Chatroom Rules and Guidelines
Rules, Guidelines and Moderation of the Chatroom
By using the chatroom you agree to abide by the following guidelines and rules.
Anyone who willfully ignores or repeatedly breaks any of the rules or guidelines is subject to being banned from the chatroom, at the sole discretion of the Admin.
Chatroom Guidelines
The FTB chatroom and lounge exist to provide a WELCOMING, SUPPORTIVE, UNDERSTANDING and FRIENDLY environment for ALL of its users to enjoy. EVERY USER of the room is responsible for helping to maintain a good atmosphere and behaving with consideration for others. Please treat others with the RESPECT and TOLERANCE that you would hope to be treated with yourself.
Behaviour that is INTOLERANT, UNSUPPORTIVE, UNWELCOMING, UNFRIENDLY or INSENSITIVE and therefore harms the good environment of the chatroom will NOT be tolerated.
The chatroom Admin can be approached by anyone who is concerned about any aspect of chat or a particular situation, and they will do their best to help resolve any problems. As a result of this, the Admin may occasionally act to remove anyone who continues to jeopardise the chatting environment. All users are asked to respect the decisions of the Admin at any given time.
All users have one thing in common: we were all new to the chatroom once. Please try to remember this, and help to make newbies feel welcome and at home, so that they can also begin to enjoy the benefits of feeling that they are part of the FTB family.
Chatroom Rules
- No personal attacks, threats, harassment, or impersonation of other FTB chat user(s). Harassment is defined as any unwanted interaction, or behaviour toward another user with the purpose of upsetting, intimidating or irritating them. Decisions as to what constitutes such harassment are made by the Admin who are present at the time, or should no Admin be available, after the event by discussion.
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Behaviour which may cause offence or disturbs the general atmosphere of the chatroom will not be tolerated. What is deemed "offensive" is always defined by the Admin, but includes for example racism, pornography etc. Please see also the Guidelines to chat.
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You must co-operate with any requests and decisions made by the Admin.
Moderation
The following actions are variously used by the Admin when dealing with behaviour which breaches the chatroom rules and guidelines.
- Informal Warning (via Private Message (PM) or in the chatroom)
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Kick (removed from chatroom, no ban)
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Ban (duration in mins, hours, days, weeks, or months depending on seriousness of abuse (potentially including indefinite, in persistent/serious abuse)
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Extreme cases of persistent/serious abuse - possible report to Internet Service Provider and/or the Police
Queries, Problems & Complaints
If you wish to criticize/complain about a named individual user/Admin ONLY do by PMing (private messaging) an Admin, or via the private email address given below. Posting publically elsewhere may result in censure at the sole discretion of the Admin and discussion board moderators.
If you have any queries, problems or comments relating to the running of the FTB chatroom, please speak to Admin, If no Admin is present, you can email facethebassprod@yahoo.com