MLPFiMChatroom Rules/ BronyBot Operation Manual

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#MLPFiMChatroom: chat.deviantart.com/chat/mlpfi…

If you have any issues with the following rules, or would like to add new ones, please feel free to note jwhitloctombraider about it.

TL;DR: Read what's in bold and you'll be fine.


1) No Harassment

I cannot stress how little tolerance there is for harassment in #MLPFiMChatroom.Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Repeated annoyance after someone asks you to stop also fits under this category, as does consistent trolling.

If you feel you are being harassed or mistreated, notify a moderator via note if you have to.

**EVERYONE is covered under this rule, including mods, members, admins, and the chat owner.


2) No Argumentative Drama

Do not cause drama that could otherwise be easily avoided.

Please keep your personal issues to yourself, and don't come in and talk about your depression. If you have an issue with depression and ACTUALLY want help send a note to ZeroSkyler, Jwhitloctombraider, or one of your personal friends in the chat. Do not talk about it in the chat itself.

If fight does occur do not encourage it. Do not involve yourself and do not add in your two cents. A moderator will take care of it if it is necessary, and if you feel that a moderator should intervene tab one. Do not try and take the matter into your own hooves as that causes issues.

This rule does not prohibit arguing. A friendly argument is perfectly fine (otherwise called a debate) but the minute violence erupts it needs to end.


3) No Spamming

This one should be obvious:
-Don't keep posting the same thing over and over in rapid succession.
-Do not post if it only serves the purpose to annoy.
-Do not use unnecessarily long words/posts that may stretch the screen.
-Do not post more than three icons in a single post
-Do not consecutively post icons where it takes up a large amount of space
Punishment depends on how bad it is.


4) No Roleplaying in Main Room

Due to the size of #MLPFimChatroom we simply cannot allow roleplaying as it disrupts the flow of text. Casual /me messages are fine but conducting roleplays is against the rules.  

As of April 30, 2012, role playing is allowed in our new role play room posted in the title. #MLPFiMChatroomRP

To settle controversy of what counts as roleplay use this as a guideline: it is considered a roleplay when  a /me or other 'action' mark sequence reaches the size of 8 posts between two people or 10 between 3 or more.

5) No Discussion of Shock Stories and/or Sites

Everypony knows about Cupcakes. There's so much Cupcakes fanart it's almost outweighing the canon Pinkie Pie art. Cupcakes is a prime example of what a Shock Story is. Do not link Shock Stories and/or Sites in the chatroom. This includes the .MOV films on youtube, please keep things from those materials out of chat.


6) No Ignoring Moderators or Administrators(DA site, or chat)
If you have SuperDAmn or not, ignoring a moderator or administrator in the chat or on dAmn in general is unacceptable. Doing so will result in a kick, then a ban, as it impedes our progress to resolve issues.

If you have an issue with a moderator or administrator notify the leader

7) No Personal Bots

Pretty straight forward. No personal bots. If you bring it in, it will be banned. If you use a bot on your account name, don't bring it in here. We have a bot that can do everything, and more than, personal bots can do.

8) No Advertising

This rule is enforced more strictly on newcomers. This is not a room where you can come in and say "Hey, check this out! I made it!" and then leave. If someone does that, they will be banned on the spot. As for members, please don't advertise for other chat rooms or try to pull traffic away from the room.

Members may post images of artwork on dA if they do so sparingly, otherwise it may count as spam

9) No spam of CAPS Lock or Bold please

There is no need to post ten posts in a row that are all caps lock and/or bold. While minimal uses of these things are fine, Please dont spam the chat with repeated CAPS Lock or bold.


Universal Chatroom Rules

This is just to remind/inform some of you who have yet to read the general DA chatroom rules or have not read them in a long time. These are the ones we stress.

1) You are only allowed to have one copy of yourself in the room.

2) If an account of yours is already a member, you may not have alternate accounts as members.

MLPFiMChatroom NSFW policy:</u>

It is against the rules to post content or a link to content that is intended for adult audiences. Pornography (clop) and other forms of nudity are strictly prohibited. While we assume all members of the chat are mature enough to handle such content, this room is not a place to share such content.

