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Moderator Rules
Moderating a forum gives you power and, along with that power, responsibility. Your aim as a moderator is to use your powers for the benefit of the community. This page describes the things that you have the power to do and the things you should keep in mind as you moderate. Moderators have the power to: Delete posts Delete threads Move threads to other forums Edit the description and rules for a forum Moderators do not have not the power to delete users; this option is availible only to the WEBMASTER. If you feel that a user should be deleted or banned, please send an email to the WEBMASTER and explain why. As a board moderator, you are expected to: Check the forum at least 2-3 times a week Work for an active and pleasant forum Help new users on the forum to join the community Move messages that have been posted on the forum that you moderate but should have been posted on a different one Delete messages that are off-topic, racist, sexist, insulting or contain or link to illegal content. This includes anything that is a violation of copyright law. Note that a discussion about virus development, for example, is fine if it is on-topic on the forum in question since it is simply discussion of something that could be used in an illegal manner but equally could be used by someone building virus detection technology. It is fine to understand how a crime is committed, but it is wrong to plot illegal activity or carry it out on the forum. Respect the opinions of others when they differ from your own; you should never delete a post because you disagree with its contents Inform the WEBMASTER if you find any problems or bugs in the forum Inform the WEBMASTER as soon as possible if you do not want to moderate a forum any more All actions performed by moderators will be logged to prevent abuse of power. Moderators will loose their status if they are found to be abusing their power.

Moderator Rules

Moderating a forum gives you power and, along with that power, responsibility. Your aim as a moderator is to use your powers for the benefit of the community. This page describes the things that you have the power to do and the things you should keep in mind as you moderate.

Moderators have the power to:

Delete posts
Delete threads
Move threads to other forums
Edit the description and rules for a forum

Moderators do not have not the power to delete users; this option is availible only to the WEBMASTER. If you feel that a user should be deleted or banned, please send an email to the WEBMASTER and explain why.

As a board moderator, you are expected to:

Check the forum at least 2-3 times a week
Work for an active and pleasant forum
Help new users on the forum to join the community
Move messages that have been posted on the forum that you moderate but should have been posted on a different one
Delete messages that are off-topic, racist, sexist, insulting or contain or link to illegal content. This includes anything that is a violation of copyright law. Note that a discussion about virus development, for example, is fine if it is on-topic on the forum in question since it is simply discussion of something that could be used in an illegal manner but equally could be used by someone building virus detection technology. It is fine to understand how a crime is committed, but it is wrong to plot illegal activity or carry it out on the forum.
Respect the opinions of others when they differ from your own; you should never delete a post because you disagree with its contents
Inform the WEBMASTER if you find any problems or bugs in the forum
Inform the WEBMASTER as soon as possible if you do not want to moderate a forum any more

All actions performed by moderators will be logged to prevent abuse of power. Moderators will loose their status if they are found to be abusing their power.