1. No profanity. Substituting characters (!, @, *) for key letters in order to thinly veil profanity is also not acceptable. Obviously, some profanities are "worse" than others. Basically, if they can't say it on network TV, you shouldn't say it here.
2. No porn or obscene material of any kind. Any user posting pornographic
pictures, or links to such material will receive automatic banishment.
3. No personal attacks on VT players or coaches. Constructive criticism is allowed, and even welcome, but personal attacks will earn you a few days of rest from the boards. There is a fine line between a personal attack and criticizing someone's play or coaching decisions. In other words, saying "So-and-so sucks," is not acceptable. Saying "So-and-so's performance tonight" is acceptable.
4. No personal attacks on fellow users. If you want to get into a flame war with a fellow VT fan, take it to another web site that is perfectly suitable for such behavior or use e-mail. If another poster expresses
an opinion you don't like, tell him why he's wrong instead of calling him a moron, or a poster child for abortion.
5. Use good judgment when posting "Sig" pictures. A picture of an attractive woman is fine, but if she doesn't have all of her "fun" parts completely covered, we cannot allow it. Any other pictures deemed unsuitable for the Open Forum is subject to banning.
6. SPECIFIC RULES FOR VT POSTERS: No unwarranted personal attacks on visitors. Visitors from other schools are allowed on the Open Forum, as long as they remain cordial. Over time, we've noticed certain regular users who attack these visitors, when their only crime is that they are not VT fans themselves. This behavior will not be tolerated. Of course, there will be the occasional, or even frequent visits from WVU fans, UVA fans, etc. whose only intention is to flame. Point their posts out and the monitors will take the necessary action.
7. SPECIFIC RULES FOR VISITORS. Obviously, this is a VT board for VIRGINIA TECH fans. As stated in rule 6, fans of other schools are perfectly welcome on our board, but don't expect to receive the same wiggle room from the admin as our regular users. Our definition of flaming includes making derogatory comments about anything having to do with VT(athletically or academically). Sexual innuendos, calling VT cheaters, posting personal information, snide remarks about the coaches or players (in any sport), arguing board rules with the monitors and baited posts are strictly forbidden and deemed banning offenses. If your sole intention is to flame on the Open Forum, you will be banned permanently with no questions asked. If your original intent was to come to our board to have an intelligent discussion, and that discussion deteriorates into a flame war, you will be banned with no questions asked. This board is not public domain. You are a visitor, and we expect you to act like it.
8. Posting links promoting other web sites and soliciting memberships from members of this board are strictly forbidden and are considered a banning offense. The same can be said for miscellaneous product promotion. As mentioned in another thread, people utilize other sites to promote products, games, etc....
9. Posting premium content from other web sites is forbidden and a banning offense.
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