The
Bug Board Guidelines
Welcome to the
Bug Board! This is a public online forum mainly designed for all
internet chess enthusiasts, more specifically, bughouse chess enthusiasts.
However, anyone may read, post or reply on it. Those who are completely
new to chess and/or bughouse are encouraged to do so!
Please note that the Bug Board Moderator(s)
reserve the right to move, edit or delete posts if necessary.
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these simple guidelines:
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Threats are not allowed
anywhere on Bug Board.
Posts
which contain malicious threats (e.g. threats of violence, stalking,
expressing desire to hurt someone, etc.) will be deleted without
warning.
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Personal attacks and flames are not
permitted.
Short unsubstantiated posts like
" Bobby Fischer is a weenie" are strongly discouraged
(no matter how true it might be :). Please, tell us WHY you think
what you think.
Example:
Statements
such as Gary Kasparov is a piece of sh** and sucks donkey doo
are unacceptable. However, you can make a post such as:
World
Champion Paul Morphy is very unsportsmanlike. He was mated
in one on my board and refused to abort when I lagged for 2
hours because he didn't want to lose 2 rating points on FICS.
He then proceeded to cuss me out. Something needs to be
done with such abusers. Any suggestions?
The post above is acceptable.
One of the goals of the Bug Board is to promote and encourage
discussions on various topics such as internet chess server policies,
bughouse playing ettiquette, etc. However, this
forum is not designed for flame wars.
If you're interested in flame wars,
go to the Free
for All Flames & Rages Forum section of the Bug Board.
That forum has its own separate set of guidelines.
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Posting Another Individual's Personal
Information without Consent is Strictly Prohibited
Please respect
each individual's right to privacy. Posting personal information
(e.g. real name, address, phone number, ip address, etc.) of another
user without their consent may be edited or deleted without warning.
Expressed
consent must be attached when posting another individual's personal
information.
Of course,
certain types of posts are ok, such as:
George W. Bush lives at the White House
in Washington, D.C.
Posting personal
information of users without consent may be subject to ip banning.
So please, use your best judgment!
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Posting Private E-mails
The users may post copies of private
emails to Bug Board if and only if 1) he/she is the originator
of the email in question or 2) has the consent of both the originator
of the email in question and the intended recipient
of that private email.
The expressed consent must be posted
along with the email post.
If there is a complaint by either
the originator of the email or the recipient, the post in question
may be modified or deleted by the Bug Board Moderator(s).
Copies of private emails which are
posted to The Bug Board without permission (as described above)
may also be deleted. Deletion of such posts are at the sole discretion
of the Bug Board Moderator(s).
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Stay on Topic or Start a New Thread!
- Make sure that if you decide to
post in response to a previous post, that it stays on topic
and somehow relates to the discussion at hand. Again,
the thread should stay on topic!
- If you would like to post something
that does not have any relevance to a previous post, that is
ok, just make sure you start a new topic, instead of replying
to an earlier post. You can start a new topic simply by
clicking the 'Create a New Conversation' button.
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Links to Inappropriate Websites and
Posting Inappropriate Content
Posting links to websites which contain
inappropriate content is prohibited. Such sites include, but are
not limited to, those which contain hacked software, sites which
promote hate crimes, pornographic material, etc. As such, posting
such content directly to Bug Board is, of course, prohibited.
Posts which contain inappropriate content or links to websites
which contain inappropriate content will be deleted without warning.
Deletion of such posts are at the sole discretion of the Bug Board
Moderator(s).
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Advertising on The Bug Board
Registered
users are welcome to advertise their
website url (and other urls) in their personal profile.
Users are also welcome to point Bug Board readers to other websites
which contain valuable resources and is germane to the topic within
the thread.
Example:
"You
can download internet bughouse games to be used with the BPGN
Viewer at http://bughouse.org/bugdb!
It's awesome! check it out! The BPGN Viewer can be downloaded
at http://bughouse.org
as well."
The above post is acceptable and
encouraged!
However, we ask that you not gratuitously
advertise website urls or solicit in your posts.
