Hey guys,
Whether you're a longtime member of the forums or just signed up today, it's a good idea to read and review the rules below to get a good idea of what to expect when heading to the Pacers come digest.
A quick note for new members: your posts will not appear immediately when you post them. An administrator must approve at least your first post before the forum software will upgrade your account to full member status. This usually happens a few hours after your post has been approved, so you'll need to be patient first.
Why are we doing this? To make it difficult for spammers (whether human or bots) to post, and banned users cannot immediately re-register and start spraying people with verbal flames.
Below are the Pacers Digest rules. After reading them, you'll have a good idea of where we came from, what we expect, what we don't want to see, and how we react to things.
rule 1
Pacer's Digest aims to be a place to discuss basketball without having to delve into the behaviors or attitudes that keep people from discussing the issues at hand.These unwanted distractions can come in many forms, and it's true that it can sometimes be difficult to pinpoint each one that rears its ugly head, but we think the examples and explanations that follow at least cover a large part of that area. and they should at least give people a good idea of what kind of things they are doingdiscourage:
"Anyone who __________ a liar / a fool / an idiot / a blind home run / has his head in the sand / is a blind hater / doesn't know basketball / doesn't watch the games."
"Smart people will agree with me when I say that __________"
"Only fools think/believe/do ___________"
"I can't wait to hear from PosterX when I see you **insert a specific incident or recent event that is likely to have upset or disappointed PosterX**"
"He/she is just delusional"
"This thread is stupid/useless/embarrassing"
"I'll take a moment to point this out
/ laugh at PosterX / GroupOfPeopleY who thought / believed *insert thought/belief here*"
"Remember when PosterX told OldCommentY it didn't look good anymore?"
Usually when a comment goes from being purely topical to something "ad hominem".(personal beating, personal shooting, assault, flaming, whatever you want to call it, against a person or a group of people or a specific city/state/country of people),most likely they will be unbearable.
We also discourage passive-aggressive behavior. This could be any number of things, but common examples are statements that basically imply that someone is stupid or incapable of rational conversation. This may include (But not limited to) laughing at someone's conclusions instead of offering an honest rebuttal, asking people what game they were watching or another common problem is poster X saying "this player isn't that bad" and poster Y saying something like "Hahaha you thinks this player is good." We will not tolerate these types of comments out of respect for the wider community and trying to have an honest conversation.
Now, does the above cover absolutely all types of unwanted distractions? probably not thoughYou should already have a good idea of the general types of thingswe will discourage The examples above should give you a good idea of what we are looking for. If something new or different than described above arises that leads to the same issue (i.e. any other attitude or behavior that distracts from discussion of the topic at hand or is disrespectful to other contributors), we can and will take steps to mitigate that as well, so, please don't take this to mean that if you've technically managed to avoid exactly something like one of the examples above, you're kind of out of the loop.
all that saidWe strive to do this in a generally friendly and respectful manner., and that doesn't mean that the moment we see something we don't like, someone will be suspended or banned. It just means we'll probably say something about it, possibly removing the distracting parts of the post at hand and leaving out the parts that really just discuss the issues andin case of repetitive or excessive problem, so we started violating to try and prevent further repeat issues and if it doesn't seem to be getting better, bans or bans will eventually kick in.We'd rather it never got to that point, and in most cases you never need to do this with most of our signals.
A slip up every now and then is pretty normal, but again, if it's repetitive or excessive, something will be done.The occasional one will likely be left out (within reason), but when it starts to become a habit or pattern, chances are very high that we will intervene.
There is always a small minority that likes to push people and/or test their own limits against admins, and if anyone does, please note that this is not a lawsuit, it's a private site. run by people just trying to do the right thing as they see it. If we believe that you are a special case who should be treated exceptionally because your behavior does not specifically reflect one of our previous examples, which we generally discourage, we can and will take atypical steps to avoid this. continue if you are not working with us.
Also remember that simply claiming you were "just kidding" isn't going to get you a pass, because honestly, when someone is really just kidding, most people tend to get the joke, including the person. or group that is the object of the joke and, on the other hand, if an honest joke is taken seriously and displeases or displeases someone, the person whomReally'joke' will usually make every effort to apologize and try to make things right. people who aredishonestthat their claims are "jokes" is not, and this in turn becomes a clear sign of what is really going on. It's nothing new.
In any case,Honestly, the overall quality and integrity of the entire forum community is more important than a single troubled user.Regardless of exactly how an issue manifests itself, and when the bottom line is that we must choose between you and the greater health and happiness of the entire community, the community on this forum will always win.
Last but not least, there are also some posters, which usually make great contributions and don't cause any problems,who sometimes feel like their job is to tease or "mess with them"that small minority of people described in the last paragraph, and while we can understand why you might feel like you WANT to do something like this, the truth is just asWe cannot tolerate this type of behavior from you, just as we cannot tolerate your behavior. So if we feel like you're trying to provoke these other users to do or say something that's causing problems, we'll start to see that as a problem too, for the same reason we saw before: forum comes first, and trying to shake someone's hand it doesn't help, it just makes things worse. Some just don't agree with that philosophy, but if so, so be it, because ultimately we must do what we think is best while it's up to us.
