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Title: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Blizzard on January 07, 2008, 06:01:58 pm
The Rules


1. No doubleposting within 24 hours of your previous post. After 24 hours, it is ok to do so. If you forgot to say something in your original post, or need to change any information, then you should make use of the MODIFY button. Don't forget that SMF will treat an edit of the last post just like a new post it will be displayed as if there were new posts in the topic.

2. Keep images in your signatures within 800x200 px and 200 kB. The pictures in your signature may altogether be no more than 200 kB. Every signature not matching this criteria is a subject of the moderator team to remove and leave this rule as message in your signature. For reference, maximum avatar size is 140x200 px.

3. Gravedigging and necroposting is allowed if your post is relevant or important enough. That means as long as your post is relevant and important enough to post in a topic that has been considered dead, it is ok. Unless, of course, the topic you're posting in is several months old, then you would be better off just starting your own topic. This also means posting just to say "Cool" or "I agree" or anything else pointless in nature will result in the deletion of the post and/or locking of the topic.

4. No flaming. It will result in deletion of your posts, and at Admin's decision, temporary or permanent banning. The forums are used as forums for mature debating, although the "mature" part in itself is debatable. Of course you can make fun and jokes. This is no flaming.

5. No spamming. This is of course acceptable in the Spam forum, but nowhere else.

6. You may only advertise your site in the "Advertising" forum if you have 30 posts of more. Otherwise the topic will be deleted. Advertising external sites in your signature is acceptable, but keep it to a minimum.

7. Use the Search function. There may already be a topic that exists that you're going to post about. If you have a problem with RPG Maker, chances are someone else has had this problem too. Search to see if the topic exists. If you can't find it, then feel free to post it; we won't get mad if you've actually TRIED to search.

8. New projects must meet the requirements. Check out the stickied topic in the Projects section.

9. Images should always be put in [spoiler] tags. Some people have dial-up or limited bandwidth. Exception are smaller images (by filesize, not by dimensions!) and logos from companies and/or game projects and/or forums (i.e. in the advertising section) and some other special cases where the information is actually on the image (images with lots of text).




The Additional Rules for the Shoutbox


1. Shoutvertising is looked down upon. Shoutvertising is posting a shout that directs peoples attention to an existing topic. Everybody can see new topics and if they wanted to answer, they would have answered. You shoutvertising will not change anything. Shoutvertisement is subject to deletion without notice.

2. Posting external links is ok. While you should keep it to a minimum, it's alright to post some funny stuff or interesting links in the shoutbox, don't overdo it. It's just annoying.

3. Do NOT ask for help. The shoutbox is intended to serve as quick communication tool somewhere in between topics and chat. Unless you have a short questions that requires a short answer, do NOT post your question in the shoutbox. It will be ignored.

4. Multiple shouts are allowed. As the shoutbox has a limitation of 500 characters per shout, you are allowed to make multiple shouts. That doesn't mean you can shout 10 times in a row. See rule #5.

5. Flooding of the shoutbox is strictly forbidden. Flooding the shoutbox can lead to even permanent bans. Don't flood the shoutbox.




The Additional Rules for IRC Chat


1. All regular forum rules apply. Failure to abide these rules can result in a kick. If severe enough, a ban will be accounted for.

2. Repeated advertising of other channels/IRC servers is strictly forbidden. Mentioning once is allowed (i.e. "Hey, I'm going to #XYZ, you should come over, it's great there."). Repeated advertising can result in kicks and bans.

3. You can change your name using the /nick command. For more information see below. While you do have the freedom to use any name, DO NOT imitate another user. You are allowed to impersonate for fun by using similar names only if:

You already have agreed to these terms by registering at this forum.

4. You are allowed to stay completely anonymous without identifying yourself. In that case it is completely forbidden to impersonate somebody which includes least similar usernames and claiming to be somebody else without being able to prove it by using the appropriate registered username.

5. Register your own name as soon as possible to prevent somebody impersonating you. Registering somebody else's name will result in an immediate ban.



Examples for valid joke names:

Acceptable:


Unacceptable:


IRC Chat Info/Help


For those amongst you that connect using an IRC client, the server is irc.p2p-network.net.






Violation against the rules can result in deletion of posts/shouts without notice, temporary bans of all sorts and lengths and even permanent bans.
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Blizzard on February 06, 2008, 12:00:44 pm
Added new rule and made it rule 2. The rest was left unchanged, only (now) rule 6 was slightly enhanced.
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Fantasist on February 10, 2008, 12:40:57 am
Updating my sig (rule 2)
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Fallen Angel X on March 28, 2008, 05:20:42 pm
Quote from: Blizzard on January 07, 2008, 06:01:58 pm

2. Keep your signatures at reasonable size. The pictures in your signature may altogether be no more than 200kB and take up an area of 1600px2. That means 2 pictures of 400x200 are fine, one picture of 800x200 is fine and so on. Also your pictures height must not exceed 200 pixels, width can be as big as you want as long as your pictures match the other criteria. Every signature not matching this criteria is a subject of the moderator team to remove and leave this rule as message in your signature.


