Forum Rules & Regulations

[Static Veins]

These are the official rules & regulations of the The King of Hate Forums. Members agree to these terms upon registration of their account. Any members seen violating these rules will be reprimanded appropriately. Members are also encouraged to use the report function if they feel another member is breaking these rules.

Account-Specific Rules

1. No creating usernames that are similar to current staff usernames. Also, do not try to use a staff username with an alternate prefix or postfix. For example the following are not accepted:

• d4rks1d3ph1l
• darksydejohn (it does not matter if the name is different as an entire entity, if must be completely different; i.e. bear no resemblance to the original username)
• DSPRocks (any names like this (with a prefix that is not allowed) will also be subject to an instant ban the current members of staff)

2. Creating and posting with multiple usernames (accounts) is also not allowed. If you are unhappy with your current account, one time alterations can be made.

• If you are trying to bypass moderation of your account (removal of posting rights, signature or avatar) then your account will be banned.
• Creating a new account because your last one had a high warning level will also result in a ban.

3. Offensive usernames, titles, profile information, avatars and/or signatures will result in a warning(1) and will be removed

• Any form of racism, sexism or messages of offensive nature will be subjected to this rule (continued breakage of this rule will result in your account being moderated(2)).

4. Any accounts registering using junk/disposable email addresses will be banned on sight.

• This is assumed to be an attempt to bypass moderation of yourself and your account and will not be tolerated.

Posting-specific rules

1. Do not post any form of illegal or suspicious software.

• This includes files from file-sharing websites such as RapidShare, Mediafire and Hotfile. Any files that were not approved by any member of staff will be removed from the forum and a warning will be placed on your account.
• We do not accept torrent files on our forum; they will result in your account having a warning being placed against it.

2. These activities are not allowed.

• Sexism (we do not accept this under any circumstances).
• Racism (we do not accept this under any circumstances).
• Threats aimed at other users or the site owner. (Even if it might be a joke don't do it)
• Trolling (purposefully trying to cause controversy and provoking a negative reaction in other people).
• Insulting other members, excessive name calling or derogatory terms. (Begger, paypig, wheelchair, etc)
• Doxing is not tolerated, posting information like addresses that might lead to someone's location. This includes phone numbers.

3. No Porn or other Obscene Imagery allowed

• Anything along these along these lines that a moderator deems inappropriate for the forum can and will be removed.
• Exactly what is and isn't appropriate is completely up to moderator discretion.
• If there is any doubt about posting the image/media, don't post it or check with a staff-member.

4. Use Spoiler Tags Whenever Required

• Use the spoiler tag function whenever you feel it could be necessary.
• Please give some sort of clue as to what you're spoiling. (Example: [Attack on Titan episode 7 SPOILER])
• If it can be perceived as a spoiler. IT IS A SPOILER.
• The only exception to this is in specific threads for TV Shows etc. which have a Spoiler Warning in the title.
• Any violation of this will be met with a forum suspension, as you're showing conscious disregard for other members of the forum.

5. Please do not spam threads

• If you think of something you want to add to your post, use the edit function rather than make a separate post immediately following your original.
• We are okay with you posting your thread in the wrong section if you legitimately do not know where else to post it; a member of staff will move it to the correct section and notify you when they have done so. You can also ask a moderator prior to posting where to post it if you are hesitant.
• Spamming is not allowed, we do not appreciate you using our forum to advertise your own work, unless related to the forum/topic at hand (this includes articles, videos and live streams).

6. Do not intentionally derail threads.

• If you are caught intentionally derailing threads you will have a warning placed against your account.
• We have threads where you can post whatever you want given you abide by all other forum rules; you are free to talk about anything in those threads.

7. Please do not post DarksydePhil detractor videos or link channels with this content.

• We are well aware that there are reasonable as well as unreasonable criticisms of DarksydePhil on Youtube.
• We ask that if you have something to say, you say it in your own words and provide constructive criticism.
• Do not post links to Detractor Video Comments.

8. Please do not bring up drama stories about DSP from dubious detractor sources (Websites or Channels). Wild speculation and theories about Darksydephil don't belong here. We will make an exception if the story has been proven accurate and true.

• Forum moderators don't have time to validate claims against the site owner from suspicious sources.
• This includes drama discussions involving WWE mobile games and will no longer be allowed on this forum.

9. Please accept a moderator or administrator's judgement.

• They are here to make the experience as enjoyable and fair as possible, please show them some respect.

