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OK, it was suggested that we make an actual set of forum rules so that we can BAN WITHOUT REMORSE.... ahem. I mean, so we can keep things clear. 
anyways, here's a first draft. Any ideas and comments are welcome. Mods and Admins, anything you want to add feel free.
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All of these things, if it's me doing the reading, will result in an edit and a warning on a first offense, and an edit and a BAND on a second (unless i'm feeling particularly generous, obv). If you see someone breaking these rules, feel free to PM me, Dalai, or one of the other mods. These rules are forum wide, so don't think you can sneak into the Tech forum and call someone a dipshit and get away with it. 8) Without further ado - let's call them the "10 Rules of Not Being BAND"
1. We abide by the word of the law, not the letter - knowingly attempting to "bend" the rules is not permitted.
2. Abuse targetted at users is not permitted.
3. Images that you wouldn't want your boss to see you looking at while you're at work are not permitted.
4. The distribution of warez is not permitted.
5. Slander and intolerance in any serious capacity is not permitted. The mods decide what is "serious" based on their opinions and the opinions of other members of the board.
6. There is no rule against language. No words are censored, and no swear words you use will be editted, unless they violate rule #2.
7. Image leeching is frowned upon. Large sites can handle the bandwidth increase, small sites cannot. Image leeching from sites with protective code (www.SomethingAwful.com comes to mind) is not permitted and will result in a ban.
8. If you are asked by a mod or an admin to stop doing something, even if you think it is NOT a violation of the rules, the clever thing to do is to stop. If you continue on, you are the only one responsible for what happens. If a mod or admin locks a thread you've made, do NOT open a second with the same content, or asking why your last one was closed. There are PMs for such things. Posting a second, identical thread is spam, which brings us to...
9. Spamming (on this board: posting multiple messages of identical, useless content; posting many messages of little or no content in rapid time; posting multiple identical or useless threads or posting the same thread in multiple forums) is not allowed. Reposting a known bug or technical issue in the appropriate forum, while frowned upon (and grounds for you to be made fun of), does not fall under "spam".
10. Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes.
anyways, here's a first draft. Any ideas and comments are welcome. Mods and Admins, anything you want to add feel free.
************************************************** ****
All of these things, if it's me doing the reading, will result in an edit and a warning on a first offense, and an edit and a BAND on a second (unless i'm feeling particularly generous, obv). If you see someone breaking these rules, feel free to PM me, Dalai, or one of the other mods. These rules are forum wide, so don't think you can sneak into the Tech forum and call someone a dipshit and get away with it. 8) Without further ado - let's call them the "10 Rules of Not Being BAND"
1. We abide by the word of the law, not the letter - knowingly attempting to "bend" the rules is not permitted.
2. Abuse targetted at users is not permitted.
3. Images that you wouldn't want your boss to see you looking at while you're at work are not permitted.
4. The distribution of warez is not permitted.
5. Slander and intolerance in any serious capacity is not permitted. The mods decide what is "serious" based on their opinions and the opinions of other members of the board.
6. There is no rule against language. No words are censored, and no swear words you use will be editted, unless they violate rule #2.
7. Image leeching is frowned upon. Large sites can handle the bandwidth increase, small sites cannot. Image leeching from sites with protective code (www.SomethingAwful.com comes to mind) is not permitted and will result in a ban.
8. If you are asked by a mod or an admin to stop doing something, even if you think it is NOT a violation of the rules, the clever thing to do is to stop. If you continue on, you are the only one responsible for what happens. If a mod or admin locks a thread you've made, do NOT open a second with the same content, or asking why your last one was closed. There are PMs for such things. Posting a second, identical thread is spam, which brings us to...
9. Spamming (on this board: posting multiple messages of identical, useless content; posting many messages of little or no content in rapid time; posting multiple identical or useless threads or posting the same thread in multiple forums) is not allowed. Reposting a known bug or technical issue in the appropriate forum, while frowned upon (and grounds for you to be made fun of), does not fall under "spam".
10. Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes.
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