We have made adjustments to our rules pertaining to scamming and panhandling as well as how we will be handling fundraising. We are cracking down due to complaints being made about our current system pertaining to fundraising and how well-equipped we are to handle it. We hope this cracking down will cease the panhandling and scamming in the future months. If we find it is still continuing we may make adjustments.
Panhandling
Chat:
Begging in public rooms and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and will get you kicked from the chat. This also includes continuously posting GoFundMe links or any other donation/ fundraising platform in public rooms. All members regardless of their Subscription level, are able to use the !Away feature. We highly suggest using this feature instead of continuously posting links on chat which could result in further action taken against your account. If you have a fundraiser such as PayPal, GoFundMe, or any other fundraising site you must have a forum topic so you are able to post updates on it to where the money is going. If you do not have a forum account and you are posting to receive funds you will go up your ladder accordingly.
Forums:
Begging on the forum and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and will get you removed from the forum.
If posting GFM links, per GFM's Terms of Service, "you will post updates as needed so that Users understand the use of funds and any other relevant information about your Fundraiser". In accordance with these terms, we will be requiring a once-a-month or once-every two months for updates to be shared on the GFM. If you fail to uphold these terms, your topic is subject to removal. If you have a fundraiser such as PayPal, GoFundMe, or any other fundraising site you must have a forum topic so you are able to post updates on it to where the money is going. If you do not have a forum account and you are posting to receive funds you will go up your ladder accordingly.
Scamming:
Scamming is a form of theft and will be treated as such. If it is found that you are scamming by falsely claiming funds are going towards its intended use when they are not; action will be taken against your account which may lead to being permanently removed from the site.