KINZISLAND RULES

NO TRADING Trading, or trading talk, is only permitted in the TE (Trading Exchange) section of the forum. It is not permitted anywhere else on the forum and trading is not allowed period on KI Wetpaint. Any posts, threads or pages about trading that are not in the TE will be deleted. WW trade room talk is not permitted anywhere on KI.
CONSEQUENCES:
This is a serious offense and will be dealt with accordingly. See No Scamming below for more information.

NO PERSONAL INFORMATION Please do not post personal information like Ages, Date of Birth, Where You Live, Phone Numbers, Your Last Name, or any other identifiable information. This applies to yourself and anyone else you know. Example: I have a 3 year old daughter is not permitted, but I have a young daughter is permitted.
CONSEQUENCES: The disobeying post, thread or page will be deleted and you may be notified as of why.

NO RUDENESS OR BAD BEHAVIOR Please treat others how you would like to be treated. This means no swearing, fighting or other form of inappropriate behavior. Please see the Other section below for a complete list.
CONSEQUENCES: This will be dealt with on an individual basis.

NO SCAMMING Scamming will not be tolerated on KI. This is a very serious offense and will be dealt with accordingly. A completed trade due to discussion outside of the TE is considered a form of scamming as well, even if both people agree to the trade.
CONSEQUENCES:
Scamming: You will be permanently banned from the site.
A Completed Trade due to discussion outside of the TE: First Offense: You will be notified that you will be banned from the site for 30 days.
Second Offense: You will be notified that you will be permanently banned from the site.

OTHER
The following things will not be permitted:

• *Personal Pictures (Pictures of you, your friends, or your family)
  
• *Pornographic material
  
• *Racism
  
• *Violence and Alcohol
  
• *Threats, or Harassment
  
• *Swearing
  
• *Spam
  
• *Commercial Advertising
  
• *Creating another account after being banned
  
• *Creating multiple accounts
  
• *Discussing bannings/punishments
  
• *Using or editing blue or red text. This is reserved for use by Moderators and Administrators.
  

CONSEQUENCES: This will be dealt with on an individual basis. Some of these offenses are very severe and will be dealt with accordingly. In most cases the disobeying material will be deleted or edited.

CONTACT FORM RULES
There is a feature on KI that is available to all members that allows members to easily contact all the administrators on KI. This feature is called the contact form and can be accessed by clicking on the pen and paper icon on the lower navigation toolbar. There are some rules about the Contact Form that need to be followed in order for it to be effective.
Only Use the Contact Form in an Emergency. The point of the Contact Form is to allow all the KI Administrators to know of a problem that needs immediate attention. The system works in a similar fashion to the report system in which the staff are given an immediate notification. If members are over-using this feature it can fill up the Administrator's inboxes and make replies to important PMs slower to respond to.
CONSEQUENCES: On a first time offense you will just be reminded of this rule. If you continue to abuse this feature you could receive a strike, removal of PM privileges, or even in extreme cases a ban from KI.


Chatbox Rules

1. The Chatbox is a privilege not a right. Any inappropriate behavior in the chatbox will not be tolerated. You can be banned from the chatbox without prior warning.

2. All General Rules apply to the Chatbox unless stated below.

3. You are permitted to use any color text in the chatbox this includes red and blue text.

4. You are not permitted to use bold text in the chatbox. This is reserved for use only by Moderators. Exceptions can be made if you have vision problems or other circumstances in which you need to use bold text. If you would like to request to use bold text in the chatbox please contact a Founder (ClaraZ25 or KImember)

5. Any of the following actions will result in a minimum 24 hour banning from the chatbox.
-Rude Comments to any members.
-Violation of any of the Rules in the Other Section under General Rules.
-Trading
Please Note: In many cases punishments of more than 24 hours may have to be given. 24 hours is only the minimum punishment.
6. Disobedience of any of these rules in the Chatbox may or may not cause you to be banned from KI as well.
Depending on the severity of your charges punishments may or may not be served in kinzisland.com's forum as well as in the chatbox.

Yours Sincerely, The KI Team Staff