BWF Rules and Regulations (Compiled Topic)

Kindly consider this the last warning and members will get a direct WL if any of these rules are broken from here on.

Comparison posts

Comparison posts only lead to fights between fandoms; but for the interest of facilitating constructive discussions, the DT has decided to allow comparison topics when it comes to discussing actor/s and their acting prowess and their BO performance. Any other topics comparing their physical attributes or personal lives will be closed without any questions being asked.

Discussion regarding physical attributes of actors

Yes we do let members to discuss the physical attributes of actors in the forum, but please make sure you do not bash the actors or post vulgar comments regarding their physical attributes.

Religious and political discussion

Any sort of discussion regarding religion / politics / sensitive issues will not be allowed. If some actor commented on religion/politics/nations, discussion will be allowed but the discussion should be limited to only what the actor commented.

Posts on members

Do NOT make any post on any member, unless it is a birthday thread/ wedding celebration thread.

Not only bashing topics, any Posts like "where did so and so member go" will also be closed.

Memes GIF and morphed pictures

Coming to memes, any memes/ GIF posted to mock other members/actors/actresses will not be allowed in the forum henceforth. Please refrain from posting any morphed pictures as this only leads to fan wars.

Name calling

Name calling of actors/fandom/members is against forum rules, and even calling things like xyz chor chopra won't be allowed in the forum.

Examples include but are NOT limited to: Criminal Khan, Laundey lapadey , Anurag chor Basu , flop star, jail proof etc. For members, phrases such as bashers, haters etc.

Discussion about personal life of actors

Yes we allow personal discussion of actors but please do understand the limit. Please don't discuss about their family or friends who are not associated with Bollywood.

Indirect/direct bashing / Mocking

Indirect/direct bashing / Mocking of members/fandom/actors has become a very common thing. No one likes to be targeted and mocked at, then why do it to other people? We never know what the other member is going through until we are in their shoes, so respect other members and do not mock/bash them no matter which fandom they belong to.

MID allegation

Do not assume someone to be a MID and post that accusation on forum. If you feel someone is a MID , report it.We will look into it. Calling someone a MID without any proof will only create unnecessary fights.

Instigating posts

If someone is instigating , please report . Do not reply to that post . If you start replying , this will lead to fights in the topic and action will be taken against both members .Please understand that two wrongs won't make a right. Some members post instigating comments to rile up other fandoms, so do NOT reply and give them the satisfaction. NOTE: Such instigating topics will not be tolerated at all and strict action may be taken against individual members.

Moral policing
Moral policing/questioning of other member's opinion is not allowed in the forum . Please understand that members can post their point of view in a civil manner .If you find it offensive ,please use the report button . We are here to take necessary action. But do NOT start dictating to others what and where they should post. ONLY the DT have the authority to do so.

Report Button

Do not abuse the report button. If you report one post once , please don't go and report it again. The action might be a bit late as we get several hundreds of reports daily. If no action is taken for a week for or more that is when you can report the same post again.

Mention the exact reason why the post is being reported. And report the exact posts which are offensive. Any unnecessary reporting of posts that are NOT breaching forums rules will not be entertained.

Review threads

Movie review threads can be made by any member, it is not necessary that only a fan of the specific actor has to make it.The other member's thread will be merged to the first member's review thread. This doesn't mean the thread should be opened before the first reviews are out.

News and blinds

News and blinds should be posted from credible sources. While this is not always possible for blinds, anything that was reported on air should generally come with some written source and that can be shared instead. This is because often times non-credible sources will post whatever they want for clicks or TRPs.

social media

You are allowed to post reviews/pictures/memes/videos from twitter/instagram/facebook or any other social media but they shouldn't be offensive in nature. Do NOT post updates regarding fights happening in other social media. Also discussions of what various fans are saying on social media will NOT be allowed on IF. What fans get up to outside of IF has no relevance here therefore any such discussions will NOT be entertained either.

Deviating from main topic

We have seen that members tend to post pictures/ comments that are not at all related to the main post. This won't be allowed from here on. If the topic is about xyz actor having coffee, it shouldn't be deviated to XYZ involving in politics and digging up his/ her past to rile up his/her fans is not allowed too. Dragging in a actor who has no connection with the main topic should be avoided.

