• Amaterasu •

Kyrose · Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject: Forum Rules

Posting:
Please only make on-topic, coherent posts that add something to the discussion. If you have nothing to say that has not already been said, do not post anything. It is better to remain silent and seem an idiot than to speak and remove all doubt. Making short, inane posts with no purpose other than to increase your own post count is considered spamming and is not allowed on this forum. All spam will be deleted without prior warning. If you are posting about a topic requesting help or advice, please be specific and offer information that is useful so that people attempting to reply will not have to ask for more information.

Bumping/Double Posting:
There is no reason to post two or three times in a row. If you bump your topic it will be locked/deleted. Continue to bump topics and you will be banned. If you need to reply to post something new to your post, simply edit your previous post instead of double posting. You can do this by clicking the "Edit" button on your own post.

Flaming/Bashing:
It is well known that truth is discovered through debate. Nevertheless, abusive or derogatory comments aimed at other members of the forums will not be tolerated, and will result in severe punitive action. In any debate, keep your comments focused on the issue at hand, not on the people you are debating with.

Impersonating:
Impersonating administrators, moderators, or members of the organizing committee is strictly forbidden. Asking for another user's password is also strictly forbidden. Doing so will get you permanently banned without a warning. Please note that Admins and Moderating staff will never ask for your password -- don't tell it to anyone.

Ban Evasion:
If you are banned from the forums, do not make a new account. This is considered a ban evasion. If you make new posts or replies on your new account, your ban will be extended if it is not permanent. In addition, we will hunt down your new threads and posts and delete them. If your ban is not permanent, please learn from your mistakes. Repeat offenders will be punished more severely. Furthermore, do not beg to lift a ban. This will only lead to further consequences. If you continue to defy the rules after being banned, steps will be taken to ensure you do not come back.

=====================Board Rules========================

1.) The moderators and administrators of the Boards reserve the right to suspend, ban or delete community member accounts who violate the aforementioned rules without prior notice.

2.)Keep your posts on-topic. To maintain consistency within the topic groups, we remind members to maintain your posts within the bounds of the topic in discussion. Deliberate disruption, such as consistent off-topic commentary, will NOT be tolerated. The moderators reserve the right to delete posts and whole threads that are deemed to be of an abusive or disruptive nature. Off-topic posts and threads will be moved to their proper groups or forums.

3.)Finally, because we can't anticipate everything offensive or inappropriate that may come up, in the interest of our community we reserve the right to immediately delete any posting or ban any user at our sole discretion.

=====================MINOR MISC=====================

• Learn to spell.

- I'm not fooling around. Please take care over your posts and make them readable. It is all too easy to just type something in shorthand, however, please refrain from using "txt tlk", "ALL CAPS" or other null languages or slangs as these are commonly considered rude and sometimes offensive.

• Be Contentful.

- It's like what I always say. It doesn't really take that much to post something contentful. When constructing new threads, try to observe the purpose of your thread on why you're creating it. Find articles and information that will facilitate the discussion in your thread. Added informations are better! Don't go around replying to someone's thread going around like "Yeah, I do that, too!" where in the manner of neglecting the thread author's effort of typing/finding/creating/researching all that information to be submitted and replied by someone who doesn't understand the purpose and knowledge of the thread and just reply in an attempt to inflate his/her own post count. If you can't relate, don't post at all. If you want to find out more, ask specific questions and other things that you seek. If you're just expressing your thoughts and notions, don't flame nor give out false facts that may defame the thread. Post safe, post smart, your reputation depends on it.

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Warning System and Good Points(GP)
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We have finally implemented the warning system to discipline persistent users on their acts of ruining the forum's balance and integrity.

Our warning system works with integer values in which I shall explain on how things work along with the Good Points system.

-A positive sign serves as a Warning(+).
-A negative sign serves as a Good Point(-).

Any contribution/support made by any user in our boards will be applied with one GP in his/her account.

Our warning system works as follows:

Advertising w/o Requirements - 1 Warning Point
Flaming/Bashing - 1 Warning Point
Excessive Profanity - 1 Warning Point
Bumping Posts Twice - 1 Warning Point
Impersonating - Account Deletion
Ban Evasion - Account Deletion
Bug Exploiting - Account and I.P Ban
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Legend
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3 Warning Points - 1 Week Ban
4 Warning Points - 1 Month Ban
5 Warning Points - 6 Month Ban
6 Warning Points - 1 Year Ban
7 Warning Points - Permanent Ban
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Thank you and have fun posting!
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