Soo.... A question about rule 2... Say if I were to change my sig, would I be allowed to take off that bit one of you mods or admin added? Like I want to change my sig but not accidentily break some rule or something >_<
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Fantasist on March 29, 2008, 12:08:57 pm
I guess so. You can change your sig and remove "that bit one of you mods or admin added", but make the new sig small, 'kay ^_^
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Blizzard on March 30, 2008, 11:50:14 am
Look, it's your sig, you can do with it what you want. If a mod changed your sig because of that rule, just fix it, but this time follow the rule. ^_^ The rule was just added as reminder and to show you what you have done wrong.

EDIT: I updated rule 2. <_<;
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Blizzard on August 23, 2008, 02:41:48 pm
I added rule #9.
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Chaze007 on September 21, 2008, 04:33:51 pm
>8U It's sad that the "new skin" topic has more views than the rules. I've put a bit of every rule into my sig, and a link :3 that might get some attention. Since the [spoiler] rule is broken the most
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Diokatsu on September 21, 2008, 04:42:34 pm
Quote from: Chaze007 on September 21, 2008, 04:33:51 pm
>8U It's sad that the "new skin" topic has more views than the rules. I've put a bit of every rule into my sig, and a link :3 that might get some attention. Since the [spoiler] rule is broken the most


Lol way to quote from SRK86 xD

Anyways, rules were bound to be broken and this adds one more to the list. I like #9 as it does make sense and keeps threads neat
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Chaze007 on September 21, 2008, 06:52:36 pm
yeppe srk quote b/c he's awesome, but people should pay more attention to the rules. ;3
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Blizzard on January 16, 2009, 05:55:32 pm
Rule 2 has been changed. Now sigs with up to 200kB of images are allowed again. :P
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Tazero on March 21, 2009, 11:13:04 am
Were these rules made to keep me out? :P
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Blizzard on March 21, 2009, 11:17:41 am
QuotePosted « on: 08.01.2008, 00:01:58 »
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Tazero on March 21, 2009, 11:19:50 am
Blizz can see the future? :P
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Starrodkirby86 on March 21, 2009, 06:13:59 pm
Possibly...

Or you can consider the fact it's made for people LIKE you to stay out, not specifically you.

Perhaps...

And there's always the fact that Blizzard can see the future. Heh, anyone can see the future as long you make that happen. :P
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Punn on March 21, 2009, 06:19:39 pm
Where's Rule #34...
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Ryex on October 26, 2011, 02:20:07 pm
I propose that the following section be added to the main post.



The Additional Rules for the Shoutbox


1. Shoutvertising is looked down on. Shoutvertising is posting a shout that directs peoples attention to an existing topic. We can al see when new posts are made in a topic and can choose to read the topic if we want to. As such posting a shout every time you make a new topic or make a new post in a topic is not necessary. Shoutvertising is O.K. on a very limited basis, in that shoutvertising a inactive topic or giving a tl;dr version of the new content every once in a while, But in most cases it would be a better choice to bump the topic instead (NO DOUBLE POSTING WITHIN 24 HOURS).

Excessive shoutvertising will be determined on a case by case basis and if you use is too frequent you will be warned, at which point you should stop immediately without argument. If other members actively complain about your use of shoutvertising you will also be warned

warnings such as this will be taken into account when dealing with other offenses.

2. No Spamming/Flooding the Shoutbox.  There is a 15 second flood control in effect on the shout box because of past problems of people flooding it with SPAM. if you are found to be flooding the Shoutbox with frequent shouts you will be warned. The Shoutbox is a Shoutbox NOT a chat box. we have an IRC channel for a reason.
Title: Re: THE RULES OF POSTING AT THIS FORUM
Post by: Blizzard on October 26, 2011, 02:31:13 pm
I think it's time we put some rules on. Many people just keep doing their stuff even after being told to stop.

The no flaming and spamming policy goes without saying. I'll take your rule #1 and work with that.

EDIT:




The Additional Rules for the Shoutbox


1. Shoutvertising is looked down upon. Shoutvertising is posting a shout that directs peoples attention to an existing topic. Everybody can see new topics and if they wanted to answer, they would have answered. You shoutvertising will not change anything. Shoutvertisement is subject to deletion without notice.

2. Posting external links is ok. While you should keep it to a minimum, it's alright to post some funny stuff or interesting links in the shoutbox, don't overdo it. It's just annoying.

3. Don NOT ask for help. The shoutbox is intended to serve as quick communication tool somewhere in between topics and chat. Unless you have a short questions that requires a short answer, do NOT post your question in the shoutbox. It will be ignored.

4. Multiple shouts are allowed. As the shoutbox has a limitation of 500 characters per shout, you are allowed to make multiple shouts. That doesn't mean you can shout 10 times in a row. See rule #5.

5. Flooding of the shoutbox is strictly forbidden. Flooding the shoutbox can lead to even permanent bans. Don't flood the shoutbox.