The purpose of WTS is to create a safe environment for fans to talk about soccer/football. The board rules have been developed and grown by the site staff in response to the challenges we've faced in running forums for more than 8 years. We are not trying to restrict your opinions or ideas, but rather are trying to ensure that everyone feels comfortable posting theirs.
Fans who are genuinely interested in having friendly and civil discussions about soccer are welcome! Trolls who sign up to cause trouble and start fights, are not. We try our best to resolve any problems with members peaceably, but in some cases repeated breaking of the board rules will result in removal of privileges or banning from the board. We're not trying to "get" you and we understand honest mistakes - punishments are a last resort for repeat rule-breakers.
Board membership is a privilege and not a right: bad behavior will cause you to lose that privilege. Gossip, bullying, and aggressive and attacking behavior has no place here.
We have added each rule for a reason: if you have any questions about these rules or the reason for a certain one, please post in the Help forum or contact an admin calmly and politely and we will try to answer your question to the best of our ability.
