Moderators and administrators monitor your compliance with these rules and dispense disciplinary action at their discretion. Please also read our website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which apply to all aspects of this website.
- No posting of vulgar or obscene material, or other inappropriate or illegal material.
- No posting of someone's personal details, such as their name address, email address etc.
- Please refrain from using swear words in posts.
- No posting of copyrighted material. This includes copying and pasting news articles from news websites.
- All content posted by you will become the property of WinaHouseRaffles.com.
- No derogatory comments against others, including slurs based on race, religion, gender, sexual preference, or political affiliation. No personal threats or harassment.
- Always treat fellow posters with respect and courtesy.
- No business offers or advertising of any kind.
- You must not have a name or avatar that is very similar to an existing member to avoid any confusion.
- You may only register one User ID. Multiple IDs are not allowed.
- No impersonation of other users.
- No irritating posting styles, including use of all caps and excessive punctuation.
- Discussion must be on-topic only. If there is no board where a subject belongs, post it in the "Off Topic" section or contact a moderator or administrator and ask where to post the thread.
- Responses within a thread must remain "on topic" to that thread. The moderators will exercise discretion and will delete posts within a thread that appear to "invade" the thread or digress from its subject and is not up for discussion.
- You are responsible for ensuring that you comply with any copyright with regards to published material and your avatar.
- To report a rule violation in a board post, click "Report to moderator" to inform our team.
- All moderation decisions are final. Moderators will not enter into public debate over any moderating decisions.
Censorship
While we would like to allow all members to use any language they like, unfortunately due to a small minority of users, our team is required to moderate all posts to ensure they comply with these rules.
Public questioning of moderation decisions
While we try to be as open as possible in the moderation of the forums, we will not enter into public debate over the rights and wrongs of any moderating decisions. Any posts questioning a moderator's decision, or the forum rules, will be deleted.
Swearing
Although each person may have a different view on what constitutes a swear word or inappropriate or offensive language, our moderators are required to apply their judgement to ensure the majority of members are comfortable interacting in these forums. We also apply a swear filter to automatically censor certain words. As a general rule, if you are unsure whether a word or expression could be considered swearing, please try to use an alternative expression to avoid any confusion.
Reported posts
From time to time and for a variety of reasons, members may report forum posts. Just like swearing, our moderators need exercise to their judgement to determine which course of action to take in each case. All moderation decisions are made in consideration of the context in which they are made and based on the parties involved. In some cases, the decision is not clear cut; while we try our best to make the right decisions every time, we accept it is not possible to please everyone.
Libel
It is very common for users to post under a pseudonym in online forums. One implication is that if members post a potentialy libellous statement, it may be possible for the person being libelled to seek redress from this website. As a result, our moderators need to censor posts that they believe are potentially libellous. |
