Bryce W
07-03-2011, 03:59 PM
In an effort to continually improve Technibble and make it more streamlined with better policy. We have updated and modified our rules a little. There are the changes:
No Spamming. This Includes:
When posting a response to a thread, it must add to the overall discussion value of the thread.
Posts which do not adhere to the boundaries of the thread posted in.
Flame Posts
If you spot a spam post, please report it by clicking the button which appears in the top right of every post. Please do not post that you reported the thread in the actual thread as it more than doubles the amount of work the moderators have to do.
The addition in red isnt quite a "rule" but rather a request. When someone reports a post it appears in a special moderator area in a list. We can click on the link, it takes us straight to the post, we choose the offending post, click "Delete as Spam" which deletes the post as well as ban's the offender as spam. Its all fairly streamlined.
However, when people post "Reported..." after the spam post. We then have to go back into that thread, choose the posts that say Reported and delete them being careful not to accidently ban them. The moderators and myself GREATLY appreciate people reporting posts, it just makes our jobs so much easier. So please dont stop reporting, but please do not post "reported" after the offending post.
Infraction System
We run on a "3 strikes and your out" system here on Technibble. If you break the rules you will be given a "strike". If you reach 3 strikes you will permanently banned from the forums.
Previously, the strikes would expire after 2 months. Now, the infractions do not expire. The reason for this is some users were taking advantage of this and break the rules racking up 2 infractions, behave for 2 months to lose an infraction, then break the rules again. This should stop that and I believe 3 strikes is still very fair.
Business to Business Work/Hiring and Buying & Selling
Technibble members like to hire other members for various tasks such as Coding/SEO/Graphics as well as Buy and Sell items with other members. Technibble cannot be held responsible for any business dealings between members. It is strictly between yourself and the other party and all risks are assumed by those parties only.
This rule has already been in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum for a long time but since many Computer Technicians are hiring eachother throughout the rest of the forum, the rule should also follow to the rest of the forum.
Like any website like eBay and Craigslist, there are risks when dealing with its fellow members. If people are outright scammers ("I have credit card dumps to sell") we will ban them. However, we cannot police, nor would want to, what work happens between members both on and off the site.
As you would with any site, do your homework, Google their name, do they have a contact number etc..
No Spamming. This Includes:
When posting a response to a thread, it must add to the overall discussion value of the thread.
Posts which do not adhere to the boundaries of the thread posted in.
Flame Posts
If you spot a spam post, please report it by clicking the button which appears in the top right of every post. Please do not post that you reported the thread in the actual thread as it more than doubles the amount of work the moderators have to do.
The addition in red isnt quite a "rule" but rather a request. When someone reports a post it appears in a special moderator area in a list. We can click on the link, it takes us straight to the post, we choose the offending post, click "Delete as Spam" which deletes the post as well as ban's the offender as spam. Its all fairly streamlined.
However, when people post "Reported..." after the spam post. We then have to go back into that thread, choose the posts that say Reported and delete them being careful not to accidently ban them. The moderators and myself GREATLY appreciate people reporting posts, it just makes our jobs so much easier. So please dont stop reporting, but please do not post "reported" after the offending post.
Infraction System
We run on a "3 strikes and your out" system here on Technibble. If you break the rules you will be given a "strike". If you reach 3 strikes you will permanently banned from the forums.
Previously, the strikes would expire after 2 months. Now, the infractions do not expire. The reason for this is some users were taking advantage of this and break the rules racking up 2 infractions, behave for 2 months to lose an infraction, then break the rules again. This should stop that and I believe 3 strikes is still very fair.
Business to Business Work/Hiring and Buying & Selling
Technibble members like to hire other members for various tasks such as Coding/SEO/Graphics as well as Buy and Sell items with other members. Technibble cannot be held responsible for any business dealings between members. It is strictly between yourself and the other party and all risks are assumed by those parties only.
This rule has already been in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum for a long time but since many Computer Technicians are hiring eachother throughout the rest of the forum, the rule should also follow to the rest of the forum.
Like any website like eBay and Craigslist, there are risks when dealing with its fellow members. If people are outright scammers ("I have credit card dumps to sell") we will ban them. However, we cannot police, nor would want to, what work happens between members both on and off the site.
As you would with any site, do your homework, Google their name, do they have a contact number etc..