Post by RugbyPinas on Nov 11, 2012 8:44:41 GMT -5
Everyone should abide by these rules in order to maintain order in these forums. Violation of one or more rules can result in a warning, suspension or a straight ban depending on the violation.
1. Putting down the Volcanoes is DISCOURAGED, or to any Philippine team in general. Constructive criticism of their play is allowed, however comments which can be insulting, offensive or disrespectful to the players, coaches and staff and to the name of Philippine rugby is FORBIDDEN. After all, this is a fan site and it is therefore encouraged to lift up the team's spirits, and not to put them down or demoralise them.
2. Starting a debate on the current monicker of the team is DISCOURAGED. The team is called the Volcanoes; they have accepted this nickname and are using it as their official nickname.
3. Do not post comments, articles or media that concerns the personal life of any of the players/coaches/staff. We focus only on rugby, we do not want to mingle in show business. A separate board is provided for this.
4. Do not post comments, articles or media that are irrelevant to the Volcanoes and to rugby in general. There is a designated board for non-Volcanoes related rugby teams. Another board is dedicated to non-rugby issues as well. Post in the proper boards, mates!
5. The use of the English language is ENCOURAGED although not REQUIRED. Let us be mindful of the foreign-based people in the forum but let us also pardon Filipinos who do not have a good command of the language or who can express themselves better in Filipino.
6. Insulting, flaming, and 'below-the-belt' comments are not allowed in the forum. If you have to do so please limit to your Private Message Inbox. Let us try to keep the forums orderly and peaceful.
7. Profane language is ILLEGAL, and therefore all profane words may be automatically filtered by this site. If you want to post them, though, you can leave the first and last letter of the word and censor the letters in between. i.e, b@#$h | Obscene articles and media is also strictly prohibited in the forum.
8. Respect the authority of the administrator or any of the moderators. If they warn you for a rule violation obey them, if you feel that they are treating you unfairly report to another admin for a second opinion on that matter.
9. Spam (advertising a product/business/website not related to the Volcanoes) is not allowed. Spambots will be automatically banned and spam posts will be deleted. Rugby-related websites can be advertised (includes link URLs, site logo, any other media that advertises said site) in the forums as long as they are limited to the Off-topic board. Any other form of advertising in any other board in the forums will be deleted and the user can expect a corresponding punishment.
10. Flood posts (multiple posts of the same content) is not allowed and will be removed immediately.
11. Do not create any arguments between Philippine national sporting teams (e.g. Volcanoes v.s. Azkals, etc.) This is utter nonsense. Our teams compete under the same flag, regardless of whatever they have accomplished. Let us be supportive of any team that represents our country.
12. Profiting from the Volcanoes' success financially without giving the team a share of the said profits is FORBIDDEN. Only the official outfitter sells merchandise that will profit the team. Any other company/business/entity that tries to advertise/sell Volcanoes merchandise on the forums will be banned.
(Adapted from the usapangfootball.com forums dated February 28, 2011.)
1. Putting down the Volcanoes is DISCOURAGED, or to any Philippine team in general. Constructive criticism of their play is allowed, however comments which can be insulting, offensive or disrespectful to the players, coaches and staff and to the name of Philippine rugby is FORBIDDEN. After all, this is a fan site and it is therefore encouraged to lift up the team's spirits, and not to put them down or demoralise them.
2. Starting a debate on the current monicker of the team is DISCOURAGED. The team is called the Volcanoes; they have accepted this nickname and are using it as their official nickname.
3. Do not post comments, articles or media that concerns the personal life of any of the players/coaches/staff. We focus only on rugby, we do not want to mingle in show business. A separate board is provided for this.
4. Do not post comments, articles or media that are irrelevant to the Volcanoes and to rugby in general. There is a designated board for non-Volcanoes related rugby teams. Another board is dedicated to non-rugby issues as well. Post in the proper boards, mates!
5. The use of the English language is ENCOURAGED although not REQUIRED. Let us be mindful of the foreign-based people in the forum but let us also pardon Filipinos who do not have a good command of the language or who can express themselves better in Filipino.
6. Insulting, flaming, and 'below-the-belt' comments are not allowed in the forum. If you have to do so please limit to your Private Message Inbox. Let us try to keep the forums orderly and peaceful.
7. Profane language is ILLEGAL, and therefore all profane words may be automatically filtered by this site. If you want to post them, though, you can leave the first and last letter of the word and censor the letters in between. i.e, b@#$h | Obscene articles and media is also strictly prohibited in the forum.
8. Respect the authority of the administrator or any of the moderators. If they warn you for a rule violation obey them, if you feel that they are treating you unfairly report to another admin for a second opinion on that matter.
9. Spam (advertising a product/business/website not related to the Volcanoes) is not allowed. Spambots will be automatically banned and spam posts will be deleted. Rugby-related websites can be advertised (includes link URLs, site logo, any other media that advertises said site) in the forums as long as they are limited to the Off-topic board. Any other form of advertising in any other board in the forums will be deleted and the user can expect a corresponding punishment.
10. Flood posts (multiple posts of the same content) is not allowed and will be removed immediately.
11. Do not create any arguments between Philippine national sporting teams (e.g. Volcanoes v.s. Azkals, etc.) This is utter nonsense. Our teams compete under the same flag, regardless of whatever they have accomplished. Let us be supportive of any team that represents our country.
12. Profiting from the Volcanoes' success financially without giving the team a share of the said profits is FORBIDDEN. Only the official outfitter sells merchandise that will profit the team. Any other company/business/entity that tries to advertise/sell Volcanoes merchandise on the forums will be banned.
(Adapted from the usapangfootball.com forums dated February 28, 2011.)