QuickSnooker Guidelines for moderators

DRAFT - 01/11/08

The Quicksnooker waiting rooms are intended to be a forum for open and friendly discussion.
The pages are published on the web and as such should be considered accesible to all ages.

We encourage

  • friendly chat about snooker or anything else - between two or more members.

    We tolerate

  • Sensible Promotion of tournaments
  • Arguments
  • Rants
  • Teasing
  • 'joking' - light hearted demeaning of another.

    We discourage,

  • Rudeness including swearing - and avoidance of the swear filter
  • Promotion of any product or service for the gain of the indiviudal promoting it
  • Discussion of or about software piracy/copyright theft
  • Positing of erotic, violent or distastefull material (images)

    Repeat offenders in this category should be kicked, or given a short <24 hour ban. (Generally - a three strikes policy)

    We WILL NOT TOLERATE

  • deceit
  • Racism
  • Religious extremeism
  • Hate or incitement to hate
  • Death Threats
  • Sexual Threats
  • Bullying
  • ANY threat extending into any players 'real life'
  • Deliberate interference with the operation of the room/game
  • Pornographic, obscene or violent images - images liable to invoke disgust
  • Impersonation - attempting to pass off yourself as another player (in posts or games)
  • Religious or Political evangelism or recruitment

    Offences under here can (at the moderators discretion) result in an immediate and permanent ban.

    Rather than descend into a massive list of exactly what is or isn't acceptable - it will be left to the judgment of the moderators. Moderators but

  • Keep a cool head
  • Don't take sides
  • Try and diffuse the situation
  • Use your powers to stop a situation getting out of control
  • Use the shortest ban you think will get the point accross - kick first,ban later
  • If two or more parties are involved you should consider equal treatment of all
  • Gloating - on the part of the 'surviving','victim' should not be tolerated
  • When issuing a ban - please provide a reason - the player will be presented with this information

    QS managment reserve the right to overturn or reverse bans (but we would very much tend not to)

    IMPORTANT NOTE:- Neither QS nor the moderators censor, ban or even read anything WHISPERED between players or said in game. Only in extreme circumstances would QS get involved in any way with a dispute in these messages. Players are provided with the tools to block each other and should be encouraged to use them as and if necessary.

    It probably goes without saying, but i'll say it anyway - If you abuse your powers as a moderator they will be removed. They may also be removed at random - because/if the room is reset, database is changed, for other technical reasons - or, simply to 'share it around' a bit. - Don't be offended.