New Rules & Guidelines and Romper Room Description

[TimBone]

As you guys all know, Daface mentioned changes were coming. Behind the scenes, we have all been discussing the future of Chiefsplanet. Please note that any changes being made are being done so for the sole purpose of making Chiefsplanet a better place.

One topic that continued to come up in the discussions was transparency. Overall, we believe transparency is a good thing, and we will take measures to be as transparent as possible with most decisions made by the moderators. We will also make attempts to openly discuss and ask for the opinions of the user base throughout the process of change. Which brings us to the first topic of discussion:

The Terms of Service needed a bit of an update. Below you will find the proposed updated TOS along with the associated punishments for breaking those TOS. There is also a description at the bottom of how we envision the Romper Room.

Please read over the new Rules & Guidelines and the description of the Romper Room.Then feel free to share your opinions and suggestions.

Lastly, we've also been discussing alternative names for the Romper Room, and a few of us thought it would be a great idea to see what you brilliant people could come up with. So, feel free to throw out name suggestions based on the description.

Thanks, guys.

Punishable Offenses

The Douchebag Rule:

CP's #1 rule: Don't be a douchebag for the sole purpose of ruining everyone's enjoyment of the board. This rule is subject to the interpretation of the moderators.

Opinion Spamming:

There is nothing wrong with having unique opinions. It is part of what makes Chiefsplanet great. However, spamming the same opinion day after day and throughout multiple threads, to the point of thread derailment, is a punishable offense.

User Stalking:

Users stalking other users around the board, specifically to incite rage and reaction from that member is not allowed. Cross-thread humor and occasionally poking fun at other members is fine. However, if a poster asks you to stop and you do not, or it is deemed you are going out of your way to harass them, you will be punished.

Real-Life Crossover:

Reaching beyond the internet and affecting any user's personal and professional lives will not be tolerated. This includes (but is not limited to) contacting family members, employees, employers, making unfounded claims about any user's personal lives and businesses, and falsely accusing any user of real life crimes. Basically, leave people's real lives alone. Breaking this rule will result in an immediate ban.

Spam:

If you are a longtime regular, there is no problem with you posting links to your website. However, if your main reason for posting to Chiefsplanet is to sell stuff or to direct traffic to your own website, your thread will be removed and it may result in a ban.

NSFW Links and Images:

Links and images that contain any grotesque or other NSFW content must be posted within NSFW Tags. There are no exceptions to this rule. NSFW images may not be posted using IMG tags or as attachments. Lastly, posting NSFW links and pics within normal spoiler tags will not suffice.

Overloading front page with Threads:

Posting an extraordinary amount of threads or bumping too many old thread within a small time period is not allowed.

Physical Threats:

Physical threats deemed by the moderators to be serious in nature will result in an immediate ban.

Rude Comments in Prayer/Thoughts Threads:

Prayers/thoughts threads are not normal threads, and will be treated as such. Be respectful. If you don’t have anything positive to add, move on to another thread.

Word Filter Evasion:

Word Filters are in place. Do not add spaces, symbols or anything else with the intention of bypassing these filters. Do not post images containing words that are filtered by the system.

Disrespectful Treatment of Moderators:

Moderators are users first and foremost. The moderating job is a voluntary position, and the mods are acting in the interest of what they think is best for the forum. All that is asked is that, if you are going to dispute a mod decision, do so in a respectable manner. Lastly, and obviously, do not threaten the board with legal action. This will result in an immediate ban.

False News or Thread Title:

Many users come to Chiefsplanet for Chiefs news and updates. Posting false news stories or misleading thread titles (even as a joke) are prohibited.

Multiple accounts and banned users:

If any user has multiple active accounts, any and all accounts can be banned at any time. If a user has been permanently banned and come back under a new account, that user can be banned at any time at the moderators’ discretion. Posting on the behalf of banned users prohibited. This includes any text, photos, or videos.

Possible Punishments:

Physical threats and other severe actions will result in immediate bans. For the most part, though, the moderators will try and handle things at the lowest level possible, and move to more severe punishments as more infractions occur.

- Warnings (via PM, in the thread, or the infraction feature), and reporting of the post in the mod forum for visibility
- Daily post count limit
- Temporary kick to the Romper Room
- Permanent kick to the Romper Room
- Short Term Ban
- Long Term Ban
- Permanent Ban

Single Thread Bans may occur due to the following reasons:
- Highjacking threads with no thought given to the OP
- Derailment of threads due to personal feuds
- General derailment of threads
- Rude or insensitive comments in a prayers/thoughts thread
- Constant trolling of a single thread

Romper Room Guidelines

The Romper Room is a sub-forum designed to house Chiefsplanet’s more problematic posters. The posters restricted to this forum have proven that they need, at the very least, a temporary break from posting in the other sub-forums. Also, banned posters that are allowed back on a trial run will begin their return here. All users are more than welcome to visit the Romper Room and visit with their ill-behaved buddies. The Romper Room will be more lightly moderated than the Lounge. The top two forum rules (The Douchebag Rule and Opinion Spamming) will be more lightly moderated within this sub-forum, but all other forum rooms will be moderated as they are in other forums.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Is Wickedson still around?

