[By joeyfjj, Veyron 16.4 and Samuel Lee] All users, of this
forum, please read this set of rules, which all users of the forum
are expected, and must follow.
1. Questions
1.1
All queries are to be posted in the Questions on (open)BVE thread.
Also, see the FAQs.
2. Inappropriate messages
2.1
Posts that contain vulgar, rude, and potentially discrimnating
towards anyone or entity are not allowed.
3. Flaming
3.1
Posts that may either directly or indirectly start an
argument between users are not allowed.
4. Locked and/or deleted threads
4.1 Threads are locked and/or deleted for
a purpose. Starting another similar thread on the same topic,
or asking for a reason as to why that thread is locked, are not
allowed.
4.2 You may contact a moderator for
further details, should you wish to unlock the thread.
5. Use of proper English
5.1 Users are requested to make an effort
to use proper English, and to avoid text-speak.
6. Creation of threads
6.1 If a thread already exist, please use
it. Questions goes in the Questions thread, not in a new topic.
6.2 If the thread had expired due to a
long peroid of inactivity, and now resumes the development, you may
create a new thread. Rule 6.4 applies.
6.3 If the thread is locked, please
refer to rule 4.2.
6.4 A thread with regards to an
addon developement can be created, however, within 2 day
(48 hours) of its creation, the creator will need to
provide proof of work done on the claimed addon-in-development in
the form of screenshots or the route map shown on the main
menu of openBVE.
7. Mindset
7.1 Users must volunteer to construct
the route/train without expecting any rewards. Unless you are ready
to commit to creating a route/train, your mindset should be: "The
reason for me getting a Alpha release of a certain route is
because I am developing a route/train."
and not
"I will develop a route because I want the developer
privilages."
8. Development:
8.1 Addons that are not updated
with updates for more than 2 calendar months, without
releases, would be deemed halted, and the thread, locked.
8.2 Addons that are not updated for
updates for more than 2 calandar months, with releases, may be
halted, depending on activeness of the thread.
8.3 For advert makers, do read the post on here (Notes to
advert makers). Failure to comply to any of the 2 rules will get
their adverts removed.
8.4 Modified Trains/Routes should not be released
until permission is granted by the Original Developer
9. Private Messages (PM):
9.1
For some reasons, some of you here have some of the moderator or
(co-)developer's email address such as MSN etc as a privilege.
Therefore, please do not abuse it by contacting us for sending you
an un-released project (Routes and / or trains) / developer's
version. The rules applies to all communication's method including
but not limited to MSN, Facebook, Twitter, phone contact number,
built-PM etc.
Be warned that we, as the developers / co-developers have to the
right to remove you from our contact list or be given a block /
report spam (At our discretion, depending on severity) if you
pestering us to give you a special preview of your
project.
To be fair, this rule will be applied
to all developers and co-developers of any project as well, where a
developer has the right to remove any co-developers who breach this
rule (At their discretion). *Important! (Maybe developers should be
de-mod if they breach this rule as well?). This is not saying that
you cannot ask us for the latest project updates as we may get lazy
to post on forums (If not what’s the purpose of our contact details
given to you in the first place), but just don’t pester us for
unfinished work.
10: Banned Users
With due respect to this
thread, anybody that is found to be creating nuisance
in the forums / harassing / challenging to the moderators or any
users to this forum, the moderators have the rights to ban the
users in this very forum.
When a user is banned, they may appeal for it subjected to
moderator's decision and once a user is banned, they are not
allowed to reply posts and / or creating threads here. Any
violators will get their posts deleted / thread locked etc without
the need to provide any reasons to it. They are not allowed to
participate any discussions pertaining to BVE as well, regardless
of the reasons and the location. Clone users, if spotted, will be
banned as well.
The current banned users:
Fryderyk HPH
Trains Development:
SGBVE:
C151
C651
C751A
C751B
C830
Fictional:
*Unavailable until further
notice*
Route Development:
SG:
EWL
EB
EWL WB
CGL
WB
NSL SB
NEL
NEB
Fictional:
Harbourvale Line
Rules may be added or modified at the moderator's discretion. Any
posts going against the rules may be edited, the user warned,
and/or thread locked.
Moderators, feel free to add on to this list.