First off, let me say I'm honored to be the newest member of the Mod Team here on the Alabama Sports Board. I look forward to some good times with all of you in the future. Having said that, I know there will also be times when things won't be so good and tempers will flare. To help combat those times I'm making everyone aware, again, of the posting guidelines for SECrant.com and all of it's affiliated boards (including Tigerdroppings).

Posting Guidelines

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Welcome to SECrant.com, the greatest site in the history of the internet (tied with TigerDroppings.com). We are glad you have found us, and hope your stay is enjoyable.

While it may seem like a lot of rules to follow (see below), you really have to go out of your way to break them.

The idea is to operate a message board that all fans can use and enjoy. The site is free and registration is open to anyone. However, the future of this site depends on the cooperation, participation, and support of its members, and the respect of the guidelines that help govern it. The administrators rely on the members to advise them of violations of the forum rules.

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SECRANT.COM TERMS OF SERVICE

THE COMMANDMENTS

1. DO choose your user name carefully when you first register. Search the Member List to check for names that are similar to yours. We recommend that you don't use your real name, or any alias that would allow people to personally identify you.

2. DO NOT flame or troll the board.

3. DO NOT expect any tolerance for statements, opinions, or views that are bigoted, racist, sexist, or hateful. Further, linking to sites that contain such content is prohibited.

4. DO NOT engage in personal attacks on other users. Healthy debate is expected and encouraged, but take the childish insults elsewhere. Moderators will be especially watchful for verbal abuse, ridicule, ad hominem attacks, and stalking.

5. DO NOT engage in baseless criticism of SEC athletes, coaches, administrators or recruits. Legitimate evaluation of a player's performance or a coach’s ability is allowed, but personal attacks and insults are prohibited.

6. DO NOT post ANY adult or sexually explicit content OR links to adult or sexually explicit content.

7. DO NOT post images that contain the following:

Nudity or strategically covered nudity
Sheer or see-through clothing
Lewd or provocative poses
Sexually explicit acts
Close-ups of breasts, buttocks, or crotches

Also, threads that do contain acceptable babe images should have "NSFW" (Not Safe For Work) in the title.

Do not link to acceptable images that originate from porn sites or sites that contain adult content. We suggest you use an image hosting site to host your image before posting them here.

8. DO NOT use excessive profanity. Profanity is discouraged, and depending on the context in which it is used, might result in removal of your post.

9. DO choose a subject line that accurately describes the content of your post. Do not use deceptive subjects to attract attention to your post. Do not use one or two-word subjects that provide no description. And do not post in ALL CAPS.

10. DO NOT threaten another user with physical violence or retribution of any nature whatsoever.

11. DO take a minute to check for an existing thread on a topic of interest to you before starting a new thread.

12. DO not posting anything that could potentially harm (or embarrass) an SEC School or SECrant.com.

13. DO NOT infringe upon the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.

Violations may subject the user to suspension or, in some cases, removal of the user’s account.

I bolded a few commandments I feel need extra attention, especially after the last few weeks. We're all adults here so let's start acting like it.

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POSTING PERILS

The administrators of SECrant.com reserve the right to delete, edit, or move any post. What follows is a non-exhaustive list of reasons why a post might be deleted, edited, or moved.

• Your post(s) will be whacked if you:

- “Call someone out.”
- “Spam” the board, i.e., attempt to sell goods or services, or direct users to commercial sites, without prior authorization from board management.
- Threaten anyone.
- Stalk another poster, i.e., repeatedly reply to his/her posts for the purpose of ridiculing, mocking, insulting, or flaming.
- Post pictures or link to web sites showing nude men or women, male or female genitalia, or female nipples. This includes images in which such features can be seen through clothing. For women, "nude" means without top and/or bottom. Administrators may block any other images deemed inappropriate.
- Post unsubstantiated information about SEC players, coaches, administrators or officials. Rumors will not be tolerated. News must at least be reported by a mainstream media outlet to support its posting. Other SEC message boards do not count as mainstream media.
- Post copyrighted material from other web sites.
- Flame other boards and brag about it here, or whine about what users on other boards are saying about your school. If you have a problem with another board, take it up with that board's management.
- Create outlandish posts with no other purpose but to flame.

• Your post(s) may be whacked if you:

- Start a new thread for every thought that pops into your head.
- Start a new thread in response to an existing thread.
- Start a new thread commenting on an existing thread anywhere on the site.
- Use an excessive amount of emoticons (i.e., smileys) in a post.
- Use gratuitous profanity.
- Engage in excessive “IMing.”

• Your post(s) may be moved if you:

- Ask for help anywhere but the Help Board.
- Complain about an administrator’s action anywhere but on the Help Board.
- Post on the wrong board. We have multiple boards, each with a specific purpose. Your topic must be relevant to the board on which you are posting.

The moderators request that users report violations of these guidelines by clicking on the button Request Admin button at the bottom of each message. You will see a list of reasons why the post requires attention. All such requests will remain confidential.

Statements or postings that violate the above terms may be deleted. The administrators, without notice, may delete individual messages or whole threads, move them to the appropriate forum, lock threads, or anchor threads (to keep them from popping to the top of the page). All such actions are within the sole discretion of the administrators. Users who violate these rules may or may not receive a warning. Depending on the severity and frequency of violations, the user may lose his account temporarily or permanently. Account suspensions are at the sole discretion of the owners of SECrant.com. Further, the owners reserve the right to suspend or terminate a user's account for violation of these rules without notice to the user.

Again, I have bolded sections that need to be repeated. Seems simple enough, huh?

Let's try to get this place back on track.

Any questions?