General Rules: Here at Wordforge, rather than having a long list of rules to go by, we rely on the members to show common sense. However, there are some things which we would still like to enumerate. That being said, make sure you read these, because ignorance is not a defense. 1. No Flaming and/or Trolling Outside The Red Room. While the Red Room is lightly moderated and allows for flaming and trolling in most cases, the rest of the board is a flame free, troll free zone. Flaming: A hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users, often involving the use of profanity. Trolling: Making a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them. Warnings are not only issued based on the rules, but also with moderator's discretion, so keep that in mind before you decide to take a chance at breaking the rules. 2. No Illegal Content is Allowed. Anything that could get the owner and administration of the board in legal trouble with any of the jurisdictions that we're subject to will be removed without warning and the offending user(s) will be warned or banned if necessary. Wordforge operates in the United States, and is subject to its jurisdictional authority. 3. Don't Login to WordForge with the Intention of Flaming and Spamming Members. Coming in flaming and spamming without any prior contribution may result in an immediate ban. If you feel this has been in error you can contact an Admin for a review of your posting and account history. 4. No Graphic or Explicit Content Without Advanced Notification and Spoilers. Posts with graphically violent pictures must be clearly marked as such in the thread title or through the use of the Spoiler tag. Also, photos with explicit nudity (genitals, women's breasts, etc.) are not allowed. Even with a spoiler tag, the image is still loaded into your browser cache. Members often come here from the workplace and this sort of thing could potentially get them fired. You may, however, link to such content so that folks can go and see for themselves. This restriction does not apply to pictures shown in newspapers or legitimate news agencies such as CNN or the BBC. 5. Private Information is Just That: Private! Don't be loose with other people's personal information (emails, real names, physical locations, etc). If you use such info on Wordforge, it's entirely the board owners' discretion as to what, if anything, happens to you. Want to stay out of the gray area, don't make use of anyone else's personal info. If you can't resist, don't cry if something unpleasant happens to you.
