- It is not allowed to put messages/stamps or images in your signature which promote hate, discrimination, non-support or "anti" feelings towards people (or groups of people).
We're not asking you to be supportive of things you hate, but simply keep it out of your signature if you don't like something.
It is still allowed to (respectfully) discuss and debate your beliefs and likes/dislikes in forum discussions. We are happy to see members having mature discussions on their beliefs and feelings about issues important to them. In a discussion you are allowing others to rebut your points and feel heard - which is not usually true of signature messages, and that's why signature messages can be especially hurtful and inflammatory.
The types of messages we will not allow in signatures include the following examples:
- "I hate religion"
- "I don't support homosexuality"
- "I'm anti-hunting"
- "Jokes" about harming/killing celebrities e.g. "97% of teens would cry if they saw (celebrity) standing on top of a sky scraper, about to jump. If you're one of the 3% who would sit there eating popcorn screaming "DO A FLIP!" then copy and paste this to your profile."
- "I hate (celebrity)" - we don't expect the celeb to read it, but this can be rude/upsetting to their fans
- "I hate chocolate"
- "I'm anti Mondays"
- "I hate mornings"
- "I hate running"
For the next couple of weeks staff will be helping members remove these messages from their signatures without consequences. However, after the 2 weeks is up... 2 weeks is now up, so members who have been active online and continue to display anti messages in their signatures may face warnings or other punishments for not following the new rule.
This rule will also affect trade rules or other profile fields.
Please check your signature/trade rules and profile and get them sorted out ASAP!
Please check your signature/trade rules and profile and get them sorted out ASAP!