Example: If the topic is about SRK- Salman, people should not bring in Aamir. Also, if the topic is about Salman's movies or his views on any social issue, people should not bring in his court cases.

Reality show/ Television celebrity discussion

Discussion regarding reality shows and television should only be done in the specific section. They have specific section for a reason.

Signature wars

Signature is not meant to be used as a medium to bash/mock other fandoms/actors. Any such signature war will not be tolerated from here on.

Discussion of former threads

Discussions of any former thread of the main forum shouldn't happen in current thread. The discussions of one thread should remain in that thread.

Example: Members are not allowed to quote or reference comments made by other members in older threads in any current thread as this encourages further fights on earlier issues which is NOT necessary.

Discussion about DT

Discussion about the DT in the forum is not allowed. If you have any issue with the DT, kindly PM them or higher DT instead of making posts about them.

Discussion about other member's WL or getting banned is not allowed in the forum either.

Magazine scans

Due to copyright issues, we do not allow posting of any inside magazine scans. The cover is okay but please refrain from posting inside magazine scans.

Celebrity birthday threads

Please take permission 3 months ahead of the birthday, if you plan to create a birthday thread for any celebrity. You have to be a fan of the celebrity to get the permission for this. Preparation threads won't be stickied as we have too many celebrities. NOTE: members of another fan group should NOT use the preparation threads to bash the celebrity in question or to instigate their fans.

Sexuality of celebrities
Celebrities are not defined by their sexuality. Unless a celebrity chooses to come out about their sexuality (i,e like Karan Johar did during the AIB roast) it is entirely their personal business. Speculation/Discussions which results in homophobic comments or as a tool to mock or for personal attacks/fan wars will not be tolerated.

WL Reduction
For any members who have had their warning level raised, it is YOUR responsibility to PM a member of the DT for a reduction after three months. Once you PM us, we will then discuss with Co-DTs and DTs of the other forums you are active in to see if you are eligible for a decrease based on your overall behavior on I-F

Self bans
Please note that self bans are no longer given, if you would like your account to be deactivated please PM us HOWEVER keep in mind that if you do decide to deactivate you cannot return with a new ID.

Nested Quoting
Please do not quote more than 3 times as it makes the pages very slow to load and difficult for other members to read. If it is brought to our attention that members are quoting more than 3 quotes their post will be edited by DTs.

Multiple Accounts
Having more than one ID is not allowed and will result in a direct WL raise.

Do not post abusive PMs on the forum, please send a screenshot of the abusive PM to the DTs.

Editing out comments

It has come to our attention that members are editing out their comments after breaching rules assuming that since they've edited their comments, they are safe because the DT has not seen the original comment. We'd like to inform you that this is NOT the case; just because your comment has been edited by yourself does NOT change the fact that you have breached forum rules and most certainly does NOT mean action cannot be taken against you.

Actions taken on forum

Firstly, please do not PM us asking to take a specific action against a certain member. Necessary action is always taken. Do not assume that action is not taken just because the post is not closed. Sometimes action is taken through PM. Due to rules, we won't be able to disclose the action taken against any member.

Secondly, if you do not report we wouldn't know. Bollywood forum is a very active forum and it is impossible for us to go through each and every post. So in case you find something against rules, report it rather than sending a PM to us.

We understand you want freedom of speech and we will allow constructive criticism but please make sure you do not bash. Hope things are clear, if you have any questions, please feel free to PM one of us.

We hope to have your understanding.

Hello everyone,

The admin, Vijay, is reminding everyone that when sharing articles on IF, DO NOT post the entire article. That is a copyright violation.

Instead share the link, the header, a summary, and the social media post (if it is posted on social media). Others can then click on the link and go directly to the article on the source page.

Regards,

BWF DT

Hello Guys,

As political and religion topics turns into a battlefield of personal attacks, fighting and mocking, from now on these kind of topics are not allowed in BWF Forum.

You wanna discuss a statement made by Bollywood personality or an article, do it in Debate Mansion or through PMs or another SM, but not in this forum.

Regards

BWF DT

Dear Members,

We thank you for your continual support to India-Forums.

Due to certain legal and copyright issues, we are henceforth disallowing members to post scanned images of magazine articles. Any such topics will be trashed by the Bollywood DT without further notice.

Looking forward to your cooperation in the matter. Please direct all queries pertaining this matter to the site admin, Vijay.

