Work Related ConversationsAny work related conversations should be kept anonymous. There should be no references to company and no detailed accounts of the work preformed. For example, in the Tech Support field, any details about customers are private and should not be posted on this public forum. Any violation of this will result in the thread to be removed from this forum, and the offending member will be given a warning. If it continues to happen after the warning this will result in a perminate BAN. No questions asked. The BAN can not be disputed.
Flaming, Trolling & Harassment1. Do not "flame", "bash", "troll" or harass others. Blatantly offensive comments or actions directed at others will not be tolerated. While we do allow members to debate and voice their own opinions, there will be a limit to how far a heated debate can go before it is closed by staff. If you harass someone you will be disciplined. Period.
2. Please show respect for all members at PK Networking; new or old. Disparaging remarks towards others about race, gender, origin, handicap, age, sexual orientation, personal politics and religion will NOT be tolerated and will most likely be removed by staff. The poster will then be warned, suspended or banned (see the Warnings section below for more information on warnings).
3. Flaming, even in selfdefense, is strictly prohibited. If you have something to say, say it respectfully or not at all. If someone is harassing you either use the report function or contact a staff member directly. Replying to a flame post will likely result in the removal of your post as well. Flambaiting, or attempting to draw other members into personally attacking you or eachother is also not allowed.
General Forum DecencyThis public forum is intended for users of all ages, please take this into consideration when posting. Please use common sense and don't post explicit profanity, we are not strict on the use of swearing but please show respect for the members of PK Networking.
The following rules and guidelines on forum decency or "netiquette" are all mostly common sense, but we know some members lack any common sense so we've listed them here for you to review and hopefully abide by:
All posts should be made in legible English. Do not make posts or topics in foreign languages, they are likely to be closed. We will be lenient on this rule from time to time as long as it doesn't become a habit amongst members.
1. Before you start a topic, perform a search to see if the question or topic you wish to create has been made before. If it has, post in the topic that already exists. Duplicate topics will be closed.
3. Please make the topic title you are creating descriptive, clearly reflecting the topic you are addressing. Do not make generic titles such as "Question", "I need help", or in full capitals, with an obscene amount of periods, exclamation marks, question marks, etc. These topics will probably go unnoticed, whereas a topic with a descriptive title will gain more interest.
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Stay on topic; posts that do not may be removed. If you wish to discuss a different subject take it to the proper thread.
5. When replying to a topic, don't; unless you have something meaningful to say or something that will contribute to the discussion. Posts such as "Yes", "I agree", "LOL", "When will it be dumped?" or "When will it be translated?"; and nothing but images/emoticons or internet memes are useless and are wasteful on the servers. This is not GameFAQs or 4chan!
6. If you have an issue with a member or moderation decision contact the member in question or a staff member via PM. DO NOT air your grievances publicly in the original topic or otherwise.
7. Do not post someone's personal information without the proper consent. This includes personal photos, names, addresses, phone numbers, Email, instant messenger handles, conversation logs, etc. If the person requests that you remove the subject matter you must comply or else the staff members will intervene.
8. Absolutely no posting of pornographic content of any kind, linked to or otherwise.9. Show some restraint on the amount of images you post. Posts or topics with many images are a strain on dial-up users, so please be courteous.
10. If one of your posts is removed don't repost it without staff permission, this is considered disrespectful and may result in a warning or further action to be taken.
11. When posting please refrain from double/triple/etc posting and from creating multiple topics about the same subject.
12. Don't make secondary accounts, duplicate accounts will be banned.
13. Avoid bumping (reviving) old or new topics; they'll be replied to when they're replied to.
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Use the report function! If you see someone breaking a rule, report it. Don't reply to a post you've just reported and don't write an essay for the report reason but DO make it clear why it should be removed.
Warnings, Suspensions & BansEvery time a member violates a rule or disrupts the forum, a warning will be applied by a member of staff. Depending on the severity of the violation of rules, the member will be dealt with accordingly:
- Under normal circumstances the member will be issued a single warning and an explanation.
- Under heavier circumstances the member will be issued one or more warnings and may be suspended.
- Under extreme circumstances, being an extreme violation of rules or disruption, the member will be banned from PK Networking.
- All actions are decided by staff only and once made are not open to public debate.
When a member is warned by staff, staff have the option of disabling their ability to post for a few hours/days, suspending the member for a few hours/days or enforcing a staff preview of all their new posts for a few hours/day.
When a member has been warned by staff, the member will also receive a personal message from that staff member explaining why they were warned. Members may reply to this PM to explain their actions, ask a question or if they think they were warned in error; they may say so.
After being suspended or banned anyone caught sneaking back onto the forum under an alias or "suspension/ban evading" will be banned.
Advertising & RequestsMembers are not allowed to create topics or posts intended only to promote or advertise their own or any website(s) without staff permission. If permission is given members are required to provide the name of the staff member who allowed the advert in their post.
As long as the advert is non-obtrusive and does not contain links to warez of any kind, members may link to their own website, forum, or venture in their signature and profile ONLY.
Begging in the forums for anything is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: asking users to visit a website for the member to gain points/etc, begging to become a staff member, torrent invite, translation, and dump requests, and especially pyramid schemes; where you are asking members to help you out by registering places, visiting certain websites, etc.
Forum ServicesImages, Avatars & Signatures
Avatars and signatures are available for members to personalise their posts by adding their own custom images or text. Do not abuse this right, or it will be removed.
Your posted and linked images, avatars and signatures are constantly reviewed by the moderating staff. Images or content that PK Networking Staff find are too big or that are deemed inappropriate including obscene, pornographic, vulgar and any other distasteful or sexually explicit material will be censored, edited or removed with OR without notice; and may result in the member being warned, suspended or banned.
Users are prohibited from posting transparent/invisible images that stretch the page, and the flash-based "screamers" and 1x1 pixel flash videos. Dynamic and HTML-based images, as well as those with overly long animation sequences are also disallowed in your avatars and signatures.
The following image is an example to help you understand the maximum size of a signature. You may go under and but NOT over the 500x150 pixel guideline. No exceptions.
If you see scroll bars in a signature space, that signature is over the maximum dimension limit.
Only one image allowed per signature. Don't post Multipule images. It's just as bad as having one big one.
Unlike the resolution of the main signature graphic, there are no set file size limits per image.
The maximum combined file size for all graphics in a member's avatar and signature is: 80Kb
Members may distribute this 80Kb however they wish (Example: 30Kb avatar/50Kb sig, 50Kb avatar/25Kb sig, etc).
Last but not least; have fun!
Enjoy your time spent at PK Networking, contribute, discuss and make friends. That's what PK Networking is here for.
Best regards,
PK Networking Staff.
