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Sionce Onigami
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:58 pm


CHATTERBOX RULES & GUIDELINES


This thread contains all the rules and guidelines of the Chatterbox in one easy place as well as other information you can use to make your Gaian experience more pleasant.

First
A note on certain threads. While the Chatterbox welcomes all sorts of threads (even ones that could go into another forum), you must remember one thing. If your thread could be in another forum besides CB, you MUST follow that forum's rules when posting here.

Cybering
Cybering is described as 'descriptive sexual roleplay'. Cybering in all forms is not allowed on Gaia. This includes requesting, offering or encouraging cybering in your threads, posts or PMs. Please be careful when posting vague requests for fun or offers of fun. If they could easily be seen as a cyber invitation or request, you risk getting warned for violating the cybering rule. Webcam shows also are not allowed.

Please also be aware that telling people to "take it to PMs" is considered encouragement to violate the Terms of Service. Some examples include making thread rules ("no cybering (take it to PMs if you must)" or "cyber in PMs, not here") or in thread conversation ("if you guys are going to do that, go somewhere private"). Anyone using this phrase will receive a warning for encouraging PG-13 violations.

Image and Content Guidelines
Images and content also must comply with the PG-13 rating of Gaia. Sexually explicit images that are not artistic in nature are not allowed on Gaia. Only limited artistic nudity is acceptable on Gaia. Sexually explicit and pornographic images are strictly forbidden. Posting, requesting, or selling such image or content will result in a warning. It is usually best but not required that you contact a mod before posting images you believe qualify as artistic nudity.

Cleavage shots are not considered to be in violation of the PG-13 rating. However this only applies as long as they do not show any n****e and are not provocative or overly revealing. Images of cleavage/breasts or private areas not covered with any clothing even if blocked by hands, a sign, other objects is considered overly revealing and thus not allowed.

Cleavage Quests
Users may have 'Cleavage Quests' as long as the images they are asking for fit in the Image Guidelines stated above. If a user asks for sexy, nude or provocative cleavage shots, they will be warned.
PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:02 pm


Page-Stretching/Disruptive Posting
Stretching the forum pages using excessive amounts of unnecessary text, text that contains no spaces, or large images is disruptive of the flow of the forum/conversation and is thus a violation of the Terms of Service of Gaia. Post length and size does not related in any way to the amount of gold granted by posting. Variations in earned gold are a result of other variables.

Examples of this rule include 14/28 Gold Bumps. There are several versions of this kind of post, all have the same general premise: that by copying and pasting a long message, you will get more gold than normal.

Other examples include, repeating excessively and unnecessarily a word or phrase such as "bump" many times in one post, posting long song lyrics for no particular reason, posting images that are excessivly large (either resize the image or use a link to the image), etc.

Personal Information Questionnaire threads
A questionaire thread is a thread where a user gives a long list of questions for other users to answer. Often these threads contain questions regarding email addresses or questions similar to Gaia's security questions. By obtaining this information from a user, it gives the original poster the opportunity to hack another's account.

Please report any threads that ask personal questions such as address, phone number, email address, or any questions relation to Gaia's security questions. Do not reply to these threads. However, threads that do not ask such questions and only ask harmless or neutral questions (favorite color, videogame, etc) are allowed.

"Bump X times for Gold/Rare Items"
Creating a thread which makes false claims that users will get gold and/or items for posting a certain number of times is a bannable offense. You do not get more gold than normal for bumping in these threads and trunks and giftboxes are random events that happen...randomly.

Abusive Posts, Trolling, and Flaming
Any posts containing racial slurs, verbal abuse directed at a user or comments made with the purporse of provoking flaming (trolling) are against the ToS. If you feel a user has made an abusive post or is trolling, plrease use the 'Report this Post' button.

Suicide Encouragement
Posting any content (images, links, etc) that encourages other users to harm or kill themselves, even in a joking manner, could be considered abusive. However, in cases where a user has posted about their intent to commit suicide or harm themselves, any encouragement at all will lead to a warning or even a banning.

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