Message Board Conduct
As the Official Station Community Forums are part of the Station, posting on these forums is bound by the Station's Terms of Service that can be found in their entirety at http://sonyonline.com/tos/tos.jsp. In addition to these terms of service, we have a few supplemental rules that apply to the Station Community Forums. In general, you may post any material written in a courteous and mature manner, providing that it is on-topic for the forum to which you are posting. This includes material that disagrees with the way that we, the developers, operate the game. We will not interfere with the communication of thoughts and ideas as long as the presentation is constructive and appropriate for all those capable of reading the forum. You may NOT post or place in a signature any material that:
Please note that these rules also apply for communication to any SOE employees. This includes emails.
Action that we might take in regard to a post in violation of these rules on the Official Station Community Forums will vary depending upon the transgression. It may include any number of the following (in order of severity):
In addition, answering Private Messages is at the discretion of the individual Developer or Community Team member.
Here are the rankings for these forums. I had to make a change to our original plan.Lord of the Forums * 2,000 postsSupreme Commander * 1,500 postsBoard Veteran * 1000 postsValued Contributor * 700 postsForum Champion * 500 postsMaster * 200 postsSenior Member * 150 postsJourneyman * 100 posts, 16 days registeredHappy Camper * 45 posts, 15 full days registeredThe Quiet Type * 15 posts, 14 full days registered, does not have the edit abilityNewbie * - 0 posts and 1 full day registered to the forums, does not have the edit abilityNew User - Can only post on the Newbie zone until they have been registered one full day.
Here are the rankings for these forums. I had to make a change to our original plan.
Lord of the Forums * 2,000 posts
Supreme Commander * 1,500 posts
Board Veteran * 1000 posts
Valued Contributor * 700 posts
Forum Champion * 500 posts
Master * 200 posts
Senior Member * 150 posts
Journeyman * 100 posts, 16 days registered
Happy Camper * 45 posts, 15 full days registered
The Quiet Type * 15 posts, 14 full days registered, does not have the edit ability
Newbie * - 0 posts and 1 full day registered to the forums, does not have the edit ability
New User - Can only post on the Newbie zone until they have been registered one full day.