Before you start hanging out in the forum, there are a few rules that you really need to abide by as to avoid causing chaos.

1. Don't insult people unless you're just joking around, and if you are joking around, it must be very easy to tell if you are. Don't flame or troll. Warnings will be given out for this offense. The amount of warning will depend on the mod or my own judgement of how severe the insult was.

2. Don't spam unless the topic specifically says that it's "spammable". This will result in a warning.

3. Do not post ANYTHING that would be viewed as illegal. I really don't want to get into trouble for somebody screwing up. This includes (but is not limited to) porn, talk about drugs, ROMs, etc. The breaking of this rule will result in a ban.

4. As far as advertising goes, don't make whole topics about advertising a website. If you want to tell a friend or two about a cool website, you can do that in the common room or over pm. You can also put a website in the homepage part of your profile. If you so choose, you may put ONE website URL in your signature, but it may not be colored or bolded. Also, DO NOT advertise sites that garner profits. Warnings will be given out for this offense.

5. Do not argue with either the mods or me. If a warning is given out, do not argue with the mod. If you have a problem with the fairness of the warning, PM me. Also, if someone receives a warning, DO NOT post any remarks that would be viewed as teasing. Don't even comment on the warning. If this happens, a warning will be given out.

6. Do not necropost if the reply to the topic has no relevance to the topic itself. The time frame for necroposting will be three weeks (or 21 days if you want to get specific). If your reply holds relevance to the topic, then it is ok. Warnings will be given out for necroposting.

7. Do not have multiple accounts. Each member may have one account and one account only.

8. As far as signatures go, only one banner will be permitted. If you really want to have two, pm me and ask, and I might let you have a second one. You may have up to 500 characters in your sig. As for plain, old images, you may have up to 3, but if you pm me and ask if you may have a few more, I'll may let you depending on their size.

9. Don't double post, triple post, quadruple post, etc. I know that this kinda goes along with the spam rule, but I just wanted it to be clarified. If you need to add something else to what you said, just edit your post. I wont give out warnings for this for the first few times, but if it becomes a habit, I will.

10. On the issue of cursing/swearing/cussing, I don't mind if you do, but try to keep it at 5 maximum per post. I'm not going to be really mad or anything if you do, but try not to make it a huge habbit. No punishments will be handed out for this offense, but it it's used in reference to the first rule, punishments will be given out.

[b][u]Punishments[/u][/b]
-1 Warning: Just a warning. No punishment yet.
-2 Warnings: Same as above.
-3 Warnings: You will be banned from the forum for 1 week.
-4 Warnings: You will be banned from the forum for another week. So if you get four warnings in one day, you will be banned from the forum for 2 weeks since you have both three and four warnings.
-5 Warnings: Will result in a permanent ban from the forum.