Welcome to the Mdsubmitters Forums Rules and Guidelines
We’re happy to have you here…
As a longstanding
community, these forums serve as a lively place for our members to participate
in Mdsubmitters beyond the database, discussing everything from current World
of Copywriting and Digital Internet Marketing news to
offering feedback on our website. As such, these forums have a set of
guidelines that needs to be adhered to by its posters.
Do note, however, that this list is
by no means complete. Common sense and respect should always be a guiding force
behind all of your behavior here. By posting on these forums, you effectively
agree to abide by these rules with your responses. Remember that ultimately,
your access to these forums is a privilege and an existing administrator or
moderator can revoke it at any time. If you have questions about what is
acceptable to post and what is not, or would like to discuss a forum related
issue, please contact mdsubmitters@gmail.com
General Forum Rules
In order to make the
forums a better experience for our community, all forums have these following
specific rules enforced.
- Vulgar, obscene, or otherwise
inappropriate material will be deleted immediately and the user
responsible will be punished accordingly. This includes, but is not
limited to: sexist, homophobic and racial slurs, harassment, threats of
any kind, profanity, and otherwise offensive material. Please note that
shaming, bad mouthing, or expressing dislike of a user on our forums falls
under harassment and will not be tolerated.
·
In addition to applying to forum posts,
this rule also covers signatures and profiles. An administrator or moderator
will remove inappropriate material from either place.
· When you want to give feedback to Mdsubmitters
staff or volunteers regarding moderation or a personal matter, you should email
mdsubmitters@gmail.com
rather than opening a new thread. However, we understand at times there is need
for discussion on the whole so the community can give input. Accordingly, while
we strongly encourage you to contact us directly, we do allow certain types of
moderation feedback threads to be created in the
Feedback Forum--if opened elsewhere, they will be deleted or locked as
necessary. Also note that these types of threads will be watched closely and we
reserve the right to lock or delete threads that exist to stir up the pot,
cause drama, or further exacerbate a potentially tense situation.
- Asking why a post was locked, a
user was banned, or talking about policy in general in a neutral way is
allowed--threads of this nature will most likely be locked the minute
posters can't keep their cool. Argue objectively and clearly rather than
letting emotions get the best of you. If at any time the thread is
definitively answered or has outlived its usefulness, a moderator may lock
it to indicate the issue has been resolved.
- Targeting a specific Mdsubmitters
user, disrupting feedback, or trolling different viewpoints in the
feedback thread is not allowed. We are always listening so you do not need
to yell to get our attention--attacking or exaggerating will only hurt
your point rather than make it.
·
Spamming and trolling will not be
tolerated. Examples of this include: abuse of capslock, excessive or cross
posting, quote pyramids, spoiler pyramids, completely useless posts, ASCII,
meme replies (e.g. "Cool story bro"), and so on. The only place where
this kind of spam is allowed are in the off-topic threads in most forums, such
as the Recycle Bin.
·
For the general health of the community,
some URLs are blacklisted and a profanity filter is in place. Do not circumvent
filters.
· Advertising is not permitted unless you
have obtained administrator approval to post. To do this, please contact mdsubmitters@gmail.com.
This includes surveys or otherwise soliciting a response for either academic or
marketing reasons on our forums. However, advertising in signatures by linking
a URL is permitted if the website is a personal website--such as a blog, a
social networking profile, and/or a guild website that contains PG-13 or lower
content and does not violate any of the forum rules.
· The following topics are off-limit, even
in the Off-Topic forums: cheating/exploits, piracy, pornography, and illegal
activity. Religious or political threads are only allowed on the Off-Topic
forums and will be heavily moderated. Solicitation of our community for support
in political matters (i.e. petitions) is not permitted.
· These forums are English only (with the
exception of Guild Recruitment and Mdsubmitters
Feedback). This also means you need
to keep up a certain standard of grammar and spelling. We know not everyone
around here is a native English speaker, but if your post is unreadable it will
be locked. Addendum: the PTR/beta domains are exempt from the
English-only provision.
·
If you feel someone has not followed the
forum rules, report them and move on without commenting on their thread.
Replying to posts with the aim to antagonize posters who have broken the rules
may result in a warning. Similarly, do not abuse the report feature by
reporting multiple posts by a single person simply because you dislike/disagree
with them or want to earn an Mdsubmitters achievement.
General Forum Questions
Am I allowed more than
one account?
No, there is no reason
why you should have more than one account at Mdsubmitters forums. If you are
banned from the forums, please do not create a new account. If you continue to
create new accounts after you have been banned, your IP address will be blocked
from the forums.
What happens if I break
a rule?
If you break a rule,
then you will either be warned or banned without notice. A ban of your user
account may either be temporary or permanent.
The administrators and
moderators also have the right to edit, delete, move or close any thread or
post as they see necessary, without prior warning.
What happens if I see a
thread/post which has broken a rule?
Please report the
thread/post to the moderators or admin.
Where can I find out
who is in charge?
The Forum Moderators
are displayed in every Forum.
All moderator applicants must be a member for at
least 90 days (3 months) and have at least 100 posts.
You must be active in the individual forums you wish to moderate and regularly create and respond to threads in those forums.
You must also maintain a working knowledge of the subject matter.
You must be active in the individual forums you wish to moderate and regularly create and respond to threads in those forums.
You must also maintain a working knowledge of the subject matter.
Please be aware that
applying to be a moderator does not guarantee acceptance and those moderators
will only be appointed when needed.
Current moderators and
administrators will review applications and decide if the applicant fits the
desired post. Administrators have the final say and we reserve to right to
refuse applicants with or without cause.
Moderator Policy
In Order to Apply to Be
a Moderator You Must be:
- A forum regular poster
- Have been at the forum for over 3
months
- Have a positive presence on Mdsubmitters
Forums
- Be proactive
- Knowledgeable in the Forums they
would like to moderate.
- Polite and helpful towards other
members and give advice whenever needed and whenever possible.
- Visit the forum each day; actively
take part in discussions as often as possible, ideally once a day, setting
a good example to the other members.
- Take an active part in discussions
between Moderators relating to the running of the forum.
- Help to keep unsuitable content out
of the forums as much as possible.
