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The following is a list of the rules of these forums. In order to maintain consistency in rule enforcement, anyone who breaks a rule will get a certain amount of points, and when you get 30 points, you get banned. (See the bottom of the list for more info.)
The points listed to the right are a typical penalty under normal circumstances, but in extreme cases, the penalty may be increased or decreased by 1 point from the number/range displayed here.
You cannot view your point total, but you will receive notifications when you reach certain point totals.
| Code: | | POST IN THE RIGHT SECTION 0-1 pt |
All sections of the forum are clearly labeled as to their purpose. Although you will not (usually) be punished for screwing this up, please be courteous and try to get your topics in the right place. As long as it is clear that you were trying to post in the correct section, then you won't be penalized.
| Code: | | READ THE STICKY TOPICS 1 pt |
Most forum sections have sticky topics at the top of the topic list to answer frequently asked questions. People will be annoyed if you ask something that's already answered in a sticky. You save everyone's time, including your own if you just read the sticky instead of making yet another stupid topic asking the same thing a million other newbies have asked.
| Code: | DON'T MAKE STUPID POINTLESS POSTS (aka SPAM) 0-1 pt
DON'T MAKE STUPID POINTLESS TOPICS (aka SPAM) 1-2 pt |
Don't post just to say "Ok!" or an emoticon or something. Also, don't quote if you're not going to add anything; just saying "quoted for truth," for example, is not contributing. Your post needs to have some actual content of its own. If you're not going to contribute to the discussion at all, you might as well just be quiet. If you're a new user, you'll usually only be punished for this after given a warning about it. This applies to topics as well; there is no need to make a topic if it has no purpose.
| Code: | | DON'T DOUBLE-POST 1 pt |
There's usually no need for posting twice in a row. If you realize you forgot to say something, you can just edit your last post (with this button in the corner of your post  ).. If your computer messes up and creates a duplicate post, you won't be punished, but should delete the second (with this button in the corner of your post  ).
Double-posting is justifiable whenever bumping is:
| Code: | | DON'T REVIVE OLD TOPICS WITHOUT GOOD REASON 1-5 pt |
Generally speaking, you should not bump a topic in which the last post is over three months old unless you have something incredibly relevant to add. For instance, if a topic about a certain game hasn't been touched in four or so months but new information just cropped up about its impending release, feel free to post in the old topic with that news. Of course, you're just as welcome to create a new topic if the old one has fallen beyond the first page.
There is, however, an exception to this rule. Any topic which is still on the first page of a forum is immediately exempted from the aforementioned rule. Thus, in slow-moving sections like, for instance, Radiant Mythology, topics on the first page which could potentially be a few months old are still valid to post in no matter how old the latest post. There's no reason to create duplicate topics on the front page as it only leads to confusion, particularly among newer members.
Aside from topics which meet the first-page criteria, any topic which is over three months old and is revived for no clear reason will result in points for the poster, 1 for each month after those three in age. So, if you post in a topic over three months old, you'll get 1 point. If you post in one that's over four months old, you'll get 2, and so on. The maximum number of points which can be awarded for a single offense is 5.
| Code: | | OFF-TOPIC BACKSEAT MODDING IS BAD 1 pt |
Helpfully pointing errant newbies in the right direction is nice of you, but if you're posting ONLY for that purpose and not contributing to the discussion, you're probably only making the problem worse.
| Code: | | DON'T POST UNMARKED SPOILERS 0-1 or 10 pt |
Posting a spoiler means to reveal part of plot of a game/book/movie/etc, which will ruin the story for people who haven't gotten that far yet.
You can hide spoilers by either changing the color of the text to indigo (change to white when quoting) or putting a spoiler warning in the topic title. (The second is a better choice if the whole discussion is going to have spoilers.) Never put a spoiler in the topic title itself. TIP: If you don't want to mess with that, avoid using spoilers when you don't have to. For example, if you're having trouble with the last boss, you can say "I need help beating the last boss," and everyone who's gotten to the last boss will know who you mean without you revealing the boss's name. NOTE: If you are only coloring out one word, the indigo doesn't work well enough. You either have to use #173466 or #26406D for the color or change the color of a whole phrase.
