3: Your posts should contribute to the discussion. Post in the appropriate forum. Do not post on the current banned topics. Do not make posts empty of content (links without comment, intolerable nonsense,etc.). Do not reply to or discuss moderation in-thread, take it to PMs with Administrators.
Rule 4: Do not post anything illegal under U.S. law, or encourage others to break U.S. laws or the laws of their country of residence.
Rule 5: Do not post or link to pornography or any form of inappropriate explicit sexual content.
Rule 6: Respect the privacy of your fellow members. Do not post emails or private messages without explicit written permission of all those involved. Do not use any posts or part of posts from these forums for commercial purposes without the express permission of each person involved.
Rule 7: Do not share your account with anyone, as you will be held responsible for all posts made by your account. Do not impersonate other users, past or present.
Rule 8: Do not ask for medical, legal or other professional advice. Do not request emergency crisis counseling or solicit personal financial donations.
Rule 9: The staff moderates to the spirit of the rules and the context at hand. Conforming to the rules to the letter is not a magic talisman against moderation if your posts are bad for the forum.
Responding to Moderation
Responses to or queries regarding moderation should be PMed to Administrators &/or the owner or addressed to the Administrators via email to harleenqgamboa@gmail.com or private message.
Do not reply to red-text moderation in thread. Do not private message the moderator in question regarding their activities. Do not use the report function to respond to a red text.
Appeals & Requests for Review
Infractions may be appealed by emailing harleenqgamboa@gmail.com - please include a reasoned argument as to why the infraction should be reversed, or clemency granted, and be patient (the administrators are few and like to take their time considering appeals carefully). Additional information regarding appeals can be found here.
You may also email that address to request the administrators' review on an issue that you feel the staff overlooked or did not respond to appropriately. Please respect the admins’ limited time and articulate a clear argument as to why we should do so.