Morning Nairaland,

I have been a silent Nairaland reader for a long time and then decided to create an account today!

While the above is good news in itself for Nairaland owners as they stand to gain more than I do - this is because for everytime I waste here writing or reading translates into money for them...

What stood like sore thumb in my face in the first post attempt is the warnings or is it Rule to observe that Nairaland wants you to abide with while posting on their space. Nairaland went by saying "Please Observe The Following Rules" without anywhere highlighting whether there are consequences for failing to abide by them.

It is worrying for me or puzzling how Nairaland often fail to enforce these warnings - is it that it not worth their time or just window dressing to fit in with corporate niceties?

I have in my various times read a lot of comments that have fell fowl of these rules. As an example, there are times a lot of articles have been derailed, people have been making xenophobic, homophobic, ethnic/ tribalistic comments, not to talk about religious zealot warriors in their pageantry display of their warped superior religious comments etc.

So guys, please share your thoughts on these rules and what experiences you have about those that have flouted the rules. And as a new entrant, what is the best way to avoid these undesirable elements?

I am not a fan of many of the rules because some are nice but some are not fit for purpose.

For ease of discussion the rules are below:

[b]Please Observe The Following Rules: (skip)
1. Please post all threads in the right section, and don't derail threads by posting off topic.
2. Don't abuse, bully, deliberately insult/provoke, fight, or wish harm to Nairaland members OR THEIR TRIBES.
3. Don't threaten, support or DEFEND violent acts against any person, tribe, race, animals, or group (e.g. rape).
4. Discussions of the art of love-making should be restricted to the hidden sexuality section.
5. Don't post pornographic or disgusting pictures or videos on any section of Nairaland.
6. Don't post adverts or affiliate links outside the areas where adverts are explicitly allowed.
7. Don't say, do, or THREATEN to do anything that's detrimental to the security, success, or reputation of Nairaland.
8. Don't post false information on Nairaland.
9. Don't use Nairaland for illegal acts, e.g scams, plagiarism, hacking, gay meetings, incitement, promoting secession.
10. Don't violate the privacy of any people e.g. by posting their private pics, info, or chats without permission.
11. Don't create distracting posts with: ALL WORDS BOLD / huge font sizes / ALL CAPS / distracting imagesspaces, etc.
12. Don't insert signatures into your posts. Instead, add the desired signature to your profile.
13. Please report any post or topic that violates the rules of Nairaland using the (Report) button.
14. Please search the forum before creating a new thread on Nairaland.
15. Don't attempt to post censored words by misspelling them.
16. Don't promote shady investments like betting, HYIP, MLM, FOREX, binary options, and cryptocurrencies on Nairaland.
18. Don't spam the forum by advertising in the wrong places or posting the same content many times.
19. Don't use alternate accounts to access Nairaland after being banned. If you do, make sure we don't find out.
20. Complaints to or against moderators must be sent privately. Please don't disobey, disrespect, or defame them.
21. Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.
22. Don't ask Nairaland members for contact details (email, phone, bbpin) or investments.
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