In order to maintain a pleasant and civil environment, there is a Code of Conduct we invite users to follow:
Stay On Topic - Refrain from intentionally derailing threads, spamming or trolling.
Do Not Spam - Refrain from spamming forums with topics of no worth.
Do Not Attack - Disagreeing with a user is fine, but attacking them is not. Avoid aiming insults at people.
Do Not Post People's Details - At no point is the posting of people's personal detailed relevant or allowed.
Do Not Post Porn - There's plenty of it online, there's no need to post it here.
Do Not Share Cheats/Cracks - Please refrain from publicly posting cracks and cheats for video games.
Do Not Overuse Vulgar Language - Swearing is fine, but don't fill your post with it.
No Political/Religious/Gender/Sexuality Discussions - While purely political topics are banned, discussions on a game's content that has political elements (E.g. Metal Gear's anti-war/weapons trade stance, Elves being an oppressed race in Dragon Age) are permitted. However, this is not to be used as a platform to purely express your political view. The same applies to sexuality, gender and religious topics.
Do Not Post Phishing Sites, Spyware or Malware
Refrain From Posting Social Media Handles With A View To Dogpile - Please do not post people's social media handles with a view to harass them. Discuss the post (if it stays in line with our Code of Conduct) but do not enable people to chase after their social media accounts. We aim to keep Exclusively Games civil both on and off site.
Profile Pictures/Names/Signatures: Please refrain from using names designed to antagonize or stir up trouble, the same is applied to display pictures and signatures. Those who use display pictures of a political nature will be asked to change them.
How Do We Moderate?
Each situation will be judged on equal merit.
If a user breaks a rule by mistake, they will be informed of which rule they failed to follow and a moderator will step in the edit/delete the post. There will be no bans for rule breaks that were wholeheartedly unintentional.
If a user breaks a rule (for example attacking another user), they will be reminded to keep discussions civil. If a user fails to change their interactions, they will be issued a 3-day ban.
E.g. saying someone's post is silly is acceptable, personally attacking the poster for making the post is forbidden.
In case of a major infraction e.g. racism, they will be issued a much longer ban.
Users can report threads/posts that break the rules by PM'ing a mod who will then move to assist and inspect the reported case.
If a user accumulates 3 bans within a short period of time, they will have their account deleted.
I'm confident we can all enjoy and discuss the hobbies we love while staying civil
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i don't really feel like profile pictures matter too much, (unless they depict really obscene or illegal content). A picture can push a political agenda but even with words the effect I feel is pretty limited. I profile picture I feel like is similar to attire, it can push a agenda but doesn't interfere with a conversation unless politics themselves are brought up in the discussion. As long as you aren't posting political things on the forum, I don't see a problem. If someone gets offended about a profile picture for political reasons, in a sense they in themselves would also be pushing a political agenda.Originally posted by Ratchet2332 View Post -
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I wouldn't think it would be. There is no words pushing a political agenda, its just a funny picture. But lets ask the court, Tonic what do you think? -
I think im the only one reading fully through this thread after making my account lol. -
It has already been stated that if the politics is in game then it is ok as long as you dont use it as an excuse to go on a political rant and keep it game related. Also, if there were no rules the forum would deteriorate into chaos. That would defeat the purpose of this site even more. The rules are not even that bad. The are mostly just civility minded stuff with a fee thing thrown in to keep the site from facing leagal issues. And the point of this site was to have a place to descuss games without the involvement of real world politics.Last edited by Jax Destro; Yesterday, 09:49 AM. -
It refers to multiplayer cheats and pirated software. Singleplayer stuff seems to be fine, at least thats what I gathered from a mod earlier in the thread. -
Is Kim Jong Uns Head on Mr Incredible considered political? (Yes this is a serious question)Leave a comment:
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no. because social and political are not the same thing. this is why it is called "social justice" and not "political justice." i'd be happy to direct you to a google search on the word if you are still confused.
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isturbo1984 Yes they are. Social Justice is a form of pushing a political agenda to achieve some form of clarity/"winning" on what people believe to be a social injustice. Though if you disagree I'd be more than happy to start a PM conversation with you to debate that idea as we don't wana clutter the forums up with debate.
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So these rules don't seem to apply to signatures, where I have seen "political" comments. I don't actually mind myself (i'm a politics nerd IRL) and not someone who only wants to hear opinions they agree with. But, rules should be rules in this case...Leave a comment:
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SJW topics arent political topics. I wish we had mods with brains who knew what definitions were.
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