With every great community, there are the rules and laws that ensure
people coexist peacefully. These forums are no different. There are
boundaries to what is and what is not allowed. These rules are in place
to ensure the Orichalcos continue to be a friendly place where members
can learn and share information on a variety of computing and
non-computing topics.
The rules of the NDC are as follows:
Advertising
-Advertising
or soliciting other members to buy, sell or peruse any products or
services through this discussion forum is not permitted. Chain letters
and junk mail are also strictly prohibited. Topics/posts that contain
this will be both edited and locked.
Flaming
-Material
that is knowingly defamatory, illegal, abusive, threatening or
harassing, is strictly prohibited. As with anything, you, as a member,
should use good common sense when posting. In other words, you agree not
to be a jerk. Posts containing personal attacks on another user will be
edited or deleted with no warning or consent.
Right to Privacy
-You
will not violate a person's privacy by publishing information against
another member(s) will, information that is private and personal. If you
violate this rule, your account may be automatically banned without
prior warning.
Spamming
-Topics/posts that are just
complete nonsense will be deleted, or have the entire thread locked, at
the moderators discretion. If you violate this rule, your account may be
automatically banned without prior warning.
Racism
-Topics/posts
containing such will be edited or deleted accordingly. If you violate
this rule, your account may be automatically banned without prior
warning.
Porn
-Material that is sexually or otherwise obscene
is not permitted on these forums. Topics/posts containing such will be
deleted on sight. If you violate this rule, your account may be
automatically banned without prior warning.
Cross-posting
-
Posting the same question in more than one forum is not allowed. Should
this occur, then only the thread in the most relevant forum will be left
open; all others will be locked and subsequently deleted.
What happens if I break the rules?
At
best your post will be edited by one of the moderators and you will be
issued a warning. If the offence is more serious your post will be
deleted. Posting "why was my post edited/deleted?" etc. will only make
matters worse so please don't.
Should you have already been
issued warnings and continue to break the rules, you will be issued a
temporary ban - your posting privileges will be disabled for seven days,
but you will still be able to view the forums as a guest.
For
persistent and or deliberate rule-breakers your account will be "Nuked".
That means you are no longer welcome on these forums and your account
will no longer function. If you re-register, your new account will be
nuked immediately and any new threads/posts will automatically be
removed, regardless of their nature.
Suggestions:
In the attempt to create a compromise where everyone is happy, the following suggestions are also recommended:
1.
Use common sense. Anything that you say or do carries consequences with
it. If you find yourself questioning the nature of what you.re going to
post, then it.s probably not safe to post it. Save yourself trouble and
ourselves time, think before you post.
2. Always be civil and
courteous. This forum is visited by people from all over the world of
different ages, genders, and races. Everyone is entitled to their own
opinion.
3. Make sure that your message topics fit the topic description of the forum that you are posting in.
4. Make sure that you have followed #1 and #4 before posting.
5.
Don't quote the entire message that you're responding to, only the
pertinent passage. This makes it easier to read for other users.
Strike 1 - Warning
Strike 2 - Lowered Rank
Strike 3 - Banned from Chatbox for a Week
Strike 4 - Banned from NDC for a Day
Strike 5 - IP Banned
Subject: Basic Rules 
Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:55 am
