Expectations of Conduct
EdenFantasys strives to maintain a sex-positive community that welcomes all genders, races, religions and creeds. These expectations are for every person that participates anywhere on the EdenFantasys website. These rules have been created to ensure that discussions and comments are respectful, productive, and relevant to EdenFantasys. We are a community, and as such we are here to support and help one another via our forums, review comment areas, and system messages.
Open discussions and opinions are welcome. We strongly support freedom of speech, but we do not support negative or hurtful behavior. Debates and disagreements are a part of the territory, but we expect members to conduct themselves in a mature and respectful manner. We will not tolerate bullying, deliberate provocation or disrespect. This includes insinuations and threats of action that may take place outside of the EdenFantasys community.
Defamation of individuals, EdenFantasys employees or other companies is not tolerated. This includes accusations, speculations and sweeping generalizations that can be hurtful. This is an information sharing resource, not a rumor-mill. Let's be factual and fair.
Any homophobic, racist or otherwise hateful behavior will result in immediate banning from the community. Additionally, any content that sexualizes children or animals will result in an immediate ban. Hatred, abuse, and illegal activities have no place in our community.
EdenFantasys employees and representatives work hard to maintain the positive attitude and safe haven that make the EdenFantasys community such an open and welcoming place. When an EdenFantasys employee or representative steps in to mediate a concern or disagreement, it is a cue that everyone needs to take a step back, calm down, and discuss the matter in a more rational matter. We prefer to mediate rather than close or delete threads, but there may be circumstances -- typically when link spamming or illegal activity is involved -- where that is necessary. We reserve the right to remove threads that do not serve a constructive and positive purpose. We also reserve the right to replace a graphic (nudity) or copyrighted image avatar with a default image.
24-Hour Rule
Additionally, EdenFantasys will deploy the 24-Hour Rule on an as-needed basis. The 24-Hour Rule provides members who are involved in a heated dispute or situation with the opportunity to take 24 hours to cool off.
Once the 24-Hour Rule has been called, the thread(s) in question will be locked for a 24 hour period, during which members will have the time to calm flared tempers and cool down. What was a heated argument may become a simple disagreement or misunderstanding once some time has passed.
Please note that the ability to call the 24-Hour Rule is not just limited to EdenFantasys employees or representatives; community members may also email moderator@edenfantasys.com to request activation of the 24-Hour Rule. Substantiating your request will expedite the process and help establish the grounds for implementation.
Consequences
Community members who conduct themselves poorly will have their individual behavior assessed by an EdenFantasys employee or representative. Penalties have been put into place in order to ensure that all members treat each other and the community as a whole with consideration and respect.
"Report Abuse" flags are present on most interactive parts of the Eden community in order to allow members to report misconduct that they have witnessed or offense they feel about comments or behavior. Received a comment on one of your reviews that is antagonistic or a personal attack? Report it. Spotted a review that appears to be plagiarized? Notify us of the situation and we’ll handle it. Receiving abusive private messages? Again, let us know and we’ll handle it.
Ideally, flags should be used sparingly. We all have differing opinions and viewpoints, and most issues that arise as a result can be solved by messaging the moderator either via their profile or via moderator@edenfantasys.com. We recommend that you save your flags for truly over-the-top offensive comments and posts and for spam. Smaller spats can be worked out without having to resort to flags. If you’re unsure about flagging a post, please contact the moderator first and they can help you decide the best course of action.
Any comment or post that is flagged will be reported to the EdenFantasys team; member names will not be revealed to the public by flagging, so you can report misconduct without fear of any repercussions from the community. Eden also discourages false / retaliatory / unsubstantiated flagging and deliberate review down-voting of other members.
The EdenFantasys team actively investigates any flagged comment or post. If it is determined that the flagged member has indeed conducted themselves poorly, they will be contacted and allowed to make amends or be issued a warning depending on the severity of the offense. If it is determined that the flagging was retaliatory and/or unsupported, the flagging member will be contacted and allowed to make amends or be issued a warning depending on the severity of the offense. A member who is consistently and validly flagged will be issued an official warning. The same applies to those who consistently issue flags that have been determined to be retaliatory and/or unsupported.
