-=Fawkers=-
Animé freak, Photoshop addict, chocoholic, cokeaholic, youkai-whitelighter cross.
Paige is currently away from the board but always in our hearts. She is the original founder and designer of Privet Drive. We miss her; for she is complete and utter ♥ !
CF aka CharmedForce aka Farmy. Our very first House Elf! XD ROFL Okay,
I'm kidding.
CF is in charge of most of the House Cup Games and the Great Hall. She
is overly neat and will sweep away the spam in her forum before it even has a
chance to settle. XD
At first you may think she is sweet and innocent ... don't be fooled ...
she decends from Slytherin.
American Idol freak, lover of everything Gilmore, Phoebe Halliwell fan,
No habla Paige-speak, aka Parmy. She's deathly afraid of large ants... and
Sokie's spiders... but mostly large ants. XD
OMG! OMG! EETS TEH DARMEH! LEIK, NOWAYNESS! OMG OMG! Alright, now that I
have officially introduced her, I have to think of something good to say....
must think positive thoughts... hmmmm... *minds slips into the gutter* Awwwww
man, not again!
Just whatever you do around her, dont let her slap you. Because...
well... it leaves quite the lasting impression. Darmy is our very own
Post-Whore No. 1 at Privet Drive and she is either called Mrs. Gryffindor
*gasp* or Mrs House Cup and the summary is: What would we be without her?
*pouts* Now she left the Gryffs for being full time admin. :)
She has a few accomplishments under her belt, first and foremost she is
the first graduate of "HP Sokrates School for Understanding Sokeyan". Oh, and
she's of no relation to the other well known Krispy Kreme. So dont ask.
Mav is the bastard child of the admins. One day he was having a pleasant
stroll through the realm of cyberspace, and suddenly he found himself victim
to a board full of females. It was heaven! But alas, mighty Sokie foiled his
plans for ultimate conquest by announcing his presence, and Mav realized that
he was not alone. Doh! So Mavio currently just tinkers with HTML, messes with
graphics, and slashes Sokie's tires whenever he has time. Mav is one of the
reasons we are here, he helped to create PD.
Yay! Its Pheebs! Phoebe is the type to just send you a hello totally out
of the blue, which is totally cool. I have seen her agitated over various
things, but I'm wondering if she ever gets mad... because I dont think I've
ever seen her angry. Of course, now because I said that, she's just going to
HAVE to show me. Me and my big mouth. Ah well, I'm sure I'll live. Uhm, right
Pheebs?
aka MM. RT is the sweetest person you will ever know. If you don't
agree with me, then there's something seriously wrong with you, and you
should call a shrink. A great writer (if only she'd update more XD) and a
great little sissy, too! Now... if only she could be here more, it'd be
perfect... :P
Sokie-Dokie-Poh
*gasp* OK, i started with the online stuff because i found one addicting
space-sim some years ago. I made my way to the Community Boards and ended up
in an Online Gaming Clan. *gaspage* but one day a person called Paige posted
on the boards and me, the nosey one, jumped over to her board and was
assimilated by a bunch of female Charmed addicted. I started posting and
finally mesa ended up as Admin. So you better watch it, because *I* like to
mess around with YOUR very own Custom Titles and with the complete HTML
thingy. *put in the halo*. OK, the thing is: do not tempt me, or i'll hit the
ban button *harharhar*
I got her addicted to a little game called Star Wars Galaxies, and she
forever disappeared (well, somewhat anyway) into the netherrealms of
cyberspace gaming. Oooo, that sounded fancy. She still manages to resurface
every now and then, usually to agree with something I say, or put me back in
my place like few others can.
Hehe.
Two words. Totally awesome, ass-kicking, newbie hazing (in a nice way),
chick. Ok, so that was more than two words. But rest assured, they are all
well deserved!
Anything else I could say would drown out what I said before, so I wont.
*bows to the Almighty Tallie*
I dont think I've ever seen someone as politically inclined as her at
such a young age. I mean seriously, she knows more than I do. (Not that I'm a
political guru, but still...) I said something bad about Republicans though,
and found out MY tires got slashed. At first I blamed Sokie, because he's
just so blameable... but then when I saw some rubber from my tire mounted
above her fireplace like a prize trophy... well... wasn't too hard to figure
out after that.
-= Aurors =-
Angel
Innocent... maybe? =P She may be just and loyal, but by no means is she a
pushover so watch out Slythies! Hahaha, she either is called Sissy Angel or
Clara Diggory, for the reason of her proud association with Hufflepuff and
her love for Cedric. Siggy maker always ready for new challenges. Cross her
pass no less and feel her wrath or run like mad as she bites...HARD!!!
