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I was thinking it would be good for us to create a set of Rules for BADspammers similar to the policy set by other feeders. TEP has a good policy on their forum and a link to their BADspam forum message is posted in their WFE. Do we want to create a similar set of rules?

TEP's AdSpam rules: http://z1.invisionfree.com/forums/The_East...?showtopic=6875

NationStates ONE STOP RULES SHOP (for those who never bothered reading it): http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13

I like TEP's rules :P :P

I also lke TEP's rules. Short, sweet and easy to understand.

BBD

I also like TEP's rules. If we had a similar policy, violators could be reported here in a BADspam thread (with supporting evidence) and I would be happy to send CommRanger Warnings on behalf of the region.

But first, we would have to have a policy.

What do others think?

I like what I see in TEP's policy. I think it'd also be reasonable to ask adspammers to avoid comments or questions that imply TWP is a lousy region to live in (e.g., "Are you sick of being lost in the crowd?", "Looking for a region that actually cares about you?").

A policy set out in clear terms like TEP's would be a good way forward for TWP. Yes it's something we should do I believe.

BBD

I like it.

Lots.

:)

*cheers*

:7up:

i assume they post these in the wfe
i'm not opposed if that's y'all want

Putting all of that in the WFE will probably look crowded. A link to a nice, clean thread here with the rules would be better.

yes, agreed, a link is better....

As posted in TEP's forums:

1 - No messages over 10 lines in length
2 - No messages in all or almost all capital letters
3 - No messages in all or almost all bold, underlined, or italicized letters
4 - No messages containing excessive punctuation marks
5 - No messages that insult other nations or regions.

#1: Does this include spaces?
#2: What about symbols/designs?
#3: At what percentage of the message does "all" constitute ?
#4: See #2
#5: A more refined definition of "insult" would be more appropriate and or appreciated

What do you all think?

#1 Yes, they contribute to the overall length
#2 See #4
#3 Simply change it to "or a majority"
#4 Add in "or symbols"
#5 change insult to defame
#6 No ASCII art. Haven't see any in a while but that doesn't make it less annoying.

But we like the kegs that BB drops us.

We don't like BADSpammers. We do like a couple of regular recruiters though. Bluto and BB come to mind.

I suggest putting in some words that give us leeway. Something like "no excessive ASCII art" or "all ASCII art must be preapproved"

1 - No displayed messages over 10 lines in length, including spaces
2 - No messages in all or almost all capital letters
3 - No messages written excessively in bold, underlined, or italicized letters
4 - No messages containing excessive punctuation marks or symbols
5 - No ASCII art, unless pre-approved by the Delegate
6 - No messages that defame or malign The West Pacific

Upon the recruiter's first offense, the Delegate or his representative will issue a warning statement by telegram to the recruiter. Upon the recruiter's second offense, the Delegate may report, ban and/or eject the recruiter.

How about "special provisions" for recruiters like BB and AHR? Would it be fair to word it in such a way as to allow for future considerations of others?
What about flagging any provision with a residency clause: nations that take up permanent residence are allowed some leeway graphically?

This post has been edited by yy4u on Feb 8 2010, 01:14 PM

I think the *pre-approved by the Delegate* covers them.

In fact, it is easy to simply *ignore* those recruiters we like. It is the BADspammers who would be sent a Del Warn.

I really prefer leaving the definitions slightly loose - keeping ads open to delegate/community approval

I dont mind good acii

there have some others
who have done good acii

I like to keep my spams short and pithy and sometimes obsene,but never dull..