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« Thread Started on Dec 4, 2003, 8:22pm » | |
Ok these are the rules for the entire site.
1 -- Arguing is prohibited, you may disagree / debate, but do so in a CIVIL manner. Any derogatory comments used in these circumstances will NOT be tolerated.
2 -- Insulting, degrading, "flaming", making fun of, constantly bothering or harassing of forum members is strictly prohibited. This also includes using the term "n00b" (or other variations) with intent to degrade. In other words, be nice! If any disagreements happen outside of the Forums, they are not to be brought into discussion on the Forums. Discussion throughout PMs is not tolerated. Chain PM messages are not allowed. If you suspect someone of starting a chain message, report them to an administrator. In short, respect other people.
3 -- Profanity is allowed, however please limit the use of such to a manner which is not extensive or gratuitous. In other words, you're allowed to curse, but don't do so to the point where every other word is a curse word for no reason. Use of profanity in the context of insults is not allowed.
4 -- The following subjects are forbidden at LA unless specified in certain Forums:
- Religion and/or Theology.
- Emulation and the discussion of ROMs is allowed.
- Hacking/Cracking and other forms of Internet based vandalism. Participating in this subject will result in immediate banning.
5 -- Administrative decisions are final and not to be argued with, challenged, mocked or otherwise refuted. The closing of a thread is the closing of that particular topic and making another thread based on that one is in violation of these rules. Unless this new thread just continues an almost endless topic.
6 -- We reserve the right to ban, delete or otherwise modify any accounts for any reason. As with Rule 5: Administrative decisions are Final.
7 -- Suggestions, greivances, or forum related questions are to be brought up in the designated forum, or a PM may be sent to an Admin.
8 -- The Administrators are: Cloud Strife. Posing as an Admin or Moderator when you are not is prohibited.
9 -- These rules are the only official rules of this forum. Rules can be added or removed at any time by an Admin.
10 -- Including, uploading or linking to any website or material including the following is prohibited:
Commercial ROM archives
Pornography
Hate literature/racist material
Extremist religious material.
11 -- Every post should have meaning, please do not post a great deal of short meaningless posts for the sole purpose of "spamming" your way to a higher post count.
Spam is defined as a post which does not convey:
information, opinion, emotion, or conversation; relevent to the topic, or current posts.
Posts which contain only a smilie are not spam as long as they refer to a post directly above, and clearly indicate that this is the case. If you quote a post, and then enter only a smilie, this is definatley not spam. If an admin finds a post which they believe is spam, your post count will be lowered accordingly. Occasional Spam is not a violation, it is however frowned upon. The OCCASIONAL post where the member only types one word is ok, if it is found that it conforms with the above criteria.
12 -- Signatures must not exceed 600 X 200 pixels. This includes all images and text within the signature. If an admin catches a large signature, it will either be reduced in size, or removed completely.
13 -- General posting.
New topics ought to be posted in the appropriate forum. A topic about a Zelda game in the RPG Forum will promptly be moved. If you are unsure about where to post your topic, ask in the Suggestions forum.
Topics that have dropped into "oblivion" (ie 3 months old or more) should remain there. Do not bring them back from the dead. This does not apply in The Commons since it's old threads are periodically moved to the Archive.
14 -- Administrators can warn or ban you depending on the circumstances you broke one or more of the above rules.
15 -- The Warning System
If you break a small rule or do something that is out of line, you could be warned. Warnings are entirely at the Admins' discretion, and Moderators can PM an Admin with a recommendation to warn someone with an appropriate link which shows the reason for the warning.
Warnings go in levels of 10%, and Admins (and Moderators) can also decide to reduce your warning level should you do something that deserves it, and you can always view your warning level under your avatar. Also, if you do nothing wrong for an extended period of time, your warning level will be lowered.
Punishments for warning levels are as follows:
- 30% - 2 days banned
- 50% - 5 days banned
- 70% - 10 days banned.
- 100% - Admin-specific ban length.
Feel free to contact an admin for any reason.
16 -- Moderators and other positions are chosen by Administrators based on merits as we see fit. Post counts, how long you've been here and any fraternal, romantic or other relationships you may have with Admins do not matter. Please do not ask to be a Moderator or an Admin either.
217 -- Abuse of either Moderative or Admistrative powers will result in immediate revocation of said powers.
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