Rules of the forum

Welcome to the forum.

Remember access to our forums is a privilege and not a right. These rules are non-negotiable and are enforced by all moderators and administrators.

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:

1) Each member is allowed one login account. Registering with multiple accounts is not allowed.

2) No threats to the site will be tolerated, and will result in an immediate ban.

3) No bigoted remarks will be tolerated, be they racial, religious, or otherwise. (3rd offense will result in a temporary ban. After that, a permanent ban.)

4) No nudity, be it in a linked picture, posted picture, linked website, or avatar.

5) No flaming. Name calling based on someone's beliefs, religious, political or otherwise will not be tolerated. This will boil down to the judgment of the moderators, not the intention of the post.

6) No post whoring. Posts must contain content (in other words, no one word posts or just smilies). Those that do not, will be edited or deleted. This includes "Woohoo! first post!" comments.

7) No thread jacking. Intentional mis-direction of thread topics will be deleted.

8) No SPAM. SPAM will be edited or deleted and promptly locked.

9) The locking, editing and deleting of threads and posts is up to the discretion of the moderators and administrators. Love it or shove it.

10) No EXCESSIVE "l33t sp34k." Also, no "Grammar Nazis." Do not criticize for misspelled words or improper grammar usage. Similarly, please try to be as proper as possible when typing.

11) Explain posted links. Please don't post a link with just 'Have Fun!'. Let everyone know what the link is for, and if it's safe for work.

12) No double posts. If you have something to add after completing your post, please hit the 'edit' button at the bottom of your post. Double posts will be merged, and multiple occurrences will warrant a PM.

13) Put threads in their proper forum. We have all these forums for a reason, folks. Please use them.

14) Harassment via Public Posting or Private Messages will not be tolerated. What constitutes as "harassment" will be interpreted by the Moderators.

15) All forum rules where applicable also apply to private messaging. Abuse of the private messaging system may lead to censure, warning, temporary ban (suspension) or permanent banning.

16) We will not be held accountable in any Intellectual Property lawsuits if someone else steals your ideas. Be careful what you post and what IP information you share.

17) If you see a forum board you would like added, simply contact an admin

18) Rules subject to change.

19) Permanent bans are a last resort and thought is given before implementing them. While we may consider lifting permanent bans from time to time this is a rare occurrence.

20) Finally, we are all here to have fun. Please remember this when posting.

Other than that, enjoy and have fun.