TMNT-Forum Rules

TMNT-Forum rules
Last updated: 27 July 2011

General Board-wide

#1.1 TMNT-Forum is a Forum designed for all ages, meaning 7 , which means no vulgar language, drug talk, nudity or porn is allowed.

#1.2 Do not mini-mod. We would like to encourage and thank members to use the report button but not add their own criticism.

#1.3 All publicly displayed messages are only limited to English. This includes posts, titles, signatures, profiles and other forms of public display.


Warning System

#2.1 Members who disobey the rules will be warned or banned depending on what the moderator believes is the appropriate punishment.

#2.2 Members can be warned a maximum of three times. On the third, the member will be immediately banned. This does not mean that you have to have a warning to get banned, moderators may ban you without warnings depending on the offense.

#2.3 A warning can have a time bomb unless you're banned. If a time bomb is set, your warning will automatically expire after a certain number of days.

If you believe you do not deserve the warn please contact the moderator who warned you. Talking back to the moderator who gave you the warning with no sense of respect will lead to further warnings.

If you do not know why you received a warning, an email and private message would have been sent to notify you of the reason why you were warned and who warned you.

Posting Etiquette (manners)

#3.1 Treat others positively and with respect. Flaming other members or other forums will lead to a warning, possibly even a ban.

#3.2 Topics must be submitted to the relevant forums. Please read the forum descriptions before posting.

#3.3 Topic titles must have an appropriate description.

Example:

An example for a good description is "Help needed with game".

An example for a wrong description is "HEEEEELP!".

#3.5 Bumping is allowed provided that the reply has relevant information that is useful to the continuance of the topic. Short intervals of bumps are not allowed to bump the topic up onto the first page by the same person.

Example:

Allowed: A topic discusses a news event. The topic's discussion has died but there is new striking evidence to turn thoughts around. A reply with such information that is relevant and useful is allowed.

Allowed: Requests (Includes requests in helpdesk & graphics) may only be bumped once every 48 hours since the last reply.

Disallowed: Bumping topics continuously to get them up to the first few pages.

#3.6 It is forbidden to double post on the board. It means that you are not allowed to reply twice in a row in any topic. Use the edit button when altering your reply if you're the last to post in the topic.

#3.7 Content of posts should not be explicit, offensive, shocking, discussions of demerit commodities unless it is posted in an educational sense.

#3.8 No topic hijacking (going off topic).

#3.9 Removal of moderated messages is not allowed.

#3.10 The use of unusual presentation methods within topic titles and descriptions with the intent to gain attention is not allowed.

Examples:

Not allowed:
Words/phrases such as but not limited to:
L@@K, LATEST, NEWEST, LOOK HERE, ► GOTTA LOOK AT THIS ◄
or other words along these lines including symbols.

#3.11 Excessively replying to your own topics to gain first page exposure is not allowed.

Replies such as:

'That sucks too', 'I know...', 'Thanks for comment', etc.

are only allowed a maximum of twice per page. This rule only applies to posts made in or after 1st January, 2010.

#3.12 Members are allowed to double or triple post only if their previous post has exceeded the maximum characters limit.

Spam Rules

#4.1 You may only promote your website once. This may be done in the Link Heaven section and only applies to sites that are within the rules.

#4.2 If you choose to post a link it should benefit everyone and must not be a site of the following categories:

Web hosting. Referrals. Affiliation. Warez forums. Sites that require registration, subscription or a fee to access. Links within posts that links to a 3rd party in order to gain access to the content (eg Link protectors, Text files, ...). To clarify, we only allow direct links to content.

#4.3 Excessive posting of similar messages to increase post count is not allowed.

#4.4 You may not have links advertising other websites within your signature (everyone who does, please remove yours until 1st January 2010)

#4.5 The following one-liner messages are classified as spam [Except in Funstuff]:

Any acronym such as 'lol'.
The use of an emote only reply (such as ).

These are only guidelines not strictly limited to just these examples.

Private Messaging

#5.1 All rules apply in regard to private messaging.
Avatars and Signatures

#6.1 All rules apply to avatars and signatures.

Explicit Guidelines

#7.1 Sticky Requests: Please do not request a post to be stickied. If we think topic is emportant enough to be stickied, we'll do it.

#7.2 To have your username changed please PM Kifu or Livi.

#7.3 Asking any staff member if you can be a part of the staff will hinder your chance of ever becoming one.

#7.4 All forum rules apply to each member's profile, no referrers, no porn links, and no warez forums.

#7.5 All forum rules apply to every image posted in messages, signatures, avatars and PM's.