Posting rules for the whole MB:
1. Do not post for the sole purpose of raising your post count. People who do this end up getting banned. The same goes for people who spam. SPAM is defined as a "Stupid Posts And Messages". This includes, but is not limited to one word posts, posts that contain only smileys, "i agree", "what he said", "i don't know", and so on.
2. Do not post in old topics bringing them back from the dead. Before you respond to someone, please have the courtesy to look at the date of the last post so you can tell whether you are responding to a topic that has up and died!
3. Do not "bump" topics. This means posting in a topic for the sole purpose of making it appear as having a new post, and at the top of the page.
4. Do not repost a locked or deleted thread. If it has been locked then one of my Moderators has probably locked it for good reason.
5. Do not post a new message simply to whine about, or ask about why, your other thread has being locked. If you have a question, then PM the Mod involved, though 99% of the time they post in the topic telling why they locked it.
6. Do not make a new post or thread saying you reached such-and-such Posts or so-and-so Title. A simple "Yay 500 posts!" or something at the end of a normal post would be ok though.
7. Do not flame or fight on the boards. However, calling someone down after breaking a rule is ok though.
8. Do not use lots of characters or images with no spaces as it messes with the width of the tables.
9. Don't post any image which has a width any larger than 475 pixels.
10. Do not reply to questions with 'I dont know'. Also, don't repeat an answer that someone else gave before you or reply only with 'I agree with so and so'. As stated above, these are all forms of spam. If something has already been said then it doesn't need to be backed up or said again, unless there is some sort of doubt.
11. Do not make any threads/posts such as 'I need friends', 'hi', 'im a new', "I am looking for a bf/gf", or "Wanna be in my club". These are considered complete spam, and just have no place on the forums.
12. Do not test on the message board. If you want to view your sig then click on "View/Edit Profile" to the right on the sidebar.
13. Please post in the correct forum at all times. Do not rely on mods to move your threads if they are in the wrong forum. It is your job to read the forum discriptions and decide where your topic will best fit. One reason for this is that there is an error with moving threads. This error accures about 30% of the time and makes it so the thread can't be moved. If a mod runs into this error, they will delete the thread. Thats why you must be careful where you post your threads.
14. Do not direct a thread to a certain person or group of people. If you must tell them something then send them a message (PM).
15. Extremely long threads will be retired when it reaches somewhere between 50-100 pages.
16. Do not post threads exactly identical to another existing active thread. If a mod runs into any active duplicates, they will delete every one except for the original (the one which was created first).
17. There is to be no swearing posted on the forums at any time. There is also to be no obscene material of any kind or links to such posted on the forums at any time.
18. Do not double post. if you have something to add just edit your previous one by clicking the
button. if you already make a double post then make sure to delete one of them
by checking the delete box while editing, dont just leave it. You all can edit
and delete your own posts and threads so there is no reason for a mod to ever
see more than one consecutive post by one person at any time.19. As of now there is to be no forum games. By this we mean no pointless word games or anything of the sort. These topics have been used too many times for the sole purpose of boosting ones post count, so we are better off without them. This does not include Role Playing, quizes, or any other topic that has meaning.
Regarding Member Titles:
1. Members climb through Titles by the number of their posts. The first title is Newbie (0-99 posts), followed by Junior Member (100-599 posts), and lastly Senior member (600 + posts). These titles are used only to categorize members by the number of their posts. Each title is exactly the same and no extra features are gained by reaching a new title. There shouldn't be anyone spamming to get a new title. Such spamming will only get you banned.
2. There are two Specials Titles or Ranks. They are Administrators and Moderators. They have the power to edit and delete posts/threads, move threads, edit threads subjects, make sticky threads, as well as block and ban members. Read below to learn how to become a mod.
j/k Actually we have had this problem before with an obnoxious mod named
Cool_Jessie. Your only solution to this is to PM Aaron or another mod. But you
better have a good reason. Don't come to us every time a Mod closes or deletes a
post of yours. Only if you feel that the Mod is doing something that he or she
really shouldn't be doing. If you decide to air out your problems publicly on
the forums, you will have to pay the consequences for doing so. This is the one
and only time I will say this. If you have a problem with a Mod, you bring it to
Aaron or another Mod who may feel the same way about the Mod in questioning. You
do NOT go making topics so you can complain about them. Also don't make excuses
to try to get a someone demoded. We check into these things and won't demod
someone without proof. So again, don't waist our time if you don't have a real
good reason for bringing it up in the first place.