Chat Moderator Cheat Sheet
How To Respond To Questions About Banned Members
How To Respond To Questions About How The Site Is Run
- Registration TOS
- Age Limit TOS
- Illegal Activities TOS
- Language TOS
- Sexual Content TOS
- Link TOS
- Harrassing Users/Name Calling TOS
- Airing Grievances/Discussing Restrictions TOS
- Third Party Information TOS
- Private Messages TOS
- Private Rooms TOS
- Disrupting Chat Flow TOS
- Trolling TOS
- Unwelcome Counsel TOS
- No Impersonating Staff TOS
- Hacking TOS
- Advertising TOS
- Material Objectionable TOS
- Unsafe Ministry TOS
- Respecting Mods
Here is the example and procedure I would like us to follow:
1 User is corrected for offense With the instruction that if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from (OFFENSE). It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
2 User gripes about correction and makes a statement about Moderator action.
3 Mod PMs user:
(USER), I'm not authorized to discuss or debate this with you further. You need to refrain from (OFFENSE). If you have questions, comments, or concerns about this warning please send them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
4 User continues to argue via PM OR make public complaints
5 Mod kicks user GET IP FIRST:
You have been kicked in an attempt to communicate to you the seriousness of this warning. Please do not (OFFENSE). It is against the Terms of Service. You may return if you agree to abide by the Terms of Service. Should you ignore this warning further action will be taken. If you have questions, comments or concerns please email community@salemwebnetwork.com Your cooperation is appreciated. Respectfully, (MOD HANDLE)
6 User returns and continues to make a public issue about the corrections they have been receiving.
7 Mod bans user instructing them as follows (kick again, don’t check ban box –if come back, click box, but not if they are an aol user):
You have been banned from our Chat for violations of the Terms of Service. Please do not make any attempt to re-enter any of our Chats, even under a different name. You may email community@salemwebnetwork.com with any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this decision. Your cooperation is appreciated. Respectfully, (MOD HANDLE)
Questions chatters ask most.
http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/What_emotes_work_in_the_new_chat%3f/m_89441/tm.htm (emotes)
---or copy and paste into a PM:
EMOTES - Ack Afk agree applaud arch beam Beg bite bleah blush boggle bop Bounce Bow brb cackle calm Cheer clap collapse consider cough cower crack cringe crumple Cry Curtsey Dance disagree Drum duck envy excuse Eye faint fiddle flex flip fold frown gag gape gasp Gaze gibber Giggle glare gloat grimace grin grind groan grovel growl grumble grunt gulp hiccup Hide Hop Hug Hum Jump Kick kneel Laugh leer Listen meditate Melt mumble Nod pace panic plead point quiver raise recoil relax rofl Roll Salute scream Shake shrug Sigh Sit Sleep smile smirk snap snarl sneer Sneeze Snicker sniff Snore Sob squint squirm stagger Stand Stomp stare startle steam wave wink
http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/How_do_you_get_smilies_to_appear_in_the_Chat%3f/m_89384/tm.htm
:! :$ :* :( :) 8) :X :P ;) :'( :[ >:o :O :/ :D O:) (smilies)
http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/How_Can_I_Become_A_Chat_Volunteer%3f/m_88663/tm.htm (how to become a mod)
http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/How_Do_I_Change_My_Username%3f/m_88964/tm.htm (changing handle)
http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/Range_of_Doctrines/m_1014/tm.htm (Range of Doctrines)
http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/Community_Statement_of_Faith/m_2133/tm.htm (Statement of Faith)
http://faithcommunitynetwork.com/How_do_I_create_my_own_album_in_the_Photo_Gallery%3f/m_1246585/tm.htm (how to create a photo album)
https://www.crosswalk.com/community/chat/1181112.html (counseling)
http://forums.crosswalk.com/Terms_of_Service/m_2164/tm.htm (TOS)
How Do I Change The Icon That Shows Up Beside My Username?
You can change the icon that appears beside your username by clicking on Settings (beside the Logout button). In the Profile folder, simply choose the icon you want and click on Save.
What Java Version Works Best With Chat?
DigiChat recommends using Java 1.2.4_8. You can download it here:
http://l.salemweb.net/DownloadJava
How do you Switch Rooms?