Notes

(1) If a member of staff believes that you have broken a site rule and need to be moderated, you will have a warning placed against your account and suspended for one week. Two warnings, two weeks. Three warnings, a month. Any further violations will result in a permanent ban and you will not be allowed to post anymore on this website. This is up to the moderator's judgement and depending on the severity of the offense they can ban you immediately if necessary to protect the forum.

(2) The edit function will allow you to edit your post in a thread instead of posting a new one. If your second post is only a few minutes after your first one then they will be merged automatically.

(3) The search feature will allow you to search all threads for a keyword. This saves you the effort of searching manually, we advise you use this feature to search for existing threads if you want to create a new one.

(4) Derailing a thread means intentionally driving it away from the original topic, for example posting images that are nothing to do with the topic at hand.

Disclaimer

This site is owned by Phil Burnell, a.k.a. DarksydePhil, and operated by himself and his moderation staff. It is an integral part of his business and as such the running and operation of the board is at his discretion.

Sometimes judgement calls must be made. These rules are here to ensure the forum remains a fun and friendly place for its members, but they are not the be-all and end-all of ensuring this. DarksydePhil and his moderation staff reserve the right to amend the rules at any point and reprimand members who act in an uncivilized manner not otherwise stated in the list above. The bottom line is if you are making this site an unpleasant experience for others, you will be dealt with appropriately.

Above all; please be kind and civil to one another. And most of all, have fun!

[Vocht]

Sexy sexy rules. I like rules. Rules rule!

[TorBeren]

very good rules. :) 

[Kyoko_Kirigiri]

Rules look good to me so no complaints here.

[ssk1777]

Looks Good.

[Vocht]

Better, but still needs work. Such as "defamatory videos and/or other material," is other material referring to anti-dsp propaganda aside from video?

Defamation ​is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, etc.

So if the anti-dsp propaganda is false, then I would assume it's against the rules. Though the moderators must keep in mind that if it is true, it's not defamation. Though by law, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. So if you're going to go all anti-dsp up on dis bish, you better have dat proofidence!

[Static Veins]

Please note the rules have now been updated. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with them.

Thank you.

[Static Veins]

Okay so I am going to try to be civilized and just put this out here, but I feel that if we are not allowed to post videos that are against Phil, then we should also not be allowed to post videos that are one-sided against people who don't like Phil as that is not fair at all.

​I'm aware of what you're referring to and it has already been removed.

[JPress15]

​I'm aware of what you're referring to and it has already been removed.

​I respect that and thank you for that.

[The Mighty Onyx]

Hope this includes forum members as well, already had people impersonate me within the past week.

Will Onyx give us the means to delete posts in the near future, to avoid accidental double posting?

What do the warning levels mean, is there a limit until you just start banning people?​

​1. We look out for people intentionally taking similar names in order to impersonate other members and we take care of that.

2. Not even trial mods can delete posts.

3. Depends on a member to member basis and the gravity of the previous warnings. But getting 3 serious-offence warnings isn't something you want.

[FWC]

Judgment, not judgement.

At least in the US.

[DieStimme]

9. Please accept a moderator or administrator's judgement.

 

This needs a more specific ruling, as I think if there is a reason to doubt a moderator's/admin's decision to punish/ban someone, it should be allowed to write a complaint. I ask for this since Phil himself seems to be prone to ban people for no reason other than a bad mood.

[The Mighty Onyx]

9. Please accept a moderator or administrator's judgement.

This needs a more specific ruling, as I think if there is a reason to doubt a moderator's/admin's decision to punish/ban someone, it should be allowed to write a complaint. I ask for this since Phil himself seems to be prone to ban people for no reason other than a bad mood.

​You can send an email at [email protected] if you don't agree with something. That email gets forwarded to me, Phil and the three lead mods.

Judgment, not judgement.

At least in the US.​

The whole staff team except Phil is from Europe. That includes me, Icuredit, Static and Kings. As a result we're going to stick with the UK way of spelling.

[DieStimme]

​You can send an email at [email protected] if you don't agree with something. That email gets forwarded to me, Phil and the three lead mods.

The whole staff team except Phil is from Europe. That includes me, Icuredit, Static and Kings. As a result we're going to stick with the UK way of spelling.

​May I ask that this information will make its way into the final rules? I mean it makes sense that there is a way where you can appeal to unjustified punishment. It would mean a good addition to the rules.

I mean, this is like something to be made better than the last forum. Mods/Admins are humans, and make mistakes as such, so there should be a chance for everyone to settle things the diplomatic way.