If you put a warning in the topic title, you usually don't need to use indigo text in the discussion. The exception is when the topic creator is commenting on or asking for help on something that makes it clear they haven't beaten the game yet, so you should color out spoilers for any spoilers that come after where s/he is in the game.
About the points: It's normally 1 pt per unmarked spoilers, but if you post some huge spoiler just for the purpose of ticking people of, it's 10 points. If there's room for doubt about whether what you posted was a spoiler or if the discussion slowly/accidentally became spoilery, no points.
| Code: | SIGNATURE/AVATAR GUIDELINES
No spoilers in images or text 2 pt or 10 pt
(See above)
Avatar image size limit: 100x100 pixels 1+ pt
Sig image size limit: 637x150 pixels 1+ pt
Don't use others' fan art without permission 0-1 pt
(Extreme avatar abuse will result in the removal of your avatar
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That limit for sig sizes applies to all of your images combined.
If you are found using fan art without permission, we will request that you remove it. No penalty will be given as long as you remove it.
Avatars that exceed the size limit in either dimensions (100x100 max) or filesize will be removed without warning and replaced with a reminder image.
We don't currently have a file size limit for sigs or avatars, though we used to for avatars. If everyone keeps their images sane, we shouldn't need to limit you for that, but if too many people do stupid stuff like try to cram a bunch of anime into 100x100 pixels to use as an avatar, we may have to put the rule back in place, which is bad for everyone.
| Code: | | NO ADVERTISING SPAM 3 pt |
Nobody wants the forums to be flooded with "Omg go 2 mai sight lol" topics, so please try to limit the plugging of websites to discussions in which they're relevant. You can advertise in your sig. If you want comments/help/advice with your web design, post in the applicable art section.
| Code: | | DON'T REQUEST OR PROVIDE ILLEGAL MATERIAL 5-10 pt |
Chances are, if some commercial company made it, it's illegal for you to get it for free. :P Don't ask for how to download or pirate anime episodes, games, computer software, etc.
| Code: | | DON'T DISCUSS ILLEGAL MATERIALS 3 pt |
While this is a lesser offense compared to actually providing illegal materials, the discussion of the illicit activities related to pirating and virtual thievery is also a punishable act as it encourages others to seek out those materials.
However, this rule does not seek to punish those who discuss fan translations. Translation patches and the like may still be a topic of conversation since they may be discussed independently of ROMs, ISOs, R4ing, video pirating, etc. Nevertheless, be very careful to not cross this line. Even if you don't provide specific links, encouraging others to seek out illegal materials is a serious problem that will be dealt with accordingly.
| Code: | | DON'T DISCUSS OR ENCOURAGE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES 3-5 pt |
If you choose to partake in illegal activities, including but not limited to things such as underage drinking and illicit drug use, please do not discuss those experiences here. Likewise, never try to persuade others to follow your example. While we realize that laws about such activities vary from country to country and will consequently allow for a bit of wiggle room in that respect, please use caution and common sense when discussing these topics. This is not to say that users will no longer be able to debate these issues or address them generally. After all, they're hotly disputed, and we wouldn't want to squelch debate. However, it's not okay to simply drop into a topic to let others know that you love smoking marijuana and getting high. First of all, it's typically not relevant to the discussion at hand, and second of all, it's simply not appropriate for a T-rated forum.
| Code: | | DON'T DERAIL THREADS 5 pt |
Derailing a topic is defined as a deliberate attempt to disrupt the direction a thread is heading or intends to head. This is not to say that going a little off-topic will get you penalized; this is mainly for posts with the sole intent of disrupting the flow of a topic. For example, posting irrelevant or mocking information in a thread that requests help; or in a discussion about a certain game on XGamestation, you mention that GameXstation is better.
| Code: | | DON'T ABUSE EMOTICONS (SMILIES) 1 pt per emoticon |
You don't need a big long row of them to get your point across. You're not limited to a certain number of emoticons per post, but using a whole bunch of image emoticons together with nothing else of note between them is pointless. In other words, you will not be punished for having over 10 emoticons in your post if they're actually be used, but if you have a row of 20 smiling faces, then you will be penalized.
