3 Score Forum Rules

3 Score forum rules

This forum runs on the ProBoards forum platform and so operates under their Terms of Service. We will comply with those terms because if we breach them our forum may be closed outside of our control. You can read the ProBoards Terms of Service here: www.proboards.com/tos

This is intended to be a friendly but relaxed forum where we can discuss the opportunities and challenges of being a older worker without provoking or insulting each other.

We are neither a highly restricted forum where everything remotely offensive or controversial would be censored; nor are we a forum without rules where almost anything goes. We're not the naughty words police, but neither are we the dark web.

The rules specific to this forum are:

Respect and bad faith

• Our forum is for reasonable, rational people to discuss older working and some general lobby topics.
  
• The Internet is composed of people whose opinions may conflict with yours. Please maintain respect for other opinions (not otherwise restricted under ProBoards rules).
  
• Posts that exist only to harm the forum, to incite negative reactions, or to disrupt threads may be dealt with by moderators even if they don’t technically break specific rules. 
  
• Such ‘bad faith’ actions may also include attempts to evade the rules or to evade moderation penalties (such as creating ‘alt’ accounts).
  

Insults / Provocation and Harassment

• Don't insult, provoke or harass other posters. 
  
• Tempers can fray from time to time, so moderators will take perceived intent and the level of aggression into account when moderating.
  
• Insulting others and being aggressive or threatening towards others is not acceptable and will be dealt with. We can't have users attacking each other. An insult: "You are [e.g. dumb]." Not an insult: "Your point is [e.g. dumb]." Though civil would be even better.
  
• Criticizing a non-personal entity (like a corporation) is OK so long as it's fair comment, as is criticising a public figure such as a celebrity or politician, with the same caveat that it's fair and not libellous.

Slurs and attacks/hatred to groups

• ProBoards rules are simple: don’t use intolerant or hateful terms, or be hateful towards any person or group of people.
  
• We won’t accept intolerant language or slurs targeted at any race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The same applies to mental illness, mental conditions, or disability.
  
• Context is important. If a slur is a quote of another work that's relevant to the discussion, this may be allowed. On the other hand, if the slur is intended to incite a reaction or hurt, even if purported to be a joke, then action will be taken.
  
• Sensitive lobby topics that demean people will not be allowed.
  

Violence

• Inciting, encouraging, or threatening physical harm against any another person or group is prohibited.
  
• Posting images, videos, or linking to content showing people being physically harmed is also prohibited.

Spam

• We will remove spam for commercial sites, drugs, or other spam content and permaban the perpetrator. 

Swearing

• You may swear within reason (excluding slurs). We aren’t your mother. 

Nudity / Porn / Not Safe For Work (NSFW) content

• Don’t post or link to such images or content.
  
• Erotic fiction, kink discussions, and generally being creepy is also prohibited.

Privacy / doxing / illegal content

• Don't post other people's personal information without their permission (doxing).
  
• Obviously, don't post any illegal material.

Real World Controversy

• This forum's primary focus is on older people working. Some of that may stray into politics so long as the discussion remains respectful and focuses on matters relevant to older workers.
• There will be no dedicated discussions about general real world politics, religion, race or gender politics, or political / religious figures. Such threads will be locked and / or removed, such posts will be removed, and repeat offenders will be subject to our moderation rules as outlined below.
  
• There are plenty of other forums, outlets, and options for such discussions elsewhere on the Internet. Our forum is not for that.

Be excellent to each other and enjoy our forum.