Aegis
01-28-2005, 10:26 PM
I would like to get clarification on a few things to help prolog my membership on AO:
from the rules:
PUNISHMENTS
Mild offences will probably result in a post being edited, locked, or deleted by the moderators. If a topic is locked, we will give you a quick explanation as to why. For more severe offences we will delete the post and give you a warning - maybe two. After that you will be banned. Bans last from 3 days to forever, depending on the offence and your reaction to the moderators when they try to correct your behavior.
If you find yourself banned, email the moderator or webmaster to try to work something out. We will most likely unban you if you try to work with us.
How are you contacted? How do you receive a warning if you cannot get on AO? Will you receive an email?
If you are banned, how do you know other than not being able to log on?
What if you email a mod and don't receive a response, or are told that another mod will contact you and nothing happens? The mod list does not seem to be current, and not all of those listed do not have email addresses.
Another one from the rules -
SIGNATURE GUIDELINES
Unlike most sites that only allow you a small avatar, we do allow you to post images in your signature. However, we do have some guidelines. Any user found violating the guidelines will have thier signature deleted. If you repeated break the guidelines you will be banned.
Not my spelling, by the way. So - if your sig is outside the rules, it will be deleted. Can you be banned for your sig without prior warning or deletion? The sig "guidelines" are not listed under rules, so I am not clear if a sig violation is a rule violation or not.
I am also not clear on how many people that are advocating strict adherence to the rules have read them, or are familiar with how they are being enforced.
from the rules:
PUNISHMENTS
Mild offences will probably result in a post being edited, locked, or deleted by the moderators. If a topic is locked, we will give you a quick explanation as to why. For more severe offences we will delete the post and give you a warning - maybe two. After that you will be banned. Bans last from 3 days to forever, depending on the offence and your reaction to the moderators when they try to correct your behavior.
If you find yourself banned, email the moderator or webmaster to try to work something out. We will most likely unban you if you try to work with us.
How are you contacted? How do you receive a warning if you cannot get on AO? Will you receive an email?
If you are banned, how do you know other than not being able to log on?
What if you email a mod and don't receive a response, or are told that another mod will contact you and nothing happens? The mod list does not seem to be current, and not all of those listed do not have email addresses.
Another one from the rules -
SIGNATURE GUIDELINES
Unlike most sites that only allow you a small avatar, we do allow you to post images in your signature. However, we do have some guidelines. Any user found violating the guidelines will have thier signature deleted. If you repeated break the guidelines you will be banned.
Not my spelling, by the way. So - if your sig is outside the rules, it will be deleted. Can you be banned for your sig without prior warning or deletion? The sig "guidelines" are not listed under rules, so I am not clear if a sig violation is a rule violation or not.
I am also not clear on how many people that are advocating strict adherence to the rules have read them, or are familiar with how they are being enforced.