FAQ update

Bit of an FAQ update today, clarifying a couple of points and adding new rules and regulations just for the hell of it.

Please note that we've added the following to the Atomic FAQ. This is to help clarify the use of links, our position on promoting competitor sites and properly crediting any quoted source you may use.

Thanks for your co-operation everyone!


Links

The very nature of the internet demands a free exchange of ideas. Atomic stands behind this fundamental tenet of open information exchange and encourages the concept.

Forum posting often involves linking to other sites. You are free to post a link to any other site provided it doesn't break any of the rules of the FAQ, being primarily that you do not post:

* Links to porn sites, or sites containing porn or clear porn links.

* Links to images or video of extreme violence. Common sense should be your guide here, but if in doubt, PM a mod.

* Links to warez sites.

* Links to commercial sites that you are affiliated with.

* Links to hate sites. Again, in typical forum conversation some links may be in context to the conversation and therefore acceptable, but if in doubt, PM a mod.

We understand that during typical forum conversation you may feel the need to link to sites that may not explicitly fall within these defined categories, but may still breach the expected standards we strive for here.

In these situations common sense is again your best guide, but if in doubt it's simply best to PM a mod and ask if the site you wish to link to is acceptable.

We also ask that you observe good community etiquette and not promote any competitor site to Atomic.

Linking to any competitor site for the explicit purpose of recruiting new members is not allowed. It's simply bad form. We respect what you give, please respect what we provide.

Linking to a competitor site that contains information related to the conversational topic at hand is fine.

Acceptable examples: Posting to another tech site that has information not found on Atomic, or a game site that has exclusive information.

Sending a PM to any member with the aim of recruiting for another site similar in forum content to Atomic is not allowed, and really is just plain bad manners. If you receive such a PM please report it to the moderators.

These rules also apply to links in your sig.

All we ultimately ask for is respect. Show respect to Atomic, and everyone here, and that's what you can expect in return.

Proper accreditation

If you cut and paste from another site, whether it be a news or information site, or another forum or newsgroup, you must credit the source and provide a link to the originating site.

If you are quoting from material from a source other than the internet you must credit the original author.

Any attempt at plagiarism will incur a warning. Repeat offenders will be banned.