FORUM CODE OF CONDUCT

Please take a moment to read the Code Of Conduct and abide by it.  If after reading this you think any of your posts break this code of conduct please edit or delete them immediately. If you read any posts that  ignore this please pm me with details. Thank you.

Community forums are at their best when participants treat their fellow posters with respect and courtesy. Therefore, we ask that you conduct yourself in a civilized manner when participating in these forums.
 
The guidelines and rules listed below explain what behaviour is expected of you and what behaviour you can expect from other community members. Note that the following guidelines are not exhaustive, and may not address all manner of offensive behavior. As such, the forum moderators shall have full discretion to address any behavior that they feel is inappropriate.
 
Your access to these forums is a "privilege," and not a "right." Festival Republic reserves the right to suspend your access to these forums at any time for reasons that include, but are not necessarily limited to, your failure to abide by these guidelines.
We reserve the right to evaluate each incident on a case by case basis. The action we take may be more lenient or more severe than those listed under each category.
 
Language or links to websites containing language or images, which fall under the following categories, is deemed to be highly inappropriate.
 
Racial/Ethnic
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Promote racial/ethnic hatred
Are recognized as a racial/ethnic slur
Allude to a symbol of racial/ethnic hatred
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:
Be temporarily suspended from the Latitude Festival forums
Be given a final warning, any further violations will result in permanent suspension from the forums.
Extreme Sexuality/Violence
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Refer to extreme and/or violent sexual acts
Refer to extremely violent real life actions
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:
Be temporarily suspended from the Latitude Festival forums
Be given a final warning, any further violations will result in permanent suspension from the forums.
Real-Life Threats
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Refer to violence in any capacity
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be temporarily suspended from the Latitude Festival forums
Be given a final warning, any further violations will result in permanent suspension from the forums

Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information
This category includes:

Releasing any real-life information about other members or Festival Republic employees
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be permanently banned from the Latitude Festival forums
Sexual Orientation
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Insultingly refer to any aspect of sexual orientation pertaining to themselves or other members
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be temporarily suspended from the forums
Be given a final warning, any further violations will result in permanent suspension from the forums
Nudity
This category includes:

Posting images depicting nudity, or partially nudity, in a sexual context
The intended audience for this forum includes under-18s. Please keep this in mind when posting images.
 
Impersonating a Festival Republic Employee or moderator
This category includes:

Passing yourself off as a Festival Republic employee to post false information
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a final warning, any further Code of Conduct violations may result in permanent suspension from the forums
Obscene/Vulgar
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Are an inappropriate reference to human anatomy or bodily functions
Are pornographic in nature
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:
Be given a warning and/or receive a temporary ban from the Latitude Festival forums, depending upon severity
Inappropriate language
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Are a mildly inappropriate reference to human anatomy or bodily functions
Are otherwise considered objectionable
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning and/or receive a temporary ban from the Latitude Festival forums, depending upon severity
Harassing or Defamatory
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Insultingly refer to other characters, members, Festival Republic employees, or groups of people
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:
Be given a warning and/or receive a temporary ban from the Latitude Festival forums, depending upon severity
Major Religions or Religious Figures
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Negatively portray major religions or religious figures
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:
Be given a warning and/or receive a temporary ban from the Latitude Festival forums, depending upon severity
National
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Promote national hatred
Are recognized as national slurs
Allude to symbols of national hatred
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:
Be given a warning and/or receive a temporary ban from the Latitude Festival forums, depending upon severity
Illegal Drugs or Activities
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Reference to abusing illegal drugs
Reference to performing illegal activities
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:
Be given a warning
Spamming and Trolling
This category includes:

Excessively communicating the same phrase, similar phrases, or pure gibberish
Creating threads for the sole purpose of causing unrest on the forums
Causing disturbances in forum threads, such as picking fights, making off topic posts that ruin the thread, insulting other posters
Making non-constructive posts
If a member is found to have been spamming or trolling, he/she will:

Be given a warning and/or suspension
Advertising
This category includes advertisement of:

Any non-beneficial, non-Latitude  Festival related businesses, organizations, or websites
If a member is found to have been advertising, he/she will:

Be given a warning
Discussing Disciplinary Actions
This category includes:

Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a member, including chat logs and email correspondence between a member and a Latitude Festival Moderator
If a member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning

Sorry it has come to this.  Let's hope that this post, and any subsequent action, cleans up the forums.  They've not been a nice place to hang out lately.

last.fm

Here, here!!

and the man in the driver's seat don't care, with his weird cologne and his magic hair..... it's magic!

Is sarcasm deemed as 'non-constructive'? Just want to know where I stand... ;)

If sarcasm were banned, Annie would be pretty lonely on here!
 
And I'd be going straight to hell instead of taking this nice, scenic, route.

I am short, young and wildly inaccurate.

Well done Annie, unfortunately this forum reflects society and we have a small but growing minority who don't know how to behave.
 
All the majority can do is try and raise standards.

ORIGINAL: geofelgie

If sarcasm were banned, Annie would be pretty lonely on here!

And I'd be going straight to hell instead of taking this nice, scenic, route.

To be honest, I would rather be lonely than have to endure some of the posts on the forums lately.   I think you all know what is and isn't acceptable now surely?

Some of the main offenders have been put on '[Awaiting Approval]'
I think Annie deserves a round of applause.

Wondered what that meant!
 
I agree wholeheartedly with Annie - less playground and more talk about the festival.

Annie you let us down!
putting us on awaiting approvals!
how could you : (
we thought you were our friend.
surely you of all people can understand were just trying to have a chuckle.
There are alot of people on here who take everything so seriously.
WHY?
ANNIE!
WHY?
 

i agree some people should b ashamed of their comments

Yeah. Jokes aren't funny if no-one else laughs.

ORIGINAL: mark_toghill

i agree some people should b ashamed of their comments

Did it really take you 11 months to write that?!?

Gordie T Geordie

mark_toghill
Junior Member
Posts: 34
Joined: 9/2/2009

 
no it didnt.
xx

Im not bad......Im just drawn that way!

Can you explain how the thread entitled 'DJs' contravened any of your rules?

HaHA! I have already seen the great thing!!!

These rules cover so much that they will only be enforced at someone's personal discretion, not all the time.

If someone posted an article to a news story that "portrays" the pope "negatively", they're breaking a rule?

Sharplimbed


These rules cover so much that they will only be enforced at someone's personal discretion, not all the time.

If someone posted an article to a news story that "portrays" the pope "negatively", they're breaking a rule?

Is it possible to portray the current Pope positively???

^Automatic ban.

Interesting to see the posts about feuding in 2008, often presented by REVISIONISTS as a mythical golden age.    

:D