Community Forum Rules and Guidelines


Welcome to the Community forum! This forum is intended for general discussion on a variety of topics that don’t fit the specificity of other forums.

Note: posting in this forum implies that you read and understand the rules and guidelines and that you accept responsibility for the appropriateness of your thread or post.

Navigation:
1. Introduction
2. Rules & Guidelines for Posting in the Community forum
3. General Posting Guidelines
4. How to Report

Rules & Guidelines for posting in Community

Threads that are appropriate for Community - Threads that are open for other users to comment, and discuss.

Threads NOT appropriate for Community - Threads that are not open for other users to comment, and discuss.
o Threads that have some content to them, but do not have discussion. We will assume you are spamming. Example:
PIZZA
I LIKE PIZZA

o Gibberish will be deleted, and considered spam. You will be warned. Example:
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
fhdskfhkasjfhskg

o Threads with no purpose outside of insulting another user are considered spam, and abuse. Both will result in a warning. Example:
OMG I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL JEFF

o Threads complaining about your recent warning or ban. Community is not a place to rant about either of these. If you wish to contest a ban, please use the Feedback Forum.

FAQ
o What are some topics I can post about? I can't think of any ideas!

Potential Discussion Topics:
 Pets
 Current News/Trends
 Relationships/Friendships
 General discussion of a music, television or book related topic
 History
 School
 Work

I didn’t do it! Why are you bothering with me when there are REAL violations?
Unfortunately, are moderators aren’t psychic (give it time). We can’t be everywhere at once and we do get things wrong from time to time. If you have questions regarding a warning, please reply to the moderator with respectful questions to why the warning was given. Alternatively, ask the One Stop Poetry team in the “Feedback” forum.


General Posting Guidelines

Common violations to avoid:

Flaming & trolling: Posts directed at another member which are hateful, abusive, or intentionally inflammatory are considered flaming. Making intentionally inflammatory or provocative posts to incite responses from other members is considered trolling.

Spam: Posts that are gibberish, feature advertisements, or have little or no content are considered spam.

Sexually explicit content: Posting, requesting, distributing, or offering sexually explicit material is not permitted anywhere on the One Stop Poetry forums. Sexually explicit content includes explicit photographs, text, artwork, video, or cybersex conversations. Seriously. If you can’t keep your pants on, keep it to private messages or e-mail.

You can find forum moderators by following the "moderating team" link at the bottom of the forum.

The One Stop Poetry team will NEVER ask for your password! If anyone asks you for your password, report it.


How to Report

Abuse of the report system will result in a warning or ban of your account.

Report a Post

Use the button when an individual post in a topic contains inappropriate content.

Report Hacking, or Abuse and Harassment

Report A Hacking
Hacking, to the One Stop Poetry team, refers to the unauthorized access of an account by someone other than the account owner.

Report Abuse or Harassment
Please report ongoing abuse or harassment. If you are reporting harassment or abuse that is occurring directly in a thread, please use the "Report" button instead.