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.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It was discussed but in reality, none of the mods have the time to moderate that forum.

I'll agree to that. I know I wouldn't want to even venture over there if I was one of the moderators.

The only exception to the rule I would allow is if there was actual physical threat of harm or real life cross over rule. Other than that, you're on your own.

That's my opinion on the D.C. forums.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Coach

I'll agree to that. I know I wouldn't want to even venture over there if I was one of the moderators.

The only exception to the rule I would allow is if there was actual physical threat of harm or rea life cross over rule. Other than that, you're on your own.

That's against the tos anywhere

[kccrow]

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.

****ing bullshit, subjective, paper doll shit here. Grow a set of ****ing balls already.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by kccrow

****ing bullshit, subjective, paper doll shit here. Grow a set of ****ing balls already.

I've got a big set. Of course it's subjective. Any real set of rules are.


You don't like it?

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by kccrow

****ing bullshit, subjective, paper doll shit here. Grow a set of ****ing balls already.

How so?

Not being sarcastic. Seriously wondering.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

That's against the tos anywhere

I was specifically talking about D.C.

It did say "Enter and participate at your own peril. This forum is hardly moderated on any level so please be aware going in. You're going to be offended. By someone. Repeatedly. Your choice to enter."

So I was just simply saying, unless it's real life cross over or a threat of body harm (legitimate), you're on your own in D.C.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I've got a big set. Of course it's subjective. Any real set of rules are.


You don't like it?

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I had that happen personally, clowned the ****er. Totally outsmarted him and let him stay.

While I respect the way you took the high road on that, I don't think it should have been up to you. There should be no give, no gray area, with this rule.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Coach

I was specifically talking about D.C.

It did say "Enter and participate at your own peril. This forum is hardly moderated on any level so please be aware going in. You're going to be offended. By someone. Repeatedly. Your choice to enter."

So I was just simply saying, unless it's real life cross over or a threat of body harm (legitimate), you're on your own in D.C.

The way it should be

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

I've got a big set. Of course it's subjective. Any real set of rules are.


You don't like it?

Not particularly. Too much open to interpretation shit in that for my liking.

Staying on topic part isn't that bad. It's the rest of it.

If a mod "feels" you are being whatever a "douchebag" is, then they have free reign to do whatever they want? That's Bob Dole shit right there in a nutshell. So yeah, I don't like it.

User stalking? Nah. If a user posts in a topic and someone replies to that users take, then it isn't exactly stalking. For instance, Tigger posts dipshit comment 1 in thread A, Crow responds with proof that Tigger is said dipshit. Tigger then posts dipshit comment 2 in thread B, Crow responds with proof that Tigger is said dipshit. That isn't stalking, that's' responding to two separate instances of dipshittery with legitimate rebuttals. Leaving mods to decide what is and isn't in this case is highly subjective. Don't trust it.

Opinion Spamming, this is the only one I partially agree with and only in the sense of "stay on topic." If there are 8 threads about Alex Smith and I post Alex Smith sucks total ballsack in every one of them, oh ****ing well. They are ALL topics about Alex Smith. If I'm posting Alex Smith sucks a giant sack of taters in a thread about Dontari Poe, well then that's inexcusable and someone should smack me and say hey, get on topic.

[Nickhead]

assuming the 'romper room' would not be visible to non members, as you wouldn't want just anyone poking around, even lurking, i propose the sub forum be called cluster**** central

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by kccrow

If a mod "feels" you are being whatever a "douchebag" is, then they have free reign to do whatever they want?

No. You'll get a warning.

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

I think that's more than fair.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It was discussed but in reality, none of the mods have the time to moderate that forum.

of course, it would be a time consuming task for "regular" mods. what about my idea of "people's" mod on both sides of the aisle working together to change things?

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

While I respect the way you took the high road on that, I don't think it should have been up to you. There should be no give, no gray area, with this rule.

Dude it was awesome. Did you see how I got him? Totally

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

While I respect the way you took the high road on that, I don't think it should have been up to you. There should be no give, no gray area, with this rule.

I agree, no grey area needed whatsoever. Stay out of people's real life's. Or else a perm ban.