THE RULEZ, YO

[SEAN CARLESS]

With the former board now under the auspices of a new site, and after receiving tons of feedback asking when we would return with a new forum, carrying on the time-honored tradition of delivering absurdity, we here at WrestleCrap have since decided that now was the perfect moment to re-launch our *official* message board community, and to hopefully carry on where we had previously left off.

First, though, we’d like to thank Madison for his years of hosting our previous community, and wish him well in his future endeavors. And we mean that in the intended sense. And not the “we just replaced you with Titus O’Neil, Lucky Cannon, and 15 Divas all working collectively for what we paid you," sense. However, as such, things change, people move on, and we can only look on to the future. And that future is now! Ok, now! Wait. NOW.

There we go.

That said, whilst we will maintain some of the same basic rules as the original -- no brainers like no racism, no hate mongering, and no posting of pornographic imagery (Bar Vince McMahon’s alabaster ass of course) -- we here at THE CRAPHOLE, will be a little more lax than our predecessors when it comes to silly censorship and filtering - a major bone of contention that in part led to our separation.

Provided you’re not annihilating the laws of basic human decency, I don’t see why the occasional F-Bomb can’t be levied when the situation merits its use – and with today’s booking, HOLY SHIT, DOES IT.

Besides, we’re all adults here. Technically. Adults who watch other adults roll around greased up in their underwear for pleasure, and then critique which oiled up gladiator really and truly deserved the honor of actually winning predetermined theater featuring dancing before elbow drops and beloved hall of famers cutting a rug for no discernable reason. So I think we can handle a little cussin’ as people with no concept of the letter G are wont to say. The world did not end when the word “asshole” was first uttered. It ends because no one listened to Al Gore anymore after he told us that he invented the Internet. I mean, Global Warming? WHAT IS THAT? A WWE PPV? I mean, come on. No one important ever died during the shift of the poles. (Not Ivan Putski moving from Krakow to Texas).

HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES…as we think of them. Ahem.

-Don’t flame-bait, argue with the mods or start shit with other posters. We’re all friends here. Friends brought together by a love of silly things. There’s enough hate out there in the real world as it is. Repo Man did not die for your sins so we could hurt each other.

-No posting graphic images or pornography. Simply PM them to me and I’ll masturbate to it in the privacy of my own living room. Or maybe just the first part.

-You can talk religion & politics – but only when it suits the topic at hand. But respect each other’s opinions. And if you do debate, make sure you at least do so with as much fact and reason as humanly possible. Don’t be THAT guy.

-As far as non-official WWE YouTube videos go, I’ve researched it, and you can post links, but don’t embed. YouTube is the source pirate. WWE’s issues are with them, and between them. You can’t be sued for posting links, or else Google would be shut down. So don’t embed directly unless it’s official WWE.

-Don’t talk about illegal downloading or live streaming. While we love Boogeyman, and everything he stands for, we don’t need to open that can of worms.

-Try to keep your sigs no wider than 600px. And don’t embed giant .gif images , if only for the benefit of those still trapped in the 1990’s on dial-up. They have it hard enough as it is with their picture tube TVs, fluorescent walkman’s and blue hospital pants. Let’s lighten their load a bit. And buy them better peroxide.

-Don’t be a racist, homophobe or a general asshole. (The lost member of the Misfits in Action).

-Try to contain your topics to the appropriate categories.

-Don’t spam the board.

-Users should defer from posting multiple times in a row in the same thread.

Exceptions to this rule are updates to "Official" threads and the forum games. For a game to be considered thus as "official" it must first either be started by a moderator or be given permission by a moderator to be so. Simply adding the word in front of your thread does not make it official and it will be subject to the same general rules as other threads.

If possible, ask yourself these questions before double posting:

• Is it a small addition to an earlier post? If so, you can easily edit your earlier post attesting to that.
  
