Post One:
Guild Rules
Guild Rules
1. Above all, abide by Gaian ToS and rules.
Know what is acceptable and what is not. Abide by the PG-13 rule. Do not make topics or posts containing questionable content. Language in moderation is fine, but nudity and excessive violence is not. Refrain from making sexual topics or talking about illegalities such as music downloading or drugs. Any questionable posts will be deleted and possibly reported depending on their severity.
2. Respect other guild members and Gaians.
Flaming is not allowed here. What is flaming? Flaming is directing rude or abusive comments at other users to create conflict. Trolling is also disallowed. Trolling is posting snide comments or purposely creating a scene just to enrage other users. If you have conflicts, we want you to solve them peacefully (and preferably on your own outside the guild) rather than resorting to petty fighting or flaming. If you really think you can't solve a conflict by yourself, PM myself or a mod and we will take action, or ban if necessary. Also, we don't want any racist or prejudice comments. I don't think I've ever seen a problem with this, but homophobia is not welcome here either.
3. Respect and listen to moderators.
Crew is here to help moderate and organize the guild. My decisions are supreme within the guild (though I usually go over major decisions with crew), though crew also has a lot of authority. Please respect our mods. If a mod asks you to do something, please do it. If a mod edits your post, please be respectful and know that it was only because it violated the rules in some way. (Though if your post was edited and was not in violation of the rules, we then have a problem.) If a mod tells you you are in violation of the rules, please just listen to and respect them. Mods have their own opinions, but I ask that mods carry out their duties on a basis of these rules, disregarding those opinions. Guidelines for mods are covered later, but I'll restate my point: respect mods. PLEASE do not ask to be a mod. When I appoint moderators, it is my choice. It's hectic enough as it is for me to choose new moderators in addition to dealing with "YOU MADE THEM A MOD AND NOT ME?!?!?! WHY NOT ME?!?! I AM SO OFFENDED! I AM GOING ON STRIKE TILL YOU MAKE ME A MOD!!!!1!!!" Please try to be mature about things.
4. Use literacy and grammar skills.
This is the whole point of the guild. Please try your hardest to type well using punctuation and capitalization. We absolutely discourage "tYpInG LyK DyS" and chatspeak abbreviations such as "u," "r," "ttyl," etc. We expect at least halfway decent grammar. If your grammar is lacking, you will probably find your posts edited, as well as a warning from a mod in your inbox. (Though join requests are screened and if you have bad grammar you probably won't have gotten in anyways.) Also, I've found some need to clear up the issue of using things like plz, lol, and wtf. People here use these abbreviations in a casual, joking way. Sometimes we say "lol" when we don't know what else to say. However, I find there is a vast difference between saying, "It was HILARIOUS. LOL," and, "it was really funny lol."
5. No joking illiteracy, please.
As much fun as it is to pretend to talk in chatspeak, (EG: oMg Bu7 U dYd 5t33l t3h buTTs3xx!11111!111!!!) please refrain from doing so. Though sometimes funny to some extent, it gets old fast, and most people don't really find it that humorous.
6. No advertising.
What I'm saying here is that I don't want people making threads with nothing but a link in the first post and then leaving. In other words, posting a link in hopes for personal profit or gain and saying nothing else. I don't want people advertising their contests or lotteries here. It's okay to link to other places on Gaia, though I would prefer if you didn't make a thread only for that purpose. It is permitted to advertise your avatar arena entry in the AT subforum only. Links to other sites are allowed anywhere, as long as they are appropriate. By all means, share a funny video or image with us. It promotes discussion. I am, however, not responsible for off-site content. Please keep links clean.
7. No mindless spamming.
By all means, talk about p***s or whatever nonsense you wish, but actual spam is unwanted. What am I talking about here? Bumping, 14g posts, using the same post to advertise, etc. If you are in a thread, be sure to read the first post. If I see anyone spamming, (making repetitive posts begging or advertising with absolutely no relation to the topic of discussion) their post will be deleted and they will be warned or banned.
8. No ridiculously large images/tags in posts.
What do I mean by this? I know many people like to use elaborate font and graphic schemes in their posts including large pictures and lyrics. PLEASE, people. This is what signatures are for.
