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| Board Rules / FAQ |
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Welcome to the boards. These rules exist to keep the forum usable, readable, and worth preserving. Keep the old-school forum energy; leave the abuse, spam, and chaos at the door.
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| Board Rules |
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Use common sense and do not make the moderators babysit you.
- Stay on topic. Use the right board when possible. A little drift is normal; deliberate derailing is not.
- No harassment or personal attacks. Criticize ideas, posts, games, companies, and decisions. Do not target people with abuse, threats, stalking, or dogpiling.
- No hate or dehumanizing content. Slurs, calls for violence, and attacks based on protected traits are not welcome here.
- No spam or low-effort flooding. Do not post empty replies, repeated messages, referral links, scams, or junk just to raise your post count or star rank.
- No illegal content or instructions. Do not post pirated software, stolen material, malware, credential dumps, or instructions for abuse.
- Respect privacy. Do not post someone else's private information, private messages, real name, address, phone number, or off-site account details without permission.
- Keep adult or graphic content off the public boards. Do not post pornography, shock images, gore, or extreme content.
- Use spoiler warnings when appropriate. Give people a fair chance to avoid major spoilers for games, shows, books, and events.
- Do not evade moderation. If you are banned, suspended, or asked to stop doing something, do not create alternate accounts to continue it.
- Moderator decisions are not public combat. If you think a decision was wrong, contact staff calmly. Public flamewars about moderation may be removed.
Moderators may edit, move, lock, delete, restore, or archive content as needed. Severe or repeated problems may result in loss of posting privileges.
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| Code of Conduct |
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Assume there are real people behind the usernames. A good forum can handle disagreement, sarcasm, old rivalries, and blunt opinions. It cannot work if every thread turns into personal abuse.
- Be direct without being cruel. You can tell someone they are wrong without trying to humiliate them.
- Argue in good faith. Do not intentionally misquote, bait, sealion, brigade, or derail.
- Give newcomers a chance. Point them to the right place instead of turning every mistake into a pile-on.
- Preserve the archive. Old posts are part of the site's history. Do not vandalize threads, spam archive boards, or intentionally damage context.
- Report problems instead of escalating them. Use the report link when a post or private message needs staff attention.
- Accept staff calls and move on. You can appeal politely, but continuing the same behavior after a warning will make things worse.
The goal is not to make the board sterile. The goal is to keep it usable, readable, and worth preserving.
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| Forum Usage FAQ |
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How do I post a new topic?
Open the board you want to post on and click Post New Topic. You must be logged in to post.
How do I reply to a thread?
Open the thread and click Post Reply. If the thread is locked, normal users cannot reply.
How do polls work?
On boards that allow posting, click Post Poll. Polls show live results, and logged-in users can vote once.
Can I edit my posts?
Yes, within the board's edit time limit. Moderators may also edit posts when needed for moderation or cleanup. Edited posts may show edit metadata.
What are the star icons next to usernames?
Stars are post-count ranks. They are just a visual forum rank and are not staff badges. Spamming to gain stars can get posts deleted or your account moderated.
How do private messages work?
Logged-in users can send and receive private messages. Reported private messages may be reviewed by moderators. Staff cannot browse all private mail unless they have administrator-level access to the PM history tool.
How do I report a post or private message?
Use the Report Message or Report This Message link. Include enough context for staff to understand the problem.
Why did my post disappear?
It may have been moved, deleted, hidden, or merged by staff. If you are unsure, contact a moderator rather than reposting the same thing repeatedly.
What does locked or sticky mean?
A locked thread cannot receive normal replies. A sticky thread is pinned near the top of the board because staff consider it useful or important.
Are archive boards editable?
Archive areas may be read-only or restricted to preserve old forum history. Treat archived threads as historical records, not live discussion spaces.
Who do I contact for account problems?
Contact a moderator or administrator. Include your username and a clear description of the issue.
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| Terms of Service |
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CoreBB Terms of Service
Last updated: 5-31-2026
Welcome to CoreBB . By creating an account, logging in, posting, sending messages, or otherwise using this site, you agree to these Terms of Service.
1. Basic Rule
Be decent.
Do not use CoreBB to harass people, spam the site, break the law, attack the service, or post content that does not belong here.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to create an account or use interactive features on this site.
If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 13, we may close the account and remove associated information as appropriate.
3. Accounts
You are responsible for your account and anything posted from it.
You agree not to:
share your password with others
impersonate another person
register accounts for abuse, evasion, spam, or disruption
use another person’s account without permission
attempt to bypass bans, suspensions, moderation actions, or access controls
We may rename, restrict, suspend, or remove accounts when needed to protect the site or community.
