1. Title format
Match the title and content in the posts.
Size, Width, Text Color text prohibited
Less than one line
2. About contents of writing
Use of honorifics to the members.
- If you are younger than the members: ~oppa, ~hyung
- If you are the same age or older than the members: ~gun (T/N: semi formal way of addressing a guy)
All private talks/conversations other than about the members are prohibited
Private talk example) Title of the post - I cooked ramyun today but it was terrible.
Content of the post - Shin ramyun is the best, as usual.
(There is a lot of different fan opinions regarding the personal talk. It seems to be a very sensitive issue so I will be making specific rules)
1. Revealing your age and playing in the comments with Babys your age, or putting up your SNS account and asking for friends, or writing 10 or more times to each other and playing in the comments.
2. Posts like “Today is holiday! The weather is very cold. Babys don’t get sick! I’m getting my hair dyed tomorrow what color would look nice hehe” and such personal posts trying to create chat and relate that don’t have anything to do with BAP.
3. Posts like #1 and #2 but have one line of the conventional “BAP I miss you/love you/forever” at the end + posts that ¼ of the post don’t have anything regarding BAP
ex) Like ‘I did something today and missed BAP’. In the front they have their normal talk (personal talk) and at the end put the conventional one line of miss/missed you.
4. Questions that mention Babys
ex) Babys are you listening to oppa’s songs? Babys the weather is very cold be careful not to get the flu etc.
**It seems to be confusing so to give an example “Today I went to a restaurant that Jongup gun/oppa visited and it reminded me of Jongup oppa and it was nice”. In this case, the main point of the post is that they thought of the member so it isn’t considered personal talk. In the same situation “Today I went to a restaurant that Jongup gun/oppa visited and the food was good and the restaurant was very clean~ I ate this and this!”. In this case, it is not talking about the member and talking about the restaurant takes up ¼ of the post so it is considered personal talk!
These are the organized guidelines on what personal talk is made by fans.
Please understand that I had to receive help because of my unclear knowledge on exactly what personal talk was.
I am considering renewing the guestboard if the personal talk notification isn’t followed through
Posts about member's privacy, belittlement, leaking of personal information, spreading of false informations and rumors are prohibited
Feminization of the members, couple statements(OTPs), captures of excessive funny/goofy pictures are prohibited.
- Posts, images and nicknames of mentioned things at the above are prohibited.
Posts about advertisements, promotions, commercial viability, and spams are prohibited
- Personal site, family, group advertising will be applied the same
- The rule applies also to promoting your personal site,
Lending/borrowing of money is prohibited
- Producing and selling goods, exchange of text, substitute of purchase(buying for others) is prohibited
Repetitive posts are prohibited.
- Can talk about it only on one posts.
Personal contacts are prohibited
- Use of exchanging personal cell phone number, twitter id's, kakaotalk id's are always available on note or 1:1 conversations
Posts on other singers, other entertainer's and other people/stranger's are prohibited
Posts on excessive personal/amity are prohibited
- Posts pointing out a specific minority are prohibited (ex. comments on nicknames, family, groups etc)
- Testing to see your personal popularity, inducing personal questions or excessive posts that will hinder the environment will be prohibited
- Excessive personal posts, having other members feel alienated because of posts of friendship are prohibited
Pictures other than the members, posts of personal pictures are prohibited.
- Includes selcas, food pics, sceneries
It is prohibited to write less than 3 lines in the TO B.A.P guestboard
please use SNS for simple messages
If you guys fail to meet the rules listed above, you will be returned(levels) without notice.
3. Relating to comments
Use of slang prohibited
Aggressive comments prohibited
Comments that can become controversial are prohibited
Please use the secret comments or personal message for contact information and personal information
Transactions are prohibited
- making and selling items, comments regarding exchange, or buying in place of someone is prohibited
Feminizing the members, couple statements (OTPs), and rated 19 comments are prohibited
If you guys fail to meet the rules listed above, you will be returned(levels) without notice.
4. Relating to the chatroom
Cursing and slang are prohibited.
Member’s personal lives, releasing personal information, false information, and spreading rumors is prohibited.
Advertising, public relations, and transactions are prohibited.
- making and selling items, comments regarding exchange, or buying in place of someone is prohibited
Playing as members is prohibited
- regarding impersonating members
5. Relating to activities in the cafe
Nicknames that may be mistaken for members are prohibited
- Putting down other singers and celebrities, slang, and rated 19 nicknames are prohibited.
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These rules were taken after being neatly organized and reviewed thanks to the fans.
FIrstly I’m sorry this is late. It was a day full of thinking. This was a cafe made in a hurry by a friend wanting to make it easier to communicate the singer the fans like. I’m very thankful that a lot of people has found us at once, but it felt like an unorganized restaurant that served food to its customers. I was just acting as the bridge, I thought what right did I have to make rules and regulations. However it is not a couple hundred, but a couple thousand people on here so I must ask of everyone that there must be a minimum set rules so the point BAP wanted to make doesn’t get clouded.
Along with the rules, another thing I want to sincerely ask is that this place is very special. It is a never heard of before cafe made by a singer for their fans. It is Naver’s nature to reveal the username even if you made a nickname. The email address works, it is possible to chat 1:1, and you can send personal messages. I understand that you want to support the boys in all the ways possible, but I hope you will be able to use that love and use this space to love them more. Help BAP become fans of you and be together with you!
This space still is still lacking a lot. Until the cafe becomes stable I will be taking recommendations and edit accordingly. Because the members and I are running the cafe, feedback may be slow. Because of the nature of the cafe, we are still careful of hiring staff. I will make a report guestboard and be with you guys. It may be difficult but I will do my best. I hope my sincerity gets through my ramble.
p.s. It’ll take a couple days to get this message out to the international fans with my lacking english. If someone who has good skills can translate for me I would be very very thankful. If there is a repeat I will delete it. I hope you don’t get offended and thank you in advance!