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Canadaka.net Forums Rules and Regulations

1. Comments directed as an insult due to ones race, religion, mental/physical status, sexual preference, political beliefs, and ethnic background are not tolerated and will result in punishment in three levels with stricter penalties in each.

First Act: The post will be edited removing controversial content. Culprit will receive one written warning, and will also be notified to all moderators. If the act is directed personally to another member of the forum, the culprit will be asked to apologize in write to that party or receive a 1 week suspension.

Second Act: The post will be edited removing controversial content. Culprit will receive immediate 1 week suspension, and will also be notified to all moderators. If the act is directed personally to another member of the forum, the culprit will be asked to apologize in write to that party or receive an additional 1 week suspension.

Third Act: The post will be edited removing controversial content. Culprit will receive immediate 2 week suspension, and will also be notified to all moderators. If the act is directed personally to another member of the forum, the culprit will be asked to apologize in write to that party or receive an additional 1 week suspension.

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Second Act: If the harassment is passed on through the open forum, the harasser will send a written apology through private message/email to the victim and also to a moderator. The harasser will receive a 1 week suspension.

If the harassment is passed on through private message/email, the harasser will send a written apology through private message/email to the victim and also to a moderator. The harasser will receive a 2 week suspension and the authorities will be notified if deemed necessary.

Third Act: If the harassment is passed on through the open forum, the harasser will send a written apology through private message/email to the victim and also to a moderator. The harasser will receive a 1 month ban from Canadaka.net and its content.

If the harassment is passed on through private message/email, the harasser will send a written apology through private message/email to the victim and also to a moderator. The harasser will receive a permanent ban and the authorities will be notified if deemed necessary.

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Well said and very good points. You've covered all the bases!

wow! i haven't ben here since may 2005, almost a year ago. it's good to be back. i was a regular poster back then and i'm glad to see that the site is gonna be a little more civilised than it used to be. i hope to jump into forum posting once again....

Well, I will just say goodbye now guys and gals. It probably won't be long before I get blown out of here. Some manual waving narc will no doubt be reporting me for some petty infraction. :roll:

1'st second and third act?

I saw the same thing on a few other forums and they are toast now.
Nothing like fucking your members and then asking them for their loyalty.

I really dont care but if it happens then you have no one to blame but yourselves for imposing such regs.

Dont expect me to stick around if I have to be namby pamby to the whiners because their version of free speech offends them.

Take my advice,dump the regs and let people say what they want.
Something bothers you then censor or ban them.

I think that everything there is just a way of saying 'Don't be a jerk, and attempt to be respectful' (I would use other wording but there is something about swearing up there). It's the same common sense rules that most people follow anyway. And besides, if somebody's feelings do get hurt, they probably won't stick around so nobody will have to 'cozy up to them'. But if anyone does it with any frequency, then that particular member will be gone for a while. Less if they issue an appology. Like i said, it's still all common sense. The difference is that it can be said 'You did this, now you are banned'. I don't think too many people get banned here, and when they do, i bet few people miss them.

Its allways going to be up to the mods to interpet these rules.. its having to use comon sense as weather a certain post was meant intentionally to be mean or if its done in jest with toungue in check so to speak... but they do need to be there for the times when some one does get way out of line, then we mods have some recourse as to being able to punish offenders... rules are meant to be guides, and nothing is absolutly carved in stone

yes we have never followed these rules strickly, basically its what dgthe3 said, don't be a jerk.

IF you are being a total ass, racist ext, and degrading the quality of the forums then you must be taken care of. Because if these types are not it will drive more people away then having some rules & guidlines. I know from experience this is true.

That said I believe CKA has been very open forums, we really have not had to perminatly ban very many people, very small number.

yup I can see myself making the goodbye list . A little protocol pecking order and the job is done . Its fast simple and very efficient . I've seen good size handfulls of people disappear overnight on other forums , but the majority stick around and it also helps keep its good and long term members interested in coming back . Anyway you can loose people either way , by members or admin. chasing them away . Which is the lesser evil ?
I think people wake up much faster when for no ryhme or reason , their post goes bye bye , almost as fast as they write them if the content doesn't fit the rules .

Those regs were posted in April folks. I think those that have posted here since then have seen how the mods and staff are interpeting them. The truely offensive folks get their butts banned or suspended for a time. The rest of us have been posting along freely...and some pretty strong stuff said in those posts.

My 2c

Really why was this ressurected now? lol this is old news.

Anybody find this slightly ironic when there is an ad at the bottom of the page of one cow mounting another?