Rules
CHSA Youth’s Forum is designed as a place for Christian youth to post stories, questions, jokes, studies, etc. in a positive and friendly atmosphere. You do not have to believe what we believe to come to this site or post on these boards. You do, however, need to realize that these beliefs are the standards for this board. Users should remember that this board is for those of the Christian faith and speak accordingly. We do not allow Non-Christians to post unless you are wanting to become a Christian. There are many forums on the internet that allow all faiths to post and debate but this is not one of them. This forum is strictly for youth longing to develop a stronger relationship with Christ. If that is not you, please do not join our boards. All boards are moderated and posts which disparage the rules or are disrespectful to God, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, or the standards of right and decency set forth in the Bible will not be permitted. If anyone persists in disregarding the rules while posting things like that they will lose the privilege of posting participating on this site. If you come here stirring up trouble or causing debates that debate our faiths/beliefs the result will be an automatic ban. We ask that even if you do not understand or agree with this policy that you at least respect it and find another place to become a member of.
So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made them all look foolish and has shown their wisdom to be useless nonsense
RULES
1. Posting – “Let all things be done decently and in order.” 1 Corinthians 14:40 KJV
Infraction Points: 1 , Time length: 90 days
All below rules also apply to the shoutbox, journal, and chatroom. Breaking any of the below rules unless stated will result in a friendly reminder and two warnings. For more information, please see section 8.
Section 1.01
Respect: We ask that all members respect each other, themselves, and God. Whatsoever you sow, you will also reap! Respect is the baseline for all of our rules, and if you remember that then you really should not have any problems.
Section 1.02
Forum Descriptions: Please read forum description before posting. Any posts irrelevant to the topic will be moved or deleted at the discretion of the moderators.
Section 1.03
Forum specific rules: Please read all rules at the top of each forum. Some forums have forum specific rules and as well as the rules listed on this post. Below are links to the forum specific rules for each forum. Please read the
rules contained therein before posting in those forums.
(a) Debate forums – These forums although named “debate forums” are for discussion opposing beliefs. They are not for illogical argumentation or flaming.
(b) Promote Something Christian – This forum is for promotion of christian websites, ministries, books, churches, etc.
(c) Need Advice – This forum is for those to ask advice from our advice team in a discrete and confidential manner.
Section 1.04
No Flaming or Trolling: We do not permit belittling or attacking of other posters. This includes putting down someone because of gender, race, age, denomination, beliefs, etc. This is very unnecessary especially on a Christian forum. We are here to help and uplift not degrade. Please be considerate of everyone’s opinions.
Infraction Points: 5 , Time length: 90 days
Section 1.05
Cross Posting/ Double Posting: Please do not post the same topic in multiple forums even if you change the title of the post. Secondly, do not bump (reply just to put a topic back on top of a forum) within 24 hours of posting. A member may not post two (or more) consecutive replies to a topic within a 24 hour period. If you have exceeded the maximum word count, you must say so at the top of the continuing post.
Section 1.06
Off topic posts – When posting to a thread please keep the conversation on topic. Completely obvious and intentional off topic threads may be deleted and you will be warned. This will be based case by case so that we make sure it is not accidental.
Section 1.07
Posting similar threads: This rule will not count against you as far as warnings however, your post may be deleted! Please do a search for threads similar to the one you are posting before you post it unless it is a new member introduction thread. If we have to remind you of this multiple times, it will add up to a warning or infraction.
Section 1.08
Chain letters and Pyramid Schemes: These are not permitted on CHSA Youth. Most have been proven to be false or a scam anyway. The only exception is Christian forwards and these must be in good taste.
2. Language “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.” Zephaniah 3:9 KJV
Infraction Points: 1 , Time length: 30 days
Section 2.01
Do not use any language that is sexually explicit, encourages drugs, crime, other illegal activity, is profane, or any other inappropriate language. Also, being a Christian site, do not post anything unbiblical. This includes but is not limited to using the Lords name in vain and blasphemy.
Section 2.02
You will not attempt to post any words that will evade the censor system. You will not post words that have symbols in place of letters, use leetspeak, or any other form of language that is not common knowledge to others.
Section 2.03
All posts will be in English unless it has mod permission to be there.
Section 2.04
Shouting: Users should not SHOUT or use excessive punctuation in topic titles or posts, doing so will result in your post being edited and you will be sent a warning. Shouting is okay when it is in context of the post, as used for emphasis, but an entire thread should NOT be in all caps.
Section 2.05
Posting Format: PuLeEzE dU NoT TyP LyKe oR sPeL LyKe DiS oR NOt uSE AnY PuNcTuATioN! We have several international members who do not understand or comprehend this type of internet “lingo”. It also makes things hard to read when your entire post is formatted like that. Also, please refrain from using neon or very light text colours when posting. It makes things hard to read, and we do not want to blind people in the process of trying to provoke discussion from them.
Section 2.06
Debating: Debates are only allowed in the Debate forums. Please read the description of each forum here before posting in any of them.
3. Forum Accounts/Memberships “Don’t try to avoid responsibility by saying you didn’t know about it. For God knows all hearts, and he sees you. He keeps watch over your soul, and he knows you knew! And he will judge all people according to what they have done.” Proverbs 24:11-13 NLT
Infraction Points: 2 , Time length: 90 days
Section 3.01
Members are not to create more than one forum account. If you would like to change your forum username, you must have more than 1000 posts. You can then request a name change by using the contact us form at the bottom of this page.
