kts, one of my favorite forums is Vote For The Worst... catered mostly around American Idol. Some people see it as a negative place, but they really exist to make fun of establishment rather than the person. They're really misunderstood.
ANyway, they have a relatively short, but effective set of rules. It's by far the best run forum I've ever visited. It's a bit "zoo like" for a lot of people who aren't familiar with it, but the admins and mods are ramrod consistent.
Here are their rules...there is some profanity and such (skip over it if you don't want to read it)...but that's kind of the nature of the board...and you'll see what I mean.
Here are the Rules- Read Em... Or Else!
By posting on this board, you agree that you have read these rules and will abide by them. If you have any questions or need help with your account, registering, or anything, feel free to PM a moderator or administrator.
We're a fun, simple forum where you say just about anything that's on your mind. Just follow these simple rules and you'll have no problems. Break the rules? You'll probably be banned from posting. And that's no fun! You can use foul language here, we don't care. You can make fun of whoever you want, including the people who run the site, bring it on! Just don't do the following things:
1. Don't start new, pointless threads.
We'll lock your thread if there is already a lengthy discussion about any given topic in another thread. If you're new, reply to some threads before thinking about starting a new one. So if you start a thread called "OMG I DON'T LIKE KELLIE," when a thread for Kellie hate already exists, we might smack you. Keep discussions in pre-existing topics if possible. If you need help, this video should do the trick.
2. Don't spam.
You can post a link to your website in the appropriate forum only if it's about American Idol, Canadian Idol, etc. Don't post non-show spam in any forum or else. Also, if you continually post a link to your awesome website or keep posting new topics about it, you're gone. You can link to websites, just make sure it's relevant or not entirely self-promotional. Cool?
3. No flooding.
Don't post in a thread 100 times for no reason just to be a dick. We'll ban your ass. If we notice that you're posting nothing substantial, yet you keep posting over and over, don't expect to be here long. In case you don't get the hint, people who hate VFTW, that includes you. Feel free to start ONE new topic on why you hate VFTW or post in existing ones. We welcome you here to share your opinion, but respect the rules. Starting lots of topics or jumping in on every topic to post off topic about how much you hate it here will get you banned.
4. No overly racist, homophobic, or prejudiced comments that would be in really bad taste.
You can make fun of someone, but don't act like an idiot. Using hate speech against any group that is in bad taste (such as the word "f****t", "camel jockey", generally any racial or homophobic slur, etc) is not cool and will not be tolerated. If you have to resort to those tactics, you probably aren't smart. Don't talk about raping someone either, it's completely uncalled for. You can call Clay Aiken gay, you can say he likes it up the butt, but don't call him a "cocksucking f****t". It's just a respect issue to our members. Got it?
5. No porn.
That means no penises, no vaginas, no titties. Don't do it. You can link to it with a warning if it's appropriate for the thread you're posting in (for example, if one of the Flavor of Love hoes is posing naked, you can link to their pictures in the appropriate thread about them), but don't post the actual pictures in a thread. The only penis allowed is the penis with ears...that's Chris Daughtry.
6. Don't bring shit from other boards or real life here to cause drama.
We don't care. If you hate someone on other board or in real life and you attack them on here, your ass is grass. Seriously, use the other board or a simple telephone call to tell someone you hate them. Our board is not the place for you to spill over your feelings. Don't stalk people onto this board either. And don't post shit from the real life of other posters, such as their pictures or anything else attributed them you learned outside this site without their consent. Not cool.
7. Avatar maximum size is 100x100.
Don't go any bigger. You are not special enough to have a bigger avatar for any reason.
8. If you have any questions, please contact one of the moderators by PM.
Our mods and admins are Canookiansuckster, Dissimilis, Ellen, Hersavvyness, ItsMeDeb, Ivette 2.0, Nigel Lies, Slacking, SmellsLikeHome, and Thefunnystone. They will be more than happy to assist you.
9. DANCE!
10. Legal disclaimer, bitches.
By sending email or posting at VFTW message boards you grant the owner, host, administrators and moderators the world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, distribute and publish any content (including your name, likeness and email address) you sent or posted, for the purposes of displaying such information on VFTW's site and/or the promotion and marketing of VFTW services. In other words...if you email us or post something stupid, there's a good chance we'll want to make fun of you or have some fantastic gain from your stupid ass. When you click send, new post, or add reply, you agree to it.
If you abide by these rules, we'll have no problems. If you do end up breaking these rules, you may end up being banned. Really, we're nice, and we won't do that unless you really push our buttons. But don't push them. They tend to stick and then we have to spend all day unjamming them. Come on, you can even post the sentence "f**k all you motherfuckers, die!" so it's not like we're Nazis here, K? Have fun, we can't wait to hear from you!
Granted...most of that wouldn't fly here...but that's their community...and they are very consistent and welcoming, even to people who hate them. And thre are a LOT of people who hate them.
