This website is your online portal to the world of
Charles Dickens. We want you to share your views and get involved in celebrating his 200th anniversary
in 2012. Be part of a dynamic and vibrant community of readers and students who enjoy the works of Britain’s
great novelist.
The following rules list the most serious violations:
No Hacking – Hacking is not permitted on the board. Guessing someone else's password and succeeding counts as hacking. Members who hack will instantly be permanently banned without any warnings.
No Discrimination, - You may not insult members based on their religion, race, sex, political beliefs, or whether they are gay or straight. This is worse than flaming, because it also hurts other members of the board who fall into the category you insult. Dickens2012.org is a place where everyone is equal, and discrimination will NOT be tolerated!
No Bullying - Do not pick on other members. The worst kind of bullying is where new members are picked on. This hurts the member as well as the board.
No Flaming - Flaming harms the nice atmosphere of dickens2012.org. It also causes thread's to go off topic, and most importantly, it hurts the person being flamed. The victim may defend themselves against any accusations made to them, but may not make any additional accusations to the flamer (which also counts as flaming).
No Profanity or Obscene Content - Such content does not belong on dickens2012.org.
If you break one of these rules, the following penalties will apply (first time, second time, third time...) with the exception of breaking the rule "No Hacking" which immediately results in a permanent ban:
Warning - This is where a public announcement is made that mentions your name and that you have broken a rule. The moderator will determine whether you knew what you were doing was wrong or whether a warning is necessary to explain it do you. If you are not given a warning, I will skip ahead to the next step in the penalty list.
Temporary Ban - This is where you are not able to view the board for a certain period of time.
Permanent Ban - You can never again view the board.
The following rules are also important:
No Advertising - You are not permitted to make money using dickens2012.org. You are not allowed to use the member list to obtain Instant Messaging scree nnames to harass people to purchase a product from you.
No Illegal Activity - You are not allowed to break the law using dickens2012.org. Posting links to pirated software is illegal, so this counts as a violation of this rule.
No Double Posting or Spamming - You may not post more than once in a row in the same thread. Posting several times in a row reduces the quality of the board, is a waste of the board's memory, and provides the culprit with ill earned post count points. Double posts will be merged into regular posts, and you will lose 10 postcount for each of the posts excluding the first one. Your post count can be changed to a negative number if necessary. The only exception to this rule is if your edit timer (24 hours) for the post has run out, in which case you may double post if you have something important to add. Spamming is also not allowed, and is defined as a post that has no meaning.
No Topic Bumping - If a topic you created has no replies, you may not post again in it (although you may edit the post if the timer has not run out). If you made the thread because you need help with something, you may post again as long as you include additional information about your problem (the fact that you really want it fixed does not count as additional information). You must post this in the same thread, and you are not allowed to create more than one thread per topic.
No Posting Personal Info - You may not post your last name, or your street address on dickens2012.org. This is because this information then becomes accessible to anyone.
