Post by Theropod on Apr 7, 2017 21:04:21 GMT
What is DPF Gold?
DPF Gold is a special usergroup for a select group of members chosen by the staff. The usergroup is considered an award and thank you to the member from the staff team.
What are the benefits of being a Gold member?
Gold members will have numerous perks exclusive to the service, including, but not limited to:
- Having a Gold badge next to their username
- Receiving access to the exclusive Gold section (the section will still follow all of the regular rules of the forum found here)
- Have updates on upcoming features before anyone else, including the ability to give feedback on them and determine how the features are ultimately implemented (Gold membership is a sign of trust from the staff and all gold members opinions will be held in high regard)
- More features being added
How can I become a Gold member?
As stated earlier Gold members will be selected by the staff. The staff will determine, from time to time, whether there are users who should be awarded with Gold and when to do so. Gold will not be awarded for merely being asked for and will not be given unless the member is really a good contributor. This does not mean that not being awarded Gold means one is not a good contributor, however.
If a member has contributed a significant amount to the forum in the past then they will be rewarded Gold, this is the case for staff as well.
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Rules for Gold members
As a Gold member you will be treated exactly the same as everyone else in regards to moderating. We're only humans and favoritism is something we try our hardest to avoid while moderating this forum. Thus with Gold membership there comes absolutely zero additional tolerance towards rule breaking. This goes for any section including the exclusive Gold section. The regular punishments apply to rule breaking.
As a Gold member you have your own exclusive section. This section is in no way meant to encourage discussions and comments about regular members. Any such behavior should be reported by fellow Gold members so that it can be dealt with by the staff.
Respect your fellow Gold members. Gold members might trust their fellow Gold friends with posts they wouldn't post in the regular sections. This means that discussions and comments made in the Gold section will remain in the Gold section. Leaking posts is against the rules and will be dealt with.