Because Zorpia owns us all, first is my obligation to post thier rules and terms of agreement!:)
A. Prohibited Content:
Content prohibited on the site includes but is not limited to the following:
Nudity, pornography, provocative or extremely offensive material.
Content that is subject to copyright violation in sole judgment of Zorpia administration and/or reported by the real owner provided with sufficient information and evidence.
Photos that are marked as a non-headshot violation in profile photo album. The purpose of this feature is to show other members your face. You may choose to upload a headshot type photo, or leave it blank. For all other kinds of pictures (including but not limited to full body shots, cartoons, or group shots), we provide free and unlimited photo storage. Photos which violate this rule cannot be used as a primary headshot, or used for 'Rate a Zorpian'. In this case, another photo from your profile pictures will be used.
B. Prohibited Activities.
Prohibited activities on the site include but are not limited to the following:
1) Attacks on other Members
Members are subject to communicating in a decent and respectful manner with one another. Any profanity, personal attacks, insults, trolling, etc. towards an individual will not be tolerated. In a social networking site of this nature, conflicts arise naturally. However, be courteous in your communication with other members. The administrators/moderators of the site have the right to remove any harmful or vulgar contents if they do not meet our standards of decency.
2) Abusive or Inflammatory Language
Members are prohibited to post, distribute, or disseminate any inappropriate, discriminatory comments/messages/content. This includes profane, abusive, defamatory, infringing, threatening, obscene, unlawful, and racist, topics or posts. Freely exchanging ideas is the essence of building a strong networking website. However, inappropriate topics or posts are disruptive and inflaming, and are not beneficial to our group of members.
3) Unauthorized Advertisements
Any unauthorized advertisements are strictly prohibited. Members must obtain permission from the company in order to publicize any commercial content within the site.
4) Spamming, Pyramid Schemes and Chain Letters
Spam is defined as any repetitive entries (sensible or insensible) posted multiple times so as to annoy readers or disrupt the harmony of the site. Pyramid schemes, chain letters and messages along this line are also prohibited.
5) Irrelevant Posting
Members must tightly follow the themes of the site including but not limited to gossip, forums and groups. Avoid ranting or rambling off on a tangent. In order to develop an enjoyable interaction and discussion environment it is imperative to tie your posts, entries, gossip stories, topics and comments closely to the mainstream of the discussion and interaction.
6) Nonsensical Posting
Nonsensical posts include but not limited to posts, entries, gossip stories, topics and comments, with little or no meaning, that serve no benefit to members' social interaction and discussion environment. Posts, entries, topics and gossip stories of that nature will be removed.
7) Copyright and Plagiarism
Members should make sure they have permission before posting material owned by others. Plagiarism is illegal and unethical and is not allowed on the site. When using another person's words either from within or outside the site, users should be careful to give credit to the original source, and not represent that content as their own.
8) Harassment of Other Members
Communication to members in indecent, disrespectful, inappropriate, harassing and sexual manner is strictly prohibited. Persistently asking for personal contact information in such a way that it becomes a great nuisance will not be tolerated. Be considerate when you communicate with other members.
9) Scamming
Profiles created for sending scams. This includes but is not limited to invitations to donate money to bank accounts, financial plea letters, and invitations to invest in companies. All users should be wary of individuals asking them to take part in financial transactions.
10) Fake Profiles
Profiles that were created using personal information that belongs to someone else such as email address with or without full knowledge and consent of the real owner will be banned immediately from the site.
11) Hacking of Accounts
Hacking accounts for any reason is strongly prohibited. Accounts should only be used by the rightful owner of the account information. Should this condition be violated, the company will investigate thoroughly, and the appropriate legal action will be taken.
Now i am trying to list some of the moderator position rules. I am sorry if i missed anything, but if you think that something else needs to be added to this list of rules, please write me!!! Thank you everyone and i wish you good luck!!!:))
I am not sure if we had a chance to talk about this moderator position when i came to offer it to you, but i would like to mention a few of the duties that are required:
1- stay in the group as much as possible.
2- try to cover all the topics and read as much as possible the comments that have been written
3- if anyone is insulting anyone else, please try to solve this into a diplomatic manner. Take each person aside and explain to them that they can't insult anyone else based on sex, religion, political believes, age, and so on. If the memebers don't stop after you tried to talk to them, get another moderator involoved and try to find together the best way to solve the situation.( It is very important to also be reported to zorpia if necessary!!!!---it is one of their rules also)
4- if the members don't come back, go and appologize for the incident that happened in the group. We are not responsible for other's people opinions, but we have to assume responsability because it happens on our "territory" (our group).
5- if you still can't solve this problem, bring it to the administrator;s attention. We need to know what happened and we will do our best to solve the issue (if we need to report it to zorpia, we will).
6- bring in new members, but don't force anyone to come
7- try to come out with new topics and new subjects for everyone to have fun on or to debate about
8- when you come to the group, please try to read all the topics and see what is new and what needs help or attention
9- if you don't know an answer about a certain question of a member, please don't answer what you think is right, but promise that you will do some research and come back with an answer for that person. If you don't know something, ask someone else.
10- If you feel offended or hurt by someone, please come and tell one of the administrators. You will be helped by one of us!