Effective immediately, GoldandBlack.com is implementing new message board administration policies with the goal of limiting the amount of trash and divisiveness being posted.
Our core standards remain in place: We ask merely for civility above all else.
But from here on out our only guiding principle for our staff and our appointed moderators is this: We know it when we see it.
Yes, that is merely subjective and, yes, sometimes there will be some inconsistencies in its application. But we have come to the point where it is our best option.
Our goal has never been to turn these boards into a police state or completely snuff out unpopular and negative opinions.
There are no right answers as to how to manage these things, but in hopes of keeping as many people happy as we reasonably can, overwhelming negativity will be curbed, as will be "call-out" threads, in-fighting, "flame-baiting" (whatever that even is) and so on.
Again, we know it when we see it.
Do not expect drawn-out dialogues with us over why your post deleted. We have to manage these things without compromising our work schedules.
If we delete your post, don't take it personally. You're entitled to a brief explanation if you absolutely, positively must have one, but we're leaving it at that.
Thank you in advance for understanding and thanks as always for visiting the site.
UPDATE 12/29/2014: Per your Rivals.com terms of service, message board use is subject to be withdrawn at our discretion and is not subject to any refunds, prorated or otherwise, should a banning occur. Be advised.
Also, please make note of the following notice from the Rivals.com terms of service you agreed to upon subscribing.
By signing up to post on Rivals' message boards, you agree that if
Rivals blacklists you, you will cease and desist from posting on the
message boards. If you are blacklisted, and subsequently sign up under
new account(s) for the sole purpose of disrupting the message boards in
any manner, you will be liable for damages to Rivals in the amount of
fair compensation for time spent by Rivals staff and/or publishers in
addition to any lost profits or revenues caused by your disruption and
costs of collection of these damages, including attorneys fees. Due to
difficulty in Rivals assessing these damages and costs, you agree that
the minimum damage from violation of this provision will be $10,000
(without limitation on Rivals' ability to prove actual damages in excess
of this amount).
This post was edited on 12/29 2:01 PM by Brian_GoldandBlack.com
Our core standards remain in place: We ask merely for civility above all else.
But from here on out our only guiding principle for our staff and our appointed moderators is this: We know it when we see it.
Yes, that is merely subjective and, yes, sometimes there will be some inconsistencies in its application. But we have come to the point where it is our best option.
Our goal has never been to turn these boards into a police state or completely snuff out unpopular and negative opinions.
There are no right answers as to how to manage these things, but in hopes of keeping as many people happy as we reasonably can, overwhelming negativity will be curbed, as will be "call-out" threads, in-fighting, "flame-baiting" (whatever that even is) and so on.
Again, we know it when we see it.
Do not expect drawn-out dialogues with us over why your post deleted. We have to manage these things without compromising our work schedules.
If we delete your post, don't take it personally. You're entitled to a brief explanation if you absolutely, positively must have one, but we're leaving it at that.
Thank you in advance for understanding and thanks as always for visiting the site.
UPDATE 12/29/2014: Per your Rivals.com terms of service, message board use is subject to be withdrawn at our discretion and is not subject to any refunds, prorated or otherwise, should a banning occur. Be advised.
Also, please make note of the following notice from the Rivals.com terms of service you agreed to upon subscribing.
By signing up to post on Rivals' message boards, you agree that if
Rivals blacklists you, you will cease and desist from posting on the
message boards. If you are blacklisted, and subsequently sign up under
new account(s) for the sole purpose of disrupting the message boards in
any manner, you will be liable for damages to Rivals in the amount of
fair compensation for time spent by Rivals staff and/or publishers in
addition to any lost profits or revenues caused by your disruption and
costs of collection of these damages, including attorneys fees. Due to
difficulty in Rivals assessing these damages and costs, you agree that
the minimum damage from violation of this provision will be $10,000
(without limitation on Rivals' ability to prove actual damages in excess
of this amount).
This post was edited on 12/29 2:01 PM by Brian_GoldandBlack.com
