Revised Infraction Points System and Explanation
Rev. 3.2 12-2-2007



Infraction System

The following explains the infraction system on the boards. The rules themselves have not changed, but this is a good way for you to track how many infractions/warnings you've received and for the Admins to track how many infractions/warnings have been issued.

With a few exceptions, each infraction will generate expiring points. If someone accumulates 30 infraction points they will have their account restricted until the points expire. If they earn 50 points, their account will be suspended until the points expire. 100 points earns you a permanent ban from MartialTalk.

It is possible to get warnings too. Sometimes you will get a warning rather than an infraction. Warnings look like infractions but are worth 0 points and do not count toward your infraction total. Warnings would usually apply to more minor violations, or first time violations.

You may view your infractions points on your profile page. No one else is able to see how many infractions you have. If you do not see any infractions listed that means you have not received one. When you do get an infraction, a private message is sent to you. Infraction points expire after a certain number of days, so your point total can go down. Members can get infraction points for the following reasons:


Title Points Expires

Attitude
Rude or Insulting Post 5 30 Day(s)
Trolling or Steering Off Topic 5 3 Month(s)
Harassing Behavior 10 6 Month(s)


Staff and Board Disputes
Debate of Board Policies Outside of Approved Means 10 14 Day(s)
Disrespect of Forum Staff 10 3 Month(s)
Ignored Moderator Warning - 1st Offense 10 14 Day(s)
Ignored Moderator Warning - 2nd Offense 20 14 Day(s)
Ignored Moderator Warning - 3rd Offense 30 1 Month(s)


Content Violations
Posted Inappropriate Content 10 14 Day(s)
Relaying Messages from Banned Users 5 3 Month(s)


Policy Violations
Policy Violation (Copyright/Avatar/Signature/Image & Video/Site Bashing) 10 14 Day(s)
Policy Violation (Site or Forum Promotion / Design or Hosting) 5 3 Month(s)
Filter Violation 10 30 Day(s)
Personal Privacy Policy Violation 10 6 Month(s)
Unauthorized Content Use on Third Party Site - 15 6 Month(s)


Permanent Penalties
Account Policy Violation 100 Never Expires
Challenge or Threatening Post 100 Never Expires
Demanding Staff do something "or else" 100 Never Expires
Posting Spam/Pornography/Security Violation 100 Never
Posting under another user name while banned 100 Never


Restricted = 30 points - Account is restricted (No Signature, No PM's, No Rep system, no Premium Features) until points expire
Suspension = 50 points - Account is suspended until points expire
Ban = 100 points - Account is banned permanently.

Keep in mind that most infraction points expire after a short period of time. This is marked as an expiration date. Expired infractions have 0 points.

If anyone tries to circumvent a temporary ban by posting under another user name, they will be banned permanently.

We reserve the right to ban people immediately as we deem appropriate. Please be aware that posters who deliberately and viciously break the rules may be permanently banned with no warning. Ruling on whether a permanent ban is necessary is ultimately left up to the discretion of the board moderators and administrators. We reserve the right to add additional Infractions to this list as needed.

Permanently banned members who create new names will be removed from the site without additional warning when they are discovered.