Post by WeasleyTwinMom on Jul 18, 2012 18:04:35 GMT -5
General Forum Rules
1.1 Do not give out or ask for any personal information on the forums, including but not limited to age, addresses, and telephone numbers. This also includes any image that may be deemed to be of a personal nature or could cause you to be recognised. Also, do not arrange to meet anyone over these forums. Anyone found to be doing this will have their account deleted.
2.1 Please respect your fellow members. Rudeness, harassment, or abuse towards any member of the forums or staff is prohibited.
2.2 Abusive posting, such as posting of pornographic, racist or otherwise discriminatory remarks, threats of harm, material that breaks any law or is otherwise totally unacceptable, and posts or links to pages that contain inappropriate material will not be tolerated.
2.3 No swearing. There is a time and a place, and that place is not here, which is rated 12+ and dedicated to Harry Potter. Note that posting a single letter plus several asterisks (*) or other symbols following it to simply indicate swearing constitutes swearing as well. Swearing with acronyms is also prohibited.
3.1 No spamming. Spamming can be described as posting non-essential, off-topic, one-word or even empty posts, and multiple topics that already exist or are similar in nature to already existing topics.
3.2 Read the entire thread before posting. If the question has been answered, replying with another opinion is spam. If you're not aiding the discussion or providing talking points, don't reply. If all you're doing is interjecting your own thought without anything for someone else to comment on, it's spam. If you're unsure if it's spam or not, take the safe route—DON'T POST.
3.3 No double posting. Double posting is making two or more consecutive posts. Doing this does not give others adequate time to reply. There is an edit button available for 30 minutes. Edit your original post rather than make a new one. Please do not create a new topic if there are topics regarding your point already available.
3.4 No avid posting (posting in such quick succession that it often becomes a conversation between just a few members and quickly makes the topic pointless and unreadable to anyone else who encounters it).
3.5 Spamming of the PM system by sending out chain letters or things of that nature is also prohibited.
3.6 No round robins (topics or games in which each post continues a story or other piece of writing).
4.1 Members can only enter the common rooms of the House they belong to. Members are not allowed to create multiple accounts to obtain the password to more than one common room, nor is it permitted to switch houses for the purpose of obtaining all the passwords. Only prefects and staff members are permitted to dispense passwords.
4.2 Using multiple accounts to get around rules is not permitted.
5.1 Signatures must be of the appropriate size, and images and text must be rated 12+ (view Images Guidelines below for more information).
5.2 Plagiarism and the posting of copyrighted material is prohibited, unless that copyright is owned by you.
6.1 Do not use text talk. This is a forum based on Harry Potter, not MSN. Repeat offenders of this rule will have forum privileges removed. (The odd use of "lol" or similar is not an issue.)
7.1 USE THE REPORT BUTTON (found on all posts). If you have an issue with a post, please report it to us.
Posting Links on the Forum
1.1 You may not link to sites that contain NC-17 material or otherwise violate our Terms of Service.
2.1 You must include a rating (12+, 15+, or M) next to the link.
2.2 You must include the site's name in or beside the link.
3.1 You may link to your personal website only in your forum signature and provided it does not contain personal information. Topics, posts, and blogs containing advertising or promoting websites are not permitted.
3.2 No linking or pushing to any site that promotes the sharing of personal information.
4.1 No YouTube linking.
4.2 No linking or pushing to Twitter (only staff are permitted to link to Twitter).
Image Guidelines
Extra Rules regarding graphics
1.1 Avatars cannot be any wider than 100 pixels. No taller than 100. Avatars exceeding this size will not show up on the page.
1.2 Signatures can be no taller than 430 pixels, and no wider than 500, so that they do not stretch the pages they're on.
2.1 Avatars and signatures must be rated PG13 maximum. I don't want to see bras and underwear. We have children on this board, please respect their rights.
