T&P - Charter - READ BEFORE POSTING!!! Updated 18-11-2013

Star Lord

Tattoos & Piercings forum charter

Please familiarise yourself with these rules before posting in the forum. If you do not like or do not agree with the rules, then simply do not post on the forum. Anyone that breaks the rules of the forum will receive an infraction (a permanent mark on your profile which is visible to all mods/admin) and a ban. This could be temporary or permanent and is at the mods discretion.

• The forum is based on mutual respect, and as such please treat all other posters with due courtesy and respect.

• Any posts that are belittling those with tattoos, or with ridiculous comments such as "What will it look like when you are 80?" will be treated as trolling the forum, and the poster will be banned.

• If you have issues with a post or a thread, please use the Report Post function to let us know. All you have to do is press this button beside each post - - and we will look at it.

• Do not link to material which may be offensive or encourage people to do silly things.
  - Includes hotlinks, pictures or videos.
  - Nothing that may be considered "Not safe for work"
  - Covers home piercing kits, genital piercings or tattooing.
  - Nothing 'extreme'. (If you're unsure about the suitability, PM one of the forum mods so they can check/approve it.)

• If you work for, or have an affiliation with a piercing/tattoo studio, make yourself known to the mods BEFORE POSTING. Failure to let us know will simply lead to you becoming banned.

• Try not to slag off other peoples tattoos or piercings. Constructive criticism is ok, but anything derogatory is not acceptable. Any user requesting opinions is not an excuse to be abusive.

• Similarly, slagging off or running down studios, artists or piercers is not permitted under any circumstances.
  Doing so will result in an infraction or a ban, this is at the moderators discretion. First hand experiences are ok, so long as they're balanced and not simply slating the place/artist/piercer.

• If you have just signed up, or a low post count, and post glowing / scathing reviews of any studio/artist, they will be removed, and treated as spam.

• Threads asking "Where/what should I get a tattoo of", "How much is it to get X pierced/tattooed" are frowned upon. We now have a thread just for such questions, so ask them there. There are existing threads which cover these topics, which you can read to get the required information, or to seek advice. If you have a solid idea and are trying to finalize everything, then people will be more than willing to help.

• Do not start a thread to ask "Does it hurt to get X pierced/tattooed". We have a thread exclusively for such questions. And the answer is YES it does hurt. How much will vary.

• Do not ask where you can get pierced/tattooed underage. The only people that will carry out such work are those that are those with poor/lax standards.

• For people who contravene the above 2 rules, it does not give others the right to ridicule them or be abusive in anyway shape or form. Warnings will be handed out for people who take it upon themselves to be abusive.

• Any discussion of illegal activities of any sort will also result in post deletion and an infraction at least.

• Misbehaviour will result in an infraction and a banning. Continued misbehaviour will result in a longer or permanant ban. A 3 strike system is in place, but this is entirely at the discretion of the moderators.

• No trolling, flaming, fighting, sleazy/inappropriate comments.

• If you find any posts offensive, if you notice a "spam" post, or if you notice anyone breaking the above rules, please click the report post button to draw the moderators attention to it. Do not respond to spammers, and do not feed the trolls.

• If you feel that any action taken against you by a moderator is unfair, then please feel free to PM the moderators and discuss your issues in a civil manner. If we receive any PMs that we consider to be worded in a hostile/aggressive/abusive manner, we will simply ban the user permanently.

• If you are dissatisfied with the issue after discussion with the forum moderators, then the next step of escalation is to PM the Category Moderators (CMods), who in this case are CabanSail, faceman and RopeDrink. If you are still dissatisfied, then you can post in the Dispute Resolution forum.

Thanks, and we hope you enjoy the forum!

Hellrazer and Star Lord

Star Lord

[Edit - 19-09-14]
Slight amendment to the wording of some of the rules:

• Similarly, slagging off or running down studios, artists or piercers is not permitted under any circumstances.
  Doing so will result in an infraction or a ban, this is at the moderators discretion. First hand experiences are ok, so long as they're balanced and not simply slating the place/artist/piercer.

• If you have just signed up, or a low post count, and post glowing / scathing reviews of any studio/artist, they will be removed, and treated as spam.