Forum Rules (READ ME FIRST!)

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Rules:
1. Talking Shit - You can talk shit to other CLANS. Note that I said clans not members. Anyone harrassing other members will be watched by Admins and Mods and possibly be banned. Ban - No Posting at all for 3 Days

2. Forum Spamming - If you are to SPAM a forum section, your topic(s) will be moved to Hell. Admins and Mods will watch you. Ban - No posting in that forum for 1 Day

3. Porn - Absolutelty no pornographic Avatars, Signatures, Links, Photos, etc. allowed in the gaming community. Failure to follow this rule will result in permanent IP ban.

4. False Info - If you post a topic about a game/system and that info is not reliable, then that topic will be moved to Hell. No Ban

Contacting Admins and Mods:
You may contact any Admin or Global Mods if you have a question or complaint.

Joining the Global Moderators:
If you want to be a Global Mod you will have to be active in the forums and not abuse your powers. Only trusted members will become Mods.

Instant Bans:
If you break these rules, you'll earn an instant ban regardless of which moderator sees the activity.

•Impersonating Administrators, Moderators, or Users, or using offensive names.
◦Don't use an offensive name (racially, ethically, etc), or the name of another player. (Don't even come close!)
◦Don't use a clan tag unless you're in the clan.

•Evading and/or boasting about being banned (temporary or permanent).
◦If you get banned unfairly or accidentally, talk to us instead of creating another account (ban evading).

•Cheating or hacking.
◦Because of the competitive environment of the game's multiplayer, in order to make things fair for all players, cheating and hacking are strictly enforced. Ex. NO QUICK-SCOPING!

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General Rules:
If you break these rules, you'll earn a warning or a temporary ban regardless of which moderator sees the posts.


•Read/search before you post. See if someone is already talking about it. Duplicate threads about the same topic aren't that useful. See below for rules about thread necromancy (threads MAY be revived if you have compelling content to contribute).

•English only. We don't want people to exclude others since the majority read English. There are many people who do not read or understand others' native languages, and using a language that we do not all have in common is not fair to them.

•Posting in ALL CAPS. This is like shouting at people on the internet.

•Spelling & Grammar. Use proper punctuation and line breaks when making your post. Make it easily readable. Spellcheck it if you're really bad with spelling. Admins and Mods are not responsible if you incur the wrath of grammar nazis (though they will be handled separately from your situation). If you post a wall of text, expect nobody to read it. It doesn't have to be perfect, but please make SOME effort to help others understand what you're saying.

•Going excessively off-topic. Some have a bad habit of doing this far too much. Make a new thread.

•Bumping. If people are interested they will post. If they don't, then don't try and shove it in their faces. If you ask a question and no one responds, please don't bump it just to get it noticed.

•Thread necromancy. If a topic has been dead for 2 weeks, don't bump it.
◦Exception: If you have relevant content which ADDS or ENHANCES to the topic, CONTRIBUTES to the flow of the discussion, and otherwise helps the community, then you may revive a dead thread.
◦Thread necromancy rules do not apply to stickies - you may post to any unlocked sticky - even one that's been inactive for years

•Use the stickies. We have stickied topics for informational purposes and to help you find the information and assistance you need, as well as to inform you of subforum specific rules that go beyond the scope of this document.

•Colored fonts. Having a few words here and there colored are fine, but some use the light forum theme and it can be very hard to read.

•Report spammers. DON'T REPLY TO THEM.

•Report posts. Do not reply to threads or posts that break the rules - even (especially) if it is to inform the user that they have broken a rule. Report it, and let the moderators take care of it.
◦If you see a topic that needs to be locked, or a post deleted, use the Report post link.

•Do not SPAM. What is SPAM? SPAM = Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages. This includes but is not limited to: One word posts; Posts in which any point being made from the poster's point of view is obscure or completely nonexistent to others; Image-only/Smilie-only posts; "Quote Pyramids"; Not adding anything of any merit or value to the conversation or topic being discussed. You can avoid SPAMing by making a constructive, thought-out post.
◦Don't post repetitive or useless topics, smiles, quote pyramids, or messages (spamming).
◦New topics should have some value that you think other people might be interested in.

•Attempting to smartass your way around these rules could earn you a warning, purgatory, or ban.


Bottom Rules taken from Skulltag Forum. Sorry Skulltag