Forum Terms & Rules
Please take a moment to review these rules detailed below. If you agree with them and wish to proceed with the registration, simply click the "Register" button below. To cancel this registration, simply hit the 'back' button on your browser.
INTRODUCTION:
CDMazika is a great way to get to know different people from around the globe, to discuss things with them, exchange ideas and viewpoints or simply just to have a nice chat. However, the fact that you talk to people from around the globe means that there will always be cultural differences, not to mention that everyone has their own unique personality and character. CDMazika is an International Forum and as such the language of selection is English, which we would appreciate members to use ALL the time or as much as possible, if you expect active participation and discussion from everyone, or else it would be total chaos. We understand that at times it is necessary and inevitable to post or make a request in another language, but we would prefer that you keep it to a minimum as much as possible so as not to affect the free flowing responses from other members. We don't care how bad your spelling, grammar or sentence structure is (although some forum-goers might taunt you). We are all here for FUN and entertainment and not to be made fun of or insulted by anyone. Just abide by these simple guidelines, or else you will appear disrespectful to everyone. We would like to remind everyone that Religion and Politics are against the rules, so at no cost approach these subjects, be in jokes, posts, avatars, signatures, pictures, etc.
FORUM TERMS:
- Respect Admin & Moderators: Public discussions of moderator/admin actions are not allowed on the forum. It is also prohibited to protest moderator actions in titles, avatars, shoutbox (Chat Box) and signatures. If you don't like something that a moderator did, PM or email the moderator and try your best to resolve the issue in private.
- Please post in the correct forum. Your post will be deleted or moved if it is in the inappropriate forum.
- We accept No requests by PMs or in the shoutbox, Requests are only accepted in it the requests forum.
- Once you've started a thread, you can't delete it, however you can edit it at any time. If you'd like to delete/close your own thread, please contact a staff member.
NOT ALLOWED: - Offensive language.
- Pornography or Offensive pictures.
- Spam, Commercial advertisements or links to your own site without the staff permission.
- Harassing other Users.
- Hatred based on race/ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, and religion are strictly prohibited .
- Posting about prohibited subjects which are religion and politics stuff.
- Malicious use of any code.
PINNED RULES: Some sections of the forums will have the rules stuck in a thread. Please make it easy for all of us and follow those rules.
YOUR ACCOUNT:
You had the ability when you register, to choose your username. Please be advised that you should keep your username appropriate. You will not use telephone numbers, implicit, obscene, sexually suggestive, web site, abusive, vulgar or hateful user accounts as to respect to members. You cannot have for username the terms used currently by the forum and its staff such as, administrator, webmaster, supervisor, moderator, member, username, etc., or any other category that is being used on this forum, and can eventually lead to confusion. Any username which could be deemed as an impersonation of another member, slightly similar as to cause confusion or inappropriate in any way can and will be changed by an Administrator without any prior notice. You may be asked to find another suitable username and if you don't reply, an Administrator reserves the right to change it and an email with the new username will be sent to you until you select another one of your choice.
With your user account, you agree to never give your password out to another member, for your protection and for validity reasons. Any member found giving access to his/her account to another person can and will get that account suspended or terminated immediately. Your account is for YOUR personal use and not to be shared with anyone else. Registering is free, there is no need to share accounts here. Instead you may consider referring your friends to register their own accounts. You can also refer them using your own referral link so every time someone register using your link, you'll be awarded one referral point which will be kept in admin notes and you may be prized for a certain amount.
You must pick a secure password and take reasonable measures to protect your account. If someone else uses your account to break any of the rules, you will be held accountable. You also agree to never use another member's account to post messages or browse the forum.
If in time you are not happy with the name you choose, you may contact an administrator by PM to have your member account name changed and it will be done provided that the new one isn't already taken and is appropriate. Please note that you have to select your name properly and need to have at least 50 posts for your request to be considered since you had the ability to choose it when registering. As we recommend that you don't change your username so others won't be confused about your identity. However we will do a little announcement about the usernames changed.
LINKS AND ATTACHMENTS:
Any links that you follow or files that you download, you do so at your own risk. While we will try our best to make sure the content is safe, we accept no responsibility should anything happen by following a link or downloading a file.
AVATARS, SIGNATURES AND CUSTOM TITLES:
To change them, go to "
Settings" at the Top right of the page. Do not use profanity or bad language since we DO NOT tolerate it on the forum. No religious images, quotes or comments are allowed since it is prohibited to do so and clearly mentioned already in the forum's rules.
Any images or comments that can be interpreted as "triggering" or "upsetting" to some members will not be tolerated and will be deleted immediately without any prior notice. You will get a warning and/or a suspension for a few days depending on your infraction level. Attacks or insults on users chosen name or avatar will not be tolerated and will result in an automatic ban.