------> to the right of your screen, there is a user list, above that, is a blue section with 3 tabs. The middle one is the room tab. Click on that, then click on the room you want, and then hit enter.
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If you have any questions about chat, feel free to ask any moderator, we are the blue people. Currently you are in the lobby. The lobby is a room for light chit chat and welcoming new comers. Each time you come here, you will enter this room. I dont know what type of chat you like, but we have several rooms here for deeper conversations if that is your chat preference as well :D Welcome aboard.
How to Respond to Questions about Banned Members
I am not authorized to discuss the status of any user regardless of who inquires. Please contact community@salemwebnetwork.com with your request.
Please do not ask me further regarding this matter as this is the extent to which I am permitted to respond.
Thank you for respecting me as a person.
Sincerely,
Community Staff
How to Respond to Questions about How The Site Is Run
Often times chatters will ask questions about IP addresses, or if moderators can do this or that. Moderators are not authorized to give out such information. As curious as chatters may be, we aren't allowed to give away secrets, so this is the proper response:
Please email community@salemwebnetwork.com with your question. Moderators are not authorized to discuss community policies or admin tools.
Since the lobby is reserved for welcoming new comers, a few special rules apply.
No Deep Conversations in the Lobby:
(USER), please allow me point out that currently you are in the lobby. The lobby is a room reserved for light chitchat and welcoming new comers. The current topic is a wee bit too heavy for the lobby. There are however, plenty of other rooms on this site. Perhaps a topic about (TOPIC) should be moved to (ROOM SUGGESTIONS). If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this, please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com. .... just a note from your friendly neighborhood chat moderator.
No Speaking in Foreign Languages:
(USER), please allow me point out that currently you are in the lobby. The lobby is a room reserved for light chitchat and welcoming new comers. Because of this, this room is an English speaking room only. There are however, plenty of other rooms on this site. In fact the international room was created just for greeting others from around the world and speaking in foreign languages. If you wish to continue to speak in a foreign language let me suggest that you move there. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this, please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com. .... just a note from your friendly neighborhood chat moderator.
Emergency = suicide threat, minor reporting abuse, chat/forums down for longer than 30 minutes.)
During hours:
Email: fritz@salemwebnetwork.com
After office hours:
Cell: 804-347-8102
Email page: send email to 8043478102@vtext.com
To remove a user from chat highlight the user's name on the name list and then click on the last button in the row above the names. This will open window. Insert the reason for their being booted and click on the "Kick" button:
For a booted/kick warning, use the following mesage:
You have been kicked in an attempt to communicate to you the seriousness of this warning. Please do not (OFFENSE). It is against the Terms of Service. You may return if you agree to abide by the Terms of Service. Should you ignore this warning further action will be taken. If you have questions, comments or concerns please email community@salemwebnetwork.com Your cooperation is appreciated. Respectfully, (MOD HANDLE)
For a ban notice, use the following message:
You have been banned from our Chat for violations of the Terms of Service. Please do not make any attempt to re-enter any of our Chats, even under a different name. You may email community@salemwebnetwork.com with any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this decision. Your cooperation is appreciated. Respectfully, (MOD HANDLE)
Go to the offender database http://chatreports.crosswalk.com and login –See password. File a report being sure to fill in all the requested information including the IP address.
(You can highlight a user's name and click on the info button to get the IP address.)
(Also remember, not to click the ban IP box in the kick window right away. If a user persists than do so, but not if its an AOL account.) (In the logs area of the report please include a summary of the offensive statements or activity. Please remember to paste a copy of the IP in the big white box of the report where it says, "Tell us the nature of your complaint, with details.)
Click on the Member List link located on the Chat login page.
(You may have to log into Forums if you are not already logged in.)
Look up the user's name and click on it bringing up their Forums profile.
At the bottom left of the profile page is a ban link. Click on it and give the reason as follows:
Date Time YourUsername - Reason
Example:
5/5/05 5:45 Fritz - disrupting chat
Click the "Yes" button
Go to http://chatreports.crosswalk.com and login and file a report being sure to fill in all the requested information including the IP address.
(You can highlight a user's name and click on the info button to get the IP address.)
(Also remember, not to click the ban IP box in the kick window right away. If a user persists than do so, but not if its an AOL account.) (In the logs area of the report please include a summary of the offensive statements or activity. Please remember to paste a copy of the IP in the big white box of the report where it says, "Tell us the nature of your complaint, with details.)