[The Mighty Onyx]

​May I ask that this information will make its way into the final rules? I mean it makes sense that there is a way where you can appeal to unjustified punishment. It would mean a good addition to the rules.

I mean, this is like something to be made better than the last forum. Mods/Admins are humans, and make mistakes as such, so there should be a chance for everyone to settle things the diplomatic way.

​Not yet. I might set up a subforum where only mods can see peoples posts for applications and appeals.

[Zybatsu]

2. Not even trial mods can delete posts.

​Well that needs to be changed.

[Kyoko_Kirigiri]

​Well that needs to be changed.

​Well its fair enough since we are just trial mods, we can at least lock and hide comments. Plus I can understand why its implemented so that they're not given too much power to abuse.

[Zybatsu]

​Well its fair enough since we are just trial mods, we can at least lock and hide comments. Plus I can understand why its implemented so that they're not given too much power to abuse.

​Okay, it makes a little more sense you have the ability to hide comments. I didn't know that, IPB is very weird.

[Jaydon777]

Its good to see the forum rules are similar to that of the previous forum as I thought it worked well. I believe there was major disagreement between the previous mods and Phil as to interpreting and implementing the rules on alleged slander directed at him. I hope you don't mind me asking but has this been discussed with the new mods to ensure that it does not happen again?

[Savage2Day]

I believe there should be an exception for posting something back to back. I can fully understand that creating more than 1 identical topic is an issue. 

But if you create a topic, and get no replies... to add a post to get people to join in shouldn't be punishable. Otherwise the topic will die.

Ultimately, if someone creates a topic, you shouldn't be restricted and held back for making the topic get more views and wanna grow.

I posted something now, and just realised I was the last person beforw that to post something... now I'm gonna get another warning point. For that I really to apologise. 

But if I have something awesome to add to a topic, I'm going to post it regardless of who posted anything before.

Don't change your rules,  just think about a few amendments in my opinion.

Thanks for reading :)

[Chr0nite]

I believe there should be an exception for posting something back to back. I can fully understand that creating more than 1 identical topic is an issue. 

But if you create a topic, and get no replies... to add a post to get people to join in shouldn't be punishable. Otherwise the topic will die.

Ultimately, if someone creates a topic, you shouldn't be restricted and held back for making the topic get more views and wanna grow.

I posted something now, and just realised I was the last person beforw that to post something... now I'm gonna get another warning point. For that I really to apologise. 

But if I have something awesome to add to a topic, I'm going to post it regardless of who posted anything before.

Don't change your rules,  just think about a few amendments in my opinion.

Thanks for reading :)

​Ultimately if nobody replies to a topic it might mean that the interest in said topic is low or nonexistent.

[Savage2Day]

​Ultimately if nobody replies to a topic it might mean that the interest in said topic is low or nonexistent.

​Hope you'll eventually read the whole post. You've completely missed the point I was making sadly. I'm legitimately trying to just get a professional response from someone. 

And all I got after almost 20 hours is someone stating the obvious. I'm not trying to mean or anything, and apologise if you think I am. Just very irritating when there's a "Rules and Regulations" Topic with no one really caring...

[Static Veins]

The "no double posting" rule is there to decrease spam. It refers to posting multiple posts in quick succession in the same thread.

If you double post something accidentally, edit your post to mention it and a mod can merge the posts together.

[Savage2Day]

The "no double posting" rule is there to decrease spam. It refers to posting multiple posts in quick succession in the same thread.

If you double post something accidentally, edit your post to mention it and a mod can merge the posts together.

​Thank you for the response, I'm very well aware of what the rules are. I was addressing an issue of the rules being possibly updated.

There's many people on this forum who's had the same frustration. Believe me I'm nor trying to a pain in any way. There's a lot of drama already. A slight amendment could rectify this.

I hope you'll at the very least have a discussion and consider the pros and cons.

Thanks for reading

[Static Veins]

​Thank you for the response, I'm very well aware of what the rules are. I was addressing an issue of the rules being possibly updated.

There's many people on this forum who's had the same frustration. Believe me I'm nor trying to a pain in any way. There's a lot of drama already. A slight amendment could rectify this.

I hope you'll at the very least have a discussion and consider the pros and cons.

Thanks for reading

​We're always open to discussion, that's why this thread was left open rather than closed as soon as the rules were open. As it stands, these are the rules, but if members take issues with certain ones and we believe it would be beneficial to change them, then they may be amended.