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Administrators/Moderators reserve the right to change/edit/delete any content at any time if they feel it is inappropriate. I. General Forum Rules: Do not:• Flame or insult other members.
• Bypass the swear filter or other filters.
• Abuse or encourage abuse of the Reputation, Post Reporting, or Private Messaging Systems
• Post personally identifiable information (i.e. name, address, email, phone number, etc.)
• Bump threads
• Derail a thread's topic.
• Post links to phishing sites.
• Post spam (i.e. +1, 10char, rickrolls) or Re-post Closed, Modified, Deleted Content.
• Repetitively post in the incorrect forum (example: Gaming belongs to Gaming Section).
• Openly argue with a moderator. Contact the Moderator via a private message.
• Share your account. Forum accounts are intended for the use by one person.
• Create alternate, backup, or multiple accounts.
• Publicly post or otherwise share PMs with other users unless you have the expressed permission of the sender to do so. Private Messages are intended to be just that - private.
II. The following topics are strictly off limits, including in external links:• Porn, gross stuff, or anything else not safe for work
• Threats of violence or harassment, even as a joke
• Soliciting, begging, auctioning, selling, advertising, referrals
• Racism, discrimination
• Drugs, alcohol
• Religious, political, and other “prone to huge arguments” threads
III. No Backseat Moderating:Let the Forum Moderators do the moderating. Backseat Moderating is when people who are not Moderators try to enforce the forum rules. Whenever you see a person breaking the rules, take advantage of the "Report this post to a moderator" link. Or simply IGNORE the offensive post(s) or thread. The most common backseat reply is the "+1 in before lock" phrase. Backseat moderating is annoying, and pointless.
IV. Report Post to the Moderators:Should you observe a fellow forum member breaking these rules please report the post by contacting any
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]V. Lifetime Achievement Award:Users who are found to be repeat offenders will be removed from the forums. (Permanent Ban)
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This rules might be changed in future!