~*Nappycino Guidelines*~

[Eilleen]

Here at Nappycino we aim to build a place for people who use or would like to use cloth nappies to support each other.

The Rules....

Posting Policy for all members
Posting Policy for Businesses

Signature Limits and Avatars

Three Strikes Rule

Explaining our Automated Moderating System


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At all times, our Admins and Moderators will endeavour to do their best to protect the rights, privacy and enjoyment of our members. To this end, we will continue to use our best judgment when moderating posts and users to ensure that the values of this community are upheld. Breaking the written rules of conduct/guidelines for posting is not the only path to warning/moderating users. Users that we *believe* are not acting in the best interests of Nappycino and all of its members, will be treated in the same manner as those who do not follow the official guidelines.


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We reserve the right to modify and add to these guidelines at any time.

[Eilleen]

Posting Policy for All Members

General Posting Policies

1. This is NOT a place to air your personal problems with others - whether they be a business, customer, member or other website (including auction sites).

2. This is NOT a place for speculating the pros and cons of nappies seen on other sites or for products by "unknown" sellers. Note that we regard speculation includes telling of other people's experiences - as in "I have heard...." etc.

3. If you feel you need to recommend against a product, you MUST explain, in detail, why you would recommend against the product.

4. If you are experiencing problems with a nappy or nappy related product, please consider seeking the advice of the seller prior to posting help amongst the public forum.

5. Discussions regarding illegal activities (eg. copying and distributing licenced patterns/software/products etc) are not allowed.

6. Please respect every user on the forum, do not maliciously criticise their views, beliefs, opinions, parenting choices, lifestyles or nappy choices. This INCLUDES the slander and defamation of users from external forums/sites, disposable nappy users, manufacturers and retailers.

7. Please do not directly attack other members, or discriminate or make prejudicial statements regarding people’s race, sex, or religion.

Signature Links(If you are a business, please see our Posting Policy for Businesses.)

8. General members can have one link to a non-profit web page.

Trading Room

9. This area is NOT for discussing the exchange of goods for money. This includes payment for postage. Please use the PM system when discussing details of the transaction. This area can NOT be used for "For Sale" ads.

10. Only members who have 50 posts and above and have been a member for 1 month can place a Wanted to Buy/Trade ad.

11. Nappycino takes no responsibility for transactions that have occured as a result of placing a Wanted Ad.

Testers Forums

Offering to be a Tester

12. Please post the details requested in the appropriate thread. If you want your entry removed or updated, PM a mod for assistance. Please do not update your details more than once every two months.

Threads that need to be approved by Admin PRIOR to posting:

13. The following threads should not be started without gaining Admin approval first:

- Collections for fundraising, charity and other events.

- New Co-ops

- Swaps

You can contact Admin by PMing ~*Bron*~ or Eilleen.

If you have any problems with particular posts or actions of other members, then please contact the moderators or Admin, rather than airing it in the public forums. You can do this either by PM or by using the report button (icon with an exclamation mark inside a triangle) located at the top right hand side of each post).

We reserve the right to move threads and posts into more appropriate forums within Nappycino.

We reserve the right to remove or edit ANY posts that may come across as tactless, malicious or damaging.

[Eilleen]

Posting Policy for Businesses

Nappycino tries to support the endeavours of WAHP's as much as possible. We are one of the few forums that allow small businesses to make free announcements about your business in the Promos & Sales forum and to announce your Buyena auctions in the Buyena forum. In addition, our paid advertising packages are very reasonable. Please contact Grant at advertising@nappycino.com.au for any advertising queries.



Advertising

1. Please keep all advertising to the Promos & Sales forum. The advertising of products in any other forums, including the photo gallery, is not permitted.

a. No threads/posts should be started in the general forums showing any products that are a representation of the goods that you sell through your business. Therefore even if that particular product is for your own personal use, because it is an accurate representation of the sort of goods you sell through your business, we would consider that thread/post advertising and we will remove the posting.

2. Do not offer to sell, design, trade items with users in posts in the forums. If a question regarding your product is asked, please answer that question directly and as briefly as possible. Do not offer any further information, do not offer pricing, negotiate sales or direct people to your website. If a member wishes to receive any further information, they can PM you accordingly.

3. Do not solicit members through private message or email.



4. No advertising is permitted in Avatars for unpaid advertisers (this includes using your business logo or your products as your avatar)

a. unpaid advertisers can not use their business name as their User Name. This option is open ONLY to advertisers who have taken advertising options equal to, or more than 12 months advertising.

b. unpaid advertisers can not put their business description and business link in their profiles.

5. Friends advertising for their friends' business is not allowed.

Paid Signature Advertising

6. There are several levels of advertising. Please ensure that you only use the level you have paid for (eg. if it is for banners only, then you are not allowed to have you business in your signature, unless if you have also paid for signature advertising).

