A reminder as we head into a new season that we ask all visitors to follow our relatively laid back guidelines to ensure these forums remain user-friendly.
Contributions must not:
a ) Contain any material which is defamatory of any person;
b ) Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
c ) Promote sexually explicit material;
d ) Promote violence;
e ) Promote discrimination based on race, sex religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other reason;
f ) Infringe any intellectual property right including but not limited to any copyright, database right, trade mark, patent, or design right (whether registered or not) of any other person;
g ) Be likely to deceive any person;
h ) Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence;
i ) Promote any illegal activity;
j ) Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
k ) Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
l ) Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
m ) Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; or
n ) Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful at such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
o) Break any applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted.
p) Poor, profane or obscene language of any type is not welcome - even in jest.
q) Be religious, racial or political. There are other forums on the Internet suited for exactly this type of discussion, and ask that you please conduct such discussions on those forums.
Failure to comply with the above will likely result in either an infraction, suspension or termination of your account.
Infractions Explained
60 points = Suspended For 7 Days.
80 points = Suspended For 14 Days.
100 points = Perm Banned.
The most common infractions are ;
Contributions must not:
a ) Contain any material which is defamatory of any person;
b ) Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
c ) Promote sexually explicit material;
d ) Promote violence;
e ) Promote discrimination based on race, sex religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other reason;
f ) Infringe any intellectual property right including but not limited to any copyright, database right, trade mark, patent, or design right (whether registered or not) of any other person;
g ) Be likely to deceive any person;
h ) Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence;
i ) Promote any illegal activity;
j ) Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
k ) Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
l ) Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
m ) Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; or
n ) Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful at such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
o) Break any applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted.
p) Poor, profane or obscene language of any type is not welcome - even in jest.
q) Be religious, racial or political. There are other forums on the Internet suited for exactly this type of discussion, and ask that you please conduct such discussions on those forums.
Failure to comply with the above will likely result in either an infraction, suspension or termination of your account.
Infractions Explained
60 points = Suspended For 7 Days.
80 points = Suspended For 14 Days.
100 points = Perm Banned.
The most common infractions are ;
Inappropriate Language: 10 points
Those who come on here simply to spam will get an instant ban (100 points).
The lower value infractions can be issued as a warning (0 points) at the discretion of the staff member.
You will be automatically notified via private message if you receive an infraction - meaning the points wont mount up without you realising. Members will also see a 'red card' at the bottom right of any post which has received an infraction. Example here
Of course, the 99% of members will never need to know this information - the rest will find out we have little time for members who cannot follow our fairly laid back rules to ensure this place always has its unique friendly atmosphere to keep it the best Everton forum to share opinions.
Off Topic Post: 10 points
General Behaviour Warning: 20 points
Minor Spamming: 20 points
Posting Abusive/Offensive Material: 40 points
Spammed Advertisements: 100 points
10 and 20 point infractions expire after 30 days, the rest after 45 days.General Behaviour Warning: 20 points
Minor Spamming: 20 points
Posting Abusive/Offensive Material: 40 points
Spammed Advertisements: 100 points
Those who come on here simply to spam will get an instant ban (100 points).
The lower value infractions can be issued as a warning (0 points) at the discretion of the staff member.
You will be automatically notified via private message if you receive an infraction - meaning the points wont mount up without you realising. Members will also see a 'red card' at the bottom right of any post which has received an infraction. Example here
Of course, the 99% of members will never need to know this information - the rest will find out we have little time for members who cannot follow our fairly laid back rules to ensure this place always has its unique friendly atmosphere to keep it the best Everton forum to share opinions.
