The Infiltration Has Begun

Fear_Boner said:

The warning is pinned to the top of the board.

We're not going to tolerate the rants out here that will be perfectly fine on the Husky Football Board. We'll move posts, delete them, and do what's necessary to keep things more even keel out here. If you can't do that out here, we'll probably send you a note. If that doesn't work, we'll take the necessary steps.

1. No profanity. We don’t think this really needs an explanation. Use common sense. We know some of you may think this is pretty lame, but once we let a little bit go, the envelope is pushed and pushed until we do something about it. No profanity. It just makes things easier. If we see it, or see a post with profanity using symbols instead of letters to get it through, the post will be deleted.


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3. Name calling and personal attacks...It’s the quickest way to have your post deleted. If you can’t make your post without attacking a poster or calling them names, don’t post it. It’s the #1 problem we’ve had on the boards. It alienates people and affects the quality of the board.


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8. Racism, bigotry, and any other post that can be construed as hateful is subject to having the poster banned without warning.


9. Sarcasm and clowning and thread jacking will not be tolerated. People subscribe and visit here for information. Many subscribers are professionals and only have a few minutes out of their day while at work to get their fix. They don't have time to wade through a lot of nonsense and clowning to get their info. A little goes a long ways. It's Hardcore Football. Let's try and keep it to that. Take the other stuff to the free boards. It doesn't belong out here.

What is thread jacking?

To take over the content of a message thread by changing the subject of discourse to a topic outside the purview of the original subject and/or forum, while maintaining the subject line. A form of amusement for trolls. Thread jacking is distinguished from flaming, as flames are a quasi-personal attack on a poster or on a poster's style of discourse, where thread jacking is deliberately steering the discussion off topic.

Some think it's funny. We don't. If you do this on a consistent basis, you may be put on the sidelines for a while.

10.If you feel the need to whine, moan, complain, scream through your keyboard or just plain vent, please do so on the Husky Football Board. Don't do it here. Also, if you are trying to figure out what channel to watch the game, what time it is or what link you need to watch a stream of the game - please ask those questions on the Husky Football Board. This board is not going to get cluttered up with a bunch of 'What time and what channel is the game on this weekend?' questions.

The Hardcore Football, Basketball, and Recruiting Boards are meant for quality discussion and getting information out. It’s not for being pissed off through your keyboard or asking a question it could take you five seconds to figure out in a Google search. We have aplace for that and we expect it to be used. If we see those types of posts, we’ll move them. If that upsets you, see Rule #4.


11. If you become a problem by constantly violating the rules, we’ll just give you a cooling off period, also known as a time out. What that means is we’ll revoke your ability to post for a day. You’ll still be able to read, but not post. The second time it happens, it will be three days. If it happens a third time, your posts will need to be approved by a moderator prior to it being posted. That’s pretty much the last step before being shown the door.


12. Finally, just respect the site and don't act like a jerk out here. Do what you can to make this the place to be, tobe heard, to share opinions and both give and gather information. That’s what this place is all about. For those who watch The Sopranos, when Tony says “ Don’t disrespect The Bing” - Don’t disrespect Dawgman.com.