7. For those who have paid for signature advertising, you may link to your business in your signature. You can have two links per business in your signature.

8. Your signature will still need to comply with the signature size limits. Please see our signature guidelines for further information.

9. Please note that images of your products or workmanship are not permitted in your signature unless you have paid signature advertising.

Promos and Sales Forum

10. Promos & Sales forum will remain open. Paying advertisers can post in this forum once a week (4 posts in a 28 day period). Unpaid advertisers can post in this forum once a month (1 post in a 28 day period).

Buy for Baby Forum

11. Businesses selling their own branded/signature products in Buyena (using the shops section or the auction section), should list them in Promos and Sales. See the above rules for Promos and Sales. Note that when we say "paying advertisers" we mean people who have paid to advertise here in Nappycino.

12. The Buyena forum should only be used to promote one-off seconds, second hand items, or other products that is not the business' signature product.

Testers Forums

13. Testers can only be offered in the Product Testing Forum. Please discuss details such as postage prices, etc off the boards. Also note that Testers offered in this forum can only be sold at the approximate cost of materials plus postage. Any testers sold for higher must be sold on Buyena.

14. Please check through the testers lists to select testers prior to listing an offer.

[Eilleen]

Signature Limits

1. Signatures may consist of one image up to the maximum dimensions below, or two smaller images side by side not exceeding the maximum dimensions allowed.

The maximum image size is shown below:

(430 x 100 pixels)

2. You can add text below or above the image(s) in your signature, providing the signature size does NOT exceed 430x150 pixels.

3. Please ensure that images are in a jpg format and does not exceed 60kb.

4. Any signatures larger than the specified size will be removed by the Forum or Site Admin after a short grace period.

5. Links to non-profit endeavours (eg. personal blogs) or non-profit advocacy sites (eg. RSPCA) is allowed.

Avatars

6. Avatars must be either 80 by 80 pixels or 19.5 KB (whichever is smaller). Animated avatars are NOT allowed.

[Eilleen]

Three Strikes Rule

Nappycino has a three strikes rule in place for breaches of the Nappycino guidelines and inappropriate behaviour. Any user posting in an aggressive or inappropriate manner or breaking any of the above rules, will be given an official warning. Three official warnings will result in moderation of the users posts for a period of three months. Any additional warnings will result in the user being banned from the forum.

[Eilleen]

Explaining our Automated Moderating System

The software this forum is created on comes with an automated moderating system. This system has two parts to it:

1. A warning system
2. A points system

Warning System. When members do something that is against our guidelines, our mods will let that member know via the warning system. For us a warning serves as an alert rather than a "punishment".Unfortunately we can't change the title of "Warning" on the PM that alerts members to an infraction against our guidelines. That is built into the software. The software helps us keep track of alerts (aka "warnings") given to members so we know when to instigate the points system. Warnings are only valid for 3 months and they don't incur any infraction points.

Points System. The points system is where a member is given infraction points after breaking our guidelines.The infraction points are given after a member has been warned several times of breaking the same guideline. Note that we do not take giving infraction points lightly. The infraction points depend on the guideline that is broken. The points are also not "forever" they have an expiry date. The list below shows the guidelines and the infraction points against it:

Advertising in Avatar without paid advertising, 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Advertising in Profile Fields without paid advertising (home page link, etc.), 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Advertising in Signature without paid advertising, 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Airing personal problems, 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Exceeding Non Profit links in signatures (non business), 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Exceeding Signature Size, 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Exceeding the Promos & Sales Limit, 1 point, 3 months

Inappropriate Language, 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Linking to business auction listings in the auction announcement area (must be done in Promos & Sales), 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Offering product testers in the general forums (must be in the TESTERS forum), 1 point
3 Month(s)

Slandering/Defaming other Businesses, Users or Sites, 1 point, 3 Month(s)

Advertising, Business announcements, stocking "hints" etc made outside of the Promos & Sales area, 2 points, 3 Month(s)

Advertising to sell or exchange for monetary value in the WTB section, 2 points, 3 Month(s)

Discussions regarding illegal activities (eg. copying and distributing licenced patterns/software/products etc), 2 points, 3 Month(s)

Displaying product images in the general forums, including samples of your skill used for personal use, 2 points, 3 Month(s)

Disrespecting or Insulting members (for various reasons including lifestyle choices, religious beliefs, etc.), 2 points, 3 Month(s)

Posting Swaps, Co-ops, Fund Raising & Charity threads without Admin approval, 2 points, 3 Month(s)

Soliciting members through private message or email, 2 points, 3 months

Note that all moderators can also generate custom infractions for other infractions that may not be explicitly covered above.

When a member has accumulated a total of 6 points within the 3 month period, then they become a moderated member - that is, all their posts have to be approved by a moderator before it can show up on the boards.

When a member has accumulated a total of 49 infraction points in a period of 3 months, they are automatically banned from this site forever.