The Forum Rules

@AstroAntics:

Here on The Teen Talker, we like to go for a simple system of rules. Basically, this means that there are just enough rules to get the message across, but not enough rules to be bored by:

• Be polite. Don't post anything that would disparage another person. Don't do it on the threads, don't do it on PMs. If you can't say it vis a vis ("face to face") just don't say it at all.
  
• Don't post or link to NSFW content. Self-explanatory, really. If that's your thing, there are other sites for that on the 'Net. This rule applies to avatars too, don't have an NSFW one.
  
• Try and use proper grammar. Bad grammar may be corrected by a moderator - horrible grammar might be deleted on sight. We're not asking you to write a 3000-page essay about Macbeth for an English professor, just that you use proper grammar. (If you can't speak English/it isn't your first language, you should run your threads through Google Translate.)
  
• Use English only. Our moderation jobs are hard enough; we don't want to run your posts through a translator to figure out what you're saying, especially if it's been reported.
  
• Keep it on-topic. This isn't a strict dictatorship; we aren't North Korea, but threads should be kept relatively on-topic. Off-topic threads may be moved or deleted.
  
• PMs are private. The clue's in their name - they aren't called Personal Messages for any old reason. Don't share PMs with any third party except the intended sender and intended recipient unless permission is granted from both parties. The only exception is when reporting rule violations to a Staff Member.
  
• Report, don't reply. If you see a post that violates the Rules, don't reply to it, as that will just feed them their satisfaction. There's a blue "Report" button above every post. Click that, and it'll nag us that the post has been flagged. We'll take it from there.
  
• Don't create a new account to bypass an old ban. Again, self-explanatory. Being put on the persona non grata list means that you aren't allowed in. Creating a new account to be allowed in will result in both (or any accounts linked to that IP address) being smacked with the Banhammer, and turning them into honorary members of the persona non grata list.
  

Please follow these Rules. It makes our lives, your life, and the people-who-don't-have-to-report-posts'-lives much easier. If you break any of them, we can tell you kindly to knock it off, tell you less kindly, suspend you, or put you on the persona non grata list (i.e. temporary/permanently banned).

Is that it? I think that's it...
(If we come up with any new rules that need to be added retroactively, a moderator will reply to this post.)

 Nuked: A moderator has nuked this post into oblivion. Don't attack other contributors - that's ad hominem and we frown upon it. Too many of these will earn a spot on the persona non grata list.
12.09.2019
16:04:40

 That is called a Nuke. A Nuke is when a Moderator edits a User's post that violated the Forum Rules and overwrites it to prevent others from seeing it. The post title is renamed to [Nuked] in Red font, and the edit reason always reads "Nuked: [reason]."
Nukes are directed at the person who's posts are Nuked and are accompanied by a PM. Nukes are not the same as a ban, but too many Nukes can lead to a ban.
Do not repost a Nuked post, or re-edit your text back into the post. Nukes mean that the post has been deleted. You can't repost it.
PM the moderator who Nuked your post to discuss it.
There are several reasons why your post could have been Nuked, but here are a few reasons:

• Violations of the Forum Rules
  
• Incivility
  
• Not assuming good faith
  
• Posting NSFW content
  
• Bad or incomprehensible grammar
  
• Off-topic posts
  
• Responding to a troll
  
• Posts made by ban-evaders
  

All Nukes have the date in Day.Month.Year format and time that the post was Nuked.

A Note About Usernames and Avatars:
We're pretty lax about usernames and avatars here. Almost anything is allowed, provided it doesn't break any of the following rules:

• Promotes terrorism or attacks
  
• Contains porn or sexually explicit wording/content
  
• Contains explicit swearing or racial symbols.
  
• Contains the words "admin", "administrator", "sys", "bot" "mod", or "moderator" (prevents impersonation of staff.)
  

If you do have one of these usernames/avatars, you will be sent a PM asking you to change your username. You will have one week from the date the PM is sent to respond with your proposed username. If you ignore the PM, your username will be changed to a random 10-number alphanumeric string of characters (i.e. 5ZKWGH0X9E) until you respond to it. Attempting to rename your username back to the original one can result in a ban. You'll need to PM your new name to a moderator and wait for approval. If you are approved, an administrator will rename your name to the new one.