Barb
Don't mess with Owen's Aunt! Ravenclaw's resident kickboxer, Barb is
known for her love for the Boy Who Lived AND his nemisis Draco, sports and CW
shows. Stalks Daniel Radcliffe in her spare time. Spams... a lot.
Blondie
Blondie aka Beebs aka BB....wow. *scratches head* Mary, Mary (I think
that is quite contrary.) how does your garden grow? With Sokie's help *slaps
self and shuts up* Ok, nuff with the nonsense. Perhaps she's immature or a
lil bit prude, she is one hell of a little sister for Sokie-Dokie-Poh and
good in making sigs too. Soooo...if you can't take the heat, just stay away
from her.
JK, we all like her for being a loyal Hufflepuff and for
spamming up her CR.
*shuts up and goes*
Dave
Is a sneaky, sneaky Slytherin. He also helped design some of the themes around privet drive and is one of the mods of Honeydukes Sig shop. You can often find him in the chat, when he's around.
Donna
Donna is one of the greeters for Ravenclaw and one of the moderators for
Honeydukes, she makes some of the most beautiful banners, sigs, avators and
adoptables you can see!
Dennel
PD's very own Blobbokiri Blobboussai, master of the Blobs, Mini-Oro
DenDen. I swear he must have a sixth sense for these little buggers because
he claims them as soon as they're posted. *shudders* Also known as name hoe
*coughs* I mean... Denzy, Danny, Kenji or Denzyboy. Never will you meet
another Snakeboy such as him. He gives a new meaning to the word "stalker".
Dre
Our resident Roleplay Queen and PD Muse. A true Malfoy, Lucius' Mistress,
Jon's secret love, and a proud pureblood. Don't let the puppy dog eyes fool
you... she packs a mean Avada Kedavra... especially when she's PMSing!!!
Lace
Lace, Lacey-wacey,......! OK, Birdies, watch it. She likes practicing
Avada Kedavra on our beloved birdies. *shakefist* and she caused some serious
trouble in the Diagon Alley because of her bloody baby-snakes. OWW, what a
mess. *slaps self and shuts up* she likes posting all over the place and is
quickly a major point-hoe.
*scratches head* anything else I forgot? NO? Fine *goes*
Lissy
OI, OI, OI, this is gonna be hard. Well, Lissy aka Mel shows very good
behaviour here and you may call her the good spirit of Slytherin. You may
have the luck to catch her in chat and have a good convo with her. *scratches
head* I didn't believe that I ever could write something like that here. At
least we have ONE person in our staff who doesn' t need a straight-jacket. =D
Qem-chan
Anime Geek, bookworm, proud Raven and Beauxbaton student, privet drive has successfully warn down Qem's defences and gotten her to post smilies, along with those cute little faces she posts. o.o;
Rhonda
Rhonda-san, Gryffindors New Head of House and the rallying force behind
the ickle Gryfflings. Lover of Titanic, Orlando Bloom and everything Ewan.
Hates snow and is quickly becoming a siggy hoe.
Sanne
Sanne is one of the moderators for Ravenclaw and the quidditch pitch. She's the root of all evil, but you can call her cookie!
She is a Raven, a Durmstrang champion, Sokie's lil' zusje and Qem is not so subtly trying to convert her to Anime Otakuism.
Spammy
Sho
What a Splash!! Sho was one of those Noobs you just know has potentional
... We fell in love at first spam. XD Sho is Greeter for Gryffindor and Mod
to the WB ... she keeps Dave in line.
The rules that we have in place for Privet Drive are common rules that are enforced on virtually every board. Since not everyone in the world is smart, somewhat intelligent, and polite - I have taken the liberty of detailing the rules we enforce here. For those of you who fit into one of the three categories listed above, you have nothing to worry about. Its business as usual. For those of you that don't fit into one of them... I hate to be stereotypical, but you know the drill. Shape up or ship out. 'nuff said. - Mav
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CUSTOM SIGNATURE REGULATION
In certain forums, you are allowed to display a custom signature. While we cannot totally control what you put in your signature, we do ask that if you post it here, please try to keep it within what could be deemed PG-13. Also, huge sigs (e.g. ones that fill up a whole screen) are strongly discouraged. If your sig is considered inappropriate or unreasonably sized, don't be suprised if your post is edited so the sig is removed.
Also, you are only allowed to put your signature in each thread you post in ONE time. If you post it more than once, your post will most likely be edited to have the sig removed.
If you changed your sig, then yes, you can post it again on the same page of the same thread.