This allows a volunteer to place a note on someone's account. To add the note click on the Member List link on the Chat login page. Look up the user's name in the list and click on it opening up their profile. Scroll to the bottom and click where it says, "edit". Add the note and click on the "save" button.
Passwords for the offender database, modlounge, and XT Presidential Office room can be found in chat staff forums, under the Admin notices.
.eadmin (no discussing in chat… email instead)
.ecom (directions for emailing concerns)
.dcolor description of what the different colors for names means (blue for mod, red for admin)
.nst (stats free card)
.drooms (description of rooms)
w2fcn
If data base is down send reports to chathosts@googlegroups.com
Offender's Handle:
IP address:
Room Name:
Date/Time of Violation:
Specific Concern:
Your Name:
Your Handle:
Your Email Address:
Status:
Comments:
2. Only chat and forums users who have registered with full registration data including real name and a valid e-mail address are permitted in Salem Web Network chat and forums. Failure to register, or registration with false information, especially misrepresentation of age, gender or email address, is grounds for immediate blocking of access to Salem Web Network chat and forums. Additionally, it is the member's responsibility to update and maintain a valid email address with their membership.
3. Chat and Forums users understand that, notwithstanding our commitment to providing the safest and most Christian values sensitive community environment possible, participating in the online community is done at one's own risk.
(False info would be an illegal activities offense if broken)
- Use of multiple names is limited to no more than two usernames. Given the benefits of anonymity in discussing certain personal issues which may appropriately be discussed in some community settings, use of a different username to protect privacy may be appropriate. Community Volunteers may also wish to use different identities for monitoring and personal interaction. However, individuals who have been locked, barred, secured, or banned are not permitted to create a new account as a way to circumnavigate the consequences for violations of the Terms of Service and Salem Web Network reserves the right to terminate any new accounts which have been established in this manner as well as remove any content posted.
(More than 2 handles would be an Handle Unacceptable offense. A return banned offender under a new handle would be a breaking securement offense.)
Young children should never participate alone and Salem Web Network cannot be responsible for the safety of children in chat and forums.
- Users must be at least 13 years old to participate in our Community.
(This would be an Underage offense, and user should be banned immediately. It's against Federal law for them to chat.)
4. You will not use Salem Web Network chat or forums for any unlawful purpose.
- If you are using the community to make drug deals or to plan other illegal activities you are in the wrong place.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from using our chat for nlawful purposes. It's against the Terms of Service. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about this directive, please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(Typically with an offense like this, a kick or ban is needed. Use discretion.)
5. Any language, text, data, information or graphics that could be considered vulgar, pornographic, obscene, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, hateful, unlawful; that are racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; or that violate any copyright or other intellectual property rights of any person will not be promoted or transmitted via chat or forums.
- Referring to someone as a Nazi or their statements as being fascist is in violation of this rule. It is expected that users can discuss topics without resorting to name calling or the use of such terminology.
- Referring to particular vulgar terms or words in any manner that brings them to mind such as purposefully misspelling or using symbols to suggest bad language or referring to something by a letter that identifies the word is unacceptable.
- Some commonly used slang terms that are unacceptable include but not limited to are: c r a p, screwed, and screwing around
- No coming into the community and typing in a bunch of non-sense words and claiming to be speaking in tongues.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please do not use inappropriate language in our chat. It is against our Terms Of Service. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about my directive, please email community@salemwebnetwork.com
- Creating a handle or making comments that are sexually suggestive is a violation of this rule.
15. Discussion of sexual issues in any other than a serious and responsible manner is prohibited including "flirtatious" consensual conversation of an intimate nature.
- This is not your personal pick up joint. Check your hormones at the door.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Your handle is inappropriate for our site. Please log out and change it before reentering. You can do so by clicking on the My Profile link above your chat login screen. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about this, please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from making flirtatious comments. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(USER) this is not a date chat site. Please refrain from harassing our users for their information. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
- Linking to a site that contains information that violates this TOS is unacceptable.
8. You should always view chat and forums as a public meeting place. To the extent possible, all chat and forums conversations are the property of Salem Web Network. By participating you have granted Salem Web Network the license to use them for any purpose whatsoever. For this reason you may not post any material for which you do not own the copyright.