• Are you doing it just to bump an old topic? While it may prove interesting at a second glance, don't use it as an excuse. If the topic wasn't fruitful the first time to maintain active discussion, then it may not be worth it bringing it up again in such a manner.
  
• Does the double post add anything different, useful, enlightening, or entertaining to the discussion? If not then it may not be in it for you to do so.
  
• Are you just spamming or continuously dominating the thread to draw attention to yourself on anything without any warrant for it or being beheld to the earlier stated criteria?
  

Users who fail to abide by this without any good reason will first be warned. If the behavior continues without good reason, they may be subject to further penalties. (Refer to our policy on bans for further information on escalating punishment.)

-Be respectful, but don’t be judgmental. Everyone has a different sense of humor, so let’s accept that. Some people might think it’s horribly wrong to write something like, “Gary Coleman , now 3 feet under”, whilst others might and are wrong when they say it’s not funny. Ya. I guess what I’m saying is, we all worship a giant turkey man here. Nothing’s serious. And if it is, we’ll deal with it.

-On the Issue of Harassment: We do not live in a utopia where everyone, both in the real world and the internet world, are going to love each other and get along. However, that does not mean you should not allow your fellow posters to let their opinions of the subject be known without fear of being told off or cursed at. If you don't get along with another poster, ignore threads they post in or responses they give. If you don't agree with someone's opinion, either argue your opinion back without personally insulting the poster or don't post. If you feel someone is personally attacking you (or they do personally attack you), please CLICK THE REPORT BUTTON or PM a mod if you feel it is necessary.

-Use the report button FIRST for any problems you feel moderators need to look at. If you do not receive a response within 1 day, feel free to PM a mod with further inquiry.

-If you have any questions about the ambiguity of a rule, feel free to ask in the Ask a Mod topic in General Minutia. You will receive an answer shortly. Do not use the Ask a Mod topic as a method of reporting misconduct.

-On the Issue of Banning: Most bans are lenient and temporary. If you have been sent on a temporary vacation, it is expected all will be forgiven upon your return provided you correct the behavior that sent you away to begin with. Failure to do so will regrettably result in immediate and more extreme action.

-Do not ban dodge. Dodging of bans will result in more bans. Period.

Thank you Crappers. And get to Crapping. (not literally).

Sincerely,
Sean Carless.
Your Humble Admin. And all around awesome person.

[The Real Inferno]

This topic has been updated to reflect rules and policies that were not initially covered, but have been brought up in either events or user questions as of late. The rules have been modified to reflect this. Everyone, please take the time to reread them.

[The Real Inferno]

Since it is a topic of discussion and people are wondering about them, here is the new update to the rules. Please familiarize yourselves with it.

-Users should defer from posting multiple times in a row in the same thread.

Exceptions to this rule are updates to "Official" threads and the forum games. For a game to be considered thus as "official" it must first either be started by a moderator or be given permission by a moderator to be so. Simply adding the word in front of your thread does not make it official and it will be subject to the same general rules as other threads.

If possible, ask yourself these questions before double posting:

• Is it a small addition to an earlier post? If so, you can easily edit your earlier post attesting to that.
  
• Are you doing it just to bump an old topic? While it may prove interesting at a second glance, don't use it as an excuse. If the topic wasn't fruitful the first time to maintain active discussion, then it may not be worth it bringing it up again in such a manner.
  
• Does the double post add anything different, useful, enlightening, or entertaining to the discussion? If not then it may not be in it for you to do so.
  
• Are you just spamming or continuously dominating the thread to draw attention to yourself on anything without any warrant for it or being beheld to the earlier stated criteria?
  

Users who fail to abide by this without any good reason will first be warned. If the behavior continues without good reason, they may be subject to further penalties. (Refer to our policy on bans for further information on escalating punishment.)

We are not looking to PUNISH users unfairly for this. We are just wanting to prune it before it gets too far out of hand and thus becomes less of an issue clogging up the forum so that more important matters can be focused on, if any.