PLCF Rules (Updated 10/21/11)

[David B]

The administrators, moderators, and forum security on the Programming
Language Community Forums will try hard to edit or remove reprehensible
messages as soon as possible. However, it is impossible for them to
review all the messages. You thus admit that all the messages posted on
this forum express the sight and opinion of their respective authors and
not those of the administrators, forum security or the Webmaster
(except messages posted by them) and consequently, they cannot be held
responsible of the discussions.

This forum uses cookies to store
information on your computer. These cookies will not contain any
personal information; they are only used to improve comfort while
browsing. Your e-mail address is used only if you need to go through the
password recovery process that this forum has available to all users.


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This forum uses a series of warning bars to show what kind of
reputation you have with the administrators and forum security. Listed
below is each warning bar, and what it means. Next to each rule listed
below in {brackets}is the penalty for breaking the rule.
- This means that the user has no warnings.
- This means that the user has one warning.
- This means that the user has two warnings.
- This means that the user has three warnings/a serious warning.
- This means that the user has been banned.

Please note that because warnings add up over time based on different offenses, you will be banned if you...
- Conduct an offense after already having 3 warnings.
- Conduct an offense after already having 2 Warnings & A Serious Warning.
- Conduct an offense after already having 1 Warning & A Serious Warning.
- Conduct an offense after already having 1 Serious Warning.

Please also note that all bans & warnings are permanent, unless otherwise decided by the administrator.



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Aggressive or slanderous messages, as well as personal insults and
critics are prohibited. {Each offense will cause your warning status to
be dropped by one, until the banning point has been reached.}

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Any message contravening American or French laws are prohibited. {Banned
upon first offense. Depending upon the severity of the offense, offense
may be reported to legal officials.}

- Messages that promote - or evoke - illegal practices are prohibited. {Banned upon first offense.}

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If you post information which comes from another site, look first if
the site in question doesn't forbid it. Show the address of the site in
question in order to respect the work of their administrators! {First
offense, serious warning, next offense will be the banning point.}

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Please post your messages only once. Repetition is unpleasant and
useless! {First offense, reminder without change to warning status, all
consecutive offenses will cause warning status to be dropped by one
until banning point has been reached.}

- Please make an effort on
grammar and spelling. SMS-style language (ex: r u sk8ing?) is not
advised, but is allowed in the chatbox! {First offense, reminder will be
made without change to warning status, and post will be edited by
administrator. All consecutive offenses will cause warning status to be
dropped by one until banning point is reached.}

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Attempting to hack the Programming Language Community Forums will not
be tolerated, even users who claim to be penetration testers will not be
permitted to attempt to hack. {Banned upon first offense.}

- Posting harmful/malicious code or programs is not allowed. {Banned upon first offense.}

- Spamming of any kind is not permitted. {Banned upon first offense.}

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All rules which apply to the forum also apply to the chatbox unless otherwise stated. Mis-use
of the chat is not allowed. {Consequence will be decided on the spot by Chatbox Administration.}

- In the YouTube field located in the "Contact" page
of each user's profile, post only the link to your channel. Posting
links to anything besides your channel in the "YouTube" field is not
allowed! {First offense, removal of link, reminder via PM. Consecutive
offenses, removal of link, warning status dropped by one until banning
point has been reached.}

- All new users are required to create a thread introducing themselves in the "Introduce Yourself!" forum before participating in any other thread. {First three offenses, warning via Private Message; After three warnings via PM, Warning Status will drop one at a time until banning point is reached.}

Any message contravening the listing
above will be edited or removed without additional notice or
justification within deadlines which will depend on the availability of
the administrators or forum security. Any abuse will involve the
cancellation of the registration. Internet is neither an anonymous
space, nor a space of no-right! We reserve ourselves the possibility of
informing your access provider and/or the legal authorities of any
malevolent behavior. An IP address of each poster is recorded in order
to help us to make you respect these conditions.

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