2.2 Offensive content in signatures will not be allowed. Gang insignia, drug supporting, racist comments, and swearing all fall under this category. To clarify, self-injury promoting avatars and signatures are not permitted as well. This is not due to being offensive as much as inappropriate on the board. While I am aware these things happen quite frequently in the real world, I would hope that HM members remember that this board is not all adults, but primarily young teenagers. Respect their rights as you'd like yours respected, please.
3.1 You may use only one signature image at a time. This is to avoid excessive scrolling and longer load times, so that Hogwarts is more Student-friendly on dialup connections.
4.1 You may not steal another's works and claim them for your own. In other words, I don't want to see you claiming a signature someone else made as your creation. It's not very fair to the original creator, and usually upsets them.
General
When asking a question, it's a good idea to check and make sure that it's not answered by the FAQs or Site Rules. If you have something you wish to disclose privately or anonymously to the staff, please send a private message.
We aim to be a friendly and safe site for all our users. If you need guidance on internet safety, we recommend you visit Safekids.com or safeteens.com. Both sites offer advice on safety on the net for younger users.
Finally, read staff messages. Read the rules. Read the entire "new users start here" section. Read the rules in each section of the forums. There is no excuse not to, beyond believing you are above the rules—and no one is above the rules. This forum is to be used to discuss Harry Potter. Before you joined the forum you agreed to its terms and conditions. If you decide not to abide by these conditions, your account here will be terminated.
Disregarding the Aforementioned Rules and Regulations
Depending upon the severity of your actions, a rule violation will result in one of four things:
1. If you are a staff member, your will be demoted to the position of "member."
2. You will receive a PM from a staff member notifying you of your rule violation and reminding you to review this thread. No infractions will be issued.
3. A warning will be issued. You will notice on your profile that there will be a warning "note" written by a staff member, as well as a PM explaining your rule violation. Warnings are only visible by the member in question and the staff. Warnings will eventually go away over a period of time in which the member exhibits positive behavior. An accumulation of warnings will result in expulsion, or a permanent ban from the forum.
4. An expulsion will be issued. You will receive an email explaining why such desperate measures were taken and you will be permanently banned from joining the forum.
Thank You,
The Staff
1.1 Do not give out or ask for any personal information on the forums, including but not limited to age, addresses, and telephone numbers. This also includes any image that may be deemed to be of a personal nature or could cause you to be recognised. Also, do not arrange to meet anyone over these forums. Anyone found to be doing this will have their account deleted.
2.1 Please respect your fellow members. Rudeness, harassment, or abuse towards any member of the forums or staff is prohibited.
2.2 Abusive posting, such as posting of pornographic, racist or otherwise discriminatory remarks, threats of harm, material that breaks any law or is otherwise totally unacceptable, and posts or links to pages that contain inappropriate material will not be tolerated.
2.3 No swearing. There is a time and a place, and that place is not here, which is rated 12+ and dedicated to Harry Potter. Note that posting a single letter plus several asterisks (*) or other symbols following it to simply indicate swearing constitutes swearing as well. Swearing with acronyms is also prohibited.
3.1 No spamming. Spamming can be described as posting non-essential, off-topic, one-word or even empty posts, and multiple topics that already exist or are similar in nature to already existing topics.
3.2 Read the entire thread before posting. If the question has been answered, replying with another opinion is spam. If you're not aiding the discussion or providing talking points, don't reply. If all you're doing is interjecting your own thought without anything for someone else to comment on, it's spam. If you're unsure if it's spam or not, take the safe route—DON'T POST.
3.3 No double posting. Double posting is making two or more consecutive posts. Doing this does not give others adequate time to reply. There is an edit button available for 30 minutes. Edit your original post rather than make a new one. Please do not create a new topic if there are topics regarding your point already available.
3.4 No avid posting (posting in such quick succession that it often becomes a conversation between just a few members and quickly makes the topic pointless and unreadable to anyone else who encounters it).
