Misc: Granaboard Rules & Regulations discussion [!OT]

[mrwiseman]

The shorter the better, but I can't ask you to make it shorter than it is now, so do as you wish ^_^

[PhoenixKingSizer]

IRT Wiseman: You pretty much covered everything...hm...how about religious debate stuff? People might find that offensive. Just a suggestion though. ^_^

My sig should be fine. =D It's very short and simple.

[Dragonrider]

Well, I don't know if marking that many things would change much, to improve, that is. Reality is, we don't get many new members very often, and those that are new either disappear in a day or two if they don't like this place, or stick around for months if they do. I'd consider everyone here to be on friendly terms, and I doubt anyone that I know would be specifically offended if I expressed my belief on a topic (such as a religious one). If anyone DID feel offended that we knew of, then sure, we can start marking things like that so they don't have to read it, but of the 15 or so people (I think) that regular here, I doubt anyone really minds. In a board that gets a constant flow of members, sure, make "theoretical" rules for someone who MIGHT come in and MIGHT get offended, but hey, we don't get that many new people, so unless someone is specifically complaining, I don't feel the need to add any new rules to the system.

[mrwiseman]

I've finished the proposal for the new revision of the Granaboard Rules & Regulations, which covers the following:

<ul type="square">[*]Rule 1.1.2 (rate of contents rule): Clarified.[*]Rule 1.3.5 (no discrimination rule): Clarified racism status.[*]Rule 1.3.8 (no bizarre stuff rule), rule 2.2.9.A (adult contents allowed for fanfics and articles) and rule 3.2.7 (adult contents allowed in fanart): Explicitly say rape is not allowed whatsoever, and will be severely punished in the message board.[*]Rule 1.3.10 (no terrorism rule): Extended to organizations supporting or helping terrorist groups with their actions, or having similar claims and objectives; as well as some pro-independence organizations. (This was intentionally done to cover some pro-independence political parties in Spain, just in case. It also covers similar parties in other countries.)[*]Rule 1.3.12 (no spoilers rule): Made mandatory to specify which media item(s) the spoiler refers to.[*]New rule 1.3.21 (no sects rule): New rule against sects such as the Jeohvah Witnesses[*]New rule 1.3.22 (adult mark rule): New rule which makes the identification of adult contents mandatory.[*]Rule 2.2.10 (content restriction rule for texts) and rule 3.2.8 (content restriction rule for fanart): Updated to include new rule 1.3.21.[*]Minor fixes (not altering the rules meanings).[/list]

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Here are the exact rules being changed, old version and new version (changes in italics):

Old rule 1.1.2. The contents of this board are at least NR-13 (legal) rated.

New rule 1.1.2. The contents of this board are at least NR-13 (legal) rated. The Granaboard moderators do not guarantee that the contents of the posts are suitable for any specific audience. Refer to rule 1.3.22 for more information.


Old rule 1.3.5. Discrimination against any user is considered a major violation and will likely lead to a warning against the offending user. Discrimination based on gender is a very severe violation that could lead to an instant banning. Racism is not allowed.

New rule 1.3.5. Discrimination of any kind against any user is considered a major violation and will likely lead to a warning against the offending user. Discrimination based on gender or race is a very severe violation that could lead to an immediate ban.


Old rule 1.3.8. No bizarre, gore or heavily disgusting contents are allowed.

New rule 1.3.8. No bizarre, gore or heavily disgusting contents are allowed. Any kind of content related to rape is a serious violation and will be fiercely punished.


Old rule 1.3.10. The support or apology of terrorist groups, including but not limiting to ETA, IRA, FARC, moslem fundamentalism, and organizations supporting these terrorist groups, including but not limiting to Batasuna or Madres de Plaza de Mayo is a very severe violation that will likely lead to an instant ban.

New rule 1.3.10. The support or apology of terrorist groups, including but not limiting to ETA, IRA, FARC, and moslem fundamentalism, and organizations supporting these terrorist groups, including but not limiting to Batasuna and Madres de Plaza de Mayo, is a very severe violation that will likely lead to an immediate ban. The support of groups or organizations which indirectly support or help terrorist groups with their actions, or have similar claims and objectives, including but not limiting to PNV and EA, will be judged on a case-by-case basis, and may be subject to moderation. The support of groups or organizations which claim for independence of particular regions of well-established countries, including but not limiting to the region of Vascongadas (Basque Country) in the Kingdom of Spain, will be judged on a case-by-case basis, and may be subject to moderation or a more severe action.


