Post by Basketball Guru on May 19, 2015 19:19:57 GMT -6
Code of Conduct
- Refrain from using gifs or pictures to bait users or derail discussion.
- Do not use provocative avatars or signatures.
- Refrain from creating multiple threads on the same subject. In cases of a breaking story and multiples threads are made within a few mins, that will be excused. Moderators have the right to lock those topics with a link to the appropriate thread to post in if there are multiple topics on the subject or ones that belong on another forum. Moderators also have the right to remove the thread entirely.
- Should a thread be locked and a user ignore a Moderator's action and make a new one, they will lose their priviledge to start threads on the General NBA Forum and be given a warning.
- Respect the right of others to post and share insight. To this end, you may not defraud, harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress and/or unwanted attention to other posters. This includes posting insulting, offensive, or abusive comments about posters, repeatedly sending unwanted messages, reporting players maliciously, attacking a player based on race, sexual orientation, religion, heritage, etc. Hate speech is not tolerated.
- You may not post or communicate any poster's personal information (name, address, account name, telephone number, etc.)
- You may not link to ransmit, post, or facilitate the distribution of any sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, hateful, vulgar, racially or ethnically offensive, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, or objectionable in a reasonable person’s view imagery or content.
- Do not spam, flood, or duplicate posts
- Do not impersonate staff
- You may not market, promote, advertise, or solicit services, products, or other websites/forums.
- You may not arrange for the exchange or transfer of any pirated or illegal software
- You will not upload or attempt to distribute files that contain viruses, corrupted data, or malicious software.
- In conclusion, respect one another and any user in violation of any of the conducts listed above may report the member using the "Report" function or by contacting a staff member.
- One person can't control more than one team in the same league. Violation of this will lead to cancellation of the teams and expulsion.
- Collusion occurs when one team makes moves to benefit another team, without trying to improve its own position. One-sided trades are an obvious example of this. Another example is when a player drop is made so another team can pick up that player. Teams found in violation of this policy will be cancelled and their owners prohibited from participating in future ESPN Fantasy Games.
- Certain transactions made solely to impede other owners are not allowed. Tanking games for the sole purpose of denying another player's chance to make the playoffs is against the rules. In particular, cycling through players in free agency to put them on waivers and make them unavailable to other teams in your league is strictly prohibited and is grounds for expulsion from the game.
- Owners that are found to have dumped their players to the player pool in an attempt to undermine the league may be subject to expulsion from the game. If you are giving up on the season, we ask that you maintain league strength by providing the other owners with the most competitive team you are able to field.
- Owners should always be polite and gracious when dealing with one another. Threats and obscenities are not only against the Rules, they are illegal in many jurisdictions. Owners that are found to have sent threatening email to another owner will be warned and/or kicked out of the game completely. This extends to message board posts as well.
- Any posts of a derogatory nature are strictly prohibited, whether it is in a chat room, message board or on a league's bulletin board. This includes personal attacks and sexist or racist remarks. There will be a zero tolerance level - if someone in the league is violating this policy, you will be expelled.
- In order to maintain the integrity of the league, the commissioner may contact owners of teams that remain inactive for extended periods of time. The commissioner will send notification to the email of record. Shortly thereafter, if the team remains inactive, the commissioner reserves the right to reassign ownership of the inactive team.
REMEMBER:
The game is for fun! Creating confrontation in your league inevitably leads to a worse time for all involved. Play hard, but play fair!