I don't think so. He changed his name or got it changed to Bambi, but I haven't seen him in awhile.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Is Wickedson still around?

No, but Bitch is pulling double douche duty

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

No, but Bitch is pulling double douche duty

Nature abhors a vacuum.....

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Just restore Clay and RORs accounts already. Everyone knows who they are.

I am not Clay.

Please forget that he ever existed.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I don't think so. He changed his name or got it changed to Bambi, but I haven't seen him in awhile.

Last visit 10/2/16.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I had almost forgotten about him. I think he got banned from KU threads even





Are you trying to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley act up in this bitch?

I think the control is the procedure. Warning-->Post caps-->Romper room-->bans, rather than just wielding the ban hammer.

I always go back to the Jim Collins quote.



A good mod team pretty much just needs the douche bag rule. It's when mod actions are unfounded, inconsistent, or just plain lazy when everything goes to shit, and no matter how specific the rules are, if moderation is insufficient no amount of rules will be able to overcome that.

I'd like to put some SOx over a few people's heads around here

I think the fundamental issue is that lack of clarity was a problem before and I don't trust it to not be a problem again in the future.

It killed the Coalition, and it will kill this place too. The mod team there got ban happy, getting rid of all the perceived "douchebags." Now its about 20 guys sitting around talking about the good old days and politics.

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by kccrow

I'd like to put some SOx over a few people's heads around here

I think the fundamental issue is that lack of clarity was a problem before and I don't trust it to not be a problem again in the future.

It killed the Coalition, and it will kill this place too. The mod team there got ban happy, getting rid of all the perceived "douchebags." Now its about 20 guys sitting around talking about the good old days and politics.

Is it back up and operational?

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Considering that I was on the committee and suggested some of the rules, the answer is no.



Yep

I've never had an issue with your posts and that is not what my post was implying. But a lot of people who don't get your posting style have cried foul for your aggressiveness and are going to point at the TOS. If this means you are going to post differently, then this place is going to be a helluva lot different than what it was.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by TimBone

Is it back up and operational?

It's been up and running for a while. It had that short, 6-month hiatus or so, but it's been up ever since. About the only reason Boss keeps it up is so old friends have a place to BS outside of social media every day.

They had a pretty decent forum format and the front page was nice. The problem was moderation. Drove alot of great posters away from that place. Hell, they actually banned BoneCrusher. Mully all but quit posting there and only posted here for the longest time. The list goes on.

I don't want to see CP become CC 2.0.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by TimBone

Yeah, kinda this. If Clay comes back (as himself), I would picture him and Tiger endlessly slap fighting each other there instead of the Lounge.

Not once did the last mod group ever label me the way you have. Not once was I told I was out of line or violated the TOS. If you're doing this out of peer pressure then I feel sorry for CP and the few new mods who are already caving into the pressure of the mob. I've already got Sauto flexing at me in the other thread for saying the same shit the next guy to me did. Already seeing bias/inconsistency not once experienced by previous leadership.

This will be an interesting couple weeks...

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Not once did the last mod group ever label me the way you have. Not once was I told I was out of line or violated the TOS. If you're doing this out of peer pressure then I feel sorry for CP and the few new mods who are already caving into the pressure of the mob. I've already got Sauto flexing at me in the other thread for saying the same shit the next guy to me.

This will be an interesting couple weeks...

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Not once did the last mod group ever label me the way you have. Not once was I told I was out of line or violated the TOS. If you're doing this out of peer pressure then I feel sorry for CP and the few new mods who are already caving into the pressure of the mob. I've already got Sauto flexing at me in the other thread for saying the same shit the next guy to me.

This will be an interesting couple weeks...

How did I label you? Did I imply that we were going to send you there? There is a good chance that if Clay comes back, that is where he's starting out. And, let's be honest, you don't exactly have a record for letting people bash Alex without showing up to defend his honor.

In my thoughts, you were there on your own accord. Defending your quarterback.

[TimBone]

Maybe you've got a guilty conscience, and know that you're not as innocent as you want to believe.

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana

[Nickhead]

i want to know something. when these new rules take effect. will those that were allowed to sneak in and have been actively participating while under cover, be deported to another board? just curious, because that sounds a lil 'trumpian'

i joke, im indifferent. ive pushed a few buttons, but that's only to get a feel for the place. haven't been around enough to notice any problems aside from coding and features. (it would be nice if the tabs actually did what they advertised)