Fan Club Rules

[spacecat]

Fan Club rules are to be followed at all times. Not following these rules could lead to FC deletion or user warnings/bans. All threads in the FC will be approved before they show up in the forum.

*All fan clubs must be made and submitted as you would any other post but it will then be viewed by me before it is either allowed or rejected. If it is rejected I will pm you to explain why. Usually it would be cos it already exists or because I think it has a very low shelf life.

*Stay on topic.

*Before making a fanclub do a search and make sure one doesn't already exist.

*If there is already a fanclub then your fanclub thread will be rejected.

*If a fanclub owner has been inactive for 3 months you may contact a mod and request permission to take over ownership.

*NO ANTI FC WILL BE APPROVED.

*If you go over 1000 posts be warned that posts after 1000 will be deleted.

*FC owners can not make specific rules that must be followed, you are not mods. If you feel the FC's need a new rule contact a mod to ask about getting it approved. You can give your preferences but bashing/flaming of other people's preferences are not welcome at all.

*We do allow country FC's but these are basically so that people from the same country can socialise and get to know each other and arrange possible meetings in their community. We do not allow FC's for specific towns/states etc please stick to the country FC's.

PAIRING FC'S

We are allowing pairing FC's though they must follow these rules:

*If you do not like a pairing DO NOT post in that pairing FC. If you read the fanclub and want to discuss something that was said then sort it out via PM or elsewhere, do NOT go into that fanclub and start a war. Anyone posting in a pairing fanclub that isn't a fan will almost automatically recieve a ban.

*You can discuss other pairings but when others discuss your pairing negatively and you don't like it sort it out through pm, if you break the above rule to start a flame war it's an instant ban.

*Neg reps to rival pairing fc posts over such things won't be tolerated. I consider this being in an FC of a pairing you don't like therefore breaking a rule.

*I'd suggest just totally not reading the fc of the pairing you don't like but I know that is never gonna happen. You all wanna be able to talk about other pairings so much well fine but just be prepared for others to do it about your favourite pairing also. These rules were changed as per YOUR wishes so don't come complaining to me when you decide you don't like the change.

*Please post these rules in the first post of your pairing FC.

[jikennosamurai]

to clarify, are there rules as to fanclub topics?
whole anime? or will individual parts of non bleach anime be allowed?
produced entertainment? or should i expect "sandwich FC" <- i approve of that one
and can there be mangaka (or other entertainer) fanclubs? (for their various works)
i've always wanted an akahori fanclub ^^
and should we expect various region-based groups as well?

[spacecat]

to clarify, are there rules as to fanclub topics?
whole anime? or will individual parts of non bleach anime be allowed?
produced entertainment? or should i expect "sandwich FC" <- i approve of that one
and can there be mangaka (or other entertainer) fanclubs? (for their various works)
i've always wanted an akahori fanclub ^^
and should we expect various region-based groups as well?
Any fanclub submitted will be considered lol sandwich fc xD I doubt that would be accepted. Anything with an obvious potential low shelf life will die but tv series fc's and such are ok.

[Ametatsu]

When it says you submit it as you would any other post, does that mean you make a new thread in the fan club section or that there's a thread you're supposed to post somewhere to ask permission?

*is having a retard day today*

[spacecat]

When it says you submit it as you would any other post, does that mean you make a new thread in the fan club section or that there's a thread you're supposed to post somewhere to ask permission?

*is having a retard day today*
Nah you just make it like any normal thread and submit it, the only thing is you won't see it til it's been approved. SO just don't go make another one thinking it didn't work ;) you just need to be patient and a mod will get to it asap.

[Awakenedgirl86]

How do I join a Fanclub?

[Rain]

post in it asking to join

or send a PM to the owner

its most common and quickest to just post saying you want to join though xD

[Qrαhms]

What should I do if the FC is kinda...dead?

[Frosted Heart]

Well, you can always try to start a discussion, or post new stuff (either official or some kind of fanwork). Just remember to post legitimate topics/material. ;)

[Lady Orihime]

I have a request.

Could you guys please clairify what "won't be tolerated" means if you go into a rival pairings FC and neg-rep them? Just so the offenders know they'll be temporarily banned.

Thank-you.

[debbiechan]

I have a request.

