General Rules

**HOAnubis** Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:57 am

Do not spam or self-promote in the forums

These forums define spam as unsolicited advertisement for goods, services and/or other web sites or posts with little, no or completely unrelated content.Do not spam the forums with links to your site or product, or try to self-promote your website, business or forums etc. Doing so is a waste of time. Your account will be banned permanently and your posts will be deleted. Spamming also includes sending private messages to a large number of different users. However, please note that there are two exceptions to the self-promotion rule. You may post the URL to your website with slogan or somewhat advertising sentece but only IN YOUR SIGNATURE.

Do not post "Free " threads
Posting pyramid scams (such as free iPods, LCDs etc.) is forbidden. All such posts/signatures will be edited or deleted. Any new users posting scams will be banned permanently; contributing users will either be warned or temporarily banned.

Do not post copyright-infringing material

Do not upload, attach, or otherwise post any copyrighted material which you are not free to redistribute (subject to the licensing terms of the specific item). If you have a question about having permission to post or attach a specific item, please ask a moderator. We do not condone nor accept posts pertaining to illegal activities such as hacking, cracking, warez, or spam. Any posts or threads found in violation of this rule will be edited or deleted, and the poster warned or possibly banned; at the moderation team's discretion.

Do not post somewhat or very offensive or inappropriate posts, links, or images

Do not post anything which is offensive, hateful, racist, sexist, discriminatory, obscene, vulgar or in violation of local or international laws. If anything that I or any moderator would even consider inappropriate. Both of these things can and will lead to banning.

Remain respectful of other users, moderators, and administrators at all times

All posts should be professional and courteous. You have every right to disagree with your fellow community members and explain your perspective. However, you are not free to attack, degrade, insult, or otherwise belittle them or the quality of this community. It does not matter what title or power you hold in these forums, you are expected to obey this rule. Doing otherwise will get your account banned temporarily, or permanently if the situation becomes severe enough (this will be left to the discretion of the moderation team). For example, phrases such as "shut up, idiot," are indicative of problematic posts and should be reported. Suggested alternatives include "I disagree with what you said for the following reasons..." Please remember to stay mature and thoughtful at all times. If someone does it first, there is no reason to when you can simply report them.

Posting Pictures

When posting pictures, please make sure you are ALLOWED to post pictures in that area. If the forum is has pictures in the title, you are probably allowed to post pictures. Please make sure it is also the right place to post a certain picture like in Pictures of Mick, do not post a picture of Nina. If you have a picture of more than one person, feel free to post it in the sections of each person. I don't even want to see anything I would consider inappropriate or it could lead to banning.

No Swearing

There are kids on this site, so, NO. Mild language like "heck", "darn", "crap", or "freak" are suggested replacements. Also considered inappropriate, could lead to banning if broken.

~ HOAnubis