An official warning may be given to a contributor who has numerous complaints against them even if none of their posts or threads have been flagged.
Three warnings will result in a one-month suspension from the EdenFantasys community. After one suspension, further incidents can result in permanent banning. There are some actions that can result in immediate suspension or banning; such as defamation, bullying, threatening, spam content, fake/spam reviews, and plagiarism. These will be decided based on the severity of the action, on a case by case basis. In some cases, depending on the activities in question, we reserve the right to temporarily disable your account pending your response to our e-mail(s) and to prevent further abuse from occurring. You will also be issued an official warning and that will remain in effect even after your account has been reinstated.
Note: Spam content includes posts, threads, comments on reviews, product pages, and anywhere else content can be added.
In addition to spam, links to competitors' sites and outside affiliate links are prohibited.
With the addition of the EdenPoints Program new offenses have come to light. There have been people “point farming” while contributing nothing positive or new to the community. Examples of point farming:
• Repeated following and unfollowing of manufacturers on the EdenLink page and of fellow contributors. This is abuse of Eden Points, especially when we can see it is done multiple times in a single day or week.
• Numerous threads and posts being created that offer nothing of value to the forums. While we do encourage questions about products being asked on the forums, we ask that the questions first be researched on the website for an answer and then asked via the forums if a satisfactory answer was not found. Also, a search within the forums should be done to ensure that another thread with the same specific subject has not already been created in a similar fashion.
• Uploading several videos to Eden Tube that are irrelevant to EdenFantasys.
There have also been contributors creating multiple accounts to abuse the EdenPoints program for their own gain. There have even been cases of a contributor having their account suspended only to create a new account and continue their inappropriate behavior. We created the EdenPoints program to encourage and reward contributors for their contributions to our community. We take these offenses very seriously and definite action will be taken in every case.
We at EdenFantasys have created these expectations of conduct to provide a welcoming, safe, sex-positive community for members to enjoy. We love our community and want to protect everyone who participates in it. Please respect these rules and guidelines to help us keep EdenFantasys as a safe and open place for all. We greatly value the exchange of information and ideas, and look forward to learning and sharing together.
- EdenFantasys Team
Open discussions and opinions are welcome. We strongly support freedom of speech, but we do not support negative or hurtful behavior. Debates and disagreements are a part of the territory, but we expect members to conduct themselves in a mature and respectful manner. We will not tolerate bullying, deliberate provocation or disrespect. This includes insinuations and threats of action that may take place outside of the EdenFantasys community.
Defamation of individuals, EdenFantasys employees or other companies is not tolerated. This includes accusations, speculations and sweeping generalizations that can be hurtful. This is an information sharing resource, not a rumor-mill. Let's be factual and fair.
Any homophobic, racist or otherwise hateful behavior will result in immediate banning from the community. Additionally, any content that sexualizes children or animals will result in an immediate ban. Hatred, abuse, and illegal activities have no place in our community.
EdenFantasys employees and representatives work hard to maintain the positive attitude and safe haven that make the EdenFantasys community such an open and welcoming place. When an EdenFantasys employee or representative steps in to mediate a concern or disagreement, it is a cue that everyone needs to take a step back, calm down, and discuss the matter in a more rational matter. We prefer to mediate rather than close or delete threads, but there may be circumstances -- typically when link spamming or illegal activity is involved -- where that is necessary. We reserve the right to remove threads that do not serve a constructive and positive purpose. We also reserve the right to replace a graphic (nudity) or copyrighted image avatar with a default image.
24-Hour Rule
Additionally, EdenFantasys will deploy the 24-Hour Rule on an as-needed basis. The 24-Hour Rule provides members who are involved in a heated dispute or situation with the opportunity to take 24 hours to cool off.
Once the 24-Hour Rule has been called, the thread(s) in question will be locked for a 24 hour period, during which members will have the time to calm flared tempers and cool down. What was a heated argument may become a simple disagreement or misunderstanding once some time has passed.
