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Supergeek
Mr. Sparkles
USA
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 Posted - 10/20/2004 : 12:41:22 AM
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Airsoft Retreat Forums Membership Rules
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First off, the central point of these rules is to maintain a functional discussion environment. Normal standards of public discourse and social interaction are assumed. The specific rules are in place to help clear up what we feel may be ambiguous. However, appropriate actions will be taken against any conduct that is felt to infringe on the basic concept of the free discussion of relevant airsoft issues. The forum is a private forum, so membership is a privilege. Freedom of speech, in all its constitutional splendor, does not apply here, though the administrators and moderators will typically intervene only to impartially keep the peace and order. A certain degree of courteousness is expected. In a nutshell: be good.
1. No off-topic discussion.
Check the forum index. There is no "off-topic" forum, and no forums for the discussion for anything which is not airsoft related. It is not by chance that there is no longer an "off-topic" forum. Restrict all posts to airsoft-related issues. If you wish to discuss cars or sports or new video card drivers, please do that elsewhere. The internet's a big place.
2. No lewdness or profanity.
This is, after all, an open internet forum so any messages posted will be viewable by an audience of all ages. Posting text or images (or including them in your profile or avatar image) which is deemed unsuitable by the ASR staff will be removed.
3. No "real steel" discussion
There are plenty of places on the internet to discuss real firearms and other weapons. Given the sensitive nature of airsoft as exact replicas of real world guns, it is clearly politically and socially inadvisable to mix the two, even on an internet discussion board. Analysis of the accuracy of airsoft reproduction of real weapons or speculation or hope for a specific model gun to be reproduced in airsoft form is certainly allowed (by the basic nature of the sport), but topics solely about firearms with no ties to airsoft is off limits.
4. No political/religious discussion
This one's just a can of worms and generally has little airsoft relevance. Many people have very strong and often totally contrasting opinions on a myriad of issues whose discussion may bring discord to an otherwise amiable web community. There was less restriction on these subjects long ago, but it was discontinued when it got out of hand. Again, if you should feel so inclined to discuss politics or religious issues, there are certainly plenty of places to do that on the net.
5. No discussion of dangerous or illegal acts
This one should be pretty obvious. Given the nature of airsoft, there can be many things which can be done that are socially or technically unsafe. Airsoft is based around exact replicas of real weapons that also shoot BBs at high velocity, so a fair degree of responsibility is a requirement.
5. No posting of for-sale items in the forums
ASR has an active Classifieds section available (by the link at the top of the page or in the main site menu) where items for sale or desired should be listed. This rule applies also to commercial retailers.
6. Try to avoid double posting and excessive bumping
Please restrict a single topic to one forum area only. That is, do not post a question about gearbox repair in both the technical problem solving and AEG forums. Just make one post. If you should find that you've accidentally posted a reply or topic twice, please use the delete icon within the post to remove it. If you feel that a topic should be bumped to the top of the topics index, please edit one of your posts within. This will cause it to be listed once more as the first topic. However, please strict this to only one or two iterations per post. Sometimes, people just don't have the answers you're looking for.
7. Post your comments in English
If a moderator or administrator can not understand what you are saying, than there will be a good chance it will be deleted. We will not risk allowing a breaking of the rules & guidelines if someone is posting in a language we do not understand.
What happens if you break the rules?
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We'll usually give you a warning or two. However, appropriate action will be taken based on the seriousness of the offense. Should AS-R staff deem it necessary your account could be banned along with any new accounts you attempt to create. Should you decide to not only break forum rules but break laws governing your jurisdiction, criminal offenses can be investigated by reporting actions to your local police in worst case scenarios.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the ASR moderation and administration staff through our email: staff@airsoftretreat.com |
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