If you encounter an issue that we haven't covered, the best and most appropriate course of action for a forum member is to look to the left of the post in question. Below the name, avatar and other information on this banner, do you see a small triangle with an exclamation mark (!) in it? Click on it. That way you can report the post to the admins so we can definitely take notice of it and take a look to see what we think we should do about it.Also, of course, it is human nature to sometimes want to speak to the poster in question that has upset you, but we ask that you refrain from doing so, as it often happens that two or more posters jump back and forth in the original offending post, and then all of a sudden the whole thread went off-topic or derailed. Therefore, it is understandable that you need to check this yourself, but it is better to let us know and trust us with this. Thank you very much!
All of the above are handled on a case-by-case basis, but overall and in general this should give anyone a good idea of how things are typically/most commonly handled.
Rule No. 2
If an admin's actions inspire you to comment, criticize, or raise a concern, there's a wrong place and a few right places to do so.
ANDWrong placeis to do it in the original topic where the administrator acted. For example, if a post is infringed, a post is deleted, or a comment is cut on a larger post, in a thread dedicated to Paul George, it is wrong to divert attention from the Paul George discussion by adding your off-topic - Thoughts on the that the admin did.
ANDright placesthere is:
A) Start a thread about the specific incident you want to talk aboutin the comments board. That way you can express yourself in an area that won't take any thread off the thread, and that way other people can also contribute their two cents if they want, and also if the admins have something to say, they'll respond there.
B) Senda private messageto admins, and they can respond to you this way.
Doing this wrong will result in these comments being removed, and if this is a recurring issue, you may also receive a violation.
Rule No. 3
If a poster is bothering you and an admin hasn't edited or doesn't want to edit that poster to the extent you want, you have a powerful tool at your disposal that was recently updated and is now better than ever: the ability to ignore a user.
Unfortunately, if you ignore a user, you'll still see some evidence of their existence (there's nothing we can do about that).However,does the following important things:
A) Every post they create is completely invisible when scrolling through a thread.
B) The new addition to this feature: if someone QUOTES a user you've ignored, you don't need to read who it was or what that poster said unless you click a link to find out who. is and what they said.
To use this feature, on any Pacer's Digest page, scroll to the top of the page, look at the top right corner where it says "Settings" and click on it. On the Settings page, look on the left side of the page where it says "My Settings", and from there, look down until you see "Edit Ignore List" and click on it. From here it says "Add a member to your list...". Below that, click on the text box to the right of "Username", type or copy and paste the username of the poster you are ignoring, and when your name is in the box, look to the far right and click the button "OK" . All ready!
Rule No. 4
As for breaches, they currently have a value ofone point each, and this point will beexpires in 31 days. If at any time it carries a signalthree points at once, this poster is suspended untilthe oldest of the threePoints expire.
Rule No. 5
If you share or paste content or articles from another website,must include the URL or link where you found it, who wrote it and what website it came from. If not, this content will be removed.
An example:
If I copy and paste an article from the Indianapolis Star website, it posts something like this:
http://www.linktothearticlegoeshere.com/article
article title
Authors Name
Indianapolis-Stern
Rule No. 6
We cannot tolerate illegal videos in Pacers Digest.That meansdo not share linksthey,Do not mentionany website it hosts or links to,does not describe how to findthem anyway, anddo not askAbout you. Posts that do this will be removed, offenders will be contacted privately, and if the issue occurs they will be suspended, and if it persists they will likely be banned.
Legal ways to watch or listen to NBA games are NBA League Pass Broadband (US or International, both cost money) and NBA Audio League Pass (free). Find them at NBA.com.
Rule No. 7
Provocative statements in a signature or as an avatar or as a "slogan" under a poster's username (which defaults to "Member" or "Admin" if not changed).an unwanted distractionwhich will likely be removed immediately. This can have shades of gray, but overall it could be something political or religious.designed to provoke or upset people, or do something malevolent at the expense of a cartel, group of people, or population.
It may or may not be obvious, butthis also applies to threads and posts, especially if not done in the off-topic framework (marketplace).
we make exceptionswhen we believe the content is safe and unlikely to cause social issues on the forum(such as wishing you a Merry Christmas or Happy Easter), and we also make exceptions when these issues arise in relation to an athlete character (such as the Lance Stephenson situation, which sparked discussions about domestic violence and the law, or when Jason Collins came out as gay and how it led to a discussion of gay rights).
However, as soon as the discussion appears to be more or mainly about political issues and not about the athlete or his specific situation, the thread is usually closed.
Rule No. 8
We preferself-control and/or modestyMake off-topic jokes or comments in a sports discussion thread. They can be fun thoughsometimes they derail or distractof a problem and we don't want that to happen. If we think there is an issue, we will delete or move those posts from the thread.
Rule No. 9
In general,We are trying to be a label rated "PG-13", and we don't want to see sexual or similarly suggestive content. Vulgarity is a messier topic, although again, we'd rather hit PG-13 than R. If we feel things have gone too far, we'll step in.
Rule No. 10
Do we likeSmall companies, not big companies. The longer the signature, the more likely it is to be an annoying or disturbing signature.
Rule No. 11
announce nothingwithout first discussing it with administrators. This includes advertising with your signature, with your avatar, through private messages and/or by creating a topic or post.