I know this is a topic that many do not like reading about, and I understand why as I don't like writing about it. However, it is something we need to address, and for the sake of transparency, I want everyone to know about what would result in a warning or ban here.
Before I go on, I want to say that we keep our rules as loose as we can considering this is a black hat forum where we all like to skirt the rules elsewhere. We do this because our belief is that it's better to show others why this forum is different and do our best to keep members than it is to forcibly remove them from the platform. Therefore, if you're here to genuinely be a part of the community, then know that it's really hard to get banned from here.
At the same time, as much as we don't want to do this, warnings and bans will inevitably issued to some people. However, we've done our best to ensure that the warning system we have in place is
Warnings
To keep things simple, our notice system is in line with our terms of service. That means that you'll only get a warning for what's clearly a violation for one of the following from our TOS:
These are points applied to your account whenever you violate a rule on this platform. Currently, each rule violation is worth 1 warning point regardless of perceived severity.
Active warning points only last for a limited amount of time (1 week to 1 month). If you receive warning points whilst another one is active, this duration is automatically extended by the length of time of the most recent warning.
Once a warning expires, the warning points become inactive and no longer count toward your total.
You can receive up to 12 active warnings points before you'll be permanently banned form this platform.
Permanent Bans
Permanent bans are a last resort and are only issued under the following circumstances
Temporary Bans
Before I go on, I want to say that we keep our rules as loose as we can considering this is a black hat forum where we all like to skirt the rules elsewhere. We do this because our belief is that it's better to show others why this forum is different and do our best to keep members than it is to forcibly remove them from the platform. Therefore, if you're here to genuinely be a part of the community, then know that it's really hard to get banned from here.
At the same time, as much as we don't want to do this, warnings and bans will inevitably issued to some people. However, we've done our best to ensure that the warning system we have in place is
Warnings
To keep things simple, our notice system is in line with our terms of service. That means that you'll only get a warning for what's clearly a violation for one of the following from our TOS:
- User-Generated Content
- Prohibited Content and Activities
- Discussion Restrictions
- User Conduct
- Marketplace Guidelines
- Account Usage
- Enforcement and Compliance
These are points applied to your account whenever you violate a rule on this platform. Currently, each rule violation is worth 1 warning point regardless of perceived severity.
Active warning points only last for a limited amount of time (1 week to 1 month). If you receive warning points whilst another one is active, this duration is automatically extended by the length of time of the most recent warning.
Once a warning expires, the warning points become inactive and no longer count toward your total.
You can receive up to 12 active warnings points before you'll be permanently banned form this platform.
Permanent Bans
Permanent bans are a last resort and are only issued under the following circumstances
- Automatically after a user has 12 active warning points on their account
- A malicious user joins the forum. This includes someone who is here to do the following:
- Cause harm to the community
- Upload malware or other harmful material
Temporary Bans
- Automatically applied after a user reaches 6 active warning points and lasts 3 days.
- Automatically applied after reaching 9 active warning points and lasts for 1 week.
- This one is a little subjective, but if a user is drunk posting on the forum and acting very out of character, we may use the temporary ban function on their account for 12 hours just to give them time to sober up.