3.5 Spamming of the PM system by sending out chain letters or things of that nature is also prohibited.
3.6 No round robins (topics or games in which each post continues a story or other piece of writing).
4.1 Members can only enter the common rooms of the House they belong to. Members are not allowed to create multiple accounts to obtain the password to more than one common room, nor is it permitted to switch houses for the purpose of obtaining all the passwords. Only prefects and staff members are permitted to dispense passwords.
4.2 Using multiple accounts to get around rules is not permitted.
5.1 Signatures must be of the appropriate size, and images and text must be rated 12+ (view Images Guidelines below for more information).
5.2 Plagiarism and the posting of copyrighted material is prohibited, unless that copyright is owned by you.
6.1 Do not use text talk. This is a forum based on Harry Potter, not MSN. Repeat offenders of this rule will have forum privileges removed. (The odd use of "lol" or similar is not an issue.)
7.1 USE THE REPORT BUTTON (found on all posts). If you have an issue with a post, please report it to us.
Posting Links on the Forum
1.1 You may not link to sites that contain NC-17 material or otherwise violate our Terms of Service.
2.1 You must include a rating (12+, 15+, or M) next to the link.
2.2 You must include the site's name in or beside the link.
3.1 You may link to your personal website only in your forum signature and provided it does not contain personal information. Topics, posts, and blogs containing advertising or promoting websites are not permitted.
3.2 No linking or pushing to any site that promotes the sharing of personal information.
4.1 No YouTube linking.
4.2 No linking or pushing to Twitter (only staff are permitted to link to Twitter).
Image Guidelines
Extra Rules regarding graphics
1.1 Avatars cannot be any wider than 100 pixels. No taller than 100. Avatars exceeding this size will not show up on the page.
1.2 Signatures can be no taller than 430 pixels, and no wider than 500, so that they do not stretch the pages they're on.
2.1 Avatars and signatures must be rated PG13 maximum. I don't want to see bras and underwear. We have children on this board, please respect their rights.
2.2 Offensive content in signatures will not be allowed. Gang insignia, drug supporting, racist comments, and swearing all fall under this category. To clarify, self-injury promoting avatars and signatures are not permitted as well. This is not due to being offensive as much as inappropriate on the board. While I am aware these things happen quite frequently in the real world, I would hope that HM members remember that this board is not all adults, but primarily young teenagers. Respect their rights as you'd like yours respected, please.
3.1 You may use only one signature image at a time. This is to avoid excessive scrolling and longer load times, so that Hogwarts is more Student-friendly on dialup connections.
4.1 You may not steal another's works and claim them for your own. In other words, I don't want to see you claiming a signature someone else made as your creation. It's not very fair to the original creator, and usually upsets them.
General
When asking a question, it's a good idea to check and make sure that it's not answered by the FAQs or Site Rules. If you have something you wish to disclose privately or anonymously to the staff, please send a private message.
We aim to be a friendly and safe site for all our users. If you need guidance on internet safety, we recommend you visit Safekids.com or safeteens.com. Both sites offer advice on safety on the net for younger users.
Finally, read staff messages. Read the rules. Read the entire "new users start here" section. Read the rules in each section of the forums. There is no excuse not to, beyond believing you are above the rules—and no one is above the rules. This forum is to be used to discuss Harry Potter. Before you joined the forum you agreed to its terms and conditions. If you decide not to abide by these conditions, your account here will be terminated.
Disregarding the Aforementioned Rules and Regulations
Depending upon the severity of your actions, a rule violation will result in one of four things:
1. If you are a staff member, your will be demoted to the position of "member."
2. You will receive a PM from a staff member notifying you of your rule violation and reminding you to review this thread. No infractions will be issued.
3. A warning will be issued. You will notice on your profile that there will be a warning "note" written by a staff member, as well as a PM explaining your rule violation. Warnings are only visible by the member in question and the staff. Warnings will eventually go away over a period of time in which the member exhibits positive behavior. An accumulation of warnings will result in expulsion, or a permanent ban from the forum.
4. An expulsion will be issued. You will receive an email explaining why such desperate measures were taken and you will be permanently banned from joining the forum.
Thank You,
The Staff
