Post by Ted, Tedd, and Teddy on Dec 26, 2017 1:25:33 GMT
- I. Forum Rules
- II. Posting Standards
- III. Helpful Resources
I. RULES: The Danger Room staff is not interested in playing police. Comic book fans are a passionate, opinionated people. However, it's integral that The Danger Room maintains a climate that encourages ongoing, stimulating discussions about our favorite topics while also encouraging posters new and old to participate, and be themselves with consideration of others wanting to do the same.
Sound complicated? It's not! Check out our rather simple rules below and see for yourself.
Note: Rules are subject to change.
BE RESPECTFUL: Treat others with respect and do not insult other posters. Attacking, shaming, threatening violence, and posting content that is racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, sexist, ableist, and otherwise prejudiced in nature is strictly forbidden.
NO EXPLICIT CONTENT: Do not post content or links to content, that is pornographic in nature. When in doubt, think of The Danger Room as a PG-13 site, and also consider censoring your own profanity. Swearing is permitted, but not in excess, and never in thread titles.
NO ILLEGAL CONTENT: Do not post content, links to content, or requests for content that is illegal. No spamming.
NO PLAGIARISM: Feel free to quote from other sites, articles, etc., and provide a link back to the original source; however, do not take words from another source (including posters) and claim them as your own. Likewise, do not take content created by other Danger Room posters and use it elsewhere and/or as your own.
REGARDING "TROLLING": Critical thinking is encouraged and we’re of the mindset that there is no such thing as "reading too much" into a story. Subtext is everywhere; you’re free to interpret it or to ignore it. If you disagree with someone, you can either engage with that poster and make your arguments or ignore them. Criticizing characters is allowed as long as you can support your argument with scans.
REGARDING CREATORS: Criticism of the work of a creator is welcome, but insulting the creator personally is not. (See: Be Respectful) We understand sometimes creators can insult readers in very personal ways in interviews, social networking, etc., and a certain amount of leeway at the discretion of the forum staff (as always) may be granted for a limited time. Otherwise, The Danger Room is as safe and welcoming for creators as it is for any other user.
SITE GRAPHICS: Avatars should be 150x150 or smaller. Images are not allowed in signatures. Large images in posts are automatically sized down.
PROMOTION: Posting to publicize your own website, blog, art portfolio, etc. is forbidden outside of TDR Community and General Discussion. Promoting other forums is always forbidden.
OFF-TOPIC POSTING: Posts that veer off-topic, as decided by the Danger Room staff, will be deleted. Frequent off-topic posting behavior may result in disciplinary action by Danger Room staff.
SUSPENSION EVASION: Registering a new username on the forum while suspended will result in either a longer suspension from the forum, and removal of the new username, or a permanent banning from the forum.
II. POSTING STANDARDS More coming soon!
CONSECUTIVE POSTING: If you have multiple posts to respond to, use the multi-quote tool! Consecutive posts made within a given half-hour fall under this standard. Mods may delete consecutive posts at their discretion.
SPOILERS AND SPOILER TAGS: Movie spoilers need spoiler tags until two weeks after the movie's US release using the EST time zone in the US. New comic spoilers being discussed in a thread that is not about that specific issue need spoiler tags for the first day of its release (usually Wednesday) using the EST time zone in the US; threads about a specific new comic do not require spoiler tags, but a spoiler warning must be in the title. Note that threads about a specific issue will be merged into threads about the title in general at the discretion of the mods. TV shows follow the same rules as comic books.
III. HELPFUL RESOURCES Coming soon!
