Important Changes to the DIS board rules

[Laurabearz]

I saw this on another fourm... I think it applies to all the fourms here....

Our moderators work very hard to keep the DIS a safe and friendly place for all visitors. As much as we wish everyone would always get along, there are always going to be issues when you have this many people in one place.
Historically we have handled these issues with warnings, bannings and not much in between.

This has resulted in several recurring complaints from users. The first is penalties were applied in an inconsistent manner. Another common complaint is that people were not properly notified.
We have put a new system in place that we believe will address those issues as well as make the process more open and transparent.

All infractions of board rules will be addressed by a point system. You can see the various infractions and point values by looking at our board guidelines page located here:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/guidelines.htm

The way it works is really pretty simple. If you violate a rule the webmaster or moderator will click a button that assigns the proper point value to the infraction. At that point they must send a private message to the user, it will not allow them give the infraction without it. It will also generate a thread on the host board so we can track infractions.

Please note that private messaging is the official notification method, if you don't check your private messages you will not be notified. If you are banned you will get a pop up box listing the reason when you log in.
The moderator or webmaster has the choice to send a "warning" with no points for some of the minor infractions.

We can't possibly cover every situation with these guidelines. In a case where someone is "playing the system" or something is against board rules but not covered on this list we will still deal with it.

I will start a thread on the tech support board for any questions you may have on this process

We hope that by opening up this process we can create a better, friendlier atmosphere on the DIS and make the largest Disney discussion forum an even better place to be!

Alex

 

[mking624]

I think this is a great way to keep track of stuff like this! I'm sure it will make things a ton easier on those who moderate this site.

Out of curiosity, with the point system...is this a permanent thing? Meaning that if John Doe got a one point warning, will that one point forever be on his record? Or will that one point vanish from the record after x amount of time and the behavior or whatever was warned has not been repeated? I ask because this actually reminds me of a discussion a friend of mine had who had something like this at her old job...they had a point system for their employees and after so many points or whatever they were called, they were terminated. Things like being late, etc, got you points. But after so much time, those points went away...i.e. January 1st, 5 points; January 15th, 10 points....and then June 1st, 5 points removed from record, June 15th, 10 points removed from record. Does that make sense?

 

[Disney Dreams]

Meaning that if John Doe got a one point warning, will that one point forever be on his record?

It looks like the chart at the bottom of the link provided has a time period within which the points expire. Is that what you are asking?

Thanks for sharing this find Bears.

I have a question as well. What is a "Filter Violation"? No clue what that means.

Thanks,
Disney Dreams

 

[mking624]

It looks like the chart at the bottom of the link provided has a time period within which the points expire. Is that what you are asking?

Thanks for sharing this find Bears.

I have a question as well. What is a "Filter Violation"? No clue what that means.

Thanks,
Disney Dreams

Ah yes, that's what I was referring to. Somehow I missed the link in that post.

As for filter violation, I'm assuming that certain words are filtered and a filter violation would be someone trying to get around the filter...sort of like dancing around the dictionary in VMK? That's only a guess...I run a message board (unrelated to Disney) and that's what I consider a filter violation, but Dis might have a different idea on that.

 

[Alionette]

Ah yes, that's what I was referring to. Somehow I missed the link in that post.

As for filter violation, I'm assuming that certain words are filtered and a filter violation would be someone trying to get around the filter...sort of like dancing around the dictionary in VMK? That's only a guess...I run a message board (unrelated to Disney) and that's what I consider a filter violation, but Dis might have a different idea on that.

I believe you're right. Mal? Need some help making this something that we all know is completely for sure!

Lion

 

[LoriR]

I believe you're right. Mal? Need some help making this something that we all know is completely for sure!

Lion

I just posted this announcement. Bears must have been up later, or up earlier than either Mal or myself! I have included a link to the Questions thread WebmasterAlex has set up on the Tech board.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1335414

I am closing this thread so we don't have any further confusion or duplicate threads floating around.
Lori