I don't think we'll be needing too many of these rule thingies because your friendly neighborhood admin and mods are not keen on becoming referees. However, when we think of really important rules, we'll put them in this post. [Edit: apparently some things that we thought were a given to any reasonably intelligent human being actually need to be explained in rule-format. Silly us!]
Because we here at The Chicken have a lot of our self-image invested in being dorks, all rules will be unskillfully forced into the haiku format.
Observe...
Rules of The Chickendom
1. REGARDING CROSS-POSTING AND CROSS-DISCUSSIONS
To take from other
boards and put stuff here is bad.
Same with the reverse.
But, if you obtain
permission from the writer,
cross-posts are okay.
2. REGARDING USER-NAMES
If one has a name
different from the one here
don't call them by it.
Unless they have said
You can refer to them by
that other name here.
3. REGARDING SLURS AND HATE SPEECH
Words that insult an
entire group of people are
not allowed at all.
Especially when
the group is historically
oppressed by the rest.
4. REGARDING HUGE, LONG, AND/OR OBNOXIOUS SIGFILES
If your sig-file is
longer than your av'rage post
it is way too big.
Blinking and flashing
banners attract customers
but here they annoy.
5. REGARDING TROLLS
Trolls love to disrupt.
Self-image does not define;
Your behavior does.
Because we here at The Chicken have a lot of our self-image invested in being dorks, all rules will be unskillfully forced into the haiku format.
Observe...
Rules of The Chickendom
1. REGARDING CROSS-POSTING AND CROSS-DISCUSSIONS
To take from other
boards and put stuff here is bad.
Same with the reverse.
But, if you obtain
permission from the writer,
cross-posts are okay.
2. REGARDING USER-NAMES
If one has a name
different from the one here
don't call them by it.
Unless they have said
You can refer to them by
that other name here.
3. REGARDING SLURS AND HATE SPEECH
Words that insult an
entire group of people are
not allowed at all.
Especially when
the group is historically
oppressed by the rest.
4. REGARDING HUGE, LONG, AND/OR OBNOXIOUS SIGFILES
If your sig-file is
longer than your av'rage post
it is way too big.
Blinking and flashing
banners attract customers
but here they annoy.
5. REGARDING TROLLS
Trolls love to disrupt.
Self-image does not define;
Your behavior does.
