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Corrective Action

Infraction Levels
What are infractions and what can I get them for?
Here is a list of possible infraction that a user may receive warnings or points for.  Take note: different point levels will result in a loss of privileges.  We reserve the right to alter the points at any time without altering this list.  We reserve the right to issue arbitrary point values if the situation requires a greater course of action than the standard point value.  We may at any time warn for something not listed here if the situation demands it.
User Infraction Levels
Title Points Expires
Spamming-Minor 5 10 Day(s)
Baiting-Individual User 5 1 Month(s)
Posting Copyrighted Material 5 6 Month(s)
Improper Tag 5 6 Month(s)
Flaming/Abusive 10 Never
Signature Rule Violation 10 2 Month(s)
Slander/Berating 10 1 Month(s)
Inappropriate Avatar 10 1 Month(s)
Inappropriate Link 10 20 Day(s)
Sexist/Racist 10 Never
Disrespectful to admins and mods 10 6 Month(s)
Inappropriate Language 15 1 Month(s)
Graphic Content 15 3 Month(s)
Sexual Harassment 15 Never
Illegal Behavior 15 1 Month(s)
Baiting-Trolling Board/Group of Users 20 1 Month(s)
Privacy Violation 20 2 Month(s)
Editing Over a Mod Edit 30 Never
Spamming - Major 100 Never
Pirating Games 100 Never
Multiple Screen Names 100 Never
Under 13 100 Never
Solicitation - Blatant 100 Never
Screen name violation 100 Never
Pornographic 100 Never
Impersonating 100 Never
Harassment - Continued 100 Never
Circumventing Rules/Blocks 100 Never
Reporting Shrapnel Games' Emails as Spam 100 Never
PM Spam 100 Never

Terms of Use
Shrapnel Games and its assigned agents reserve the right to remove a post which does not relate to the topic being discussed in the forum. In addition, Shrapnel Games reserves the right to organize discussion forums in order to best serve the majority of our members. Shrapnel Games or its assigned agents also reserve the right to prohibit or delete discussions that are thought to violate applicable law or that may be harmful to other members, the sites that comprise Shrapnel Games, or the rights of Shrapnel Games or others. That said, we cannot ensure prompt removal of offending discussion forum posts. We also reserve the right to remove your membership from you should you violate these Guidelines. We reserve the right to step in if and when any conversation, threads, or posts are directly affecting the majority of users enjoyment of the board and availability of the board even if the postings are within the guidelines provided above.

Considering the real-time nature of this forum, it is impossible for the staff to review all messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the contents of all posted messages and are not responsible for any messages posted. Shrapnel Games does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and is not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of Shrapnel Games or any entity associated with it.

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by using the report post feature. The staff have the ability to remove objectionable messages and will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if it is determined that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately, in fact, we may not edit or delete posts that break our rules at all. We have many time constraints on us and cannot guarantee that we will be able to edit or delete posts that break the rules/user agreement. If you do not agree with this then do not view or register at Shrapnel Games.

Although this Discussion Forum does not and cannot review the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we at Shrapnel Games reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Shrapnel Games, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited (the makers of the bulletin board software), and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). We at this discussion forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you. Use of the site is at the discretion of the Administration of Shrapnel Games, and that any use may be terminated by the Administration at any time with or without cause.

Shrapnel Games is a privately-owned and operated website and community under the sole authority of its President, and run with the aid of additional Administrators and Moderators who act on the President's authority. At all times will members of this Forum follow the instructions of staff members, including these moderators and administrators. They are acting on behalf of the President; questioning their actions or motivations in public messages is not welcome. Instead, should you have an issue with the way a staff member is behaving or disagree with their judgment, you are asked to please contact the President via email or private message to express your concerns. Taking matters into your own hands will not be tolerated.

Also, while we grant our users the utmost discretion and freedom, there is no guaranteed right of free speech (or right toward anything else, for that matter) in this community, and we make no guarantees at all about its operation, its moderation or its policies. Shrapnel Games' Forum is operated solely at the discretion of the company owner and no user is guaranteed the right to be here as a participant. We reserve the right to terminate any user's membership for any reason at any time.

Failure to abide by these rules can lead to your account being banned. In some cases there will be no warnings or second chances; you will simply be removed from this Forum.

Constant and willful pushing against the limits described herein, what some would call "almost breaking the rules," will not be tolerated. Shrapnel Games is a provider of an "interactive computer service". Postings on Shrapnel Games are "provided by another information content provider" and not Shrapnel Games unless posted by the owner. Shrapnel Games is not the "publisher or speaker" of any posts in the discussion forums unless posted by the owner.

The user agrees as a condition of registering at Shrapnel Games to be truthful in regard to all information given during the registration process, to use the site as per the instructions, not to disclose his password to others for use, and that the site has a license (permission) for use of anything the user submits or posts to the site.

We reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason. We also reserve the right to read any private message sent through this site.

Finally, we reserve the right to change or modify these regulations from time to time with out notice and by posting you agree to these terms of use and any future changes. If at any time you no longer agree to these terms, you must stop submitting or reading posts from this site and its related pages.


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