Example:
"I just designed a new website, check
it out now.".... or .... I just updated my website, check
it out".... "I updated my website, again today in
the past two minutes, check it out"... "I updated
my website the 6th time today, please check it out"
"I'm selling toilet paper at my site,
please buy from me.", etc.
"Please visit http://signup.at.this.site.so.i.can.get.commission.com"
Advertising in such a manner is
prohibited. Posts which contain such advertising may
be deleted without warning.
Deletion of such posts are at the
sole discretion of The FICS Forum Moderator(s).
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The Bug Board is An English Only
Message Board
Messages which are posted in a language
other than English may be deleted without warning.
Deletion of such posts are at the
sole discretion of The Bug Board Moderator(s).
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Posting in All Captial Letters
Posting in capital letters makes
it difficult for users to read.
Posts which contain too many words
in captial letters may be deleted without warning. Deletion
of such posts are at the sole discretion of the Bug Board Moderator(s).
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Please do not post
on Bug Board as 'Admin'
While users are welcome to choose
whatever handle they would like to use when posting to The Bug
Board, the handle 'admin' is for Bug Board Moderator(s) use only.
Please do not make posts using 'admin' or any derivations thereof
(e.g. 'administrator', 'admining', 'adminn', 'bug board moderator',
etc).
Posing as Bug Board Moderator in
either the username or in the text of messages is subject to ip
banning. Please be careful!
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Unregistered
Guest Posts
The vast majority
of The Bug Board users are valuable contributors and welcomed
guests. However, occasionally some users habitually post anonymously
with the intent of abusing The Bug Board.
Perpetually
making anonymous 'troll' posts in The Bug Board is prohibited.
This includes, but is not limited to, perpetually posting as an
unregistered guest with the purpose of pursuing a personal vendetta/agenda
against The Bug Board, its administrators or its users under the
cloak of anonymity.
Such behavior
is not welcome on the discussion board. Any violation of this
guideline may lead to one or more of the following:
1. Warning
2. Deletion of such posts (Please note that follow up posts which
are in reply to the troll post(s) may be deleted as well.)
3. Being banned from using The Bug Board
4. Abuse reports filed with your ISP, Host, etc.
Deletion of
posts and banning are at the sole discretion of The Bug Board
Moderator(s).
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Final Notes Regarding
The Bug Board Guidelines
The Bug Board Moderator(s) reserves
the right to move, edit, or delete any posts on the Bug Board.
We also reserve the right to add
and/or revise the board guidelines at any given time, if necessary.
In the event of a conflict, discrepency,
disagreement, or any other incident(s) that necessitate intervention,
the decision(s) of the forum owner, David Chong, and The Bug Board
Moderators are final.
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Terms
of Use & Privacy Policy
We respect The Bug Board users' right to privacy. We are committed to protecting the identity
of our users. Registered members have the option to display their name,
email address, and other personal information in their personal profile,
if they so choose. Users' names, email addresses and any other personal
information will remain strictly confidential. Such information will never
be sold, traded, bartered, or given out to third parties for any reason.
However, in the event of legal action arising from any illegal acts (including,
but not limited to, hacking, posting messages with illegal content, spamming,
etc.) you commit on this message board, we reserve the right to disclose
your personal information to the proper authorities.
IP addresses are
not secret and have been used for years. As with this site, virtually
every site you visit logs your IP address. We use this procedure to
protect The Bug Board and its users from abuse. With the exception of
the aforementioned circumstances, ip addresses are never disclosed to
third parties. However, we reserve the right to use your ip address
to cross reference with The Free Internet Chess Server (and other servers)
if, for any reason, we need to contact you regarding posts you make
on The Bug Board. The information obtained in the cross reference check
will only be used to contact you regarding Bug Board issues. Ip addresses
and other personal information, including real name and email addresses,
will never be used, nor disclosed, to take action against users on The
Free Internet Chess Server for any reason.
You agree, through
your use of this service, to the terms of use, the privacy policy, and
The Bug Board Guidelines outlined.
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