What is The MMA Community (TMMAC)?
A forum created by fans of the sport, for fans of the sport. The owners are former members of other MMA forums, and had grown tired of the negativity, name calling, fighter bashing, and lack of respect within those communities. So they decided to create a place where fans & fighters could interact, and respectfully discuss & debate the sport that we all love. As a result of this vision, The MMA Community was born.
Our Mission Statement:
1) Provide fans & fighters a place to share information about MMA for the purpose of increasing the long term survivability and quality of the sport.
2) Provide fans & fighters a place to freely share respectful and reasonable opinions on all aspects of the industry.
3) Provide fans & fighters a place that captures the character and essence of the sport (i.e. that it's incredibly fun).
4) Provide fans & fighters a place that promotes participation and connection (i.e. community)
5) Provide fans & fighters a place that's transparent and responsive.
6) Create a culture that supports fair and respectful treatment of fighters
Rules Built By The Community Members:
Bluntly put - Don’t be an asshole.
This is the internet. It isn’t a competition or life & death. It’s a forum for MMA fans to discuss the sport we ALL love, and maybe build some friendships along the way.
What constitutes being an asshole is subjective and no one will ever agree on everything…which is why it’s ultimately at the Admins discretion. If we think you’re being an asshole, baiting, trolling, fighter bashing – then you’re likely going to have your account temporarily or permanently suspended.
If you treat people with respect and common courtesy, you’ll be a long term, welcomed member of the best MMA forum online.
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RESPECT OTHERS: (First infraction will result in a warning. Additional infractions result in increasingly lengthy bans):
* Treat members with respect. Meaning…don’t harass, insult, name call, belittle, or threaten. Debates are absolutely fine, and encouraged. Debate and intelligent discussion is what will make our community thrive…but critique the opinion, not the person. Personal attacks will not fly here.
* Do not bash fighters - whether they post here, or not. Examples of what is unacceptable: Calling fighters bitches, cunts, losers, cans, bums, cowards, pieces of shit, etc. Leave the name calling at home.
* Fighters are expected to abide by the same rules. We respect what you do for our entertainment, and you can rest assured that you will be able to interact here w/out being harassed, bashed, or trolled. We simply ask you give the members here the same respect that we guarantee you will receive.
* No bigotry/hate speech. Intolerance is rampant on the internet. We want members of our community to feel safe and welcome here. This shouldn't be taken to mean that people cannot have an intelligent discussion about sensitive issues, it just means people need to be civil.
* Shilling – If you are found to be posting on behalf of a third party for any type of financial or nonfinancial gain, without disclosing the relationship, your account may be banned.
HARRASSMENT: (The first occurrence will earn you a permanent IP ban):
* Do not make death threats or encourage members to kill themselves.
* Do not sexually harass members here. On the forums, in PM, or via chat.
* No Doxing: This includes email, real name, address, phone number, IP address, or other personal information. This also includes posting contents of emails, private messages, warnings, infractions, and bans. This also includes Facebook and Instagram.
* No posting personal information about non-members. Things like spiteful doxing, revenge posting pics of ex-girlfriends or airing unfounded suspicions about other people. This causes nothing but trouble and can create legal issues for the site.
LEGAL STUFF: (First infraction will result in a warning. Additional infractions result in increasingly lengthy bans):
* No linking to "underground" or "pirate" sites to get copyrighted materials, or asking for said sites. This includes FTP servers, illegal streaming websites, and the like. Soliciting invites to said sites is not permitted.
* Copyrighted Material: Generally you can assume that anything you find online is copyrighted. If posting others’ written works, we prefer you post a synopsis in your own words and the link to the article. It's permissible to quote some text and we prefer you provide commentary as well. We will comply with all legal copyright takedown notices.
PRIVACY: We do not read or keep your private messages, and/or chat logs. We do not share your personal information, including email address, with any 3rd party entities. You full privacy is guaranteed here.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Any Post that contains nudity is to be placed the Fapout forum only. This protects our hosting and members reading from work.
* Do not post on behalf of someone who's banned. That will likely get you banned as well - your ban will be longer than theirs.
* No Spam – we will mark your account as a bot and delete.
* Advertising: Please contact Wild or Splinty, before posting any advertising in any forum besides the Classified Forum or Deals, Services, Promotions Forum. We likely will not have an issue with this, because we want to help the members out in any way that we can…but it only makes sense to review it before giving approval.
** The rules above are clearly outlined and they apply to everyone – regardless of join date, how much members participate, or how vocal they are. So if you break them and end up warned, suspended, or banned, please don't argue it after the fact **
Final Thoughts:
The rules outlined above are not nearly as important as the core values of our community. And those core values are simple: respect one another & those that fight for our entertainment.
Our vision from Day 1 was for this to be a true community - where MMA fans have input, become invested, and take ownership. With that, comes helping to police the site. Reporting posts, calling members out that cross the line, redirecting conversation, etc. The MMA Community is a democracy, not a dictatorship.
So members – embrace a culture of respect & personal accountability with us, and let’s build something special here.
The Owners & Moderators promise to be approachable & transparent leaders of the community. We promise to listen to our members and respect their experiences & opinions as much as possible. Everyone being accountable here, including Owners & Moderators, will play a huge role in the growth & success of our community.
We created the Site Feedback & Help forum, so members have a platform available to share their thoughts & opinions of the site, propose ideas, and offer feedback. We encourage all members to use it as they see fit.
Lastly - No one will ever fully agree on how things are interpreted, or addressed/enforced. Which is why it's ultimately at the discretion of the Admins as to how the site is managed. We hope that members will trust us to have the best interest of the community in mind when making these decisions.
