Board Rules

NDinL.A.

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Alright guys, in light of recent events, and with the new season upon, I came up with a list of rules (and by that, it means I copied and pasted rules from around the Net), approved by the owner of the site and all the mods. This site is a great place to discuss all things Notre Dame, and we'd love to keep it that way. Tensions will run high in a month when the games start, and trolls will descend upon us. Almost all of the members here already follow these rules, but this will be a good guideline for those few who once in a while need a refresher course. Thanks, and happy posting!

1. No racist or sexist comments.

2. No pornographic or obscene material of any kind. This includes materials within a signature file or avatar.

3. No attacking other posters. If you feel the need to harass another poster, don't do it.

What is considered attacking other posters?

*Bringing up their name in posts that they did not start or were not
involved in, just to get a reaction from them.
* Consistently responding to their posts and responding with no merit
other than to belittle them.
* In short, making a poster a target.

4. Do not post unsubstantiated rumors about players, coaches, without implicitly expressive that it is only a rumor.

5. Please cite the source of your info if it is a newspaper, website, magazine, podcast, etc. This lets posters know where to find more info on the subject.

6. No repetitive negative posting. What makes a repetitive post? If you come to the forum and consistently say the exact same thing about the exact same topic day in and day out, that is being repetitive. Be sure to understand that no one is saying that you can not be critical. But this site will not be overrun by the same people coming on the site day after day saying the same negative things.

7. No flaming (i.e. trolling): If a poster comes onto the board with the intent only to flame, and continues to post nothing but flames or engages in no substantive discussion, the poster's posts will be deleted and the poster will be banned
at the monitor's discretion.

8. No attacks on recruits!!!!! It has been proven time and again that recruits and/or their families do read this message board. Act like a Notre Dame fan with class and dignity. And just because a player may choose another school does not give you the right to blast them, in any circumstance. There will be zero tolerance on this issue.

9. No posting of commercial offers or spamming of the board will be permitted.: All threads will be deleted at the discretion of the board monitor.

10. No posting or or distribution any material that infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any law. Premium information from other websites may not be copied and pasted on to this board. Post will be deleted and member can be banned at the monitors discretion.

11. No signature files that are intended to make fun of other posters are allowed.

12. Signature pictures should not exceed 500 pixels high or wide and should not exceed 200KB. They slow the speed of the board and can also be very distracting to the readers.

13. When you have a problem with a post or thread being deleted, do not start a new thread writing the same thing, and do not start a new thread asking why your post was deleted. Simply send a PM to any of the mods and it will be handled.

14. Off-topic posts are permitted. Please keep them in The Leprechaun Lounge.

15. Absolutely no bullying will be permitted on the site. Constant ridiculing of posters by an individual or group will not be tolerated.

16. Threads about recruits are to stay on the topic of the recruit and the schools from which they are choosing. Do not hijack recruiting threads. Posts that are off-topic will be deleted, and if the offending party continues to ignored this rule they will be warned and eventually banned.

17. Constant bickering between two users going back-and-forth constantly will not be allowed. Please take all feuds or quarrels with other users to PM or email.

Posting is a privilege and not a right. Please remember that! The golden rule is a good one to follow: Do unto others as you would have done unto you.

To the vast majority of fans who read this site and already function within this rule set, thank you very much for your adult candor and responsible posting.
 

NDOM

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RULES? What's this crap?......................We don't need no stinkin rules. (I am of course, exempt)
 

Mr. McGibblets

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Shouldn't all of the above been written in Italics????



Also, I am pleased to see that no rule exists regarding making comments about a poster's age...
 
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mgriff

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As the self-appointed leader of the Revolution/Resistance Movement/Rebels, I have to say that we can agree to these terms in the short term, as our compliance with said rules will give us more time to consolidate resources and develop a plan of action.
 

BestBIrish47

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It's like that scene in Red Dawn where all the Parents are being held in that camp...so they can concentrate better... I keed I keed... Rules... they are there to keep us civil...without them, it would be like East Lansing after a big Basketball win.
 

BGIF

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*** Post like a champion

Years ago, "Post Like A Champion" was noted on the Forum Page which has lists the various forums and gives a brief description of each. Over the years and the changes in ownership/administration somebody deleted it. As a poster and then as a mod I sent "Post Like A Champion" in PMs to posters that strayed outside the lines. For most no other comment was necessary, they words quickly hit home.

Others were obtuse and demanded Rules. I suggested to board management that "Post Like A Champion" should be Rule #1 and the only rule necessary on an ND board. But it never was put back on the board.

Ironically the descriptions on the Forum Page promote misbehavior. The ND Football Board notes, "Mature Intelligent Discussion" while the Leprechaun Lounge notes "Everythings (sic) is fair game". The trolls and hair pullers often noted that the board instructions said "Anything goes". I suggested that the Lep Lounge description be reworded to something like "there's were more latitude here but use discretion". That never got done either.

It doesn't take much effort to change a couple of descriptions so I assumed it was left that way to drive hits. Hits are the money in a website owners bank. And the posts do soar when controversary roars.

Kudos to NDinL.A. for filling the void. That's how he got to be a mod in the first place.

Now can someone higher up (mods can't) change the contradictory Forum Page descriptions? And make "Post Like A Champion" the theme of this board?

"GO IRISH!"
 

GreatGolson

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as executive officer of threads for this week i approve most of these rules, however the biannual commision our autosyncratic commune will have to approve these conditions.
 

k1ssme1m1r1sh

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Boy, if I had a nickel for everytime a man tried to tell me what to do...well...I'd have a pocket fulla nickels.

I kid, I kid.
 

BeauBenken

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Isn't it bad that we have to have rules set on how to behave on a forum? I hate to use the acronym, but SMH. :eek:hwhateve<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">
 

Whiskeyjack

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as executive officer of threads for this week i approve most of these rules, however the biannual commision our autosyncratic commune will have to approve these conditions.

We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune, Dennis. These rules will indeed have to be ratified at our special bi-weekly meeting, but since this is a purely internal affair, it will only require a simple majority to pass.

Oh, and there's some lovely filth down here.
 

ACamp1900

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Seeing the top three rules made me chuckle,… apparently every single one of us should have been banned a long ass time ago
 

Old Man Mike

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ND in LA was a great IE member. One of the VERY friendliest and supporting voices when I came onto the site. Not sure why he's being criticized by anyone now.
 
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