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Forum Rules - Read before posting!
« Thread Started on Oct 14, 2007, 5:43pm »

I figured I should start this topic seeing as we've had a few issues with people lacking common sense about posting lately. Feel free to post your own, and I'll add the good/reasonable ones to this list.

Rules:
- If you start a thread, you must provide some content to get things going. Do not post just one sentence.
- The title of your topic, or a poll don't count as content in an opening post, you actually have to write or show something.
- Double posting is alright provided you are giving new information and a sufficient amount of time has passed. If you Just posted and forgot something use the MODIFY button.
- If you are going to double post, there has to be a good reason for it, forgetting to mention something in your last post isn't a good reason. If you forgot something, just edit you post.
- Don't bother posting in a topic if all you're going to do is say "lol","rofl", or some other bit of internet lingo.
- Read the whole thread before posting
- Don't ask for music from the show, you can ask what the song is called, but don't ask anybody to send you the song, it won't happen.
- No trying to anger any of the admins.
- Please don't ask when the next Episode is coming out. We ususally don't know. If we are reasonably sure we know when it'll be done we'll let you know. Probably best not to ask for a release date on most things.
- Use your common sense for the most part. If you begin to post something and realize it will do nothing but annoy people DON'T!
- Please try and keep conversations somewhat on topic, especially when the conversation starts to cover something from another thread.
- Don't dig up an old thread unless you're going to post something meaningful in it.
- Don't bring your prejudice here, any bashing of minorities is not allowed.
- Please keep signatures at a reasonable size, anything over 300 pixels tall is probably too tall.
- Most arguments don't need to happen but if you REALLY feel like they do post it in OFF TOPIC or better yet keep it to private messages.
- Once you've been warned, you are not allowed to change your display name anymore. This is to keep things from being a pain in the ass for admins.
- Make posts with some sort of discussion or contribution instead of generic comments ("that would be kool"), it's pretty much the same thing as posting nothing but "lol" otherwise.

On Posting Files: Talking about downloading files illegally, or offering download links is frowned upon here and against the rules because of the obvious legal problems that could happen. But offering freeware files/games, abandonware games, knock off bootleg games, and all of that sort are alright and fair game to post.

Banning
(Note: This is how I (Jeremy) will handle banning, Joel and Phelan may choose to do things differently)

You get three warnings to start with, these may or may not be posted in the thread you broke a rule in, but you will get a PM notifying you.

After three warnings you're banned for a week.

When you return, you have three more warnings, after which you will be banned permanently.

The Grammar Ban
This is for people who get so lazy at writing that their posts are incomprehensible. This isn't for people who don't normally speak English and are trying their damndest to communicate, if there is a misunderstanding this ban will not apply to you.

What counts as lazy? Excessive use of numbers to replace letters and words (Eg. b4, 2), people who use leet (733+) speak, and anyone who is just generally impossible to understand.

So, what happens? I will ban you until you take an online basic English grammar test and e-mail me with a passing grade, once you do, the ban is lifted and it's not counted against you like the normal week long bans do.

Here is a link to the test:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/646918.html

Why are you being a prick about this? You must be new to these forums if you think I've ever needed a good reason to be a prick.
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In extreme circumstances, I may forgo the warnings and ban the offending member outright.

« Last Edit: Dec 4, 2008, 11:47am by Jeremy »