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NO HOTLINKING
Hotlinking goes under the category 'big no-no'. Hotlinking is like cheating off the smart kid sitting next to you during a test in class. Too lazy to take the effort to get your own server, you cheat. Steal the image right off our server. Then when the bandwidth runs out... its just like getting caught by the teacher. You get a big fat zero on the test, and due to using up the bandwidth you get a big red 'X' instead of an image. Spiffy, no?
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USER IDs
Alright, listen up Rumplestiltskin... no one here feels like getting all Sherlock Holmes on you just to figure out who you are with your oodles of EzBoard accounts. Us admins dont feel like playing 'guess the IP', and if we have to the results wont be pretty. We have a rule here, that you are allowed to use one account to do all of your posting on the board. There is no reason to use more. The ONLY way you are allowed to have more than one is if you participate in RPG's here on the board, but make sure you have the 'ok' from other people in the RPG forum before you go on an account-creating frenzy. Because if you insist on using multiple accounts, we can track the IP... and I for one will have no regrets banning that IP so you cant post here anymore AT ALL.
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SPAMMING
It shouldn't need to be said, but I know if it doesn't, I'll end up regretting it later. Keep spamming down. PLEASE. If you want to spam, go to the gaming forum. If you spam anywhere else, I will personally bean you over the head with my baseball bat. You have been warned.
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BE POLITE
This is another one that shouldn't need to be said, but if I dont all kinds of miscreants will be rushing to abuse us. So to get to the point, be polite to everyone on the board. The least we ask is that you get to know us first before you start acting... different. I for one appreciate sarcasm, sarcastic humor, and irony just as much as anyone else, but if we dont know you that well, the sarcasm/irony may be lost, and we'll find you to be ignorant and annoying, maybe as far as insulting.
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THREE STRIKES
No, this is not intended as a pun for baseball, so don't even go there.
Here at Privet Drive, we believe in second chances... and even, uh, third chances. Each time you break a rule you get a warning, and being a consistent rule breaker will get you removed from the board... plain and simple. The setup for the 'strikes' are as follows:
- 1ST OFFENSE - Just a warning.
- 2ND OFFENSE - 7 day ban.
- 3RD OFFENSE - Permanent ban.
Stupidity and ignorance of the rules are no excuse. There are enough links everywhere so that even blind people know what they can and cant post. Well... okay, maybe the blind people comment was pushing it...
To put it bluntly, there is simply way too much information to put under this little section without seriously slowing down the board speed. Therefore, everything you need to know will be placed on an external link which will be put here when it has enough substance to make it worthwhile showing.
In the meantime, let me just say a few things that need to be said, but dont really belong in the FAQ or Rules... or any of the other sections for that matter.
- This is our board. It belongs to us. Don't tell us how to run our board. We'll do whatever the hell we please. That includes banning offensive folk or repetetive abusers, removing priveleges, or whatever else certain situations warrant. If you dont like the way we do things, no one is blocking your path to the exit. Be cool and act like a normal, decent human being, and we will respond in kind. Slip up... well thats what we have the three strikes rule for. Act like a (insert appropriate demeaning expletive here) and we'll treat you like (insert that same appropriate demeaning expletive here once again).
- Dont expect any sympathy from us, unless we know you. We're not keen on giving people handouts either. You want HTML coding that we have on the board, prove that you are interested in it and post with all the other regulars. I swear, if I see you go "OH! GIVME THE UBERCODIIING FER THA HTML PLZPLZPPLZ!!!!!111" I will ban your ass on sight.
- I personally have been around EzBoard long enough to know when people (new posters, specifically) have a chance at being a standard contributing poster... and when they don't. For example, which one do you think would end up contributing more in the long run?
"Hi everyone! I'm new here, but I enjoy Harry Potter and found you all on the EzBoard search, so I want to hang around and get to know everyone. And talk about HP, of course!"
"OMG I LuuuuVEH HAAAAARRY POTr! I FIND you PPL ON THE EZBRD SEARCH and WAntED TO STOP By to SEE Whats IT was LIKE HERE! OMGGggg I LOVE TEH MSilies! I WAnt to B A MoD here plez PLZPLS!!11"
If you cant figure out which one I'd ban on sight then you need your head examined. Either that or your parents dropped you on your head a lot when you were a child.
- For all intents and purposes, I'm probably one of the most patient, understanding folk you'll ever meet. So I'll give you one last piece of advice before I close out this section.
Don't f*ck with me. Period.
- Mav
Welcome to the Privet Drive FAQ section. Because I'm supposed to say something positive and uplifting so that you will want to continue reading - Like, I hope you enjoy reading this FAQ as much as I enjoyed typing it!
Ok, that was bad. I feel dirty.
