24/7 FREELANCER UNIVERSE Forum Rules

These are the rules of forum use. Violations of these rules may result in losing posting privileges or a forum ban.

1). No Swearing or Offensive Language
The intent of the Admins is to provide a forum experience free from offensive or abusive language. The FLU forum has members ranging in age from young children to mature adult. We wish all members to be able to browse these forums without feeling uncomfortable because the language does not conform to socially acceptable norms. (Just because the language may be ‘normal’ to you does not make it socially acceptable).

For those of you who insist on exercising your 1st amendment rights, be advised that FLU is NOT America, the FLU administration is NOT a democracy, and while we are generally very tolerant of individual expression, we will not tolerate flagrant violations of this rule.

A list of offensive language will not be published as it would be counter-productive to our efforts in keeping the language on the forums and the server clean. Suffice it to say that if you are not sure if it is a prohibited word, don’t use it.

Consider your speech thusly:
>If you used the word in question in front of your parents when you were younger and got smacked across the room, then it’s swearing.
>If you would not use the word in question in front of your clergyman, mother, father, grandmother, on TV or radio, or to a policeman, then it’s swearing.
>If you would not use the word in question against a 300# muscle-bound professional wrestler with an attitude problem and a dozen drinks on board, then it’s swearing.
>If you did use the word on TV or radio and heard a beep over it, then it’s swearing.
>If an Admin or Server Police [SP] calls it swearing, then it’s swearing.

Get the idea? Good. Thank you very much for your cooperation. We want you and everyone else to have a good time here. If you can not have a good time without swearing, then go seek professional help because you have bigger issues than we can solve here.

Abusive and offensive language includes:
Racially offensive speech
Sexually oriented speech
Speech of a morally offensive nature
Insulting language intended as a personal attack on another player
Insulting language against another culture or nationality in other than a joking nature
Insulting language against a religion or against God

Admins reserve the right to determine whether or not the speech is offensive. In most cases the offender will be given an opportunity to desist from the offensive behavior and life will go on. If the player insists on violating this rule then a ban is likely.

2). No SPAMming the forums with useless posts.
Before hitting the ‘Submit’ button on your post compare the text of your post with the Subject Line of the thread. If it has nothing to do with the Subject Line of the thread, do NOT press that button.

There are 6 ranks for registered forum users. These are earned by the number of posts the member has submitted.

Level 1). Starflier – Up to 30 posts
Level 2). Drake – From 31 – 50 posts
Level 3). Defender – From 51 – 100 posts
Level 2). Valkyrie – From 101 – 150 posts
Level 2). Dragon – From 151 – 200 posts
Level 2). Anubis – From 201 – 250 posts
Level 4). Eagle – From 251 – 300 posts
Level 5). Is My Keyboard Heating Up? – From 500 – 1400 posts
(That is a warning, not an award…)

Level 6). I Think I’m Getting Carpal Tunnel!!! – More than 1400 posts

Attaining this rank is a bad thing. People who earn this rank generally spend a great deal of time having nothing to say but say it anyway. Those who receive this rank will be evaluated as to the value of their contributions and will be dealt with accordingly.

3). No personal attacks or defamation of other players.
Personal attacks, insults, and malignment of another members character will not be tolerated. If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say it at all.