User Safety HarassmentHarassment is the act of directing verbal attacks towards other users, or deliberately posting in threads with the specific intent of provoking or irritating other users.
Continuing to post in threads where the original poster, or where those given specific and clear rights to do so by the original poster, has asked you to leave is harassment. Continuing to contact a user via PM or profile comments after being asked to stop by that user is harassment. Persistently following another user to various threads expressly to cause distress is harassment.
FlamingFlaming is the act of verbally and directly attacking another user of the site. This includes posts that are abusive, derogatory, or excessively hateful towards another user of the site. This also includes posts that make derogatory or abusive remarks about a person's gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, political or religious orientations, or social status.
Name DroppingName Dropping is an extension of the flaming rule, whereby users attempt to get around the flaming rule by simply omitting the name(s) of the persons they are flaming. This is still flaming and harassment, and is not tolerated on StrongFaith.
For instance, "that guy who's always talking about his brother is such an asshole" would fall under this rule, as it is clear who the person is talking derogatorily about.
LanguageSwearing, cursing, and other forms of bad languages are allowed on StrongFaith, in moderation. However, directing swear words at other users may result in a flaming or harassment charge being issued.
Please also use common sense and caution when making racial, sexist, or sexuality based remarks or slurs. StrongFaith's userbase is made up of a wide variety of individuals of all makes and walks of life, and it's entirely possibly that such a remark could offend or distress another member of the site.
TrollingTrolling is the act of posting material which is solely intended to outrage or annoy users who view it. Some forms of trolling include posting threads with pornographic or violent content. Any post which goes beyond an R rating level will result in an infraction being placed on the account, with additional punishments a possibility depending on the severity of the offense.
However, please keep in mind that arguments and debates are allowed on StrongFaith. Please ensure that you do not report someone for trolling who is just trying to make a point or speak their mind. If in doubt, please contact a member of the Moderation team with any questions you might have.
Report AbuseReport abuse is the act of abusing the staff support system to attempt to incite disciplinary action(s) against another user without due reason. This can include, but is not limited to:
* repeatedly reporting the same user for the same post/topic after receiving notification that the post/topic has been handled. If a situation has not been handled to your satisfaction, please contact the member of staff who notified you directly, and they will be happy to explain further.
* intentionally lying or falsifying information about other users, such as falsifying PMs or posts, or editing screenshots to remove or add incriminating evidence.
* purposefully reporting things out of context to make them appear to be rule violations when they are not.
* using the reporting system to make 'reports' that have no meaning to them, such as filing a report and only putting "You lost the game" in the text entry box for it.