The point penalty applies to 10+ emoticons.
| Code: | | DON'T SWEAR 5 pt per word |
If it has to be misspelled or placed in an uncensored field like your user location to get around the auto-censor, you can't say it here (can't misspell it either). Though it's not in the censor, slang definitions of "dick" are subject to this rule as well. Other words that aren't blocked by the censor should be fine.
Should be self-explanatory. Not appropriate here.
| Code: | TREAT OTHER USERS WITH RESPECT; DON'T DO THE FOLLOWING:
Not-quite-a-flame disrespect 3-8 pt
Name-calling 8-15 pt
Sexual name-calling 10-20 pt
Racial slur 5 pt per word
Gay, etc, as an insult 5 pt per word
Threaten bodily harm on another user Instant Ban |
General disrespect that doesn't fall into the other categories will fall under the first. Note that this punishment is only if you clearly intend to be disrespectful; just playing around or being sarcastic won't get you penalized.
Name-calling has a rather high penalty, but that is because there isn't really any question as to it being an offense. Calling someone a name that's also a swear word has both penalties combined, by the way.
Note that the instant ban for threats of bodily harm only applies to serious threats. Just playing around by saying things such as *kick* or *bite* aren't going to get you punished.
| Code: | | DON'T TROLL 5-10 pt |
Trolling is defined as posting with the intent of ticking everyone else off or trying to cause an argument. It's fine if you disagree or debate with someone on some matter, but if you post in an antagonizing manner, it could be considered trolling.
| Code: | | DON'T RESPOND TO FLAMERS/TROLLS 5 pt per flame war |
If they're obviously just trying to cause trouble, anything you say to them only causes more trouble. Contact a moderator rather than try to deal with it yourself.
| Code: | DON'T POST EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL
Reference to body parts related to sex 5 pt
References to sexual acts 8 pt
Sexually suggestive emoticon 5 pt each
Arguably artistic but inappropriate anyway 1-8 pt |
Though artistic nudity isn't bad, it's not something Namco would want on their website, sorry. The only reason there's any point penalty for it is to make sure someone who really is misbehaving can't get out of trouble by claiming, "But it's ART!"
| Code: | | ONLY HAVE ONE ACCOUNT 5 pt |
There's no need for more than one. If you want to switch to a new account, we'll deactivate the old one for you if you ask. If you misbehave on multiple accounts, the points collected by each account are added together.
| Code: | | GOOD BEHAVIOR -1 pt |
This isn't actually a penalty; it's just the opposite. Once you have received points, you will lose 1 point for every 30 days you go without getting another offense.
| Code: | ACTUAL PUNISHMENTS:
How to get temporarily banned:
--Get 20+ points total
How to get banned:
--Get 30+ points total
--Get 5+ points in your first post upon joining
--Get 10+ points when you first join
--Threaten bodily harm on another user |
If you get to 20 points, you'll get a seven-day deactivation of your account. Any attempt to circumvent this deactivation will result in a penalty of 10 points.
Tara's note: It pays to read the rules!
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... I was unaware that there were sexually suggestive emoticons here. If you mean the ones that people use from other sites (still not sure why people do that o-o;), then couldn't you just slap the porno-lable on it? I'm assuming that pornography still constitutes an instant ban.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:15 am Post subject: |
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Oooh.....These are quite....strict. I had hoped this place would never result to a point system...but oh well. Maybe it is time for a change.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| Shinryu wrote: | | Not-quite-a-flame disrespect 3-8 pt |
Crap... so... what exactly is a not-quite-a-flame disrespect...
EDIT- Half the board will be banned come tommorow.
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| Quote: | | Threaten bodily harm on another user Instant Ban |
Well everyone, it's been a good 2+ year run...
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: |
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Okay, okay. I can take a hint. This is basically a letter saying-
Dear _outlaw,
Everytime you post, please wait 30 days before you post again so your points can come down.
