Forum Behavior Guidelines

drivebybird edited over 10 years ago

We at Discogs believe strongly that all of the community should be free to participate in forum discussions and debates, and should feel encouraged to share opinions and speak their mind. A discourse community, by definition, is a community that comes together around a shared interest or goal to discuss ideas, sort out problems, and engage in mutually beneficial conversation. Attacking others in the community, engaging in trolling / baiting tactics, or otherwise showing disrespect for those who simply state an opinion goes against the goals of the entire community and Discogs as a whole. Anyone found engaging in these or other disruptive behaviors is subject to penalty at the discretion of Discogs staff, which may include a ban from the forums or the site.

We will be evaluating policies and procedures for helping the community interact more peacefully in the database over the coming weeks. At this time, we want to remind everyone of the policies already in place, as published in our help documentation: Message Posting Guidelines.

Please keep in mind a few simple rules before posting in the forum. The following behaviors are not allowed on any forum, Group, PM, comment, or any other part of Discogs.

Message Posting Guidelines

What kind of behavior is expected at Discogs?

- Please be helpful and polite.
- Be kind to new s; we were all new once.
- Stay on topic and post messages in the appropriate forum or group.
- Report inappropriate comments
- Respect intellectual property rights.

What kind of behavior is unacceptable?

- Please don’t be a jerk. Rudeness and belittling language are not okay.
- Don’t start a flame war or publicly name and shame another .
- If you are having trouble with another , please review our tips for How to Handle Disagreements in the Marketplace or our Database Guidelines. Please Staff if needed.
- Don’t post private messages publicly.
- Don’t impersonate another .
- Don’t vandalize a thread by employing excessive communication in order to disrupt the conversation or annoy other s.
- Don’t post spam anywhere but the Spam Group.
- Don’t harass or threaten other s, people, groups, or engage in hate speech.
- Don’t post or share anything illegal, libelous, or that otherwise creates liability or violates any local, state, national, or international law.
- Don’t , post, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.

If your is found to be in violation of one or more of these guidelines, your will be subject to disciplinary action at staff discretion, consisting of minimum one day (24 hour) suspension from the forums. Suspension may be longer, depending on the severity of the infraction.

The Community Guidelines apply to the Forum, Groups, private messages, comments, reviews, and all other areas of the site. Groups are istered by individual Discogs s, not by Discogs.

Discogs retains the right to delete any message for any reason. These guidelines are subject to change at any time.

Also, please note the general Discogs of Service.

Database Conduct

We also would like to remind our submitting and contributing community specifically of RSG §1.10.1 and RSG §1.10.2, Conduct Whilst Using The Database:

1.10.1. Please be helpful and polite to other
people. Do your best to submit according to the guidelines. Take care when altering
the data, explain your edits when needed, respect the database, be open to discussion,
and ask in the forums regarding any difficult areas if necessary.

1.10.2. Never submit false releases and updates,
releases from memory, releases from internet sites etc. Do not curse, lose your
temper, call names, or otherwise cause the submission process to be unpleasant
or frustrating for others. You should never continue submitting a release or
update that you have been advised is incorrect, or flood the site with incorrect
or malicious submissions, updates, comments, spam etc., or otherwise attempt
to corrupt the data, or cause obstruction to the submission and review processes.
Discogs reserves the right to take whatever action necessary to protect the
database and the general Discogs community from such behavior.

If you have any questions about these policies, please feel free to staff.

Thank you!