Could you guys please clairify what "won't be tolerated" means if you go into a rival pairings FC and neg-rep them? Just so the offenders know they'll be temporarily banned.

Thank-you.

As a non-mod here but as a former fan board administrator I'd like to put forward my two cents as to why sometimes rules are not draconian in their specifics. Moderators do want to allow for wiggle room. No, this is not to allow for favoritism--it is to allow for circumstantial allowances.

Example. Take the rule about posting in a rival pairing FC.

Anyone posting in a pairing fanclub that isn't a fan will almost automatically recieve a ban.

I bolded the word almost. I once posted in a pairing FC with full knowledge of this rule but with my conscience overriding it. It was plain from my post that I meant no ill will; I complimented the club, posted in defense of one of its members, attempted to clarify a remark made in reference to me (the reference was made to me by name even though naming people of other FCs is against the rules) and of course, my post was deleted, by judgement of a mod, but I wasn't banned.

Another person comes into a FC spouting obscenities and making wild charges and of course that person is banned.

There are always discriminating issues to consider--that's why mods are mods. They have a hard job. I know. I used to be one long ago. You rule against your friends. You get tons of PMs. Everybody accuses you of favoritism or of sloppy work.

As for the neg-repping, before neg-reps went non-anon, I got PLENTY in FCs and outside of them and didn't report them. It didn't seem worth it, you know, while there was still child slavery, global warming, and famine, but friends of mine did. Friends of mine also pulled dumb stunts and were banned for this or that. They took their bans like soldiers without complaint. My point is that it's not worth it to fight the great injustice of moderator rulings sometimes--moderators do the best they can. This is only a fan board. We're just trying to be nice to one another and stick to simple rules.

[Velius]

I see you went and posted the exact same thing in different threads. :-_-

Not going to repost what I put in the other rules thread. It's a simpler version of what Debbie posted anyways.

[Lady Orihime]

debbiechan, hottfroggy didn't go into the FC and start anything. She was banned for neg-repping someone, which was not stated in the rules if you did that. Had hottofroggy known she would be banned if she neg-repped someone, she wouldn't have done it.

Even space agreed with me about it being unfair - that others have done it and were only warned. That he does a "3 strikes your out rule". But Velius since you are in charge for the time being, you need to let people know their consequences when they break your rules.

[Syn]

Can you compare the bashing of a fan and the neg rep that results to the neg rep over a simple shipping comment that had nothing to do with the rival ship?

Seriously. The decision has been made and mods cannot offer to come back on their decisions.

And don't say it's easy for me. I did ban an IchiRuki fan over at BF forever. And a few for a few days (from 3 days to one week).

[debbiechan]

Had hottofroggy known she would be banned if she neg-repped someone, she wouldn't have done it.


So she would have neg-repped someone in a rival pairing FC, as Vel put it--a very juvenile thing to do--if she thought it would only result in a warning? What a way to encourage civil behavior.

Let it go, Lady O. Your always naming mod names ("Vel agreed" or "Space agreed" depending on the occasion) and measuring centimeters here is not flattering to you or to the poor person you're trying to defend. Let her take her ruling and learn from it. Let. It. Go.

[spacecat]

Guys enough on this ok. I agree that it does seem unfair because in the past I had not banned people for it. Vel decided it was the best punishment and so therefore from now on someone will be banned for breaking that rule in most cases anyways. Different people do things differently and that's why this happened, we didn't discuss it but now we know for the future so let's forget about it now ok.

I can't really be around for this stuff cos I'm too busy with my new job so if you have more problems please contact Vel via pm.

[Velius]

Maybe it was a bit much. But we were bound to cross this line at some point. We warn people. Then we warn some more and yet it still doesn't sink in with anyone. It continues and continues. Even if no one reports it, it's still there. So I felt like a little "actions speak louder then words" enforcement. I am sorry to make an example of hottfroggy, but maybe people will get the point.

[DarkPulsar]

Hey, just a quick question. I tried to make an FC about...maybe a week or week and a half ago, and it never showed up. By now I figure it just got turned down, but I never was told why, so I'm a bit curious as to whether it's just a matter of, did I mess something up that I can fix? Or is it something else?

[Kolbertt]

Well, there are days where the FC section quickly buries the new FC's, and mods cannot see or approve them =I

In case that happens, let a mod know.