Thanks,
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Shinryu
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| CovertSushi wrote: | | ... I was unaware that there were sexually suggestive emoticons here. If you mean the ones that people use from other sites (still not sure why people do that o-o;), then couldn't you just slap the porno-lable on it? I'm assuming that pornography still constitutes an instant ban. |
You'll only be banned for the things listed above. However, posting pornographic material will get you there rather quickly...
| Cruxis wrote: | | Oooh.....These are quite....strict. I had hoped this place would never result to a point system...but oh well. Maybe it is time for a change. |
The system before was far too lenient, and it wasn't even much of a system...
| _outlaw wrote: | | Crap... so... what exactly is a not-quite-a-flame disrespect... |
It's essentially any form of disrespect that doesn't fit into the other categories. I don't know about the others, but I think I'll be rather lenient when it comes to this penalty. There are a lot of things said that could be considered disrespectful, but a lot of it is all in good fun. It'll only be a problem if a user is seriously disrespecting another user; playing around or being sarcastic won't get you anything...
| _outlaw wrote: | | EDIT- Half the board will be banned come tommorow. |
Oh well...
| MasterT wrote: | | Well everyone, it's been a good 2+ year run... |
It's only for blatantly serious threats. If you're clearly just playing around (i.e. Cyllya threatening to beat me with a fishstick), then it's not a problem...
| _outlaw wrote: | Okay, okay. I can take a hint. This is basically a letter saying-
Dear _outlaw,
Everytime you post, please wait 30 days before you post again so your points can come down.
Thanks,
The Moderators |
Eh, I don't see much problem with most of your posts...
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:52 am Post subject: |
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I like most of those, but some of them are just stupid (Is that 1 point or something?)
You shouldn't get any points for posting something off topic if the topic creator doesn't have a problem with it. If there is a topic about kittens (Of which I assume EEVIL would create) (Is that going to get me points too?) and I post something off topic that is directed to Sataka, why should I get in trouble for that if EEVIL feels that I wasn't "derailing" his topic? I could see if I managed to steer the topic away, but a simple post shouldn't constitute getting points.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| jesselt wrote: | | You shouldn't get any points for posting something off topic if the topic creator doesn't have a problem with it. If there is a topic about kittens (Of which I assume EEVIL would create) (Is that going to get me points too?) and I post something off topic that is directed to Sataka, why should I get in trouble for that if EEVIL feels that I wasn't "derailing" his topic? I could see if I managed to steer the topic away, but a simple post shouldn't constitute getting points. |
There isn't any penalty for going off-topic or causing a topic to stray away from its original purpose. The penalty is for deliberately trying to disrupt the flow of a topic. Also, nothing in your post warranted any points...
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: Re: New Forum Rules |
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Here's my basic analysis:
| Code: | | POST IN THE RIGHT SECTION 0-1 pt |
| Code: | | READ THE STICKY TOPICS 1 pt |
| Code: | DON'T MAKE STUPID POINTLESS POSTS (aka SPAM) 0-1 pt
DON'T MAKE STUPID POINTLESS TOPICS (aka SPAM) 1-2 pt |
| Code: | | DON'T DOUBLE-POST 1 pt |
| Code: | | DON'T POST UNMARKED SPOILERS 0-1 or 10 pt |
| Code: | SIGNATURE/AVATAR GUIDELINES
No spoilers in images or text 2 pt or 10 pt
(See above)
Avatar image size limit: 100x100 pixels 1+ pt
Sig image size limit: 600x150 pixels 1+ pt
Don't use others' fan art without permission 0-1 pt
(Extreme avatar abuse will result in the removal of your avatar
privileges) |
| Code: | | NO ADVERTISING SPAM 3 pt |
Means: DUN BE STOOPID!
| Code: | | DON'T REVIVE OLD TOPICS WITHOUT GOOD REASON 2 pt per month since last post |
Possible insta ban for forum necromancy? Yikes.
| Code: | | OFF-TOPIC BACKSEAT MODDING IS BAD 1 pt |
Look out suck ups!
| Code: | | DON'T REQUEST OR PROVIDE ILLEGAL MATERIAL 5-10 pt |
Good bye, Anime forums.
| Code: | | DON'T DERAIL THREADS 5 pt |
Means: Forum game forumers, stay in forum games for your own safety.
| Code: | | DON'T ABUSE EMOTICONS (SMILIES) 1 pt per emoticon |
| Code: | | DON'T SWEAR 5 pt per word |
No one is impressed by your language, ****.
