Wrestling Smarks Rules 5/29/14

[Twitchy]

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1) Spam: There isn't a specific number of sentences that you must put into a post. However, any post considered to be spurious spam will be deleted and the poster sanctioned. Also please refrain from double posting or making duplicate threads. Do a quick search of the forum for similar threads before creating one.

2) Advertising: Posting links to sites or contacting people via PM advertising your web site or goods or services is not allowed. Advertising in your signature is also not allowed

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8) Punishments: We aren't going to throw out bans, but you will be warned if you break a rule, followed by a infraction if it continues, and in cases where you constintly breaking rules a temporary or permanent ban may be handed out.
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These rules are subject to change without notice. Please check this page on a regular basis for changes, additions and deletions.

Staff will be keeping an eye on these plus the other rules and members will receive warnings and infractions if they break the rules.

 

[Smart Marx]

Bumping just in case there was any misunderstanding about there being rules or what they were.

I will also probably be posting an updated 2019-2020 rules post sometime soon.

 

[Smart Marx]

I don't mind signatures since members can turn them off, but can we wait 24 hours before changing our avatars to recent results?

 

[Smart Marx]

There will be no discord link sharing allowed on the forum.

Anymore Discord discussion in the chat box is also discouraged for the foreseeable future as well, please.

Let’s get back to talking about WS smarkbox topics and stuff.

 

[Smart Marx]

It's really sad that I have to state this publicly, but after two bans already I guess I have to.

Sharing someone's picture without their consent will be an immediate ban. Length of which depends on prior behavior.

 

[Smart Marx]

Do not bait people into saying things you know will get them in trouble or start a fight that will lead them into getting in trouble.

Do not try to bait someone with the intention of provoking a reaction that leads to a fight. Especially if it's not related to the topic going on.

Do not intentionally bring fights across multiple threads and chats. Keep it where it started and if you're told to stop, don't restart it in the chat.

 

[Smart Marx]

If you have an opinion about policy that concerns LGBT issues, keep it to the political thread and keep it respectful.

Under no circumstances are you to make sweeping generalizations about a group of people nor make comparisons to aliens or being inhuman.

 

[Smart Marx]

You may not break rule even under the guise of satire.

 

[Smart Marx]

Do not under any circumstances repeat something you were warned not to say again by simply changing the marginalized group.

 

[Smart Marx]

Just a friendly reminder to read the rules or you won’t be long for this world.

You are not allowed to make veiled generalizations about marginalized groups under the guise you were really talking about something innocent because you used a ”clever” double entendre.

You are allowed to discuss your opinions on gay marriage and trans sports issues etc in the politics thread, but fair warning you’ll most likely be challenged on your positions. You are not however allowed to talk about minorities and other groups in disparaging ways on your profile posts.

 

[Smart Marx]

You're not going to get banned for having an "opinion." You will be warned however for making incendiary generalizations about marginalized groups.

You can say you don't want to watch NWA because a drag queen was on it and others are allowed to roast you for it. No warnings applied there.

You are NOT allowed to say Trix are for trans people and play it off like it was about the cereal commercial. Warnings will be applied here, though.

I hope that clears things up.

 

[Smart Marx]

To reiterate what our stance on gay rights and marriage is from our announcement to keep it all consolidated in the rules thread for easy access:

Under no circumstances is it acceptable to use dehumanizing language when referring to any group of people not limited to sexual orientation.

Do not compare people to inanimate objects. Do not compare healthy sexual attraction to people to wanting to marry an inanimate object or having sex with an animal. Anything designed to other people.

There will be no tolerance for calling sexual orientation a fetish or implying they’re comparable.

Action has already been taken on someone that didn’t heed their first warning. Someone that gave us a great headache. Please do not test our patience.

 

[Smart Marx]

In case you need it stated publicly for you to understand, we take mental health quite seriously here. If you ever divulge or disclose or utilize something shared in the mental health thread, or about their mental health shared anywhere else, in a capacity outside of their support, you will be immediately reprimanded and subject to Punishments up to, and including banishment. Have a nice day.