Board User Info

Deleted: 9/17/2009 11:29:07 PM
Action: Overturned
Reason: Offensive
Status: Overturned - This moderation has been overturned, but the message will remain deleted on the system.

Offensive Material - Users may not transmit or encourage others to transmit material or links to material considered patently offensive in nature. This includes, but is not limited to using vulgar, profane, or sexually explicit language; using race, religion, sexual orientation, culture, ethnicity, disability, nationality, or gender as a means of insult; using threatening, harassing, defamatory, hate-speech, or libelous language; and posting, requesting, linking to, or otherwise sharing material considered pornographic, obscene, graphic, or hate speech. Failing to abide by a warning that material or terms are offensive or prohibited is a violation.
Some additional notes on the Offensive rule:

• Using terms for homosexuality or mental or physical disability as a means of insult in any way towards anyone or anything is considered offensive. This includes, but is not limited to, insinuating certain people (including video game characters) are homosexual or disabled in an insulting way, calling things "gay" or “retarded” as a synonym for "stupid", or using offensive slang terms. The use of any such derogatory language will result in an automatic suspension.
• Jokes or humor about rape or incest are generally considered patently offensive.

• Several other words and terms are flagged by the site censor when a message is posted, and users are clearly warned about the connotation and use of these words on the site. Failing to abide by the warning presented is a clear violation.
• Links to sites with content that violates these terms are not permitted. Warning users about offensive content in a link does not grant permission to post that link.
• Links to images or sites displaying images with nudity, near-nudity (i.e. see-through clothing, very skimpy coverings), or depictions of such are not permitted.
• Images or descriptions of sexual acts, genetalia, or clearly graphic material (shock images, defecation) are considered offensive as well.
• Using the word "rape" as a synonym for "owned", "destroyed", "decimated", etc is considered inappropriate.