The Rules
No insults - Don't insult people. Pretty straight-forward, that one. This includes insults directed towards both individuals and groups of people.
No flame wars - This is basically when two people are in an argument on the forums and resort to personal attacks on each other. No tolerance will be given for this sort of thing. Just keep in mind that you are arguing via text on a public message board... Is there really a clean cut winner? I suggest you keep that sort of thing on someone else's board or some instant messaging service.
No trolling/baiting - This is where you constantly make digs at a member who doesn't appreciate it with the hope of annoying them and/or getting a negative reaction out of them. Don't do it.
Note: Retaliation - Just because 'they started it' doesn't mean you have a right to break rules when you respond to them. It's better to just report the post and let the mods deal with it.
No profanity - Please don't go around swearing your head off or using inappropriate language in the forums. Show maturity at all times, and make it decent for everyone else. Remember, just because a word isn't filtered doesn't mean it's okay to say. Even using filtered words too often can get you warned.
No advertising - Threads/posts blatantly advertising your website are not allowed and shall be removed. Continued abuse of this rule will result in the account being banned. If you wish to advertise on Cricket Web, email
advertising@cricketweb.net
No spamming - Spamming is characterized by the initiation of threads or posts that contribute nothing to a forum, be it off topic or on topic. Examples include: empty bodies, bodies with few words that have no relation to the current thread or discussion and those posts that state they are spam, either to annoy or increase a member's post count. This determination is made by the forum Moderator or Administrator and is not up for discussion.
Read before posting - Odds are that most threads have already been covered before you thought of it. Thus just check back a day or two to see if the topic your so curious about has already been played out. It saves your time, and our time, it works out great like that!
Stay on topic - So many threads go way off track when people decide just to start chatting about nothing. If you want to have a chat session, get mIRC or AIM, or MSN.
No second accounts - Each member creates their own unique username to suit their style, personality and this identifies them in the forum. Members should not create multiple accounts to voice or create a different identity. This can cause confusion, deceit and inconvenience to all members. If you’re caught doing this, the Administrator or Moderator can impose penalties such as temporary and permanent bans on the member’s account(s)
No double posting - If you double posted... Delete your second post. If you forgot to add something to your original post... don't make a second post. Edit your first one. The edit button can easily be found in the lower right corner of your post. We would love if you started using it.
No pronography - Any adult oriented imagery or links to such content will not be tolerated.
Avatars - Don't put stuff like drugs, pronography, etc. into here. These are a luxury and abuse of them will result in them being lost.
Signatures - Please try not to make them too long and, of course, keep them clean. The forums staff reserve the right to remove or edit your sig as they see fit, be it because it takes up an entire page or because it breaks another rule such as linking to inappropriate websites or has text abusing another member, etc.
Forum atmosphere - Members causing detrimental effects to forum atmosphere are subject to bans.
NO SHOUTING - Posting in all-caps is considered shouting on the internet. Please don't do this!
Post in English - We welcome members from worldwide, but in all countries that cricket is played, English is spoken and English is the language of cricket, so all posts should be kept in this language.
Report posts! - At the bottom left hand side of each post you'll see a button that looks like this: If you see a post that you feel is in breach of the rules, click on this button to report it to the moderators. If the mods agree that it's against the rules, they'll take what action they see fit. If we don't respond and no action is taken, you can discuss the issue with the mods via email at
moderators@cricketweb.net.
If you would like to discuss a warning you have been given, please contact the forums staff via email at
moderators@cricketweb.net.
If you would like to discuss a rule, you can do so in the Site Discussion forum. Note that while we will listen to all suggestions, this is a privately owned website and we are under no obligation to change on demand.
Cricket Web reserves the right to change or alter these rules at any time.