It seems that it is time to remind people of proper forum conduct. ARC is designed to be open to all people to use and enjoy. As such, the conversations here need to remain civilized.
To that end, flaming (personal verbal attacks, slurs, slamming, racism, etc) will not be tolerated. If you see such activity, please use the 'Report' button located at the bottom right of each post.
Do not engage in the same activity with responses. These will also be construed as flaming and dealt with similarly.
Please leave it to the ARC staff to deal with. Also remember that the staff is not on the board 24/7, so it might take time to take down offensive posts, deal with offenders.
While each case will be dealt with individually, we will be in general enforcing the following:
First time violators will be issued a warning.
Second time violators will have their posting privileges changed to require moderator approval.
Third time violators will be banned from the forum for a year. If you're banned you forfeit any membership benefits you may have at the time.
Warning levels will be decreased at the discretion of the ARC staff after a period of "good" behavior.
When in doubt please review the forum rules here.
Please feel free to contact the staff with any questions.