General Chat Room Rules
The General Chat is a great room to chat in because every topic (with few exceptions) is allowed. Anyone 13+ looking for general chat is welcome.
► General Chat *clean* chat room-which means no sexual/adult content, no nudity/porn and is not a place for excessively vulgar /tasteless chat. This room is not a place for explicit posts of any kind.
► The room is staffed by moderators. They are here to assist you. Please help them by following room rules and their directions. Abusing our staff is not welcome behavior here- and can result in removal.
(Any gray area about any of the room rules is at the discretion of moderation staff and Gen Chat Admin, Staff list can be found here: https://forum.chat-avenue.com/threads/general-chat-room-rules.938553/#post-1167056
Arguments can and will happen, or trolls may try to provoke you. The ignore feature or changing your PM settings is your first step. Please report issues directly to room staff by the report feature, Click here to see how https://www.chat-avenue.com/blog/reporting-users/ You may also report serious issues directly to staff via PM (preferably with screen shots)
► You are not allowed to use the following words in chat (regardless of how badly you misspell them): c*nt, n*gger, f*ggot, r*pe . In addition, discussing/posting about sexual body parts inappropriately or in a sexual manner in main chat is not allowed.
► Do not flood, spam, scroll, or disrupt chat.
►Do not threaten other users
►Excessive swearing isn't permitted.
► Excessive use of *All-Caps* is not allowed.
► Racism, racial slurs, homophobic slurs are not allowed. Hateful / violent content is not allowed- Hate Speech(Defined as Explicit threats, promotion of violence or direct attacks towards other users based upon ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, serious diseases and gender are not allowed.
► This room has users of various ages. Any evidence of a person attempting to exploit a minor can be turned over to law enforcement and your ISP informed. There is no tolerance for this behavior Please report any concerns to staff.
► Do not double, triple, quadruple etc. log. If you have more than one account-those must follow room rules or they will be removed ( ie Banned)
►We do not allow sexualized images of minors. Any issues relating to this should be reported to the Room Staff.
► No phone numbers or emails etc are allowed to be posted in public main chat. We strongly encourage you NOT to share any personal information at all.
► Do not post anything belonging to anyone else- (like their account pictures, photos they share in room etc )
*Doxxing*- is the intentional sharing of personal information intended to harm another person, such as real names, home/work addresses, phone numbers, information from of social media etc It is not allowed in this room. Doxxing can result in a Ban.
► Do not post or request any social media on the main chat (Skype, Twitter, Snapchat, Kik, etc).
► The name you choose in the room must be in accordance with the above rules. So does your personal account(pfp) avatar, and anything you post (such as gifs etc)
► No external links or URLS are allowed in the main chat - This includes social websites. VIP ******** can post you tube videos. Forums can be linked IF the material is in accordance with room rules, doesn't disrupt chat or used for trolling.
► Any kind of Advertising is not allowed
► Flashing gifs are not to be used in main chat. This can be dangerous to some users with Photo Sensitive Epilepsy and can cause serious harm.
► Hacking or exploiting of the chat is a punishable offense by law. We have logs and will report to ISP/police anyone who does. Bans will be placed on users who attempt to exploit/hack our chat rooms.
► Do not clone or pretend to be another user or moderator, Admin or site owner. This includes using symbols the of site staff -
► Do not mini mod. (which is telling the mods how to do their jobs, or acting like room staff when you are not or excessively arguing room rules.
► Please use English when posting in main chat.
► The name you choose in the room must be in accordance with the above rules. So does your personal account(pfp) avatar, and anything you post (such as gifs etc) Pictures/images containing nudity or overtly sexual pictures/acts are not allowed.
►Please do not post SS of other media ( conversations etc) that violate our room rules. Please note PMs are considered private and should be kept off the main chat.
►external links or files are not allowed on the main chat
The Side Rooms
► The basic main room rules above also apply in the Side Rooms
VIP can create their own room and choose staff (and room rules for blocking ******** etc for that side room only)
( Note: these rules are subject to revision and can be modified from time to time-(see "last edited on the bottom right)
FAQ
The General Chat is a great room to chat in because every topic (with few exceptions) is allowed. Anyone 13+ looking for general chat is welcome.
