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The ELITE ORDER forums is a public forum and, while we encourage a free flow of information and ideas on the forums, we also ask that you follow a few basic rules. By using or participating on the forums, you agree to the Rules of Conduct as stated below.

Moderation

The ELITE ORDER forums are moderated forum. However, the moderators cannot be everywhere and see everything. If you see something that is against the forum Rules, please report it to the admin or moderator. Note that the moderators have the final say-so in any situation that you report to the Contact Moderators thread. They will evaluate the situation on a case-by-case basis and take appropriate action where needed.

What Is A Moderator?

Moderators are volunteers who generously give their time to help forum users with questions about our forums. They also are the peacekeepers and are here to ensure that all visitors enjoy their stay. This means enforcing the forums Rules and User Agreement.

What Do Moderators Do?

Moderators monitor board posts and respond to complaints to keep posting free of undesirable content as described in the forum Rules. They enforce the forum rules, and can delete posts, edit posts as well as remove any user's ability to visit the forum. If a moderator lets you know you are close to crossing the line, take heed of the warning. Likewise, if your thread was deleted or locked by a moderator, do not repost or unlock the topic. They deserve respect and appreciation for their time.

What If I Disagree With A Moderator?

Moderators are not perfect and are only human. Disagreements occur. Try to communicate with them first on a respectful level and settle your disagreement. They are not targets for your obscenities, flames or general insults. If you do not agree with a decision, you are not entitled to start a thread arguing about the verdict or flaming any of the moderators. Any such messages will be removed. This extends to Private Messages and unban requests as well, and you are not entitled to insult moderators via either of these methods. Also note that bans are between the user banned and the moderators, and moderators cannot respond about bans publicly. Any correspondence about ban length and reason will be handled through unban requests. If you feel a verdict is unfair, please contact another Moderator or Super admin, but be prepared to review the Board Rules again. Super admins will not mediate opinion and will only get involved if forum Rules have been violated.

Following are some things you'll want to keep in mind while posting on the ELITE ORDER forums. Please read the rules so you will be familiar with them:

Copyrighted Material

ELITE ORDER forums users agree not to post any material that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner(s) of said copyright, trademark or other proprietary right. This includes but is not limited to magazine, book and newspaper scans, television broadcasts and copyrighted photos and pictures.

Flaming, Bashing, and Trolling

Personal attacks will not be tolerated on the ELITE ORDER forums. Treat others on these message boards as you would expect them to treat you. Talking trash about another user or posting topics specifically to provoke a negative response from an individual, a group or an entire community is not acceptable on the ELITE ORDER forums. These posts will be deleted and may result in having the privilege of posting on the boards revoked.

Profanity

Offensive language is unacceptable. Simply editing a few letters with an asterisk or other symbols isn't allowed, either. All letters of an offensive word must be edited out. A simple rule to follow is: "when in doubt, leave it out." You don't have to use excessive profanity to get your point across, and it's usually better to avoid it altogether. Profanity in posts will be edited out. Repeat offenders or those who use excessive profanity may lose the privilege to post on the forums.

Spam

Purposely spamming a message board with senseless, vacuous, or empty messages to gain your forum rank is highly frowned upon!

On a similar note, participating in spam attacks (post riots, etc.) on the ELITE ORDER forums or planning a spam attack on the ELITE ORDER forums or any other Website is unacceptable, and these actions will be reported to your ISP.

Impersonating Other Users / Accessing Another User's Account

You may not impersonate another board member or create an account specifically for the purpose of provoking other users. Also, accessing or using someone else's account or attempting to access another poster's account is strictly prohibited. If you engage in this type of behavior, you will be barred from the boards permanently.
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Off-Topic Posts

Okay, so you probably won't get banned for an off-topic post, but c'mon, try to post suitable subjects on each of the appropriate boards. Off-topic posts will most likely be deleted, and further action may be taken against repeat offenders.
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Questionable Content

Since we can't have a rule to cover everything, this is the rule to, well, cover everything. These are public boards, so act like you would if you were in a public place. EliteOrder.com has the right to choose the guidelines of objectionable content based on its knowledge of users and clan policy. These issues are left to the discretion of the individual moderators, but may include any material that is knowingly false and/or defamatory, misleading, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, racist, sexist, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy or that otherwise violates any law or encourages conduct constituting a criminal offense.

EliteOrder.com can't always promise you'll receive a warning every time action has to be taken. By registering at the ELITE ORDER forums, users agree that any post deemed inappropriate might be removed at the sole discretion of ELITE ORDER staff. EliteOrder.com also has the right, at its sole discretion, to revoke board privileges at any time without notice or reason. Think of these rules as a forewarning and, if you break them, you're taking your account status into your own hands.

EliteOrder.com is not responsible for messages posted on the ELITE ORDER forums or the content therein. Unless expressly stated otherwise, this includes messages posted by ELITE ORDER members. EliteOrder.com reserves the right to reveal the identity of or whatever information we know about any user in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by said user.

EliteOrder.com has the right but not the obligation to monitor and/or moderate the ELITE ORDER forums. EliteOrder.com reserves the right to change any or all other parts of this User Agreement at its sole discretion and without notice, including but not limited to implementing Rules of Conduct, Terms of Service and/or other measures

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