Sparkboxshow.com Forums Rules and Terms of Service

I – Terms

By posting, you agree to the forum rules.

Posting is a privilege and can be revoked at any time.

Posts will be considered the responsibility of, and associated with, the user name that posts them, regardless of human user or IP address from which such was posted.

By posting on this board, you agree to release Sparkboxshow.com from any liability, civil, criminal, or other, in specific regard to anonymous annoyances, abuses, threats or harassment, perceived or otherwise, as outlined in H.R. 3402, Section 113.

Rules are subject to change with little or no notice, at any time.

Any unforeseen situation that necessitates a change in the rules, will be taken care of with no grandfather clause.

Sparkboxshow.com Administration reserves the right to interpret and apply these Terms of Service in any way to ensure the security and safety of Sparkboxshow.com and its users.

Sparkboxshow.com Staff reserves the right to make judgment calls on a case by case basis regardless of the offense, user, or Terms of Service in any given situation at any time without notice.

II – General Forum Rules

A. Language 

1. As a general guideline, language should fall within the norms of a PG-13 rating. Specifics follow below. 

2. Cursing, within PG-13 norms, is allowed as long as it isn't too vulgar or directed at another user. An infraction of this will be determined at the discretion of Sparkboxshow.com Staff. 

3. At the same time, gang communication, mentioning body parts and/or bodily functions, including those involving sexual innuendo, perceived or otherwise, are not permitted. For example, you can say "My brother is a penis," however, you may not say "Look at my penis." 

4. Failure to follow the language guidelines established herein may result in banishment, to be determined at the discretion of Sparkboxshow.com Staff. 

5. Language restrictions apply in all languages.

B. Spam 

1. Sparkboxshow.com considers the following actions to be spam: off topic posts, excessive posting, "plugging" competing sites, or any type of posts meant to disrupt this message board system. 

2. The definition of spam will not be limited to the specifics described in B1, and will be determined at the discretion of Sparkboxshow.com Staff. 

3. Failure to follow the spam guidelines established herein may result in banishment, to be determined at the discretion of Sparkboxshow.com Staff.

C. Baiting and Flaming 

1. Flaming is defined as posts that insult, offend, or otherwise abuse users. 

2. Baiting is defined as posts that are designed to tempt another user into a violation of the Terms of Service. 

3. Baiting and Flaming are often interrelated. Neither Flaming nor Baiting are permitted in any forum. This is a gray area and infractions and punishments resulting therefrom will be determined at the discretion of Sparkboxshow.com Staff. 

D. Trolling 

1. A loose term for disruptive posting which may or may not involve violating the Terms of Service. 

2. This is subject to interpretation by Sparkboxshow.com Staff. Staff reserves the right to interpret the Terms of Service on a case by case basis involving users. 

3. The penalty may range from 24 hours to permanent banning.

E. Inappropriate Relationships/Illegal Relationships 

1. Sparkboxshow.com in no way will tolerate any attempts by adult members of the site to solicit or form inappropriate relationships with minors, or solicit inappropriate or illegal pictures of minors. (Note – this applies in all situations)

2. Anyone in violation of this rule will receive a ban, permanently. Authorities may be notified as well. No warnings. Period. 

3. Any member of the site who feels that inappropriate behavior along these lines is taking place should contact a moderator immediately

F. Sexual Harassment/Harassment 

1. Sexual Harassment is defined as ANY unwanted sexual advances, comments, or behavior. 

2. Harassment is defined as ANY consistent flaming, baiting, doing so by shadowing (following a poster around as deemed and considered by the moderators), or thread spamming directed at ONE individual; Consistent, unwanted communication from one user to another.

3. It is the user’s responsibility to report acts of sexual harassment and harassment. The offending party will be given one warning. Should the offending party subsequently harass the same individual, said offending party will be banned, the length of which will be determined at the discretion of Sparkboxshow.com Staff.

G. PM Abuse 

1. Will not be tolerated. 

2. Please report any PM abuse or harassment ASAP. 

3. PM abuse may result in a long term ban, possibly permanent. 

4. PMs will only be seen by administration upon the request of individual users, or in the case of suspected criminal abuse.

H. Slander/Libel 

1. Anything knowingly false, or alleging anything against a person which is not knowingly true can be considered slanderous/libel. 

2. If you are the subject of any alleged slanderous/libel posts, it is your duty to inform a mod as soon as possible. 

3. Punishments will be determined at the discretion of Sparkboxshow.com Staff. 

4. Sparkboxshow.com can/will not be held responsible for individual user posts.

I. Posting Pictures 

1. Pornographic pictures may not be posted ANYWHERE IN ANY FORUM on Sparkboxshow.com.

2. Pictures of a graphic nature may not be posted ANYWHERE IN ANY FORUM on Sparkboxshow.com. Graphic pictures may include, but are not limited to: goatse, tubgirl, lemonparty, disgusting crap, etc. What is and isn't graphic can be determined on a case by case basis by Sparkboxshow.com Staff. Short version – keep all content PG-13 or below, thank you.

3. Sites linked that are illegal in ANY jurisdiction WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! 

4. Failure to follow this rule may lead to a permanent ban from this site.

5. Pictures are subject to forum guidelines.

J. Violence 

1. Violence is defined as any post that threatens physical harm to another user. 

2. By definition, violence is more severe than flaming. 

3. Violence on the boards will not be tolerated in ANY forum. 

4. Warnings will be few, and bannings may be severe. 

5. Violence does NOT include play fighting. 

6. Sparkboxshow.com staff reserve the right to interpret intent when judging a potentially violent post.

K. Signatures 

1. Images are allowed in your signature, but they must be linked from a website that permits outside hotlinking of said images.

2. Images that stretch the page may be edited/removed without notice.

THANK YOU ALL FOR READING AND FOLLOWING THESE RULES!!