House Rules- READ BEFORE POSTING !

1. Read and follow the Avatar and Signature rules.

2. Stay safe! Don't tell anyone your phone number or address, or other personal information. If you're confused, ask the moderators or administrator.

3. Keep everything kid-friendly. This covers text, images and choice of username.

4. If you're going to post images, make them download-friendly -- meaning small enough to load quickly. You can link the image to a bigger version so that people can just click on it if they want the bigger picture. If you're not sure how to do this, just post the link and not the image.

8. No posts made to hurt back. Complaints should be posted in the Questions & Suggestions board or addressed to the moderators or admin.

9. If someone's giving you a hard time, whether on the boards or through PM, tell the moderators. The member will be given a warning through PM and his/her activities in this forum will be limited. If the member persists, he/she shall be banned.

9. Spamming is not allowed. Don't post just to increase your rank. Make sure you have something new to share with everyone, or an idea you want to talk about, when you reply. What are spam messages or topics?

- Spam messages are composed of less than 5 words. Examples may be "I agree," "Yes," "Woohoo," "Good Idea," "Good Work," "Hello (name)!" etc. You can reply with these phrases, but include why you agree or disagree so your post won't be a waste.
- Spam messages does not have any substance or significance.
- Spam messages are not related to the topic.
- Spam threads are filled with unnecessary posts.
- Spam threads going on for years doesn't mean that it is "excluded" from the house rules.
- Spam threads having 50+ pages doesn't mean that it is "excluded" from the house rules.

10. Keep your posts where they belong! For example, if you want to talk about books, go to The Library. If you want to talk about sports, go to The Dojo. Mixing up topics makes things confusing.

11. (a.) Please make sure your posts stay on-topic. If everybody's talking about Ragnarok in one thread, talk about Ragnarok and nothing else. Off-topic posts shall be moved to the correct sections or deleted.

(b.) If you see that there's already a Harry Potter topic, for example, post all your HP questions or comments there instead of starting a new thread. Do not start threads dealing with a topic already being discussed.

12. If you posted something and no one's replied to it yet, you can use the EDIT function to add to or subtract from your post. Don't post it again and again or reply and say that no one's answering your question.

13. Do not use shortcuts or text language and sticky caps (aS In tLknG lYk DiS) because it's much harder to read and understand. Use proper grammar and spelling. Unlike in mobile phones, we don't have a character limit here so you don't have to use shortcuts.

14. Make sure your posts are original. Don't steal anything from other sites or message boards--that's plagiarism and is actually against the law. If you're going to use anything written by other people, make sure you quote them and tell us where you got it.

Plagiarism in this forum is subject to penalties.

First offense: You will receive a warning.
Second offense: You will be suspended from the board for one week.
Third offense: You will be banned from this forum.

Sound harsh? We do have to make sure we're all behaving properly here, and proper behavior includes not stealing content from other websites.

15. Minimize your use of smilies--too much can be confusing.

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16. Most importantly, please be nice to each other. We're here to make friends and have fun!