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1. General rules:
1.1. This forum is designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences connected with the MWCMS.php project and more. We encourage creative thinking and polite behavior.
1.2. In order to be able to write new posts, one has to be a registered user.
1.3. User login may not consist of a word that is generally considered offensive or vulgar. Such logins will be deleted without warning.
1.4. User ranks do not reflect user's level, but the number of their posts or group membership.
1.5. It is forbidden for a person to have two or more accounts or to set up an additional account in order to evade supervision. If a situation like this occurs, all accounts created by that person may be suspended or deleted.
1.6. If any questions concerning a specific section or topic arise, a Moderator should be contacted first, then the Administrator.
1.7. Willful acts to the detriment of the Portal are forbidden. Encouraging to breaking these Terms of Agreement or your local law is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. Failure to comply with this rule results in the deletion of account.
1.8. In the case of finding an error in the Forum's code, a user is required to contact the Administrator via special form created for that purpose. Failure to comply with this rule is considered an act to the detriment of the Portal (see: 1.6).
2. Writing posts:
2.1. The main language of this forum is English. Using spell-check and correct grammar is greatly encouraged.
2.2. Before creating a new thread it is necessary to check if a similar thread containing relevant discussion already exists.
a) If such a thread exists and it is possible to write new posts in it, then new thread should not be created and posts should be written in the existing one.
b) If the topic has not yet been discussed and there is no similar thread, it is advised to create a new thread – see: 2.2c and 2.3.
c) Topic title ought to be concise and and reflective of the intended content of the thread. Threads titled “HELP!”, “I have a problem”, “Important!”, “Error”, etc, should not be created.
d) Thread titles should be formulated so that the content of the thread can be inferred from the title.
e) Posts should thematically fit into the section in which they are written.
2.3. The opening post for each new thread should not be comprised of expressions such as “as stated in the title...”; more so, it should be verbose and informative.
2.4. Posts should not offend other users. Such posts will be deleted and their authors will be held responsible.
2.5. BBCode, HTML code or other beautifying practices should not to be overused.
2.6. Posts that contain little significant input, such as: “ok”, “no comments”, “I'll have a word with you in private”, or “I agree/you're right”, if they are not properly expanded, will be treated like spam and their authors will be reprimanded.
2.7. Writing off-topic is not allowed. Any user's off-topic posts will be deleted (in some cases they will be moved to other threads). Users frequently writing off-topic posts may be reprimanded.
2.8. All forms of advertising and spamming are strictly forbidden. They are only allowed when included in user signature.
2.9. Propagating racism, fascism, antisemitism and other harmful ideologies is strictly forbidden throughout all Forum. Also it is prohibited to post any content of pornographic nature.
2.10. It is not allowed to:
a) make public reference to other users' grammatical, spelling or stylistic mistakes. It may rather be done via private message, or even brought to a Moderator's attention if the situation is commonly repeated.
b) Writing A POST IN CAPITALS ONLY or use any sort of non-standard SpELLinG teCHnIQuE, including 1337sp34k is not allowed.
c) Bullying or making offensive or personal remarks to other users of the Forum is also forbidden.
d) It is not allowed to post messages in red. This color is reserved for Moderators and Administrators.
3. Copying pages
Making offline copies of either Portal or Forum is FORBIDDEN. If such a case is revealed, the person who did so will be banned from using the Forum and will be held responsible.
4. Complaints and proposals
All remarks, complaints and proposals concerning the functioning of the Forum and/or the Portal are to be forwarded directly to the Administrator via private message or e-mail – the Forum is not the proper place to post such comments.
5. Moderators' rights:
5.1. Moderators have the right to add their comments to any post, at the bottom, as long as they include a note saying that this comment is from a Moderator. Deleting Moderators' comments is not allowed.
5.2. Moderators are required to remove all user posted content that does not conform with these rules and replace it with reference to the relevant section of these Terms.
5.3. When closing a thread, Moderators ought to provide sufficient rationale for doing so.
5.4. Moderators have the right to delete posts, move threads from one section to another, delete or combine two or more posts into one and to reprimand as well as praise.
5.5. Discussing Moderators' decisions with them in the public forum is forbidden.
5.6. Complaints about Moderators may only be sent to the Administrator via private message or e-mail.
6. Administrator:
6.1. The Administrator represents users before the authorities.
6.2. The Administrator has the responsibility to report any instances of breaking the law to the authorities.
7. Signatures:
7.1. The content of a user's signature may not be offensive in nature, and may not propagate antisemitism, fascism, racism nor any other harmful ideology. Also, it may not contain any pornographic content.
8. Banning users:
8.1. A user may banned from using the portal or forum by means of blocking their login, IP address or e-mail or all these at the same time.
8.2. The decision of blocking a user's access is made by the Administrator after consulting the matter with the Moderators.
8.3. A user will automatically be banned after receiving three warnings.
8.4. After a ban is issued, the banned user has three days to explain the the situation, provided that it was a matter of misunderstanding.
8.5. The Administrator will not delete a user's account upon the user's request.
9. Responsibility:
9.1. Neither the Administrator nor the Moderators bear responsibility for the content of posts written by users.
10. Reporting posts:
10.1. Users have the right to report a post written by other user to the Administrator for review.
10.2. A post may be reported only on in certain cases, that is when it breaks these Terms of Agreement or widely accepted ethical norms.
10.3. A post may be reported via private message or e-mail to any Moderator or the Administrator.
11. Posts
All posts and their content are property of their respective authors. Publishing without the author's or consent or the consent of the mwcms.com Portal is prohibited.
12. It is forbidden to use any of the images from the Gallery section for any purpose without the written consent of the author of the image and/or the administration of mwcms.com.
13. Avatars:
13.1. Before changing a users' avatar, it is required to check the Delete Image box.
13.2. Avatar may not be comprised of an image that could be considered offensive or pornographic in nature.
14. Privacy notice:
14.1. User data such as e-mail or IP address are stored for the purpose of user identification.
14.2. E-mail addresses are stored in a database.
14.3. IP addresses are stored in a special file on our server.
14.4. User may access their own data via the profile administration panel.
15. The Administrator has the right to change the Terms of Agreement, also, user may issue a proposal of changes to these rules within 14 days.
16. REGISTERING AS USER OF THE PORTAL IS EQUIVALENT TO ACCEPTING THESE TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
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