► General Chat *clean* chat room-which means no sexual/adult content, no nudity/porn and is not a place for excessively vulgar /tasteless chat. This room is not a place for explicit posts of any kind.
► The room is staffed by moderators. They are here to assist you. Please help them by following room rules and their directions. Abusing our staff is not welcome behavior here- and can result in removal.
(Any gray area about any of the room rules is at the discretion of moderation staff and Gen Chat Admin, Staff list can be found here: https://forum.chat-avenue.com/threads/general-chat-room-rules.938553/#post-1167056
Arguments can and will happen, or trolls may try to provoke you. The ignore feature or changing your PM settings is your first step. Please report issues directly to room staff by the report feature, Click here to see how https://www.chat-avenue.com/blog/reporting-users/ You may also report serious issues directly to staff via PM (preferably with screen shots)
► You are not allowed to use the following words in chat (regardless of how badly you misspell them): c*nt, n*gger, f*ggot, r*pe . In addition, discussing/posting about sexual body parts inappropriately or in a sexual manner in main chat is not allowed.
► Do not flood, spam, scroll, or disrupt chat.
►Do not threaten other users
►Excessive swearing isn't permitted.
► Excessive use of *All-Caps* is not allowed.
► Racism, racial slurs, homophobic slurs are not allowed. Hateful / violent content is not allowed- Hate Speech(Defined as Explicit threats, promotion of violence or direct attacks towards other users based upon ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, serious diseases and gender are not allowed.
► This room has users of various ages. Any evidence of a person attempting to exploit a minor can be turned over to law enforcement and your ISP informed. There is no tolerance for this behavior Please report any concerns to staff.
► Do not double, triple, quadruple etc. log. If you have more than one account-those must follow room rules or they will be removed ( ie Banned)
►We do not allow sexualized images of minors. Any issues relating to this should be reported to the Room Staff.
► No phone numbers or emails etc are allowed to be posted in public main chat. We strongly encourage you NOT to share any personal information at all.
► Do not post anything belonging to anyone else- (like their account pictures, photos they share in room etc )
*Doxxing*- is the intentional sharing of personal information intended to harm another person, such as real names, home/work addresses, phone numbers, information from of social media etc It is not allowed in this room. Doxxing can result in a Ban.
► Do not post or request any social media on the main chat (Skype, Twitter, Snapchat, Kik, etc).
► The name you choose in the room must be in accordance with the above rules. So does your personal account(pfp) avatar, and anything you post (such as gifs etc)
► No external links or URLS are allowed in the main chat - This includes social websites. VIP ******** can post you tube videos. Forums can be linked IF the material is in accordance with room rules, doesn't disrupt chat or used for trolling.
► Any kind of Advertising is not allowed
► Flashing gifs are not to be used in main chat. This can be dangerous to some users with Photo Sensitive Epilepsy and can cause serious harm.
► Hacking or exploiting of the chat is a punishable offense by law. We have logs and will report to ISP/police anyone who does. Bans will be placed on users who attempt to exploit/hack our chat rooms.
► Do not clone or pretend to be another user or moderator, Admin or site owner. This includes using symbols the of site staff -
► Do not mini mod. (which is telling the mods how to do their jobs, or acting like room staff when you are not or excessively arguing room rules.
► Please use English when posting in main chat.
► The name you choose in the room must be in accordance with the above rules. So does your personal account(pfp) avatar, and anything you post (such as gifs etc) Pictures/images containing nudity or overtly sexual pictures/acts are not allowed.
►Please do not post SS of other media ( conversations etc) that violate our room rules. Please note PMs are considered private and should be kept off the main chat.
►external links or files are not allowed on the main chat
The Side Rooms
► The basic main room rules above also apply in the Side Rooms
VIP can create their own room and choose staff (and room rules for blocking ******** etc for that side room only)
( Note: these rules are subject to revision and can be modified from time to time-(see "last edited on the bottom right)
FAQ
What should I do about someone bothering me in the chat-room? For info to report a user click Here or report the issue to room staff.
Where and how do I apply to be a moderator?
If you are 18+ and interesting in moderating General Chat, please see post 2 of this thread.
(currently under revision.)