In addition to nudity we ask that you refrain from other forms of vulgarity as well. If you are unsure what content is crossing the line use the following general rule of thumb: keep everything Pg-13.

If you believe something is borderline acceptable due to some sort of gore content, please post a warning with it that tells people viewer discretion is advised.

The NSFW police will be enforced, and there will be little to no warning. If you post something that contains nudity then you will be kicked/banned on the spot.

Shero's Amendments: Rule Amendments I, II, and III

I) In the event a moderator is unable to work the chat past any argument that gets out of hoof, an admin will take away chatting privileges of every normal class (and moderators if need be) until they can make a declaration of peace. If, after the room is given permission to speak again, the "drama" is brought up again by anypony and/or the declaration is argued, they will be placed on a 12-hour silence without warning. Yes, this is ridiculously strict, but fair. If you refuse to cooperate with us, we will force you to.

II) MLP, plz, and RP accounts are not allowed in the room. Unless it is someones main account. Unless the account has been justified, either on the grounds that every Admin and Moderator is allowed one alternate account in case dA's chats glitch, or they happen to be someone's main account by long term.

III) This room is truly a democracy, in that the ponies have the power. If the chat owner receives enough complaints about any particular individual, said individual may be banned with no warnings, nor kicks, nor silences to precede the ban.


Tex's Amendments: Rule Amendments IV, V, VI and VII

IV) No Spoilers: When a new MLP:FiM episode comes out, it is forbidden from discussion in the chat room until the following Monday. Spoilers will result in an immediate silence until Monday. Hints will get you a warning, kick, then silence.

V) No Moderators nor Administrators may speak for the ruler. If they want something done a certain way, they will send a note to ALL involved or they will put it in the topic. It is best to do what a moderator or administrator says, though. In the event that the ruler may not have had time to announce a change, and a moderator or admin is saying it is by their word, use BronyBot: logmarker, and note the ruler.

Administrators/Moderators do have the ability to ban an individual until the leader can be available to decide the ultimate punishment.

VI) Squire Class Addition: A Squire is a moderator on probation before they become a full-fledged moderator. If I receive bad reviews about a Squire, that they aren't doing their job, breaking the rules, etc... then they will be demoted. However, the opposite may happen; I receive good reviews about them and they will be promoted. They have limited power, so you have not much to fear from them. Admins may bring them down if they are witness to the act, "Knights" may do the same. A chat log shall be sent to the owner in such a situation.

***A member does not always have to go through this class if they have proven themselves already throughout their membership or if the Leader of the chat believes it unnecessary.

VII) In reference to Shero's Amendment III, no member shall send complaints to somepony, other than the chat owner. Only the chat owner has the ability to deal with these sorts of issues. If it is found that you are trying to go to another source, it may just be forwarded to the chat owner anyways. TEMPORARY NOTE: Shero needs to focus on school and it's rather selfish that you guys won't let him. If anyone would like to complain, Tex will listen, investigate, and resolve the issue. Shero can't do any of that anymore. So, for Shero's sake, stop going to him, and go to Tex, otherwise, nothing will get done, and you will be silenced for a day.

(This still applies, but send Notes to jwhitloctombraider instead of Tex, since jwhitloctombraider has been promoted to Ruler.)

Jwhitloctombraider's Amendments: Rule Amendments IX, X, XI, and XII,

IX) If one wishes to address a problem anonymously to the leader you may use an Alicorn or Knight. If your problem is addressed your name may be given to the leader. If your name is given to the leader you are under the protection of the Moderator who passed the message on and you are guaranteed safety from any sort of punishment or confrontation. You may use this to report personal opinions to Moderators that can help improve the chat.

X) If the leader is unsure of what to do he takes in him the liberty of calling a vote among his Moderators. He does not require all the Moderators to participate and he is not obligated to listen to their final decision. If this vote is initiated the leader will more than likely take the vote of the Moderators as the final judgment.