Posting entire articles is prohibited, even if permission has been granted by the copyright holder. Instead please only post a portion of the article with a link to read the rest.
If you are posting an email or content, including lyrics from another offline source please be sure to include the source. (Again, do not post the entire contents.)
[Admin Note: Chatters may quote lyrics in chat as long as those lyrics do not violate our Terms of Service and as long as the person quoting them is not disrupting the rest of the conversation. This rule varies from the one in Forums which does not allow a person to post the entire lyrics of a song.]
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from posting the material of an entire article. It's against the Terms Of Service. You may however, post a portion of an article and post a link to read the rest as long as the link doesn’t go against the TOS. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
Harrassing Users/Name Calling TOS
6. You will not harass, threaten, embarrass or distress chat or forums users, either in the community itself or via personal email, phone, physical mail or in person. You will not engage in name-calling or personal attacks in the course of discussion or debate.
Attacking the character or motives of someone who differs with your view or denying that he or she is a Christian is unacceptable.
-UserA is sitting in the Lobby and not saying anything publicly. UserB says, "No PMs please." UserC says, "I don't accept PMs." I do have a problem with this.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from making personal attacks against another member in chat. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have observed a violation of the TOS, please use the offender report form instead. If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(USER), sending unsolicited PMs to multiple people in a room is a form of harassment. Chatters should be courteous and ask someone if they would be willing to accept the PM. Chatters who disregard this notice may be banned. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
Airing Grievances/Discussing Restrictions TOS
Please do not use chat and forums to air your grievances against other fellow members. If you have observed a violation of the Terms of Service please use the Offender Report Form instead. (This includes violations or allegations of inappropriate actions by the volunteer staff and administration.)
-We want this Community to be a fun place to learn and interact with others from a Christian world view. If you have a problem with someone either take it up with them privately or report the violation. If the grievance is with a volunteer or other staff member please report it using the Offender Report Form in available in chat or forums.
(USER), Please email your grievances to community@salemwebnetwork.com instead of discussing them in chat.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please do not use chat to air your grievances against volunteer staff and administration. If you believe a moderator directive is incorrect you should not discuss it in the community. If you have observed a violation of the Terms of Service please use the Offender Report Form instead or email community@salemwebnetwork.com about it.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from airing your grievances against another member in chat. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have observed a violation of the TOS, please use the offender report form instead. If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
Third Party Information TOS
7. You will not ask chat or forums users for the phone number, physical, email or instant message or other identifying information of a third party that is not present, nor provide such information if asked. Both the one asking for such information and the one supplying it will be viewed as violating this rule.
- If UserSally asks you for UserRuth's telephone number, home address, or email address and you provide it then both you and UserSally will be in violation of this rule. If UserSally asks you for your phone number that would not be a violation. Additionally, do not post or otherwise distribute someone's "private message" to you or an email sent by another user without first obtaining their consent.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from asking for/sharing 3rd party identification information. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
Private Messages TOS
Forums "Private Messages" may be recorded by forums logs as a matter of course and may be viewed by Salem Web Network staff. Forums "Private Messages" are not considered the private property of the recipient of the messages. The Forums "Private Message" system is a free service to Community members. If a member's account is disabled they will not be able to retrieve any saved "Private Messages."
NOTE: Chat "Private Messages" are recorded by chat logs as a matter of course and will be viewed by Salem Web Network staff in any reading of chat log transcripts.
(USER), sending unsolicited PMs to multiple people in a room is a form of harassment. Chatters should be courteous and ask someone if they would be willing to accept the PM. Chatters who disregard this notice may be banned. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
Creating a "private" room in chat communicates a preference to not be interrupted. It does not constitute a prohibition on the entry of others. Chat conversations can and will be monitored by Chat staff, often without the knowledge of those present. All Chat conversation is logged and transcripts of conversations are the property of Salem Web Network and can be used for any purpose whatsoever.
Salem Web Network promises to protect the identities of chat participants by changing chat handles and modifying any personal information revealed in chat conversation in any public use of chat transcripts.
Simple courtesy suggests that chat users will only want to stay in private chat rooms if their presence is welcomed.
