As a result of organizational concerns, and your private and public complaints regarding the content on this board, we have rewritten the Code of Conduct (COC). 

The new COC clearly defines what is not allowed on the board and is additionally very clear on the actions that will be taken should one decide to not follow those rules.  In addition to the guidance it gives the posters, it also provides a set of guidelines which we expect the moderators to enforce in a fair and consistent manner. 

Our intent is not to increase the moderators work load, but rather to create an atmosphere where posters exercise self-control, agree to disagree, and not act like spoiled children. Some of you may think that there is no way we can enforce these guidelines.  You may say to yourself, “The moderators aren’t here enough to enforce it and will soon tire of spending all their time with warnings and banning people.”   If those are your thoughts pay particular attention to item #3 in the “General” section:

"The Jaguars reserve the right to limit the accessibility of the message boards, to individuals and the entire message board community, for any period of time, as they see fit. "

If conduct on the board spirals out of control with the new COC we will put the board in a “read only” state for a period of time.  Should we have to do this multiple times, each successive “read only” period will be longer than the last.  Please understand this is not something we want to do, nor is it a threat.   It is just the way the board will be run starting at midnight tonight.

Also please understand that these steps are being taken in lieu of shutting down the board, a step several other teams have taken.  There have been several meetings over the past year to discuss that and these steps are being taken to ensure that does not become a reality.

Please take the time to read the new COC by clicking on the “Code of Conduct” link on the top right of this page.   It goes into effect at midnight and pleading ignorance to its contents is not an acceptable excuse for violating it’s guidelines.

Thanks for reading, and GO JAGUARS!!!!!!!!