It's been a long hot summer so far and there has been some pretty strongly felt feelings posted on here, especially in Chit-Chat. As with all things, strongly held views can sometimes manifest themselves in a heated way. I've just reminded myself of what some of the SZ basic rules are, and I've reproduced some of them below in case any of you are interested.
Basic rules
Simple Respect
As a registered member of ShrimperZone, the general rules of the site simply come down to Respect.
Swearing
Let the Swear Filter do its job
Since ShrimperZone may well be accessed by younger readers, the forum contains a Swear Filter which recognises a number of commonly used swear words and replaces them with asterisks. Eg: ****
If a user swears in their post, nine times out of ten the Swear Filter will pick up the swear words and the replacement by asterisks will be automatic. Any swear words slipping through will quickly be picked up by the administrators of the site. There is therefore no need for users to add characters into a word to try to half-spell the word or apply their own version of filtering. Eg: F***, SH**. Getting around the filter
The Swear Filter is intended to make the site accessible to the widest group of users possible. If a user takes special efforts to purposefully get around the Swear Filter (eg: by typing the word in a unique way so as to ensure the word remains visible - perhaps using @ for a, ! for I, or by entering dots in the word) then the user may find themselves temporarily banned from the site.
Where any user is determined to prove how clever they are by taking continual steps to get around the Swear Filter, their behaviour is likely to result in a permanent ban from the site.
Racism
Racism will not be tolerated Racism will not be accepted on ShrimperZone in any place and in any form. Don't like the rule? Then visit Google, search for something your tiny mind might be able to stretch itself around and then find yourself another forum. As with all other rules, this rule extends right across ShrimperZone and includes social groups.
Abuse
Personal abuse will not be tolerated Personal abuse, whether of the owners, moderators or any other user, will not be tolerated anywhere on the ShrimperZone forums. Where a user is considered by the site administrators to have been abusive, the user will be warned as to their future conduct. However, users who are consistently abusive risk being excluded from the ShrimperZone forum. As per the rules comments above, abuse will not be tolerated anywhere on the site, even if it takes place in more private areas of the site such as in the social groups.
General Nuisance
Posters intent on causing nuisance will be asked to leave As stated elsewhere, when users opt to join the ShrimperZone forums, they do so as guests of the owners and are expected to respect and follow the rules of the site. Where, in the opinion of the owners by majority, any one user persistently causes problems for the administrators, moderators or owners of the site, the user will simply be asked to leave.
Users are reminded that entry into and use of the site is solely at the discretion of the owners.
Basic rules
Simple Respect
As a registered member of ShrimperZone, the general rules of the site simply come down to Respect.
- Respect yourself and your fellow users
- Respect the rules of the site
- Respect UK law
Swearing
Let the Swear Filter do its job
Since ShrimperZone may well be accessed by younger readers, the forum contains a Swear Filter which recognises a number of commonly used swear words and replaces them with asterisks. Eg: ****
If a user swears in their post, nine times out of ten the Swear Filter will pick up the swear words and the replacement by asterisks will be automatic. Any swear words slipping through will quickly be picked up by the administrators of the site. There is therefore no need for users to add characters into a word to try to half-spell the word or apply their own version of filtering. Eg: F***, SH**. Getting around the filter
The Swear Filter is intended to make the site accessible to the widest group of users possible. If a user takes special efforts to purposefully get around the Swear Filter (eg: by typing the word in a unique way so as to ensure the word remains visible - perhaps using @ for a, ! for I, or by entering dots in the word) then the user may find themselves temporarily banned from the site.
Where any user is determined to prove how clever they are by taking continual steps to get around the Swear Filter, their behaviour is likely to result in a permanent ban from the site.
Racism
Racism will not be tolerated Racism will not be accepted on ShrimperZone in any place and in any form. Don't like the rule? Then visit Google, search for something your tiny mind might be able to stretch itself around and then find yourself another forum. As with all other rules, this rule extends right across ShrimperZone and includes social groups.
Abuse
Personal abuse will not be tolerated Personal abuse, whether of the owners, moderators or any other user, will not be tolerated anywhere on the ShrimperZone forums. Where a user is considered by the site administrators to have been abusive, the user will be warned as to their future conduct. However, users who are consistently abusive risk being excluded from the ShrimperZone forum. As per the rules comments above, abuse will not be tolerated anywhere on the site, even if it takes place in more private areas of the site such as in the social groups.
General Nuisance
Posters intent on causing nuisance will be asked to leave As stated elsewhere, when users opt to join the ShrimperZone forums, they do so as guests of the owners and are expected to respect and follow the rules of the site. Where, in the opinion of the owners by majority, any one user persistently causes problems for the administrators, moderators or owners of the site, the user will simply be asked to leave.
Users are reminded that entry into and use of the site is solely at the discretion of the owners.
