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OT.com Forum Rules and Guidelines

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Interesting and productive discourse lies in the reasonable space between protecting delicate flowers from the slightest offense and promoting a crude free-for-all. We aim to provide an open and lively discussion forum while keeping things civil, hence the following rules.

Hard Rules

All members are subject to these rules in all sections of the forum. The General Chat/Off Topic section is once again moderated, so all rules below apply to that section as well.

Breaking any of these rules will result in a warning, followed by any number of temporary bans at any arbitrary length as determined by the moderators. Excessive rule-breaking will eventually result in a permanent ban. If you need to ask how many offenses are required for a permanent ban, you should probably reconsider your posting style.

Moderators reserve the right to edit or delete offending topics and posts without warning.

  1. Stay on topic. (Determined in part by the OP. See General Guideline #3 below for details.)
  2. Don’t attack other members personally. When debating, argue the point, not the person. Respectful criticisms of debate style (logical fallacies) are acceptable.
  3. While there are no specific restrictions on profanity, please exercise restraint. Dropping an F-bomb here and there isn’t going to get you banned, but excessive profanity shouldn’t be necessary to make your point.
  4. No politics; only light discussion of current events is permitted, and only in the Off Topic section. Your signature, which appears beneath all your posts, may not contain political content or social commentary.
  5. No image-only posts unless the image has a direct bearing on the topic at hand and it adds value to the discussion. Images may not contain nudity or graphic depictions of violence, death, etc.

Breaking the following rules may result in an immediate and permanent ban with no prior warning:

  1. Do not harass other members, either publicly or via PM. Any unwanted contact after a request to stay away will be considered harassment.
  2. Personal attacks and slurs based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc. aren’t tolerated under any circumstances.
  3. Socks (fake accounts where you pretend to be someone else) and team accounts (accounts used by more than one person) aren’t permitted. If we find you using a sock, we’ll ban both the sock and your primary account as well as any related accounts, and possibly IP addresses.

General Guidelines

  1. We encourage you to assist new members in learning the ropes, but making fun of them isn’t helpful. Either politely point them in the right direction or say nothing at all.
  2. Don’t moderate unless you’re a moderator. If you see problematic behavior, report it. Report new members you suspect to be trolls/socks, but don’t accuse them publicly without proof.
  3. The OP is considered the thread owner and sets the topic and tone for a thread. The mods will defer to the OP’s preference in determining whether posts veer too far off topic.
  4. Again, the Off Topic section is no longer unmoderated; the same rules apply there as any other section.
  5. If you see any spam on the site please PM a Moderator asap or use the Reporting Spam thread here. Do NOT reply to, or engage with the spammer or spambot - and do NOT click on any link they post.

 

A link to the Fan Edit / Preservation Forum Rules and FAQ

A link to the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com - some info & replies to members’ FAQs… thread in General Assistance

A link to the Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com; Introduce yourself in here + useful info within thread
 

Forum Administrator

MTFBWY…A

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I applaud hard rule #6.

Thank you!

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^ Looks like the second half of Rule #2 under general guidelines is gonna be tough for you warb, LOL.

😉

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I haven’t accused any new members of being socks for a while.

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Presumably he was referring to the “trolls” part of “trolls/socks.”

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I don’t think I’ve accused any new members of being trolls for a while either.

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Jay said:

  1. Don’t moderate unless you’re a moderator.

I assume that’s the part he’s referring to.

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That’s the first half of #2, not the second half. If anything, Fo is the one guilty of the first half (as am I…?) by bringing up the fact that Warb was guilty of the second half.

WHY ARE WE EVEN HAVING THIS DISCUSSION?!?!

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Fo did not accuse anyone of anything. It was simply a little ribbing. You make too much of something out of nothing.

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Jetrell Fo said:

Fo did not accuse anyone of anything.

That’s not true and you know it, but we’re going to get in trouble for this discussion.

at one point there was even a joke about starting a thread just to keep track of everybody you’ve accused of being a sock that was dismissed because it would be too much work to maintain.

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Not the thread for this.

Forum Moderator

Where were you in '77?

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Can I break the rule on racial slurs if it’s about wookies?

-SWSJW

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OT killer said:

Can I break the rule on racial slurs if it’s about wookies?

You mean like forgetting to capitalize their name and forgetting the extra ‘e’ at the end?!

Biggot!

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Periodic bump.

Forum Moderator

Where were you in '77?

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An amendment to the Forum Rules & Guidelines…

5. If you see any spam or spambot posts on the site please report/PM them to a Moderator asap (as you hopefully would if you saw anything else suspicious on here). Do NOT reply to, or quote, the spam or spambot - and do NOT click on any link they post.

Thank you.

 

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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Please note updated “hard rule” #4:

No politics; only light discussion of current events is permitted, and only in the Off Topic section. Your signature, which appears beneath all your posts, may not contain political content or social commentary.

Forum Administrator

MTFBWY…A

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Your signature, which appears beneath all your posts, may not contain … social commentary.

Seriously? WTF?

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ChainsawAsh said:

Your signature, which appears beneath all your posts, may not contain … social commentary.

Seriously? WTF?

Think it’s been a rule for a couple of years now mate.

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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Collipso said:

what was hard rule #4 before?

Before a couple of years ago? I don’t know mate - may have been a different set of Rules & Guidelines. Jay posted this set up on December 2016.

Edit: It may be worth checking further down the ‘announcements section’ for older rules if interested?
 

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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oojason said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Your signature, which appears beneath all your posts, may not contain … social commentary.

Seriously? WTF?

Think it’s been a rule for a couple of years now mate.

It’s hard to keep track.