Regards,

I-F Development Team

Hi All,

First of all I would like to thank you all for making this forum the most popular and active Bollywood forum in the world. Thus it comes with a lot of responsibility of maintaining it well and it cannot happen without our members co-operation.

Its our humble appeal to all the members NOT to discuss a sensitive geo-political topic on an entertainment forum. We request our members not to indulge in bashing any country or its people as such generalisation is meaningless and counter productive.

We would like to reiterate that India Forums has zero tolerance policy towards posts which are abusive, hate speech, racists remarks and bullying as it lowers the level of meaningful discussions and also deters many members from joining the discussion. So lets keep the discussions civil and fun for all.

That being said, we don't want to curb any discussions here on India Forums, which is why any geopolitical discussions and debates can be carries to the Debate Mansion. Even if your discussions are about Bollywood stars and their comments/opinions about such issues, it is better to discuss them in the aforementioned forum, and not here.

I would also like to highlight that our moderation team will be compelled to close or delete topics which are found digressing from the theme of this forum i.e. Bollywood as we do not have the bandwidth to monitor and moderate each post in such fast moving topic that sometimes delays can really aggravate the whole forum before its handled.

Thank you all for your understanding.

Regards,

Vijay

Hello everyone,

Over the past year or so we've noticed that there is a mad rush to open certain topics, which leads to people reserving posts weeks in advance. As such, we are now coming out with a new set of guidelines for opening certain threads. Not following these guidelines, will be considered spamming and action will be taken accordingly.

• Review threads - Review threads can only be opened when there is a legitimate review of the movie posted. This means that a random person posting 2 words on Twitter will not count. Neither will advance box office reports or advance ticketing reports count. If 24 hours before the movie release, there is still no reviews, only then can a review thread be opened (note this doesn't mean 24 hours on a date basis but rather on a release basis - so if the first show is at 6 PM IST, then that means 6 PM IST the day before not 12 AM IST).
• Trailer/teaser/song releases threads - A trailer or teaser thread should only be opened when the trailer or teaser is released. Opening a thread and then renaming it 2 weeks later does not count. You can open a thread announcing that a trailer or teaser is to be released and then when it is released, open a new thread on the same.
• Movie discussion threads - Sometimes a movie is announced well in advance and people will open a thread and name it a "discussion thread" on that movie. This will no longer be allowed. No movie is constantly in the news for what is going on with it. So we will allow separate topics on the news throughout a movie filming. For example, if today Salman Khan announces a new movie, you can open a thread on that to discuss that new movie. Then if 3 months later, BTS photos come out, open a new thread for that. DO NOT ask us to merge that with your "discussion thread".
• Celebrity birthday threads - From this point forward, we are bringing back the requirement that you need to ask us for permission before opening a celebrity birthday thread. You can only ask for permission a maximum of 2 weeks before that celebrity's birthday.
• Marriage or anniversary threads - Similar to the above, threads on celebrity marriages or on an important anniversary (10th, 25th, 50th) can only be opened after permission. This permission can be asked a maximum of 2 weeks before the anniversary or the moment a marriage date is announced.
• Forum member birthday threads - We are more than open to stickying forum member birthday threads for a maximum of 2 days. This depends wholly on how many stickies are already in the forum and that the TM asks us to sticky the thread. We aren't going to sticky a thread if we see it unless the TM asks us to.

Note that whenever you message us for any permissions, sticky requests, etc. you need to give us at least 24 hours. (That means a minimum of 24 hours not that we will complete your request within 24 hours.) Don't PM just one mod. PM us all together. This way whoever is online can take a look at your request and chat with the other mods. You can't come complaining to us if you ask for permission first but you only PMed one mod who may have been inactive.

This is not a first come first serve basis. We reserve the right to reject your request based on past interactions on the forum, your WLs or warnings, and your previous permissions (for example, if you took permission and didn't open a thread).

Once we give permission to one person, that person will have all the rights to open that thread and any subsequent threads. For example, if Sid-Kiara's wedding thread reaches 150 pages and a new thread needs to be opened, the TM has the rights to open that second thread. You are welcome to approach that person to ask them if you can open a thread, but it is up to them to say yes or no. DO NOT keep pestering them if they say no once.

We hope that with these rules being public, the issues that happen around these threads will reduce. We will adjust this thread as required.

Thank you,

BWF DT