guidelines

The general rules for the Crabby Media forum are as follows:

- Don’t be an asshole.

That’s about it.  Specific guidelines on how not to be an asshole include, but are not limited to:

Don’t be sexist, racist, ageist, sizeist, ableist, classist, homophobic — in short, don’t be a bigot.  Don’t use the words “gay” or “retarded” to mean “stupid” or “something i dislike.”  Don’t be dismissive of mental health issues as something a person should “just get over.”  Don’t use ethnic slurs.  Don’t use the word “rape” frivolously — rape means rape, and it’s not funny nor is it a casual word.

- Don’t spam.

“Don’t spam” is really just a sub-set of “don’t be an asshole,” but it’s worth taking a minute to explain what we consider to be “spam” and what the consequences are on this board.

So, obviously:  Don’t post adverts for penis/breast enlargements; don’t post phony URLs that redirect to a compromised website that will install trojans on our computers.

Less obviously:  Don’t post about your zine/distro/band/what-have-you repeatedly in a short amount of time.  We do want to hear about your project; we don’t want to be suffocated in propaganda.

Anything that the admins/mods deem to be spam, or even spammy, will, at the least, be reprimanded (if you’re just posting too much about your project).  It may be deleted (if it’s a sleazy ad for cheap V1agra).  You and your IP address may be banned (if you’re a real jerk and don’t stop spamming, or if you argue with us about it).

>  How the admins and mods run this place:

-  If you start a thread in the wrong section, we will move it.

-  If you start a thread that duplicates an existing thread, we will merge them.

-  If you post something outrageously stupid, we will not outright delete it, tho’ we are remarkably inclined to pointing out that you’re being stupid.

-  If you post something spammy, we may delete it (as outlined above in the spam section).