Rules

Rules
Forum Rules 1. Moderation of forums/posts/users: A moderator on these forums has the right to close any thread that they wish, they may in turn delete any thread. Any complaints about moderators must come to an Administrator and must not be posted onto the forums. Moderators scan the forums and decide if threads go against the rules of the forums, and if so take necessary action. Administrators have the right to suspend any account from the forums for any length of time, without giving a reason to the user concerned. Being on these forums is a privlage and not a right, if you break the rules, you won't be allowed to use the forums. 2. Trolling the forums: The posting of obscene/insensitive on these boards will most likely result in the threads being deleted and the user concerned banned indefinatly from the forums. 3. Spamming the forums: Spamming is the posting of irrelavent topics, often done in order to raise a high postcount. To an extent this is allowed in certain places around the forums. However if a user is repeatedly spamming then they will be warned about their behavior and could be removed from the forums. Bumping threads inorder to get them back to the top of a forum, is considered spamming, please do not do this. Users caught spamming will have their postcount significantly reduced by an admin, without prior warning. 4. Advertising: Advertising of other sites of any nature (as long as its not illegal/porn related) is allowed in the links section. 5. Signatures: Signatures must not violate any of the rules given above/below. 6. Language: This forum system is English, and therefore it is the only language that is allowed to be posted on the forum. Swearing is allowed in moderation, however excessive amounts of it in a post may result in it being censored out. 7. Moderator/Administrator begging: If you beg to become a Moderator / Administrator then chances are you will never become one. If you do beg it is looked upon as a form of spamming and could result in a warning being issued. Please do not beg on these forums, moderators are selected when they are needed. 8. Warnings: We operate a 3-strikes and your out! moderation policy on these forums. If you violate a rule, a staff member will issue you with a warning. This usually involves a private message being sent to you detailing why you have been warned. Moderators cannot ban users, they can recommend for users to be banned, but can't actually ban the user themself. Administrators do not have to issue any warnings before banning a member, they can override warnings, and can ban a member, whether they have been warned 3 times or not. If you feel you were unfairly warned then email an administrator. 9. Alteration of Rules: The rules can be altered in anyway without prior knowledge from any member of staff.

Forum Rules

1. Moderation of forums/posts/users:

A moderator on these forums has the right to close any thread that they wish, they may in turn delete any thread. Any complaints about moderators must come to an Administrator and must not be posted onto the forums. Moderators scan the forums and decide if threads go against the rules of the forums, and if so take necessary action. Administrators have the right to suspend any account from the forums for any length of time, without giving a reason to the user concerned. Being on these forums is a privlage and not a right, if you break the rules, you won't be allowed to use the forums.

2. Trolling the forums:

The posting of obscene/insensitive on these boards will most likely result in the threads being deleted and the user concerned banned indefinatly from the forums.

3. Spamming the forums:

Spamming is the posting of irrelavent topics, often done in order to raise a high postcount. To an extent this is allowed in certain places around the forums. However if a user is repeatedly spamming then they will be warned about their behavior and could be removed from the forums. Bumping threads inorder to get them back to the top of a forum, is considered spamming, please do not do this. Users caught spamming will have their postcount significantly reduced by an admin, without prior warning.

4. Advertising:

Advertising of other sites of any nature (as long as its not illegal/porn related) is allowed in the links section.

5. Signatures:

Signatures must not violate any of the rules given above/below.

6. Language:

This forum system is English, and therefore it is the only language that is allowed to be posted on the forum. Swearing is allowed in moderation, however excessive amounts of it in a post may result in it being censored out.

7. Moderator/Administrator begging:

If you beg to become a Moderator / Administrator then chances are you will never become one. If you do beg it is looked upon as a form of spamming and could result in a warning being issued. Please do not beg on these forums, moderators are selected when they are needed.

8. Warnings:

We operate a 3-strikes and your out! moderation policy on these forums. If you violate a rule, a staff member will issue you with a warning. This usually involves a private message being sent to you detailing why you have been warned. Moderators cannot ban users, they can recommend for users to be banned, but can't actually ban the user themself.

Administrators do not have to issue any warnings before banning a member, they can override warnings, and can ban a member, whether they have been warned 3 times or not. If you feel you were unfairly warned then email an administrator.

9. Alteration of Rules:

The rules can be altered in anyway without prior knowledge from any member of staff.