XI) Rights of the Accused
          - An individual has the right to request an appeal to a ban.
          - An individual has the right to know why he or she was banned or kicked
          - An individual has the right to give his or her side to any story
          - An individual can not be forced to convict himself
          - An individual has the right to call a specific witness
          - An individual has the right to request a vote of the Moderators***

XII) Individuals may petition to remove a Moderator from power. However for it to be made final it must go under vote of the other Moderators. The leader still has final say. In order for it to be valid it must contain legitimate reasons for a Moderator to be removed from power and must also have evidence to back it up.

***As described in Amendment X, the final decision is still up to the leader of the chatroom


Moderator Rules/Enforcement

1) No Abusing Power*

This rule means moderators MUST have a reason to kick, silence, or ban. This reason is usually because the rules are being broken. Members, be careful when calling this out! There are plenty of things the mods may do. In fact, it's better not to call the mod out on this, but to log it, or use the BronyBot's "logmarker" command, and note the room owner. If you call them out, it causes drama. We don't want that!


2) No Insubordination*

Moderators MAY NOT insubordinate those in the same rank as them. Believe it or not, moderators are held to the same rules our members are and even more.


3) Leave Behind Bias

Do not let your decisions be biased. Several notes have been received where no one was doing anything wrong, but bias would make it appear so. Please leave it out of your decision making.


4) Greet All Newcomers

It is VERY IMPORTANT that somepony actually greets our newcomers. It is required for mods and admins, however it is welcomed for members to greet newcomers.


5) Professionalism and Politeness*

Do not be mean to other members and please be respectful to everypony.


6) Idling

Moderators, please try to avoid idling for long periods of time. If you are leaving for more than 30 minutes, please leave the room, as we get newcomers and members questioning where our moderators are at.


MEMBERS: If you find any mods are breaking the rules marked with a (*), or the rules in the first section, BronyBot: logmarker and note me or use the bot's "logmarker" command. I will find it.


Enforcement Policy: IMPORTANT

For each rule, it is a warning, a kick with a warning attached, a warning of being banned, then a ban. The ban will be temporary and will be carried out by using the BronyBot's "tban" command. If a user constantly causes disruptions, breaks rules, etc, then they may be subject to a permanent ban.



NEWCOMERS: Please take the time to give your name to :iconthe-da-phonebook: if you are interested.



PonyNet Operation Manual


help:
Display help on various commands.
Bronybot: help [command] – Gives help on commands.

away:
Displays a message if you get tabbed.
BronyBot: away [reason] – Reason is optional.
BronyBot: back
BronyBot: customaway change gone [any message] – Allows you to change the message the bot displays if tabbed.
BronyBot: customaway del gone – Deletes the custom away message and restores the default.

welcome:
Sets your custom welcome message.
BronyBot: welcome [any message] – sets any message as welcome.
BronyBot: welcome clear – clears your welcome message.

note:
Allows you to send a message in the chatroom they'll receive it after they join the room.
BronyBot: note [username] [message] – sends the message to the user.
BronyBot: note read – allows you to read the message.
BronyBot: note clear – clears your messages.

hoof:
Allows you to brohoof somepony.
BronyBot: hoof [username]

ponydex:
Shows a small description of a desired pony.
BronyBot: ponydex [pony] (all names are written with capital letter. Ie: Fluttershy).
BronyBot: ponydex list - Shows a list of avaliable ponies.

music:
Post a random link to a song.
BronyBot: music

logmarker:
Marks the log at the exact moment, needed if you need to mark a relevant event.
BronyBot: logmarker

about :
Display infomation about the bot.
Bronybot: about – Display Bot type and owner.
Bronybot: about uptime – display the amount of time the bot has been running.
Bronybot: about all – display all the above infomation.

howlong:
Shows the time a user has been in the room.
BronyBot: howlong

ping:
Ping the bot to find out how much lag it has.
Bronybot: ping

rules
BronyBot: rules shows a link to the the rules.

swap
BronyBot: swap [privclass] allows the users to swap their class, only between the member classes.

tban (Mods and Admins only)
BronyBot: tban [user] [time in seconds] bans said user for the set time.
Conversions:
3600 = 1 hour
21600 = 6 hours
43200 = 12 hours
86400 = 1 day
172800 = 2 days
259200 = 3 days
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