The Planet Swans forums are intended for use by Swansea City fans and fans of opposing times. All posters/users are requested to abide by the guidelines/rules below.

1. It is expected within any forum that there will be a certain amount of "banter". All posters should endeavour to treat fellow contributors in the way they would expect to be treated themselves. Excessive insults should be avoided and any posts considered to be 'over the top' will be removed and the poster concerned cautioned (see point 3). Any insults towards club and stadium staff will be removed immediately. Any poster who feels that they are being abused beyond what should reasonably be expected should report the post (see point 5) and poster responsible to the site admin who will review the complaint and pass judgement whilst taking any action deemed necessary. Reviewing the report does not necessarily facilitate the removal of the post - in these instances the reporter will be advised of the reasons for non-removal. Swearing is deemed acceptable on the forum in moderation and a swear filter is provided to ensure posts appear within decency. Excessive and unnecessary bad language will be removed

2. Any overtly racist, discriminatory, offensive or potentially libellous posts will be immediately removed and the poster warned (See point 3) If you see such a post on the forum please use the report post option (see point 5) where the site admin will take any action deemed necessary. This action may include (but not be limited to) removal of the post and the warning/banning of the poster concerned. Please bear in mind that inciting racial or religious hatred is also a criminal offence.

3. Planet Swans operates a poster warning system. Moderators can issue warnings to posters that remain on the posters file for 60 days after which they expire. Any poster receiving three warnings within any 60 day period will be removed from the site for a period of 30 days. After this period the poster is free to post again however any one further warning will be removed from the site permanently. All warnings are reviewed by the administration team to ensure consistency. If you feel you have received a warning unfairly then please PM site admin who will respond to your query after discussion with the relevant moderator. Bans on the website can be either by username or in some cases via IP address.

4. To assist with the smooth running of the website moderator decisions should not be debated publicly on the forum. If you feel a moderator has made an unfair or wrong decision then please PM the site admin who will review your complaint and inform you of the outcome after discussion with the moderator concerned.

5. Every post has a "report post" option which will bring an offending post to the attention of site admin. Please use this function to report posts that you feel contravene the site rules. This will be reviewed by a moderator and also the site admin.

6. Images of a pornographic nature are not deemed as acceptable as the planet swans forums are open to people of all ages to views. Such images will be removed and a warning issued to the poster - this includes linking to sites and content marked by an 18 certificate.

7. All avatars and signatures should remain within the rules/guidelines outlined above. Any avatar or signature deemed unacceptable will be removed.

The Planet Swans moderation team will do its best to keep all messages on this forum respectful and within the forum rules, but it is impossible for us to review every message immediately upon posting. However, use of the report button will assist in highlighting posts that are deemed unacceptable by ANY reader.

A list of moderators and site admins can be found here - memberlist.php?mode=leaders