Section 3.02
(a) Members are not to impersonate others.
(b) When applying, if your IP address matches that of another member, unless it is a special case you will not be accepted unless you PM an administrator explaining why your IP addresses are the same.
4. Spam and Solicitations
“As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting … “ 2 Timothy 3:1-3 MSG
Infraction Points: 3, Time length: 90 days
Section 4.01
Any spam or hate mail/posts/private messages will not be tolerated and the poster will receive a warning depending on what is being sent. Posting pornographic or generally offensive text, images, or linking to these sites
will also not be tolerated and could result in an automatic ban.
Section 4.02
Advertising: There is no spamming allowed on this board – however you are allowed to promote Christian links, ministries, etc on the forum “Promote Something Christian.” This is the only place it is allowed and you are only allowed to post about it once. You must have a minimum of 15 posts before posting there. Please read the rules specific to that forum before posting your link there.
Section 4.03
External links of any kind are not permitted in the shoutbox or chatroom.
Section 4.04
You may not post website links in the custom user title or location field.
Section 4.05
Solicitation from you: We regret that we cannot allow posts soliciting funds for people and organizations not known to the board owners, administrators, or moderators. There are many real needs and worthwhile causes but there are also situations that are not as they are represented and the nature of the Internet makes it difficult to know which ones those are. Therefore, for the protection of our members and to avoid the possibility of the boards being in any way used to foster a scam, we do not allow requests for money, goods, or services unless the situation is one that is known personally to the board leadership.
Section 4.06
Avatars and Signatures
“Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.”
Deuteronomy 16:22 KJV
Infraction Points: 2 , Time length: 30 days
Section 5.01
Avatars must be PG and adhere to all forum rules.
Section 5.02
Text
(a) Text sizes must be between one and three (small and normal).
(b) Text signatures may not be more than five lines of text (as seen on monitor size 1024×768). – This includes spaces.
(c) No more than two AY smilies are allowed in forum signatures.
Section 5.03
Linkage
(a) Two links per signature are permitted as long as the links go to a different site. Duplicate links to the same site are not allowed.
(b) The site that you are linking to must be PG and Christian.
6. Privacy “And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.” Job 11:18 KJV
Infraction Points: 5 , Time length: 90 days
Section 6.01
Please never ever give out any personal information on the message boards. This includes but is not limited to your address, phone number, Social Security number, email address, or passwords. It is at your discretion to give these out via PM but they are never to be placed on any posts or signatures.
Section 6.02
Email addresses and IM screen names are not allowed anywhere on the message board including posts, signatures, chatroom, or the shoutbox. If you would like to make this information publicly available, please post it under your usercp in your profile or PM it to the person of whom you would like to give it.
7. Copyrights “Then give Caesar what is his, and give God what is his.” Matthew 22:20-22 MSG
Infraction Points: 1 , Time length: 90 days
Section 7.01
Copyrighted Material: You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this BB. We may be forced to delete posts that contain copyrighted material not owned by you unless you have permission to post it there.
Section 7.02
Copyrights given to others – If you see something on the message board that you would like to reproduce please contact the person who started the thread. If you are not a member please use the contact us form at the bottom of this page. Please be sure to include the post with the information you would like to copy and an email address where you can be reached.
8. Process for Termination of Membership “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.” Revelation 3:19 NIV
Section 8.01
We will not delete or memberships unless the member parents want their membership removed. In this case, the member will be removed and posts will be labeled under “guest.” The only other exception is members who do not post or confirm registration. Please know that any posts made on this forum will be viewable via searches on the web. If you do not want your posts viewable, you may post in the private forums or please do not post. If you decide after registering that you do not any longer want your forum account, please take the following steps:
(a) Remove all information from your profile
(b) Unsubscribe from any threads
(c) Don’t login again
This is to ensure that no one re-registers under your name and in the event that you would like to come back in the future, your account will still be active.
Section 8.02
Warnings are as follows:
(a) You will receive a warning via email
(b) Infraction notices: You will be sent an email to your CHSAY forum account. “Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him.” Titus 3:10 MSG
(c) If you break the rules after receiving a combined total of 10 infraction points: You will be banned from Anointed Youth’s forum and, if necessary, from the entire site for an amount of time decided on by the administrators.
(d) After you return from your ban, if you are still causing problems, certain things may become restricted for use. This includes: URL posting ability, Signatures, Avatars, certain forums, private messages, etc.
Section 8.03
Exceptions to the warnings will depend on the severity of the problem and at the discretion of the administrators. In some cases, you may automatically get banned from the forum without any warnings.
Section 8.04
Banning lengths will be given depending on the reason. Administrators will have the final say in banning lengths. Permanent banning is a last resort but will be used if it is necessary.
Section 8.05
It will be at the discretion of the person banning you if they will contact you regarding why you were banned. If you have any questions as to why you were banned or warned you can contact an administrator or use the contact us form at the bottom of this page. Final say on warnings will be decided on by the administration. If you feel that your warning is in error, please contact us and we may or may not revoke the warning. If the administration decides that the warning will not be revoked, no further discussion of the banning or warning will take place. In that case, that we let you know that it will not be revoked and if you continue to question us, you will be permanently banned from the forum and in some cases the site itself.
Section 8.06
All rules will be enforced in a fair and open manner without discrimination.