Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-24489208-20140101202811

The current set out rules have proven themselves as insufficient for proper order within the chat, I propose we introduce the following rules: Guidelines and policies '''  Content  '''

'''Please do not: '''

§   Link or otherwise reference any content (censored or uncensored) such as videos, pictures, etc. in the main chat that is one or more of:

§   Excessively violent

§   <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:white;mso-themecolor:background1;mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Sexual

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;line-height:16.5pt;">'''<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:white;mso-themecolor:background1; mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Please do not: '''

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:4.8pt0cm6pt;line-height:16.5pt;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:white;mso-themecolor:background1;mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Evading a ban on an account using another account is strictly prohibited and doing this will result in the original account possibly having its ban extended, and any sockpuppet accounts being indefinitely banned.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.25pt0cm2.25pt30pt;text-indent:-18pt;line-height:16.5pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;color:white; mso-themecolor:background1;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">§   <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:white;mso-themecolor:background1;mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Moderators do not "outrank" other users. All users shall receive equal treatment.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.25pt0cm2.25pt30pt;text-indent:-18pt;line-height:16.5pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;color:white; mso-themecolor:background1;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">§   <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:white;mso-themecolor:background1;mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Give bans only when necessary, and keep ban lengths as short as possible. Bans are at the discretion of moderators/admins, however they must still be kept appropriate.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.25pt0cm2.25pt30pt;text-indent:-18pt;line-height:16.5pt;">(Though these rules have moderators in mind, they do apply to admins as well.)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.25pt0cm2.25pt30pt;text-indent:-18pt;line-height:16.5pt;">Any additional rules you feel should be added may be touched upon using, while some of these rules double up with Wikia policy, they have been put here for ease's sake.

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