Be civilized
Don't create offensive, vulgar, obscene, threatening, abusive or excessively
profane posts. Do not instigate, engage in, or encourage wars. If you insult
someone "jokingly", be prepared to have it not interpreted that way
by the Moderators. A good general rule: "criticize ideas, not
people." Any language which encourages conduct that would constitute a
criminal offense is grounds for immediate account deletion.
Do not post racist or 'hateful' material.
This means no racist/homophobic comments, period. Making hateful comments,
directed at a person or group, may get your account immediately suspended. We are extremely serious about
this. GOeFAST is not a place for racial bigotry or hateful
speech.
Don't post trolls/ads/spam/get-rich-quick schemes/other junk.
Don't make posts that are inflammatory just to get people riled up. Don't post
useless off-topic stuff. Even if a silly, no-purpose post seems harmless and
fun, don't be surprised if you get a warning and the message locked/deleted.
You might think it's cute, but Moderators who have to wade through tons of
posts like this, don't. In general, don't post advertisements. Advertising may be allowed in certain circumstances;
ask a moderator privately before posting. If a post is mostly just an
ad for another website, it will likely be removed. In general, post if you have
something to say. If you want to start a new thread, make it worthwhile. Don't
be lazy and give a 1-sentence "what do you think about X?". At least
explain your position, why, etc... make it interesting to read; you're more
likely to get quality responses.
You're responsible for what you write.
Individual authors GOeFAST messages are solely responsible for their content, and GOeFAST
isn't interested in encouraging any illegal activity. Specifically, don't
solicit to violate copyright law (via trading mp3s/CD-Rs/bootlegs, or
whatever), publish people's personal information or slanderous statements, or
anything else that might violates someone's privacy. Threats against another
person will be taken seriously. We cooperate fully with law enforcement
agencies bearing appropriate paperwork.
Keep messages on-topic, and don't cross-post.
Post in the appropriate forum for your topic, and don't post similar messages
in multiple forums. Don't create new threads when an existing one will do.
Don't create 'nonsense' threads.
Respect others' privacy and belongings.
Don't post orgNotes, e-mails or other private correspondence in public forums.
Don't make private information about other users, public. Don't take avatar or
other graphics and use them as your own, or as the basis for your own, without
permission.
Moderators
have final say.
GOeFAST administrators and moderators reserve the right to edit, relocate
and/or remove any message, at any time, for any reason. Consider all editing decisions final. If you
don't agree with a decision, you may discuss it with the
moderator who made the judgment in private.
If you cannot reach resolution with the Moderator in private, contact the site
administrator via e-mail (getfast@goefast.com), explaining the
entire situation, with all relevant links/excerpts/emails, etc. Under no
circumstance attempt to start a 'debate' about specific moderation decisions in a public
forum.
The
Moderators are not babysitters. If your actions make the Moderators' job
more difficult, it hurts the community. Participating in this site is a
privilege, not a right—and everyone's cooperation and adherence to the above
rules is an absolute necessity. If you encounter users/messages violating these
rules, please report it to the moderators.