Anyway, this section will hopefully answer all, or at least most, of your questions regarding this board and how we operate on a day to day basis. It's an interesting read, I promise. No, really. Ok ok, I admit, I typed it because I had to, and because it will get people to stop asking me all these questions! Well so long as they see the FAQ button in the first place... *sigh* -Mav
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Question: How do I get one of those cool flashy, epilepsy-inducing blinkie images under my name?!
Answer: As much as I hate to burst your bubble, you cant. It's not that I have anything against you, its just that we limit them to staff only. The reasoning for that is there are about 50-60 or so active members during the course of a week (meaning, they post at least once a week here) and having to change or add blinkies to all of them would prove to be a rather daunting task. So to save some wear and tear on our poor little fingers, we dont allow blinkies for regular posters.
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Q: Ok, so no blinkies. What about one of those other fancy title doohickey thingamajiggers that I see on the board?
A: Again, no. Well, it depends really, but overall, no. Let me list out what you can and can't have.
- Everyone is allowed to have TWO(underline and bolden that TWO in case you have a hard time seeing it. Yeah, TWO. DOS. 2. Roman numeral II. Got it? mmkay.) lines in their titles. If you are sorted, you get three, but the third line is restricted to a house title. Admins can have more, because we are speshul like that.
- The first line will be a glowing house tag, or house image, or whatever suits Paige's fancy at the time. Note, this line will only be put in if you have been sorted into a house. Otherwise you will still have your 2 lines available. Wow, theres that 2 again. Amazing how it keeps popping up.
- No glowy text. Sorry, but the sparklies are for a select few. Who are the select few? Thats for me to know and for you to most likely never find out, so don't ask. You can still have colored text, however.
- No images in your title. This goes under the blinkies issue as well. Text is a lot easier to change often than images are.
- You can have one line of text scroll. Just one. Ask for more and we will tar and feather you. I'll also whack you with a few wet noodles, just because I can.
- No music in your titles. They take too long to load, so they are restricted to admins.
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Q: Some people have fancy backgrounds for all of their posts. Can I have one too?
: Ok, from this point forward, lets just say that anything requiring an image change is restricted to Admins/Aurors only. Images take too much time to fiddle with, and there isnt enough time in a day to accomodate everyone that asks. Sometimes I wish I had 6 hands and 3 computers so I COULD do that much (heh, not to mention the ladies would love me, but thats besides the point...) but alas, I do not. Therefore, the answer is once again a big, fat, honkin' NO.
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Q: Do I absolutely HAVE to join the House Cup?
A: Oh my goodness! How dare you ask... oh wait, that's not what you asked. Uh, no you dont have to join the House Cup if you don't want to. No one is holding a gun to your head. What's this I'm pointing at your head? It's a gun, but it's not loaded.
So I lied about the gun part.
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Q: What do those names for the people that are visiting the board mean?
A: What names?
Q: You know, the visitors of the boards have different colors and titles assigned to them, some have pictures...?
A: OH! Let me explain:
- Auror = standard mod. These are the few, the brave, the... well... moderators. Amidst the ruckus these brave few stand boldly where no one else dares stand to eleminate stupidity and ignorance among the various forums of the board! Go, mighty Aurors! ... Now if only I had that much enthusiasm all the time.
- Greeter = House Greeters. What do they do? They greet, duh! You'd have to show uncanny willingness to welcome the noobs if you want to become one, as each House is allowed up to a maximum of 3 Greeters each.
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Q: Can I become a Greeter/Auror?
A:
*pulls rug out from underneath you*
I bet you can guess what the answer to that one is, eh? I think that 'no' is becoming my favorite word now. If we need an Auror we'll put out an announcement, but otherwise don't bother asking because you'll either be told no or ignored.
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Q: I want to join the chat room, but it won't let me.
A: You need Java installed on your computer. Visit the Rules and FAQ thread in Dumbledore's Office, or take a look in the info section for links to what you need. Same goes for links to Spyware removal.
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Q: The board keeps logging me out every time I log in! What is this, some kind of voodoo?!
A: Oh damn, you've figured out my secret that keeps annoying people off the board. I wish. Anyway, easily fixed. Just turn on the TV when Sesame Street comes on, wait for the Cookie Monster to show up. When he does, close all browser windows, go to your internet options screen, and choose to 'delete cookies'. You can also delete all your temporary internet files too to save some hard drive space, if you feel so inclined. Anyway, when you see the Cookie Monster going spastic on television because you just deleted all the cookies, you'll know your job is done. Open the browser, return to Privet Drive (which I just KNOW is in your favorites. Dont deny it, its not working.) and log in. Post away. I wont stop you. Yet.