| Code: | TREAT OTHER USERS WITH RESPECT; DON'T DO THE FOLLOWING:
Not-quite-a-flame disrespect 3-8 pt
Name-calling 8-15 pt
Sexual name-calling 10-20 pt
Racial slur 5 pt per word
Gay, etc, as an insult 5 pt per word
Threaten bodily harm on another user Instant Ban |
I give the forums a month... And myself about a week. Seriously though, physical harm? You can't actually achieve that unless you know where the person lives, and they'd have to tell you. By the way will/_outlaw, I'm going to cut you into two seperate halves of your body, vertically. IN GUILTY GEAR XXSLASH OF COURSE LOLOLOLOL!
| Code: | | DON'T TROLL 5-10 pt |
I won't use names... we'll just call him Cap'n.
This rule is his force field.
| Code: | | DON'T RESPOND TO FLAMERS/TROLLS 5 pt per flame war |
This rule is immune to Cap'n's force field.
| Code: | DON'T POST EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL
Reference to body parts related to sex 5 pt
References to sexual acts 8 pt
Sexually suggestive emoticon 5 pt each
Arguably artistic but inappropriate anyway 1-8 pt |
Too bad SG and Dan are already banned.
| Code: | | ONLY HAVE ONE ACCOUNT 5 pt |
LOL SATAKA!
30 days is too long...
And there you have it folks, the possible downfall of the forums.
THANK GOD I have Skype.
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jesselt
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| Shinryu wrote: | | jesselt wrote: | | You shouldn't get any points for posting something off topic if the topic creator doesn't have a problem with it. If there is a topic about kittens (Of which I assume EEVIL would create) (Is that going to get me points too?) and I post something off topic that is directed to Sataka, why should I get in trouble for that if EEVIL feels that I wasn't "derailing" his topic? I could see if I managed to steer the topic away, but a simple post shouldn't constitute getting points. |
There isn't any penalty for going off-topic or causing a topic to stray away from its original purpose. The penalty is for deliberately trying to disrupt the flow of a topic. Also, nothing in your post warranted any points... |
Ohhh. I misunderstood. I was just kidding about the points thing too >.>
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I guess it's time to go in lurk mode from now on. IMO, some of those are just going overboard like:
DON'T DERAIL THREADS 5 pt
DON'T ABUSE EMOTICONS (SMILIES) 1 pt per emoticon
Threaten bodily harm on another user Instant Ban
So saying something to another user that didn't go along with the topic is five points? And I know some peopleuse emots (:D, :P, ^^, etc) after every sentence or so, would that get them points too? "Rawr. *bites*" is something that I say without even noticing most of the time, and that would get me banned? I doubt even the -1 point per month will even make up for that much strictness, though.
*lurks*
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| Kuri wrote: | I guess it's time to go in lurk mode from now on. IMO, some of those are just going overboard like:
DON'T DERAIL THREADS 5 pt
DON'T ABUSE EMOTICONS (SMILIES) 1 pt per emoticon
Threaten bodily harm on another user Instant Ban
So saying something to another user that didn't go along with the topic is five points? And I know some peopleuse emots (:D, :P, ^^, etc) after every sentence or so, would that get them points too? "Rawr. *bites*" is something that I say without even noticing most of the time, and that would get me banned? I doubt even the -1 point per month will even make up for that much strictness, though.
*lurks* |
Read the above posts; none of those are as strict as people are making them out to be. The only problem would be if a person used over ten emoticons in every post...
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| Shinryu wrote: | | Read the above posts; none of those are as strict as people are making them out to be. The only problem would be if a person used over ten emoticons in every post... |
No, the rules really are pretty absurd. However, MOST of the moderating team won't be throwing them around every second, so that's the saving grace as far as how strict they are.
And they're fun to make fun of.
 (that's only 5)
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Shinryu, request permission to post Cyllya's notation regarding humorous violence.
On second thought, I'll just paraphrase. None of what Kuri said would be punishable. NONE.
1. Emoticon rule would be intended to act against people who post 500 emoticons in one post in an effort to attack people by overloading their browsers.
2. Threats of physical violence means REAL threats that are meant to be taken seriously.
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