Forum Rules

Moderation
On this forum we have moderators. However, the moderators cannot be everywhere and see everything. If you see something that is against the forum rules, please report it to the moderators or me (The Administrator). Note that the moderators have the final say-so in any situation. They will evaluate the situation on a case-by-case basis and take appropriate action where needed.

What Is A Moderator?
Moderators are volunteers who generously give their time to help board users with questions about our sites and boards. They also are the peacekeepers and are here to ensure that all visitors enjoy their stay. This means enforcing the forum rules.

What Do Moderators Do?
Moderators monitor forum posts and respond to complaints to keep the forum free of undesirable content. They enforce the board rules, and can delete posts, edit posts and more. If a moderator (or myself) lets you know you are close to crossing the line, take heed of the warning. This could mean you are close to a temporary or permanent ban.

What Is An Administrator?
The administrator looks after the technical aspect of the forum. Furthermore, they can decide who becomes moderator and they solve arguments between members and moderators. Finally, they can ban people from the forum.

What If I Disagree With A Moderator?
Moderators are not perfect and are only human. Disagreements occur. Try to communicate with them first on a respectful level and settle your disagreement. If you do not agree with a decision, you are not entitled to start a thread arguing about the verdict. Any such messages will be removed. This extends to Private Messages and email as well, and you are not entitled to insult moderators via any of these methods.

If you feel a verdict is unfair, please contact me, the forum administrator. Inform me about the whole situation.


Posting On The Forum
When posting, you should keep a few rules in mind.

Hate Posts
Hate posts and personal attacks will not be tolerated on the forum. This will lead to a warning or ban.

Bad Language
Offensive language is unacceptable. A simple rule to follow is: "when in doubt, leave it out." You don't have to use excessive profanity to get your point across, and it's usually better to avoid it altogether. Profanity in posts will be edited out. Repeat offenders or those who use excessive profanity may lose the privilege to post on the forum.

Spam
Purposely spamming a message board is not allowed. This includes such things as chain letters, two-word "I agree" or "me too" responses, continually posting the same topic on a particular board, posting the same question across several boards etc.

User Missions
You are not allowed to add User Missions to this forum, missions can only be downloaded from in the game or from the official Shipsim forum http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php I would also like to point out that this is an unnoficial forum and does not in any way relate to the official ship simulator forum or game. Now you can download missions on this forum, but you must haw ship simulator registrations on the official forum and join the Mission Creator Forum on this address
http://217.45.209.217/cgi-bin/creators/entry.pl then you can downloade missions
Piracy
The Red Star Lines Service Forum has a very strict policy against piracy. Linking or giving information about any site that distributes illegal software, admitting to possessing and/or distributing illegal copyrighted material, or encouraging software or media piracy is grounds for an immediate ban. This goes for all copyrighted material.

Impersonating Other Users / Accessing Another User's Account / Owning Multiple Accounts
You may not impersonate another board member or create an account specifically for the purpose of provoking other users. Also, accessing or using someone else's account or attempting to access another poster's account is strictly prohibited. Creating / owning multiple accounts is prohibited. Owning multiple accounts will at least lead to an immediate ban of all but your first account.

Off-Topic Posts
Okay, so you probably won't get banned for an off-topic post, but c'mon, try to post suitable subjects on each of the appropriate boards. Off-topic posts will most likely be deleted, and further action may be taken against repeat offenders.

Violence picture, languish, cartoon, picture and all sort of violence behaver are forbidden

These are public boards, so act like you would if you were in a public place, basically, that is my point.

Thanks for taking the time to read these rules