Core Values
These boards exist to build friendships and a friendly and vibrant community. All members should be treated with the same basic respect that any human being deserves. We are all equal and should try and get along with one another, avoid conflict, respect one another and respect the boards, regardless of whether we happen to be members or staff.
The 10 Boardwide Rules
These rules apply everywhere on Hero Vision. Some forums have extra rules, be make sure to check announcements for them.
These boards exist to build friendships and a friendly and vibrant community. All members should be treated with the same basic respect that any human being deserves. We are all equal and should try and get along with one another, avoid conflict, respect one another and respect the boards, regardless of whether we happen to be members or staff.
The 10 Boardwide Rules
These rules apply everywhere on Hero Vision. Some forums have extra rules, be make sure to check announcements for them.
1. No Flaming - Insulting or deriding others.
2. No Baiting - Treating others in a manner intended to provoke a negative reaction from them.
3. No Drama Stirring - Attempting to maliciously discredit or undermine other members.
4. No Harassment - Stalking another member through PM, IM, or on the boards.
5. No Flooding - Posting more than five topics in the same forum in a one hour period.
6. No Advertising - Posting links to Commercial websites, and message boards.
7. No Hacking - Attempting to unlawfully edit or manipulate board code.
8. No Trolling - Deliberately seeking to damage the community.
9. No Public Complaints - Rather than privately contacting a member of staff, publically posting a complaint to how the boards are run.
10. No Post Content Abuse - Background music or media without warning. No Adult Content. Unacceptable Signature Sizes over 550x300 pixels.
11. Obey Gaia's TOS - even though this goes without saying
Punishment for Rule Breaking
The following actions can be taken by staff depending on how badly you have infringed on the rules.
Unofficial Warnings : This is a member of staff sending you a friendly PM to inform you if you have done something wrong. Don't see this as too serious, but do make sure to listen to what they have to say.
Official Warnings : Should be taken very seriously if you recieve one. You should speak to the staff member and make sure that you do not repeat your mistake again, lest you get something more serious next time. This is to be taken seriously, and not as a simple slap on the wrist. Warnings can be issued by any staff member.
Probation: Your last chance warning, so to speak. Sometimes we can issue these without ANY warnings being sent out prior if we judge your actions to be bad enough. A probational status can only be issued by an admin. Probations are essentially contracts that the problem member signs as a final agreement to remain on the site. Very strict terms to keep to are outlined, whereupon if the user breaks any of them, then they are automatically suspended for a minimum of one week, pending a staff vote for a possible extension of such a banning. Each probation is specifically tailored to the problem member in question, with the terms being different from probation to probation. A probation may last from one month, to three months.
Banning : Bannings are specified at the time of being banned, and can range from one week, to one month, to indefinate (undetermined). All bannings have the staff vote announced, with a short summary given (sometimes with evidence if it still exists) as to why they were banned.
The following actions can be taken by staff depending on how badly you have infringed on the rules.
Unofficial Warnings : This is a member of staff sending you a friendly PM to inform you if you have done something wrong. Don't see this as too serious, but do make sure to listen to what they have to say.
Official Warnings : Should be taken very seriously if you recieve one. You should speak to the staff member and make sure that you do not repeat your mistake again, lest you get something more serious next time. This is to be taken seriously, and not as a simple slap on the wrist. Warnings can be issued by any staff member.
Probation: Your last chance warning, so to speak. Sometimes we can issue these without ANY warnings being sent out prior if we judge your actions to be bad enough. A probational status can only be issued by an admin. Probations are essentially contracts that the problem member signs as a final agreement to remain on the site. Very strict terms to keep to are outlined, whereupon if the user breaks any of them, then they are automatically suspended for a minimum of one week, pending a staff vote for a possible extension of such a banning. Each probation is specifically tailored to the problem member in question, with the terms being different from probation to probation. A probation may last from one month, to three months.
Banning : Bannings are specified at the time of being banned, and can range from one week, to one month, to indefinate (undetermined). All bannings have the staff vote announced, with a short summary given (sometimes with evidence if it still exists) as to why they were banned.
