This post will act as a “living document” for the METABBS goal, rules, and guidelines.
The Goal of METABBS
The goal of METABBS is to cultivate healthy and productive discussion of the BBS Network as a whole. Discussions around platform mechanics, DAO proposals, development direction, future features, suggestions, feedback, and more are welcome and encouraged.
Community Guidelines
- Posts must be directly relevant to the BBS Network
- Posts and comments must be in English.
- Do not repost content the BBS team has already shared
- No images or memes with the BBS logo on it
- No advertising unless through the BBS Ad feature
- Do not copy/repost other’s posts
- Linking to content is allowed and welcome, but copyright violations will be hidden
- Do not create posts or comments asking for Partner
- Publishers may only tag up to 5 members per post
LIVE Chat Guidelines
- No Spam / Scam links
- No advertising or self-promotion
- No hate speech
- No Partner request in LIVE Chat
- No harassment or trolling
- Don’t spam words or use all-caps
- Don’t argue over chat
- Use English in LIVE Chat
Expanded Guidelines
Rule 1. Posts must be directly relevant to the BBS Network
All posts in METABBS should be in accordance with the purpose of the board as explained before. For discussion of other topics, users should utilize other relevant boards on the network. Users are encouraged to create their own BBS if discussion for a topic cannot be found.
As an extension of this clarification, the following types of posts are given as examples of not being relevant to BBS Network as a whole:
- Cashable Targets and Impression Count Display
- Motivation Posts and Posts calling for Engagement
- Posts about Personal Goals
- Posts that are intended as a Report
- METABBS General Activity Level
- Greetings Posts (Good morning / Good Night)
- Partner Requests / Unban Requests for other boards
- Repetitive 'spam' posting of the same/similar topic
The post list here is not exhaustive and only serves as an example of what type of post is not considered relevant to BBS Network. Any irrelevant post, whether mentioned here or not, is subject to moderation.
For topics that are loosely relevant to BBS Network, please use the pinned Daily Discussion post on METABBS which will allow more general discussion of METABBS or BBS Network such as goals, greetings, etc.
Rule 2. Posts and comments must be in English
METABBS is an English-only board. This rule is necessary to provide proper help and moderation to users while preventing bottlenecks. The METABBS team is committed to the BBS Network and its users, and in cases of extreme language barriers we urge members to contact moderators directly.
We welcome anyone who can create and sustain a similar board in their regional languages to come forward and implement the same.
Rule 3. Do not repost content the BBS team has already shared
Direct copying of content the BBS team has shared is not permitted, however discussion around the content the BBS team shares is permitted. Feedback and suggestions around updates or releases are welcome.
Rule 4. No images or memes with the BBS logo on them
The BBS logo should not be applied to images or memes submitted to METABBS.
Rule 5. No advertising unless through the BBS Ad feature
All advertising of goods and services must be done through the built-in advertising feature of BBS Network.
However, promotion of other boards is allowed in moderation. A BBS may be promoted once per day but no more than 3 times per week on METABBS, and only with the promoted board’s owner’s approval.
Rule 6. Do not copy/repost other’s posts
Meaningful discussions around other’s posts which derive unique results are allowed, but copied or plagiarized content will be hidden. If including part of another user’s post, a link to the post itself should be given as well.
Reposting your own content is allowed no more than once a month and still must follow community guidelines.
Rule 7. Linking to content is allowed and welcome, but copyright violations will be hidden
Linking to content elsewhere in BBS or outside of BBS is allowed and encouraged, but copying content directly into your post from other sources would be hidden if considered a copyright violation. Content within posts that is not self-made must be sourced.
Rule 8. Do not create posts or comments asking for Partner
Partnering with METABBS is invite-only, and only the top, high-quality contributors will be considered to be Partners. As such, all posts requesting Partner will be hidden with or without further explanation.
Rule 9. Publishers may only tag up to 5 members per post
To prevent excessive tagging, publishers may only tag up to 5 members per post. Further comment tags will lead to the comment or even the post itself being hidden.
Anyone found breaking these rules consistently will be banned from METABBS.
Please use the Report button in order to report content or users that violate these guidelines, or message the moderators directly.