Warning Points

[Harmony And Rarity 195]

What are Warning Points, and in the future if you wanted to be an admin or Moderator. Would they hurt your chances of being one? 

[An Old Head 4,816]

This page of the FAQ has everything you need to know about warning points.

 

 

 

When a user infringes on our Global Rules, they are issued an official warning. Warnings - more often than not - carry with them a point value, determined by the nature of the infraction in question; as seen below.

• Pointless/Off-topic posts: 15 points

Posts falling under this category are largely harmless, and made with no ill intent; despite this, they serve no purpose beyond cluttering up discussion threads and/or driving people away from the original topic at hand. The fifteen point weight is not intended to be overly punitive; rather it is intended as a gentle reminder to people that they should mindful of what they post, and where.

• Backseat moderating: 25 points

Backseat moderation is the act of replying to a thread solely for the sake of calling another user out for infringing on our rules; this behavior is not smiled upon, regardless if any rules were infringed upon or not. Most instances of backseat moderation are harmless, and stem from a desire to help newer members understand the rules that govern the forum - regardless of this however, such posts contribute are often completely off-topic, and rarely contribute anything to the discussion at hand. When a rule is broken, it should be reported - not called out in public.

• Advertising: 100 points

Unsolicited advertisements - be it via private message or forum posts, are not permitted. You are allowed to link to your own website in your profile and/or your signature, however if you wish to advertise something beyond those two areas you must seek direct permission from Feld0 via the ticket system.

• Excessive vulgarity: 100 points

While our rules regarding vulgarity are fairly relaxed, there are limits to what can be tolerated - extreme acts of vulgarity (going well beyond the occasional F-Bomb) will not be tolerated.

Note that the use of racial remarks and other derogative slurs is not allowed, and will be handled as abusive behavior or excessive vulgarity, depending on the context.

• Abusive behavior: 250 points

This should be fairly straight forward. Abusive behavior is, quite simply, the act of being a prick. There are many ways in which one can be a prick, to such an extent that attempting to list them all out here would be an impossible feat. If you need to know how to avoid getting this warning, you're probably on the wrong forum.

• Borderline NSFW content: 250 points

Sometimes something gets posted that isn't flat-out pornographic, but still manages to exist completely outside the comfort zone of the forum. This category is primarily intended for material that might not be quite Rule 34 material, but is still beyond what most fans would be comfortable with.

If you're uncertain if an image would qualify as being borderline NSFW, open a ticket and let a staff member make the call.

• NSFW Content: 800 points

Some may say that the internet is for porn, and while that may often be the case, it does not hold true for this particular community. Pornography and/or images of extreme real-world violence are not tolerated here.

 
Users that accrue large amounts of warning points will find the following restrictions placed on their accounts:

• Two day suspension at 400 points
• Seven day suspension at 800 points
• Permanent forum ban at 1,000 points
• Twenty five warning points are removed from one's account every week.

 

It is important to note that this system exists primarily as a guideline. The forum administration may, at their discretion, overturn and/or modify the point value of any warning if they feel that there is sufficient ground to do so.

Users that feel that they have been given warning points inappropriately may submit a moderation dispute.

It is important to note that this system exists as a tool for the betterment of the forum, not as an invisible tyrant that serves no purpose beyond binding the hands of the site staff. Members that are found to be exploiting the system in one way or another, or that are found to be disruptive and/or detrimental to the community as a whole will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately, regardless of how many warning points they have accrued.

Finally, keep in mind - Feld0 has the final say on everything.

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This FAQ article explains warning points well: http://mlpforums.com/page/faq/_/moderation/how-do-warning-points-work-r34

 

This FAQ article explains the issue of becoming a moderator: http://mlpforums.com/page/faq/_/moderation/id-like-to-be-a-moderator-how-do-i-sign-up-r30

 

I cannot speak for the administration staff concerning the selection of moderators, but I doubt that warning points you received a significant period of time in the past would hurt you. Warning points do slowly decay back down to zero over time.

[NavelColt 22,881]

I recommend you take a stroll through our Resource Map and FAQ, should you get the chance :3 You seem to have many questions regarding things, and that's great. We do, however, have these two things as to answer many a question ahead of time, without needing to make custom topics. The FAQ entry in particular you're looking for is found above, and, warning points don't matter towards promotions, as they go away after a while Warnings themselves sort of do, but unless someone has numerous of them, or some of the more intense ones such as abusive behavior, NSFW, etc, then it usually doesn't matter much. Someone isn't going to lose consideration if they have one or a few off topics, backseat modding or whatnot. Those tend to happen to everyone, and if you're already being considered, the staff must be seeing maturity in you that would cancel out a few silly one-off warnings like those.