General Forum Rules

[Admin]

This thread will go over the general rules of the forum. Please do your best to stick to them and not violate them.

Creating an account

--Pick a suitable username. (Nothing obscene/offensive. Shy away from using ALL caps, special characters, etc.)
--Do not try to clone or make a username similar enough to existing username for the purposes of fooling people.
--Do not make multiple accounts. Contact us first if you have a valid reason.
--We retain the right to edit/delete usernames that violate said rules.

Signature and Avatar Rules

--Do not use Signatures that are huge or obtrusive
--Do not use more than 3-4 lines of text as your signature.
--Do not use obscene or offensive material as your Signature or Avatar.
--Do not try to clone or duplicate an existing user's avatar for the purposes of fooling people.
--The forums aren't the yellow pages so don't spam links in your signature.

General Rules

1. Respect your fellow forum members.

--Refrain from using insults and starting flame wars.
--Rude, obloquious, and purely argumentative comments are discouraged.
--Use the Private Message [PM] features to settle personal arguments.

2. Listen to the Administrators and Moderators.

--Do not ignore warnings or disobey their suggestions.
--If you take issue with a warning given to you, contact the Moderator or Administrator privately.
--Report rule violations to the Moderators or Administrators. Do NOT attempt to discipline other users.
--If you believe that the staff as overlooked a violation, PM the staff.
--Remember that disciplinary decisions fall upon the staff, and the staff alone.

3. Keep discussions clean. No obscene or explicit words, posts, attachments, etc etc.

--Please refrain from using excessive curse words and obscene phrases.
--Absolutely no hateful or discriminatory posts.
--No posting, linking to, or discussing pornographic material or any other non-PG-13 material.
--Do not look for loopholes or ways around these rules.

4. Keep discussions readable and understandable.

--Do not type in ALL CAPS or StIcKy cApS.
--Do not use excessive slang, 1337 w0rd5, or AIM type (thnx U R da kewlest).
--Refrain from using excessive or !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, etc.
--Do not post multiple times in a row. Double posting is not allowed.
--Extremely short posts or posts that consist of only smilies/emoticons are discouraged.

5. No posting or linking to illegal material.

--Do not link to sites that offer illegal content or torrents of any nature.
--Do not spam threads or topics with irrelevant or dangerous links.
--Do not post random, off-topic or inappropriate links.