These rules are disclosed to clarify the various responsibilities of all community members here on EasyList Forum. They shall be adhered to by everyone to ensure that our board runs smoothly and provides a fun and productive experience for all of our community members and visitors.
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Participation
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Create a new topic titled
#SiteName.COMin the appropriate forum. - Describe exactly how the site displays advertising, or how the content is incorrectly hidden. Provide an example link. #
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- Ad Blocker Extension Name / Version
- List Subscriptions you're using and Custom Filters (some of known trusted subscriptions)
- Browser Name / Version
- Operating System Name / Version
- Others installed Extensions / Version - (to avoid conflicts, ensure you're running ONLY one Ad Blocker).
- If necessary, you can submit an Adblock Plus issue report or post screenshot of uBlock₀ the logger. #
- You can also submit your proposal for new or improved filters related to the problem. #
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If you're a website owner that has been specifically targeted, fix your site before reporting any bugs.
Remove revolving ad servers/scripts, popup ads and any anti-adblock measures etc.
Only then your request will be reviewed. # - Failure to provide the necessary information will delay the resolution of your issue. #
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Bumping
- Posts with nothing but the word "bump" will be removed. The user will be warned and dealt according to our etiquette. #
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If you need to bump your topic, think of something to say other then bump.
If you can't think of anything to say to contribute to the topic, then don't say anything at all. # -
Bumps will be allowed only after a 7 day period and there is a PHPBB imposed limit of one bump per post in the thread.
What this means is until someone else posts in the thread no bumps will be allowed. # - This link to bump topic will appear after 7 days of the original post. Only the topic originator can bump their own topics. #
- Threads older than 1 year are locked automatically. Something that old is probably no longer relevant. #
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Posting
- If your post contains ONLY the URL to the ad it will be removed automatically without warning. #
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Your post subject SHOULD contain the URL or the DOMAIN of the problem site.
Any subject that doesn't contain a URL or a DOMAIN is subject to removal without warning.
Ex: forums.lanik.us is the domain of this site and the URL is https://forums.lanik.us # -
Please don't post the links to sites you're having issues with especially if they're using Anti-Adblock.
Please use the [code] brackets around your URL links. # -
Inline images using [img] tags should be no wider than 480px.
Images wider then that will be automatically removed and turned into links. # -
Signature should be no longer than one line in BLACK color 100 characters long.
Anything longer than one line and/or more then 100 characters long and/or other color combination is subject to deletion.
Any offensive language or inappropriate content in your signature is also subject to deletion without warning up to and including account suspension. # - Please use the [code] tags for ABP/uBO etc filters in this forum. They're easier to copy paste etc. #
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Please DON'T post any usernames/passwords in the public forum. This can result in unwarranted abuse of the credentials.
Please refrain from posting your email address in the forum as that can lead to unwanted amount of spam. This includes any private information about yourself. # -
Links to X Rated sites or sites containing Adult content should contain a NSFW in the subject.
Inline images containing Adult material will be removed or converted to links.
Usernames containing Adult subject matter are subject to removal without warning. # -
Please use the Forum Search before posting a new topic.
You're only allowed one thread per topic. Multiple threads will be locked and/or deleted.
Anyone not adhering to this policy is subject to moderation and up to termination.
If your topic already exists and complies with old post rule then feel free to post in the old topic. #
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Etiquette
- There will be no flaming or attempts to start flame wars on this site. #
- There will be no swearing or cursing of any kind regardless of what language it's in. #
- A valid email ID is required to participate in this form. Anyone caught using a throwaway will be subject to moderation. #
- If you have an issue with one of the posters on this site please PM one of the site Global Moderators or the Site Admin Staff. #
- It doesn't matter how much you may or may not hate the site serving ads and their owners so PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL to one another. #
- Any posts discussing the merits of moderation will be removed without warning. This includes asking any Moderators why your posts were moderated. #
- Anyone found in violation of any of the rules on this page will be subject to a warning, permanent post hold, up to and including banning and account deletion. #
- ANY USER THAT ATTEMPTS TO CREATE ANOTHER ACCOUNT TO GET AROUND MODERATION IS SUBJECT TO PERMANENT BAN WITHOUT WARNING. #
- ANY AND ALL OF THE RULES ON THIS PAGE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING AND ARE NOT UP FOR A DEBATE. #
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About
- This is a VOLUNTEER site run by volunteers. None of us get paid for what we do here. #
- Unless you want to contribute to the hosting fund for this site then you'll need to be patient while someone comes along and answers your post. #
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As of this writing ONLY the EasyList Authors have the ability to add/remove/modify filters.
The Site Admin Staff or anyone else has no ability to make any changes to any of the filter lists. # - EasyList Authors contribute to this site and maintain the filter lists on their own time and dime. #
- EasyList Authors get NO MONETARY compensation from Eyeo GmbH (the company that owns ABP) for any work they do here. #
- The Site Admin Staff is in NO WAY affiliated with either EasyList / uBO or ABP and is run as an independent entity. #
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Closing
- This forum isn't a democracy. As long as the Site Admin Staff is paying the bills you either follow the rules or be shown the door. #