SIGNATURE SPECIFICATIONS:
Signatures MUST have a maximum size of 500 pixels wide X 200 pixels high or 7 inches wide x 3 inches high, this includes text as well (not just the picture or image). Please note that
NO videos or Flash signatures that make noises are allowed. NO religious and NO political comments in signatures are allowed or you will get a warning/suspension. If your signature does not meet any of these specifications it will be removed and if your signature is removed several times, you will be suspended for a period of time, from 90 days to a period of 366 days, depending on your infraction level. Members are NOT allowed to put ANY email address and/or personal data (such as name, address, profession etc.), outside forum's or website links in their signature and if any email address, personal data or link is found it will be removed immediately and you will get a warning and/or be suspended for an undetermined period of time at the Supervisor's discretion.
Messaging System (PM)
Each registered member's account has access to the Personal Message service included within the forum, your total storage capacity may vary depending on your usergroup. This includes both your inbox, as well as your sent items and any additional folders you may have created, remember to empty it often. Please note that the administrators of CDMazika have every right to read your personal message for security reasons. The forum is NOT responsible for storing your messages. If you have any message that you judge important, you have to copy paste and save it on your PC.
If you need to talk to any single person, use the PM System instead of making a new topic. Under NO circumstances is anyone allowed to post a PM, if a user has any issue with a PM, it should be forwarded to an administrator for review, violation of this rule will result in disabling your posting ability.
Any complaints about other members or staff member should be sent to the
Administrator and not posted publicly on the forum or you will get a warning and/or be banned for an undetermined period of time at the Administrator's discretion.
INFRACTION (warn) SYSTEM:
This is a system that we use to keep logs about members who have
broke any of the rules. The infractions system allows other moderators to see what the user has done so that they can act accordingly in the future. Also YOU can see your own infractions, some logs and notes will not be published to you, however.
Staff can disable posting ability for a user until one of the administrators deals with them, or they feel the user has had time to cool down. Anyone can get more than one warning a day, if you have two warnings you will be suspended for 7 days but remain a member on the forum - warn three,
you're out - Immediate ban and have your Account terminated.
Members who are suspended and/or banned are
not allowed to return to this forum until the period of their ban has been terminated. Any member who logs on the forum using another account will also have that account suspended immediately if caught. We expect members to respect these rules at all times. These warnings can be removed should an administrator see that there is some improvement on the member's behavior and that the member is not failing in respecting the rules again and again.
It is expected that a member after a period of time, improves and should this happen, the warning can be removed without any prior advice and there is no time limit placed on them and it is at the admins' discretion. Please do not contact any staff member requesting for your warning to be removed, instead just follow the rules and with time they will be removed.
RESPECT STAFF MEMBERS:
Staff and supervisors are a group of volunteers to help facilitate discussion. They should not to be argued with in public when enforcing forum rules and guidelines. Admin, Supervisors and Moderators control their sections as they see fit and
their decisions are final. Arguing over decisions or making polls or topics regarding staff decisions will not get a decision overturned, it will however get you suspended and your thread deleted.
Similarly editing/flaming staff edits to your posts WILL result in an instant ban. We all are respectful, tolerate and support each other and our goal is to have a fun place where we enjoy ourselves, not see how many people we can annoy. All members are welcome to speak with the moderators about their concerns in a polite and calm manner
in private, (in a PM). If you have a complaint, you can contact the person directly, be it the moderator, Supervisor or the
Administrator by PM only but that doesn't mean that their decisions will be overturned.
If you feel that a moderator has given you a PM unfairly or abused his moderating powers, please contact the supervisor in charge and explain the situation and events that led to your warning and it will be looked into and a decision taken, (do not at any time make a reply in a topic to insult or provoke the moderator) or that will lead to you being suspended and/or banned for a period of time. Contact a supervisor and (s)he will let you know what is happening and you will be advised of the situation.
Nobody should initiate arguments or tension because this will only cause the triggering of other members.
We reserve the right to ban any member who violates our guidelines or disrupts our community at any time.
We will be fair and provide warning in most cases. We
are not required to explain why your account was deleted, edited, suspended or banned. Please avoid starting topics asking to know why any member has been banned and/or requesting to bring him/her back or to give the member another chance. It will only trigger a chain reaction of negative comments, so avoid it at all cost besides there is no need to plead his/her case with the staff.
Any member who doesn't want to be part of this ever growing community at any time, he/she can just stop logging on, do not make a post saying you are leaving or maybe not, etc, JUST LEAVE... Nobody will force you to stay against your will... As an option you may contact the administrator to terminate your account. This also should be processed in private.
RULES BREAK CONSEQUENCES:
If you happen to violate any of our rules, the following punishments against you may be undertaken (Depending on the offense)
- You'll be warned.
- Your post/topic/signature/avatar etc will be edited, deleted, moved.
- You will become a restricted user temporarily/permanently.
- You will be suspended temporarily/permanently.
** CDMazika Administration has the right to change these terms of Use at any time, delete/suspend a membership or delete a topic without a reason.
Please remember that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message except those from the forum leaders. The messages express the views of their authors, not necessarily the views of CDMazika.
Thank you for reading our rules. These rules may be updated from time to time, it is strongly recommended that you check back often. We accept no responsibility if you fail to read these rules or check back for updates
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Last update: May 17, 2010
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