DDR:uk IRC Channel Rules and Guidelines
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To enter any of the channels for DDR:uk you must abide by these
rules, otherwise you will risk being banned from the channel
and the website. Upon entering the channel you agree to these
rules and to the policies of the channel.



The official #ddruk channel rules - irc.faereal.net / #ddruk
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1. Introduction

#ddruk on FaeNET has been set up to be a central location for
members of the DDR:uk website to communicate and to have fun
while on the Internet. The rules for this channel will be
very specific as this will be the channel which new members
and other such parties will enter first before being told about
the other channels. There will be information about the other
channels below these rules. However in the interim, this channel
will be the main channel for all the DDR:uk chats until the
member count increases.


2. The Rules

>> Be polite to members and staff. This channel is for all ages
and for all different types of people, so watch your
language and what you say. Be careful with "jokes" or
"sarcasm" within this channel, being the Internet you and
your friends may read a sentence one way, while someone
else may take offense to it.
>> Spamming will end up getting you kicked or banned from the
channel. If you have to say something, make sure you say it
in one line. Anything that requires multiple lines must
be needed, or exception cases.
>> If you are banned or you were kicked, do not pester the
operators of the channel, as it will just more than likely
get you kicked again. If you have a question, then email
irc@ddruk.com with logs of what have happened and explain
why you are questioning it.
>> Do not question your banning or kicking in other channels
on the network! It will more than likely get you banned from
that channel!
>> Advertising of links or other channels is not banned, but
if it becomes a nuisance or becomes spam, then an operator
will ask you to stop, otherwise you may face a kick.


3. Banning and Kicking

The operators of the channel have full control to do what they
feel is necessary to keep the order of #ddruk intact. Therefore
they have the ability to kick or ban you. In each case you must
respect their decision and if you have any questions then you
must email irc@ddruk.com with your logs and reasons, as any other
way will probably get you banned or make the ban longer.
Questioning the operators decision in other channels will more
than likely get you banned from those channels as well.


4. Examples

>> Spam:
Channel spam could be almost anything, but to give you an
idea of what the operators are looking at here are a few
examples:

>> Repeating the same line, multiple times to cause a pain.
eg. Typing a line, and repeating this line over and over
>> Text pictures or text text, multiple lines of text which
disrupts the course of the channel, text pictures will
almost get you banned
>> Long lines of the same letters:
eg. "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..."