[Admin Note: I do not have a problem with users creating a room that duplicates an already existing room. Nor do I have a problem with a user creating a room intended for one particular gender or age. Yes, someone can create a Men only room even though we already have one. If a user creates a room they have the authority to ask people to leave that room. If a person is asked to leave and he/she refuses the creator of the room should ask a mod to enforce the request. A user may not go into a permanent room and ask people to leave it. If the room creator engages in personally attacking the other person then they are in violation of the TOS too. However, first priority should be given to removing the first offending chatter.]
12. You will not post disruptive content, such as chain letters, all caps, unnecessarily long messages, or meaningless text.
- No posting in Forums or in Chat long meaningless messages. (Going round in round in circles in a long post and not really saying anything would be considered meaningless text as would someone posting gibberish.)
Posting the same or similar message in more than one place is considered spam.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from typing in all caps. Using all caps is considered rude in the chat world and it is against the Terms Of Service here. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from typing meaningless text. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
You will not post inflammatory remarks simply for the purpose for evoking reaction or starting fights with other community members (Often referred to as "trolling"). Overall, promoting a spirit of divisiveness in the chat and forums community will not be tolerated.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please don’t use this site in this fashion. It is against the Terms Of Service. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about this directive, please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Conversation about spiritual and biblical debates is one thing, but to come in and seek to personally attack someone or to try to evoke divisive conversation is against the Terms Of Service. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about this, please email community@salemwebnetwork.com
You will not disrupt the normal flow of dialog in chat or forums or act in a manner that negatively affects other members, including and perhaps especially in the defense of Christianity, in offering unwelcome spiritual counsel, or in debating doctrinal issues.
- Respect someone's request if they say they don't believe in Christ or are doubting their faith and express that they do not wish to discuss it, don't try to "cram" Jesus down their throat. If another Christian disagrees with you theologically do not immediately jump to the conclusion that they are not truly saved just because they disagree, as there are differences of opinion in translating Biblical doctrine.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from offering unwelcome counsel. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
11. You will not impersonate in chat or forums any person, including Salem Web Network employees and volunteer staff.
- No creating handles or making statements falsely indicating that you represent Salem Web Network as a volunteer moderator or other employee.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from creating handles that or making false statements that indicates that you are a Salem Web Network volunteer moderator or other employee. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
13. You will not attempt to "spam", "crack," "hack," or "bomb" chat or forums. You will not attempt to access moderator-only sections or features.
- Do not try to crash the site by cracking into the code or hacking the server or sending mass amounts of posts or bomb or in any way do anything that would cause the site to go down or access secure areas.
(a user who purposely crashes zaabot would be reported under this offense.)
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from hacking, cracking, or bombing the site in any way that would cause the site to go down or to access secure areas. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
14. You will not post or transmit either in Chat, Forums, or via PM ("Private" message) any unsolicited advertising of websites, products or promotional materials or any other forms of solicitation.
- No posting telling everyone to come buy your new homemade honey. No posting asking everyone to send you a dollar or other pyramid schemes. No posting or advocating participation in any pyramid schemes. No attempts to recruit people for Amway or some other similar service.
- No posting or sending people PMs ("Private" Messages) telling them to come check out your new website or community, or any other sort of advertisement.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from posting any unsolicited advertising of websites, products, or promotional materials. It's against the Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
Material Objectionable TOS
16. You will not promote by repeated statements, by provision of URLs to other Web sites, by recommendation to engage in non-community activities such as watching programs, reading books, or attending events, or by any other means, beliefs or teachings contrary to those of Christianity as articulated by the historic creeds, as understood by Evangelicalism, and as interpreted by Salem Web Network in its sole discretion.
- Refrain from making statements or URLs which promote the acceptability of the homosexual lifestyle, adult entertainment, sexual immorality or pagan and false religions. No repeated posting of URLs to sites which have content that would violate the Terms of Service, the Nicene Creed or other majorly accepted scopes of Christian beliefs as interpreted by Salem Web Network at their sole discretion. If you are unsure about a site or content please direct your question to community@salemwebnetwork.com. This rule also applies to any material whether it be on the web, in print, on video, or on audio. (No telling everyone to go check out Anton Lavey's latest published audio speech.)