4. User Content
You are responsible for what you post.
By posting content on CoreBB , you confirm that you have the right to post it and that it does not violate these Terms.
You keep ownership of content you create. However, by posting it here, you give CoreBB permission to store, display, reproduce, quote, archive, format, and distribute that content as part of operating the site.
This permission is worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, and continues for as long as the content remains part of the site, including backups, archives, quotes, moderation records, and historical threads.
5. Prohibited Content
Do not post or transmit content that:
is illegal
contains threats of violence
encourages real-world harm
harasses, stalks, or targets another person
contains private personal information without permission
contains malware, exploits, credential theft, or phishing
infringes copyright, trademark, or other rights
is spam, flooding, advertising abuse, or automated junk
attempts to evade moderation or technical restrictions
contains sexually explicit content involving minors
otherwise creates legal, security, or operational risk for the site
Moderators and administrators may remove content that violates these rules or harms the community.
6. Moderation
CoreBB is a moderated forum.
Moderators and administrators may edit, move, lock, hide, delete, restore, archive, or otherwise manage posts, topics, boards, accounts, and private messages when needed.
Moderation decisions are made at the discretion of the site staff. We are not required to host any particular post, topic, user, or account.
If you believe a moderation action was made in error, you may contact the site staff through the available contact or appeal tools.
7. Private Messages
Private messages are intended for user-to-user communication, but they are not guaranteed to be private from site administration.
Administrators may access, review, preserve, or disclose private messages when needed to:
investigate abuse
respond to reports
protect users or the site
comply with legal obligations
diagnose technical problems
enforce these Terms
Do not use private messages for illegal activity, threats, harassment, spam, or abuse.
8. Archive Content
CoreBB may contain historical forum content imported from older public forums and archives.
Archive content is preserved for historical and community reference. Some archive content may contain old usernames, signatures, links, formatting, images, quotes, or references that no longer reflect current users, current views, or current site policy.
Archive content may be read-only. Users may not be able to edit, delete, reply to, vote in, or otherwise modify archived threads.
We may remove, hide, correct, or restrict archive content when necessary for privacy, safety, legal, technical, or moderation reasons.
9. Secure Archive and Restricted Areas
Some areas of the site may be restricted, private, read-only, or limited to certain users or staff.
You agree not to access, attempt to access, share, scrape, bypass, or expose restricted areas unless you have permission.
Content from private, staff-only, or restricted areas may not be copied, reposted, or distributed without authorization.
10. Copyright and DMCA
If you believe content on CoreBB infringes your copyright, contact us at:
dmca@vaultnetwork.net
Your notice should include:
your name and contact information
identification of the copyrighted work
identification of the material you believe is infringing
the location of the material on the site
a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized
a statement that the information in your notice is accurate
your physical or electronic signature
We may remove or restrict content in response to valid copyright complaints.
If your content was removed and you believe it was removed by mistake, you may send a counter-notice as allowed by law.
11. No Warranty
CoreBB is provided as-is and as-available.
We do not guarantee that the site will always be online, error-free, secure, complete, or available.
Old links, images, posts, accounts, archive material, and imported content may be incomplete, inaccurate, broken, duplicated, missing, or historically inconsistent.
Use the site at your own risk.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, CoreBB, its owner, administrators, moderators, contributors, and service providers are not liable for damages arising from your use of the site.
This includes lost data, lost access, account actions, moderation decisions, archive errors, service interruptions, security incidents, user disputes, or third-party content.
13. Third-Party Links and Content
Posts may contain links to third-party websites, images, files, or services.
CoreBB is not responsible for third-party content, external websites, downloads, security, accuracy, availability, or privacy practices.
Click external links at your own risk.
14. Security and Abuse
You agree not to:
attack, scan, exploit, overload, or disrupt the site
attempt unauthorized access
scrape the site aggressively
upload or link malware
abuse forms, search, messaging, registration, or reporting tools
interfere with normal operation of the forum
We may block traffic, ban accounts, restrict access, remove content, or contact service providers when needed to protect the site.
15. Termination
We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your account at any time if we believe you violated these Terms, created risk for the site, or disrupted the community.
You may stop using the site at any time.
Some posts, quotes, logs, moderation records, and archive material may remain after an account is closed.
16. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
When practical, we will update the “Last updated” date. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated Terms.
17. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to:
contact@vaultnetwork.net
By using CoreBB, you agree to follow these Terms of Service.
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