User blog:ClericofMadness/Chat Rules

General Chat Rules
From the Special:WikiActivity's community corner page:
 * 1) Same rules apply in chat as they do on the site (No drama, trolling, etc.).
 * 2) No spamming.
 * 3) This is a wiki devoted to horror/the paranormal. Please keep your topics centered around such things.
 * 4) If it doesn't belong on the site, it doesn't belong in chat.
 * 5) See the people with stars by their name? Don't piss them off. They're admin/chatmods.
 * 6) Chat boring? Moving too slowly? No one talking? That's not a free pass to start spamming to get people to talk.
 * 7) Want to get chat moving? There are 1,000+ pastas on this site. Surely you can find something to discuss.
 * 8) Want to talk to a certain user? Like, in private? Click their name and select Private Message. NOTE: Private messages are unmoderated. If a user is being abusive, click their AVATAR and select BLOCK PRIVATE MESSAGES. Do NOT bring private message issues into the main chat area. PM a mod and/or block the user from sending you further PMs.
 * 9) Want to talk all off-topic like? Private message someone to do so.
 * 10) There is only one chat, and no more rooms can be made at this time. Please keep that in mind when chatting.
 * 11) Do not spam emoticons for ANY REASON. There's no need to test emotes. Go check out MediaWiki:Emoticons for a list of emotes. There's also no need to post two or more in a row. No, not even (stop) (ban). If you are going to post two emotes together, put a space between the two like I did.
 * 12) When a chatmod/admin asks you to stop doing something in chat, STOP DOING IT. You will be kicked the second time you disobey their request.
 * 13) If you do "test" emoticons, you will be kindly asked the first time to not test. Failing that, you will be demanded a second time to stop. Spamming emoticons a third time will result in you not being able to chat for 3-5 days. Emoticons are an interesting addition to chat but cause server strain at high volumes. Spamming emotes crashes chat globally, and not just on this particular one.

In-Depth Rules

 * No spamming of any form. This means posting the same thing over and over, posting the same link over and over, or just posting messages that consist of punctuation (...).
 * If you're posting a link to a livestream, only repost it every 5-10 minutes or when someone asks for it.
 * If you are teasing or making fun of another chatter, you will be kicked. Saying "JK" doesn't make everything magically okay.
 * All links posted in chat must be Safe For Work (SFW). If you absolutely feel you must post a non-worksafe image, them mention (before posting or along with the link) that it is Not Safe For Work (NSFW).  Do not, however, post pornography of any kind or links to shock sites.  This will result in an instant kickban.
 * If you're posting links to images, right click the image and post its URL, not the URL of the Google search link. That spams up chat.  TL;DR: If your image link doesn't end in a image file extension (JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc.) then you need to figure out how to post the correct link or use tinyurl to shorten the link.  I urge all tinyurl users and viewers to enable preview mode on their computers, so that you can see the real name of the link to which you are about to go instead of being taken straight there.

Penalties

 * First violation: Kickban from chat for a day or so.
 * Second violation: Kickban until we feel like it. Seriously you should have learned.
 * Third violation: Kickban permanently and site ban.

Admin Notice
Remember, all penalties are subject to the admin's/chatmod's discretion. If you kick someone, please leave a message on their talk page with the kickban message, an explanation, and your signature WITH TIMESTAMP. There are no kick logs currently.

If you wish to appeal a kick, leave a message on the talkpage of the person that kicked you or an admin in chat.