2013-12-25, 19:00
As per our forum rules (wiki), we do not support nor do we permit linking to / addons that link to pirated content.
This includes addons that link directly to pirated content and providing links to pirated content; be it providing direct links or by passing xml files containing this content.
We had hoped users would respect our wishes in this respect and self police themselves, however a small group of users has taken advantage of this. This has included passing of links to piracy content via pm and recently profiteering. Due to this we will be taking a much harsher stance on this and will now take a much more proactive stance on removing dubious content.
For the avoidance of doubt, we will not permit
In summary, if we feel the content source is dubious then posts / threads will be deleted. This may seem excessive, however a small group have taken advantage of our previously soft moderation policy and have consequently lead to this decision.
If we feel that streams / content / content sources that are being linked to are questionable, we will assume that they contain piracy content and removed. The onus will be on the poster to prove that they are legitimate – we do not have the time to check every single source.
In the first instance posting of this content will get a warning, repeated posting will get a ban.
We are aware that some users will be unhappy with this, however our stance on this is final. If you want to link to / provide this kind of content then there are plenty of other places that you can do this.
This includes addons that link directly to pirated content and providing links to pirated content; be it providing direct links or by passing xml files containing this content.
We had hoped users would respect our wishes in this respect and self police themselves, however a small group of users has taken advantage of this. This has included passing of links to piracy content via pm and recently profiteering. Due to this we will be taking a much harsher stance on this and will now take a much more proactive stance on removing dubious content.
For the avoidance of doubt, we will not permit
- Providing / linking / discussing piracy addons
- Providing / linking to anything considered piracy content or against our forum rules (wiki)
- Providing or linking to xml files that contain or link to piracy content, be it on the forums, irc or via pm
- Proving or linking to sites that aggregate piracy content (this includes sites that provide links to live streams where they do not have the original rights holders permission)
- Providing / linking / swapping of ‘secret’ tokens for streaming sites.
- Providing / linking to streams from subscription based services that breach of their terms and conditions.
- Providing / linking to streams from sites/services that breach their terms and conditions.
- This list is by no means definitive, but should leave no confusion over what we will permit
In summary, if we feel the content source is dubious then posts / threads will be deleted. This may seem excessive, however a small group have taken advantage of our previously soft moderation policy and have consequently lead to this decision.
If we feel that streams / content / content sources that are being linked to are questionable, we will assume that they contain piracy content and removed. The onus will be on the poster to prove that they are legitimate – we do not have the time to check every single source.
In the first instance posting of this content will get a warning, repeated posting will get a ban.
We are aware that some users will be unhappy with this, however our stance on this is final. If you want to link to / provide this kind of content then there are plenty of other places that you can do this.