9. You will not promote or transmit via chat or forums any information, data, graphics, text, files, links, software, or other materials ("content") that are or may be considered to be unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, or hateful; that are racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; or that violate any copyright or other intellectual property or the proprietary rights of any person.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from promoting material that is against our Terms Of Service. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. Please refrain from posting material that is against our Terms Of Service. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about this directive, please email them to community@salemwebnetwork.com
17. Salem Web Network reserves the right to determine what forms of Christian "ministry" can be safely practiced within chat and forums and to prohibit at its sole discretion any form of ministry that it deems unsafe.
Salem Web Network prohibits the exercise of prophecy, dream interpretation, "words of knowledge," speaking in tongues and praying for or coaching others in the receipt of speaking in tongues, within chat and forums. This is not, however, reflective in any way of the views of Salem Web Network or its staff on the legitimacy of such practices in a local church setting.
No coming into the community and proclaiming that God told you that everyone should send the Community Manager massive amounts of fudge. You may say to someone that you felt led to share a portion of scripture in order to encourage and lift up a brother in Christ or lead someone to a saving knowledge of the Lord as long as you are not in violation of rule number 10.
(USER), I am a moderator at this site. I am going to have to ask you to stop (TYPE IN THE TYPE OF UNSAFE MINISTRY). The practice of this can be dangerous apart from supervision by duly appointed spiritual leaders such as pastors and the accountability that comes from being known within a local church. Becsause of this, it is against our Terms Of Service to pratice it in chat. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about this, please email community@salemwebnetwork.com
Respecting Mods
(USER), Salem Web Network has designated certain users in forums and chat, commonly called Moderators, to moderate the discussions. All users are required to immediately comply with any moderator directive. Failure to do so may result in loss of access to the site. If you believe a moderator directive is incorrect you should not discuss it in the community. Instead send an email to the Community Manager at community@salemwebnetwork.com who will review the problem and make final judgment.
There are a few boundaries for Marshill (believe it or not ;) ). They are as follows:
Unacceptable:
Bible - Forceful and sustained argument that, for example, the Bible does teach certain things to be true but that it is wrong when it does so, that the Bible is riddled with contradictions and is historically unreliable, or that the Bible is a purely human document.
Unacceptable:
Homosexuality -There is very little room for discussion on the core issues on this topic:
Forceful and sustained argument over the acceptability of homosexual marriage or adoptions; that the Bible does not prohibit homosexual activity, or that it does support homosexual marriage; that homosexuals cannot change and that it is discriminatory to argue that they can.
Name calling or jokes about homosexuals, any discourtesy whatsoever to self-identified homosexuals, or advocacy of the OT death penalty for homosexuality.
Unacceptable:
Evolution - Forceful, sustained argument that science has completely disproved any involvement of God in creation and that evolution, if true, requires that God not exist or that human beings are nothing more than animals.
Unacceptable:
Gender - Refusal of a female monitor to correct a male TOS violator. Argument that female users should be more deferential to male users in debate or discussion of spiritual issues. Any theological convictions on gender roles are meaningless in practice in Faith Community Network because all users are totally equal in privilege to debate or discuss, to serve as a monitor, or to receive correction.
Unacceptable:
Spiritual Gifts - Pressuring other users to practice spiritual gifts, to seek a specific supernatural spiritual experience, or coaching them in the receipt of such gifts or experiences. Offering of "words of knowledge" or prophecies to other users, or "praying in tongues" within the community is prohibited for reasons explained in more detail in Faith Community Network Terms of Service #17. Sustained and vigorous argument to the effect that any one manifestation of "revival" such as in Toronto or Brownsville Florida are necessarily of God, or necessarily of Satan are equally unacceptable.
Unacceptable:
Versions of the Bible - Forceful and sustained argument that any one widely available modern translation is uniquely dangerous, a product of a harmful conspiracy, or alternatively, supernaturally accurate. Faith Community Network will have zero tolerance for the aggressive and disruptive tactics of a minority of lovers of the King James translation who make this issue a basis for fellowship with other Christians.
Unacceptable:
Mennonites Military Service - Attacking the character or motives of someone who differs in this area or denying that he or she is a Christian.
Chat Offender Database http://chatreports.crosswalk.com/
CrosswalkModLogin http://chat.faithcommunitynetwork.com/modlogin/
Terms of Service http://forums.crosswalk.com/Terms_of_Service/m_2164/tm.htm
Goggle Groups Chathost http://groups.google.com/group/chathosts
Location IP Tool http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp
Originally published June 02, 2007.
