Comment 1 for bug 1803080

Some more rule examples:

Politeness

1. Read before you post. If you are new in the community, please keep reading the forums for a while to get a feel for the place.

2. Misunderstandings. Please compose your posts carefully. If you want to use irony, make sure people will understand what you mean. Irony is a two-edged sword. Use the preview function to check the results before submitting.

3. Be nice. We welcome all kinds of opinions as long as they are stated in a polite fashion. Posts that belittle or condemn other opinions or otherwise offer disrespect to the members and moderators of widelands.org or persons or organisations outside widelands.org will be deleted. Visitors who are repeatedly offensive will be asked to leave.

4. Watch your language. Please keep in mind that anyone may visit these pages regardless of age and as such we ask that you word your comments appropriately. Please also keep in mind that visitors to the site come from around the globe and misunderstandings can easily occur. Though this might seem obvious, please don't forget that we are posting to the www here - that's the World Wide Web.

5. Reacting to offensive posts. If any post at the forum should offend you, keep calm and think before you react. Notifying the moderators is a good strategy, retaliating with an angry post is not.

Netiquette

1. Privacy. Please be careful about disclosing personal information. Do not post your email-address or phone number etc. by any means! If you know other members' real names or other personal details, don't disclose them without permission. Again, this is the World Wide Web.

2. Spam. We have a no quarter given policy towards spammers. If the moderators or administrators happen upon anything they might consider spam, it will be deleted without comment. This includes signatures and user accounts as well as messages. If you feel you have been deleted in error, please feel free to contact the admins.