Rules & Guidelines
Below you will find the rules for posting on the forums.

Please take note that there are inappropriate words, curse words, specified in Rule 7. If you are sensitive to these type of words, do not read that rule.


Forum Rules:

1) No spamming (defined as an entire post contributing nothing to the conversation at hand).
If this rule is broken, a punishment of 2 warn units per occasion will be given.

2) No flaming (defined as an intentional insult).
If this rule is broken, a punishment depending on the amount of offense will be given. Average is around 2 warn units.

3) No trolling (defined as intentionally insulting a subject that one feels sensitively towards).
If this rule is broken, a punishment depending on the amount of offense will be given. Average is around 2 warn units.

4) Do not post any inappropriate and/or sexual material,
If this rule is broken, a punishment of 13 warn units will be given.

5)If rules 1,2,3, or 4 happen in a chat room (like cbox, userplane, yaplet). The same warn as 1,2,3, or 4 for the forums happen to the member's account.

6) Do not hack or plant viruses.
If this rule is broken, a punishment depending on the situation will be given.

7) No excessive cursing (esp. to members, which is flaming). Just don't try to refrain from cuss words as possible.
If this rule is broken, a punishment of 1 warn unit per occasion will be given.

8) No incorrect placement of threads.
If this rule is broken, the thread will be moved.

10) No double/triple/quadruple/et-cetera-posting.
If this rule is broken, a punishment of 2 warn units per occasion will be given.
(Note: If a member is new and unaware of this rule, then the punishment will not be given. But if a member is not new, the punishment will be given.)

11) No creating multiple acccounts.
Upon the first offense, the account will be removed. Each following offense will result in the removal of the extra account and 3 warn units (or more) to the main account.
(Note: If a member cannot get into his/her original account because of a hack, virus, or lack of password (not because of an IP ban) then he/she will not be warned and his/her extra account will not be removed.)

12) If a member is banned, he/she shall not create another account.
If this rule is broken, the member will be banned again, and the time placed on the account will start all over (Go to Note 8)

13) No large images, for members that use 56k modems will have to wait a long time for the page to load.
If this rule is broken, the picture will be simply removed.

14) Group Spamming: Defined as continous posts by two or more members on one topic, in a short period of time. This is not allowed, and will be treated as spamming, thus weilding its punishments as well.

15) (Only applies to Moderators and Administrator(s)) No abuse of power (defined as unfair action of moderation).
If this rule is broken, a punishment depending on the situation will be given.

16) (NEW)(IMPORTANT!!) You must post in the forums to keep your account on this site active, failure to post will mean your account will be deleted in time!!
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Notes:

1) A member cannot be punished if he does not break a rule.

2) If rules with punishments depending on the situation are broken, a poll will be set up where all members shall vote, and the majority vote will decide the amount of warn that will be given.

3) If a member (or more) has been punished, and he/she/they feel(s) that the punishment was unjust, he/she/they has/have the right to ask for and receive a trial, in which the punisher(s) and the punishee(s) will debate against each other. When all debating is finished, a poll consisting of two options ("innocent" and "guilty") will be set up. All members (including the punisher(s) and punishee(s)) shall vote in that poll. When all voting is finished, votes will be counted, and the majority vote will decide whether the punisher is innocent or guilty of an unjust punishment.

4) An amendment (defined as creating a new rule, abolishing an existing rule, or changing an existing rule) to the rules must receive a majority vote from all members who voted in order to be passed.

5) An Amendment Poll can be set up by any member, and can be voted upon by any member. (No member will have more votes than any other member.)

6) If there is any tie in a poll regarding the first four notes, the deciding vote will be made by the administrator.

7) All rules and notes are subject to change by the administrator.

8) If the member gets banned (15 warn units need for banishment), that account will be taken off for a week. If you create another account, the week will start all over.