Post by Clayton on Feb 25, 2009 21:36:42 GMT -6
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Forum Rules
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Forum Rules
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1. You will show the newbies respect. Everyone was a newbie once, and it is our responsibility to help them reach their full potential. Help them learn from their mistakes, don’t taunt them for them. This is the most important rule.
2. There will be no racism or culturalism. We are trying to make a friendly environment, not a place where self-proclaimed “elite” members sit around belittling the newbies.
3. There will be no porn, or other posts with adult themes on this website. In addition, we will not allow links to such sites.
4. You will not rank post. A rank post is defined as any post that does not contribute to the conversation; it simply exists to add to your post count. The reasoning for this is simple: it clutters up topics. Even if your post text itself is not very long, every thing that appears with it takes up a sizable amount of space.
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7. Longer threads MAY be closed. If a thread has become huge and convoluted, so much so that it is difficult to read, we will close it and ask you to create a new one that sums up the original. Note that this is very rare. You can tell if a thread is getting too long when people repost arguments that have already been debated, simply because they did not read the thread, due to its massive size.
8. You will not discuss the shooting of animals. Period.
9. You will not insult the staff and/or Active Members. This one is tricky, because you are allowed to yell at them, just don’t go too far. We’re all willing to work with you, uncontrolled ranting is unacceptable. Please, remember that we are all volunteers, and we all started as members just like you. We're reasonable, don't be afraid to open up dialog with us.
10. Dangerous discussion of pyrotechnics is not allowed. This includes the construction of any pyrotechnic device, or the modification of any dangerous device.
11. You will never insult or trash-talk any other forum. That is unacceptable.
12. Please, use good spelling and grammar. If your thread is unreadable, it may be up for deletion or closure. Not to mention that you will receive no replies.
13. We are family friendly. Swear words are censored, please do not attempt to bypass the swear filter.
14. The posting of images is always welcomed, however the size shall not exceed 640 x 480 pixels. That is a Large Image on www.photobucket.com