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Welcome Message and Declaration of Purpose

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Salutations and welcome to the Old Gold and Black Forums!

This is a fan forum revolving around Wake Forest sports. It was conceptualized, designed, and built by fans for fans. We are totally independent of both Wake Forest University and its athletic department, and not just in a nominal sense. While parents, athletes, and Wake employees are certainly welcome here, it must be understood that this is first and foremost a place for the fan to discuss the successes and failures of our beloved Demon Deacons. The word "fan" is short for "fanatic." So yeah, things get heated sometimes.

A few people close to the Wake Forest sports programs have agreed to post here, and will be providing their information for free. While we won’t pretend to have the amount of information and access of other message board forums, we believe that charging for this information is a relic of the past, and a dying business model in the Internet Age. These posts will be tacked on the top of the sports board, with a light bulb avatar next to it. Also, if you are going to post an image or idea that qualifies as “Not Safe for Work,” please use the warning sign icon to denote such.

This is a grown ass people board for grown ass people. Very few things will result in a ban, to include (but not limited to) threats of physical harm, hate speech, links to pornography, and spamming of any kind. (See “the Rules” below for more.) You will not be censored for expressing your opinion on a subject matter, nor do vague and nebulous civility rules exist here. How you choose to express yourself is up to you, and if that includes the word “fuck” sometimes, so be it.

Fans of other schools and programs are welcome here, but trolling will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. It all depends which moderators are online and how drunk they are. For trolls, the ban-hammer is an unpredictable and fickle tool. Consider yourselves warned, Terps.

For tutorials on how to post pictures and photographs, and how to upload an avatar to your profile, please refer to the Technical Support board linked on the main page.

Our moderators will be an active and engaged part of this community. They will express opinions and post just like anyone else. If you feel like any poster has violated the terms of service or the posting rules, either report the post in question or send a private message to a moderator. We’ll deal with it and be transparent about our decision-making process. That doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily agree with the decision, but you will know why, when, and for how long.

We hope you enjoy the Old Gold and Black Forums and everything we have to offer. Please let us know in the Suggestions Threads how your user experience can be improved. Go Deacs!

Rules:

1) Do not upload, post, discuss, request, or link to, anything that violates local or United States law. This will be severely punished and strictly enforced.

2) If you are under the age of 18, or it is illegal for you to view the materials contained on this website, discontinue browsing immediately.

3) The posting of personal information or calls to invasion is prohibited.

4) Submitting false reports or otherwise abusing the report system will result in a ban of indeterminate length.

5) Ban evasion will result in permanent bans. No exceptions—DO NOT EVADE YOUR BAN. Instead, wait and appeal it by contacting a moderator through private message.

6) No spamming or flooding of any kind.

7) Don't be a douchebag. We can and will mess with your handle if this is violated.

8) Remember: The use of the Old Gold and Black Forums is a privilege, not a right. The OGBoards staff reserves the right to revoke access and remove content.
 
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