Please note that the ability to call the 24-Hour Rule is not just limited to EdenFantasys employees or representatives; community members may also email moderator@edenfantasys.com to request activation of the 24-Hour Rule. Substantiating your request will expedite the process and help establish the grounds for implementation.
Consequences
Community members who conduct themselves poorly will have their individual behavior assessed by an EdenFantasys employee or representative. Penalties have been put into place in order to ensure that all members treat each other and the community as a whole with consideration and respect.
"Report Abuse" flags are present on most interactive parts of the Eden community in order to allow members to report misconduct that they have witnessed or offense they feel about comments or behavior. Received a comment on one of your reviews that is antagonistic or a personal attack? Report it. Spotted a review that appears to be plagiarized? Notify us of the situation and we’ll handle it. Receiving abusive private messages? Again, let us know and we’ll handle it.
Ideally, flags should be used sparingly. We all have differing opinions and viewpoints, and most issues that arise as a result can be solved by messaging the moderator either via their profile or via moderator@edenfantasys.com. We recommend that you save your flags for truly over-the-top offensive comments and posts and for spam. Smaller spats can be worked out without having to resort to flags. If you’re unsure about flagging a post, please contact the moderator first and they can help you decide the best course of action.
Any comment or post that is flagged will be reported to the EdenFantasys team; member names will not be revealed to the public by flagging, so you can report misconduct without fear of any repercussions from the community. Eden also discourages false / retaliatory / unsubstantiated flagging and deliberate review down-voting of other members.
The EdenFantasys team actively investigates any flagged comment or post. If it is determined that the flagged member has indeed conducted themselves poorly, they will be contacted and allowed to make amends or be issued a warning depending on the severity of the offense. If it is determined that the flagging was retaliatory and/or unsupported, the flagging member will be contacted and allowed to make amends or be issued a warning depending on the severity of the offense. A member who is consistently and validly flagged will be issued an official warning. The same applies to those who consistently issue flags that have been determined to be retaliatory and/or unsupported.
An official warning may be given to a contributor who has numerous complaints against them even if none of their posts or threads have been flagged.
Three warnings will result in a one-month suspension from the EdenFantasys community. After one suspension, further incidents can result in permanent banning. There are some actions that can result in immediate suspension or banning; such as defamation, bullying, threatening, spam content, fake/spam reviews, and plagiarism. These will be decided based on the severity of the action, on a case by case basis. In some cases, depending on the activities in question, we reserve the right to temporarily disable your account pending your response to our e-mail(s) and to prevent further abuse from occurring. You will also be issued an official warning and that will remain in effect even after your account has been reinstated.
Note: Spam content includes posts, threads, comments on reviews, product pages, and anywhere else content can be added.
In addition to spam, links to competitors' sites and outside affiliate links are prohibited.
With the addition of the EdenPoints Program new offenses have come to light. There have been people “point farming” while contributing nothing positive or new to the community. Examples of point farming:
• Repeated following and unfollowing of manufacturers on the EdenLink page and of fellow contributors. This is abuse of Eden Points, especially when we can see it is done multiple times in a single day or week.
• Numerous threads and posts being created that offer nothing of value to the forums. While we do encourage questions about products being asked on the forums, we ask that the questions first be researched on the website for an answer and then asked via the forums if a satisfactory answer was not found. Also, a search within the forums should be done to ensure that another thread with the same specific subject has not already been created in a similar fashion.
• Uploading several videos to Eden Tube that are irrelevant to EdenFantasys.
There have also been contributors creating multiple accounts to abuse the EdenPoints program for their own gain. There have even been cases of a contributor having their account suspended only to create a new account and continue their inappropriate behavior. We created the EdenPoints program to encourage and reward contributors for their contributions to our community. We take these offenses very seriously and definite action will be taken in every case.
We at EdenFantasys have created these expectations of conduct to provide a welcoming, safe, sex-positive community for members to enjoy. We love our community and want to protect everyone who participates in it. Please respect these rules and guidelines to help us keep EdenFantasys as a safe and open place for all. We greatly value the exchange of information and ideas, and look forward to learning and sharing together.
- EdenFantasys Team
