As members of this community we have made an agreement to each other to be respectful, honest, sensitive, sensible, and to help each other out. If you want to be part of this community you must obey this agreement, outlined by this guide.

If you, at any point, have any questions about these rules or need to contact GYC administration, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Be Honest about Yourself and your Intentions

Members promise that they will present their true identities. When engaging other members, be honest about who you are, and don't mislead them.

Care for and Respect Each Other

Members of the GYC all have the same rights as each other to a safe and friendly environment, everyone (moderators) included.

• Always respect each others' points of view
• Provide help to people who ask for it
• If you feel you or somebody else is at risk, raise your hand
• Never exclude another member from the group
• You should not bully or harass other members, directly or indirectly
• Spamming or flooding is not allowed, as it disrupts other member's GYC experience

Look after your privacy:

Your privacy is very important! Make sure that you stay safe by making sure that you do not share information and pictures with other people. Never give out or display your or other's personal contact information including your email address, IM contact or phone number, etc.

Remember, you are responsible for yourself and your safety!

The Volunteer Hosts

• Please contact a GYC Host if you need any help, or are having a problem with other users
• Members should always be able to be contacted by GYC Hosts
• Fair instructions from GYC Hosts should be followed
• Do not expect chat hosts to become involved with personal or social issues between members: be grown up and solve your own personal disputes

Know the law!

Members of TheGYC will not make any of the following actions;

• Posting explicit or offensive content (such as pornography or disturbing imagery)
• Take part in or promoting adult or illegal activity on the site
• Using the site to hook up, arrange cam sessions or groom younger members
• Harvesting and/or redistributing other member's messages or personal information
• Hacking TheGYC in any way, shape or form

TheGYC operates under the law of the United Kingdom. All users must also adhere to the local laws of their own state and country of residence.

Raise your hand if you see something happen.

If you see somebody in need of a hand, feel unsafe, or think that there is something a moderator should be aware of, always raise your hand and point it out. If you cant find a staff member available, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

You can also submit a report to us on The GYC using a member's profile.

Glossary

"THEGYC" the registered owner(s) and manager(s) of "TheGYC.com"

"CHAT ROOM" The computerized live message system hosted at thegyc.com on computer servers accessible by TheGYC, which allows people to communicate with each other by sending and receiving messages form the web server

"FORUM" The online community where visitors may read and post topics of common interest, spanning several topics and sub topics hosted at thegyc.com on computer servers accessible by TheGYC, which allows people to communicate with each other by posting and reading messages from the forum applet.

"USER" any person who enters TheGYC by any method including but not limited to login or hacking.

"HOST"/"HOSTS" Those people with the authority of “Author” on TheGYC user database by TheGYC, with the ability in the chat rooms to ban, freeze, and kick people, and in the forums to lock, delete, move, and edit posts (Operators/Moderators are identified by gold names in the chat and a red ribboned gold star in the forums, Administrators are identified by red names in the chat and a red ribbon in the forums)

"CHAT DATA" the data sent from and to users in the chat room including computer files, messages and action records

"FORUM DATA" the data imputed from and to users in the forum applet including, but not limited to, computer files, messages, images and action records.

"POST" A post is a user submitted message enclosed into a block containing the user's details and the date and time it was submitted. Members are usually allowed to edit or delete their own posts. Posts are contained in threads, where they appear as boxes one after another

"THREAD" A series of posts, usually displayed - by default - from oldest to latest, although the option for a threaded view (a tree-like view applying logical reply structure before chronological order) can be available. A thread is defined by a title, an additional description that may summarise the intended discussion, and an opening or original post (common abbreviation 'OP', which can also mean original poster) which opens whatever dialogue or makes whatever announcement the poster wished. A thread can contain any number of posts, including multiple posts from the same members, even if they are one after the other.

"WARN" A public warning of a user in the chatroom that displays the message "USER has been warned by MODERATOR"

"FREEZE" Where a user is made unable to send messages or change chat rooms for a defined period of time

"KICK" Where a user is removed from the chat service by IP blocking for a period of one hour

"BAN" Where a user is removed from the chat service by IP blocking either temporarily or permanently as a last resort measure

"DELETE POST/THREAD" Where a user's thread/post is removed from the forum applet by deletion or by removing the thread/post either partially or fully.

"LOCK THREAD" Where a user's post is made unable be commented on/replied to any longer. This lock could be temporary or indefinite and could, at a later date and at the moderators discretion, be deleted or unlocked.

"MOVE POST/THREAD" A user's thread/post is moved from one sub-forum to another, usually due to misplacement or discussion of a topic that is out of the scope of the sub-thread it was posted in.

"EDIT POST/THREAD" A user's post has been edited by a Host either fully or partially.

"STICKY (HIGHLIGHT) POST/THREAD" Stickied threads are those threads that are stuck to the top of the forum. These are reserved this for notices, threads that contain important information and popular threads that attract a lot of attention. Stickied topics are regularly changed every fortnightly or so.

This guide is up to date as of Friday, August 6, 2010