Old rule 1.3.12. Spoilers for videogames, movies and other media need to be properly marked. Spoiling messages without the proper marking will be deleted. To properly mark a spoiler, at least the line "*SPOILER*" and a few (3 or more) blank lines should be used. Unproperly marked spoilers are subject to moderation. '.' characters can be used to create "blank" lines. It is recommended that threads whose essential subject is a spoiler are clearly marked in the title, as well. It is recommended that spoilers are never quoted. To reply to something spoiling, you may use IRT (In Reply To) [person] and/or WRT (With Regards To) [subject].

New rule 1.3.12. Spoilers for videogames, movies and other media need to be properly marked. Spoiling messages without proper marking will be deleted. To properly mark spoilers, it is necessary to include at least: 1. The line "*SPOILER [NAME]*", where [GAME] is the name of the game(s), movie(s), or media item(s) the spoilers refer to; and 2. 4 or more blank lines. ('.' characters can be used for the (semi)blank lines.) Unproperly marked spoilers are subject to moderation. It is recommended that threads whose essential subject is a spoiler are clearly marked in the title, as well. It is recommended that spoilers are never quoted. To reply to something spoiling, you may use IRT (In Reply To) [person] and/or WRT (With Regards To) [subject].


New rule 1.3.21. Support and/or encouragement of dangerous religious activities (those belonging to sects like the Jeohvah Witnesses, and those that are detrimental to life, like flagellation or suicidal) is not allowed.


New rule 1.3.22. Contents in the message board that are not suitable for all audiences should be marked in a similar fashion to what it is described in rule 1.3.12 for spoilers, including the recommended audience in the special content mark. Contents featuring sexual or sensual interaction of two or more males should have the word "YAOI" in the mark. Contents featuring the sexual or sensual interaction of two or more females should have the word "YURI" in the mark. Messages without this marking are subject to moderation.


Old rule 2.2.9.A. For Fanfics and Articles: Explicit sex, swear words and other adult-only elements are allowed and not censored in any way, with the exception of bizarre sex, which is not allowed.

New rule 2.2.9.A. For Fanfics and Articles: Explicit sex, swear words and other adult-only elements are allowed and not censored in any way, with the exception of bizarre sex, which is not allowed. Any kind of content related to rape will be immediately rejected.


Old rule 3.2.7. Explicit sex and other adult-only elements are allowed and not censored in any way, with the exception of bizarre sex, which is not allowed.

New rule 3.2.7. Explicit sex and other adult-only elements are allowed and not censored in any way, with the exception of bizarre sex, which is not allowed. Any kind of content related to rape will be immediately rejected.


Old rule 2.2.10. Content restriction rules described in the Message board moderation rules section of numbers 1.3.5 to 1.3.16, are applicable to texts. No warning or banning would be performed should any rule be broken, however, as this section is outside of the Message Board and does not require registration.

New rule 2.2.10. Content restriction rules described in the Message board moderation rules section of numbers 1.3.5 to 1.3.16, and 1.3.21, are applicable to texts. No warning or banning would be performed should any rule be broken, however, as this section is outside of the Message Board and does not use registration.


Old rule 3.2.8. Content restriction rules described in the Message board moderation rules section of numbers 1.3.5 to 1.3.16 are applicable to fanart. No warning or banning would be performed should any rule be broken, however, as this section is outside of the Message Board and does not require registration.

New rule 3.2.8. Content restriction rules described in the Message board moderation rules section of numbers 1.3.5 to 1.3.16, and 1.3.21, are applicable to fanart. No warning or banning would be performed should any rule be broken, however, as this section is outside of the Message Board and does not use registration.


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The complete new rules page is available here. The current rules are here.


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What do you think? Do you have any suggestions/complaints? Do you think the new rules are better/worse than the older ones?

After reading your comments, I'll proceed with the creation of the final Rev 14 rules.

[Xellos]

They sound good!

[mrwiseman]

As rule 1.2.22 says, the recommended audience is required, as well as the words "YAOI" or "YURI". This means if I'm posting something hentai about Elena and Millenia, I would mark it with something like: "***ADULT CONTENTS [YURI]***".

What do you think? Is that ok with you?

[melfice]

It is okay, at least, i'll always mark all my "NR-18" stuff properly. that is a good way.

[Xellos]

What about shoujo-ai/shounen-ai, which are pics of say two (Fully clothed) girls (or guys for shounen-ai) hugging or kissing, we gotta mark that?

[mrwiseman]

No, I don't think that's necessary. Same for just saying things like, for example, er... "What if Ryudo, Elena and Millenia had a three way relationship? =)))" [img]smile.gif[/img] .

It's not mature contents (I wouldn't qualify it as even NR-13), and it's something that hardly will seriously offend anybody.

Even so, you are free to make a "courtesy mark" telling about the Shounen/Shoujo Ai contents.

[melfice]

It is okay, at least, the using of "Yaoi/Yuri" marks will avoid "ugly" surprises to viewers... though, they should be followed by the "NR-18" signal, if the case applies.