Know what is acceptable and what is not. Abide by the PG-13 rule. Do not make topics or posts containing questionable content. Language in moderation is fine, but nudity and excessive violence is not. Refrain from making sexual topics or talking about illegalities such as music downloading or drugs. Any questionable posts will be deleted and possibly reported depending on their severity.
2. Respect other guild members and Gaians.
Flaming is not allowed here. What is flaming? Flaming is directing rude or abusive comments at other users to create conflict. Trolling is also disallowed. Trolling is posting snide comments or purposely creating a scene just to enrage other users. If you have conflicts, we want you to solve them peacefully (and preferably on your own outside the guild) rather than resorting to petty fighting or flaming. If you really think you can't solve a conflict by yourself, PM myself or a mod and we will take action, or ban if necessary. Also, we don't want any racist or prejudice comments. I don't think I've ever seen a problem with this, but homophobia is not welcome here either.
3. Respect and listen to moderators.
Crew is here to help moderate and organize the guild. My decisions are supreme within the guild (though I usually go over major decisions with crew), though crew also has a lot of authority. Please respect our mods. If a mod asks you to do something, please do it. If a mod edits your post, please be respectful and know that it was only because it violated the rules in some way. (Though if your post was edited and was not in violation of the rules, we then have a problem.) If a mod tells you you are in violation of the rules, please just listen to and respect them. Mods have their own opinions, but I ask that mods carry out their duties on a basis of these rules, disregarding those opinions. Guidelines for mods are covered later, but I'll restate my point: respect mods. PLEASE do not ask to be a mod. When I appoint moderators, it is my choice. It's hectic enough as it is for me to choose new moderators in addition to dealing with "YOU MADE THEM A MOD AND NOT ME?!?!?! WHY NOT ME?!?! I AM SO OFFENDED! I AM GOING ON STRIKE TILL YOU MAKE ME A MOD!!!!1!!!" Please try to be mature about things.
4. Use literacy and grammar skills.
This is the whole point of the guild. Please try your hardest to type well using punctuation and capitalization. We absolutely discourage "tYpInG LyK DyS" and chatspeak abbreviations such as "u," "r," "ttyl," etc. We expect at least halfway decent grammar. If your grammar is lacking, you will probably find your posts edited, as well as a warning from a mod in your inbox. (Though join requests are screened and if you have bad grammar you probably won't have gotten in anyways.) Also, I've found some need to clear up the issue of using things like plz, lol, and wtf. People here use these abbreviations in a casual, joking way. Sometimes we say "lol" when we don't know what else to say. However, I find there is a vast difference between saying, "It was HILARIOUS. LOL," and, "it was really funny lol."
5. No joking illiteracy, please.
As much fun as it is to pretend to talk in chatspeak, (EG: oMg Bu7 U dYd 5t33l t3h buTTs3xx!11111!111!!!) please refrain from doing so. Though sometimes funny to some extent, it gets old fast, and most people don't really find it that humorous.
6. No advertising.
What I'm saying here is that I don't want people making threads with nothing but a link in the first post and then leaving. In other words, posting a link in hopes for personal profit or gain and saying nothing else. I don't want people advertising their contests or lotteries here. It's okay to link to other places on Gaia, though I would prefer if you didn't make a thread only for that purpose. It is permitted to advertise your avatar arena entry in the AT subforum only. Links to other sites are allowed anywhere, as long as they are appropriate. By all means, share a funny video or image with us. It promotes discussion. I am, however, not responsible for off-site content. Please keep links clean.
7. No mindless spamming.
By all means, talk about p***s or whatever nonsense you wish, but actual spam is unwanted. What am I talking about here? Bumping, 14g posts, using the same post to advertise, etc. If you are in a thread, be sure to read the first post. If I see anyone spamming, (making repetitive posts begging or advertising with absolutely no relation to the topic of discussion) their post will be deleted and they will be warned or banned.
8. No ridiculously large images/tags in posts.
What do I mean by this? I know many people like to use elaborate font and graphic schemes in their posts including large pictures and lyrics. PLEASE, people. This is what signatures are for.
