Sycamore Pride was intended to provide a warm, friendly atmosphere for interactive, mature and intelligent discussion of Indiana State Sycamore basketball.
In order to maintain order and a sense of community, all users should read and follow these conditions. By participating in the forum, users are affirming their willingness to comply with these terms. This memorandum has been created to provide you with information about what you can expect here, what is expected of you, and to answer some questions you may have in your use of The Sycamore Pride forums.
RULES OF CONDUCT
1) You must have an active Sycamore Pride account to post on our forums.
This is pretty self explanitory as we do not wish to allow Guests to post on our forums for spam, accountability and other reasons.
2) Be respectful of others at all times.
The purpose of the forum is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas. Occasionally, there will be conflicts that arise when people voice opinions. Be courteous when disagreeing with others. It is possible to disagree without being insulting.
3) Personal attacks are prohibited.
Commonly known as flaming, personal attacks are posts which are designed to personally berate or insult another. Text of this nature is not beneficial to the community spirit and will not be tolerated.
4) Trolling is prohibited.
Trolling is the word used to describe a post that is deliberately designed for the purpose of angering and insulting the members of the forum community. Posts of this nature are disruptive and do not convey a friendly attitude. You can however insight debate done intelligently and in a mature fashion.
5) Posting of personal information is NOT recommended.
Please respect the privacy of other Sycamore Pride members and do not give out information such as phone numbers and addresses.
6) Immediate banning from the forum can result from any of the following:
The posting of pornography; discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; excessive obscene or vulgar language; posts which discuss or illustrate illegal activity; providing links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned.
7) Redundant threads will be merged or deleted.
As a courtesy to others before beginning a new thread, please look to see if an active thread on that topic has already been established. If so, place your comments there instead. Multiple threads on the same subject clutter up the forum needlessly and many good ideas may be lost. Keep discussions about one topic to one thread only when necessary.
8) Impersonating another forum user, moderator, volunteer, administrator, or Sycamore Pride employee is strictly prohibited.
You are expressly forbidden from impersonating anyone else, including those named above, on the forum, even in jest. This may be grounds for permanent loss of your Sycamore Pride account.
9) Try to avoid using profanity.
While it isn't completely outlawed, try keeping profanity to a minimum. Using partial masking (such as asterisks or punctuation marks) to bypass the profanity filter is prohibited and will result in the same action as if the actual word had been typed.
10) Post constructively.
Negative feedback can be very useful, provided that it is presented in a civil, factual manner. Tell us what you don't like and why and how you feel it could be improved. Posts that are insulting and rude may be deleted, no matter how valid the ideas behind them may be.
11) Disputes which cannot be resolved between forum users and moderators may be arbitrated by the Sycamore Pride staff and/or forum administrators.
To discuss problems or concerns, please send an e-mail to: [email protected].
In order to maintain order and a sense of community, all users should read and follow these conditions. By participating in the forum, users are affirming their willingness to comply with these terms. This memorandum has been created to provide you with information about what you can expect here, what is expected of you, and to answer some questions you may have in your use of The Sycamore Pride forums.
RULES OF CONDUCT
1) You must have an active Sycamore Pride account to post on our forums.
This is pretty self explanitory as we do not wish to allow Guests to post on our forums for spam, accountability and other reasons.
2) Be respectful of others at all times.
The purpose of the forum is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas. Occasionally, there will be conflicts that arise when people voice opinions. Be courteous when disagreeing with others. It is possible to disagree without being insulting.
3) Personal attacks are prohibited.
Commonly known as flaming, personal attacks are posts which are designed to personally berate or insult another. Text of this nature is not beneficial to the community spirit and will not be tolerated.
4) Trolling is prohibited.
Trolling is the word used to describe a post that is deliberately designed for the purpose of angering and insulting the members of the forum community. Posts of this nature are disruptive and do not convey a friendly attitude. You can however insight debate done intelligently and in a mature fashion.
5) Posting of personal information is NOT recommended.
Please respect the privacy of other Sycamore Pride members and do not give out information such as phone numbers and addresses.
6) Immediate banning from the forum can result from any of the following:
The posting of pornography; discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; excessive obscene or vulgar language; posts which discuss or illustrate illegal activity; providing links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned.
7) Redundant threads will be merged or deleted.
As a courtesy to others before beginning a new thread, please look to see if an active thread on that topic has already been established. If so, place your comments there instead. Multiple threads on the same subject clutter up the forum needlessly and many good ideas may be lost. Keep discussions about one topic to one thread only when necessary.
8) Impersonating another forum user, moderator, volunteer, administrator, or Sycamore Pride employee is strictly prohibited.
You are expressly forbidden from impersonating anyone else, including those named above, on the forum, even in jest. This may be grounds for permanent loss of your Sycamore Pride account.
9) Try to avoid using profanity.
While it isn't completely outlawed, try keeping profanity to a minimum. Using partial masking (such as asterisks or punctuation marks) to bypass the profanity filter is prohibited and will result in the same action as if the actual word had been typed.
10) Post constructively.
Negative feedback can be very useful, provided that it is presented in a civil, factual manner. Tell us what you don't like and why and how you feel it could be improved. Posts that are insulting and rude may be deleted, no matter how valid the ideas behind them may be.
11) Disputes which cannot be resolved between forum users and moderators may be arbitrated by the Sycamore Pride staff and/or forum administrators.
To discuss problems or concerns, please send an e-mail to: [email protected].
