This expands on our Community Guidelines.
As our forum grows, new challenges arise. While we prefer a laid-back approach to moderation, there are times when we must step in to address counterproductive behavior.
We understand that not everyone will agree on every topic. Disagreement is fine — but crossing the line into personal attacks or pursuing a vendetta against another member is not.
Flame wars, personal vendettas, and name calling will not be tolerated. If staff requests to stop are ignored, action will be taken.
Flame war /personal vendetta / name calling will not be tolerated on this forum and therefore if the staff’s requests to cease and desist are being ignored it will leave us no choice to take actions.
What is a “Personal Vendetta”?
- Personal attacks or insults aimed at a member
- Name calling or inflammatory speech
- Vindictive or excessive flagging between the same parties
Steps & Consequences
- General Warning – Staff will post a public request to stop in the thread.
- Silenced for 7 Days – If ignored, those involved will lose posting and topic-starting privileges for one week.
- Suspended for 30+ Days – Continued behavior after returning from a silence will result in a one-month suspension (no login access).
- Permanent Ban – If the behavior persists after suspension, all parties involved will be permanently removed from the forum.
Step 4 If the behavior persist once the parties involved return after their “Suspended” status all parties involved will be permanently banned.
How to Avoid These Issues
- Be courteous and respectful, even when disagreeing
- Focus on ideas, not individuals
- Learn to walk away rather than escalate
- Use the “Ignore” feature to avoid seeing posts from members you clash with
A Note About Our Moderators
Our forum team is made up of a large group of volunteers from all walks of life, each bringing different personalities and perspectives. Every member of the team is familiar with our expectations for behavior and works together in a consistent, unified way to keep the forum friendly and welcoming. These people give their time freely, out of their everyday lives, for nothing more than a “thank you.” Please feel free to connect with them, they’re here to help.