FORUM RULES

1. FLAMING/ SPAM/ ECT

2. GRAMMAR

3. DOUBLE POSTING

4. GRAVE DIGGING

5. STEALING

6. PIRATING/ ECT

7. ACCOUNTS

8. WARNING/ BANNING

9. RESPECT**

10. ECT

11. REPORTING POSTS/ SUGGESTIONS

1. FLAMING/ SPAM/ ECT
-Flaming, racist remarks, etc. of any kind are not tolerated here. If you get caught, depending on the severity, punishment can range from a

  verbal warning to a 25% warning. Trolling and flame baiting will not be tolerated either, and if we catch you trolling or flame baiting, the

  punishment can go so far as banishment depending on the amount, severity, and how long you have been here. Second warning = Banned.
- Also, flaming a mod or admin for doing their job will result in an even larger warning for you, up to possibly even

  banishment if severe enough.
- Don’t know what flaming is? Here’s a whole bloody Wikipedia definition for you.

- Spam is when you leave a post that would be considered inappropriate, dumb, or useless.
- Do not spam, period. Use common sense when you post. Second warning = Banned.
- Do not post gross, nude, anything deemed unsafe to view at schools or work. Doing so will result in an instant ban if you are new. (If you're a long time member, second warning = Banned)

-Overuse of emoticons also counts as spam. Ex: Using the "WTF" emotion 12 times in a row.

2. GRAMMAR

- Check your spelling. most spelling errors aren't that bad; however if it gets to a unreadable point, then it's trouble.

  If you are told to fix your typing and you do not, you will receive a 10% warning.
  I'd suggest installing the Google toolbar. It has a spell checking feature built in. This will enable you to fix all your spelling errors.

  Best way to check your own grammer? Easy: read what you type before you post it.

-NO L33T

3. DOUBLE POSTING

- Do not double post! doing this one too many times will result in a permanent ban.
- If you are replying to a thread, please READ THE THREAD you're posting in! Of course, if the thread is like, 100+ pages long, at least read

  the first/last few pages.

*If you are the owner of a topic, and are updating, it is okay to double post.

4. GRAVE DIGGING (bumping topics)

- Do not bump old topics, period.
  (posting in a topic with an old date, or that's on any page but one)
  (projects and comics are exceptions, unless there done or over)
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- Project topics such as "Ultimate" sheets may be grave dug if you are submitting more than one pose to the sheet.

  be temp banned for 10 days.

- If you are the owner of a topic, and are allowed to bump your topic, as long as it is a comic or project thread.

By Veckles

5. STEALING

Very easy rule to follow and very simple to understand. Stealing is when you either claim you made a sprite sheet that you did not, use someone else's sprites with your own, and do not give credit. (for credits, go to Sprite Rules)

If you are caught stealing, the warn level is 50%. there is no excuse for sprite theft; it is the lowest you can possibly go, and 99.99% of the time, you WILL be caught!

A second theft is an instant ban, and for good. 100%

6. PIRATING/ ECT
- No sharing of pirated software. This includes anything from programs, to serial numbers, to ROMs, to songs, etc.

Second warning = Banned. Simple.
 

7. ACCOUNTS
- Only one account per person. Multiple names will result in first a warning, then a ban. I'll know too; as the admin, I can see your IP address same for mods.

8. WHAT IS  WARNING/ BANNING?
- What's a warning/banning?

- Warning is when you get a % for something wrong you did, once the % reaches 100, you get banned.

- Banned is when you are no longer able to get into the forum, this can be temp to for ever. Trying to make another account will not work. -

  The % goes down over time, but other than that, we have a list, and we will know when you reach 100.

- If you have been banned, DO NOT email Damien or Kajin complaining about it.
 

9. RESPECT
The most important of all the rules. If you don't respect others (flaming, spamming, rude or mean comments, unjustified ratings, treats), you  will be warned depending on the offense. As well, its better to keep political and religious beliefs out. Little jokes are fine, but direct offense is not tolerated.

The warning can go from 5% to 100% depending exactly what you said.

10. ECT

- When a topic is locked, don't make another version of it. You will be warned
- And please, please don't make posts saying "I'm leaving" or "I'll be back" etc. Honestly....no one cares

- When making a topic to show sprites, ect.  the "strike system" is not allowed, doing the strike system you will be warned 20% no matter  

  how good the work you have done is, deal with the comments you get along with  the critism, hence one of the main rules of spriters

  discussion. Ex: 4 strikes, every time someone says something bad about my work, I will add a strike and when it reaches 4 Ill remove them.

11. REPORTING POSTS/ SUGGESTIONS

- If you see that someone has disobeyed a rule or done something offensive, ect, press the report button

  under there name, post, gender ect in their window. This will report what the person has done to "Club Mod"

  and alert all the mods instantly that are available, or available later that come on that day.

- If you have a small suggestion to the forum, please PM a mod, if you feel it is something the forums needs to know and is a bigger issue,

  you can make a topic for it and discuss it, however the topic will be locked if the topic becomes a flame war.

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