Post by BL on Jul 31, 2014 16:29:03 GMT
1) General Rules:
• 1.1. The GameScene Community is geared towards a general audience. All members are expected to post content which is suitable and acceptable for all ages.
• 1.2. Hate Speech, Vulgarity, Abusive, Racist, Pornographic or any content generally considered offensive or inappropriate will not be tolerated on this board.
• 1.3. All messages displayed publicly on the board should be in English only.
• 1.4. Do not mini-mod or impersonate a staff member. If you feel something is against the forum rules report it and let the staff deal with the situation. Impersonating staff and/or mini-modding can lead to a infraction and/or a ban.
• 1.5. Treat every member with respect. Flaming another member if you think their post is 'stupid, 'noobish', 'naive' etc. will not be tolerated. Members are expected the keep the environment of the forum civil and friendly. Respecting other user's views and opinions is a crucial part of this community.
2) Topic and Posts Guidelines:
I. Topic Titles:
• 2.1. A topic title should be relevant to your topic's content and should be as detailed as possible without being too long
Good Topic Title: " Help needed with Game - XYZ Error "
Bad Topic Title : " Please Help!!!!"
• 2.2. Adding unusual characters in the name of the topic to gain attention is not allowed.
II. Forum Posting:
• 2.3. Do not post links/torrents of any games, movies or applications on the forum publicly. This forum is meant for discussion and not to post links or facilitate downloading. This rule will be strictly enforced throughout the forum. Members are also not allowed to request this content on the forum.
• 2.4. You are not allowed to link and/or post any external website that contains download links of content similar to that posted on the main website of this forum.
- Members on the other hand are allowed to link to other websites which provide useful information that may help other users on the board.
• 2.5. Topics must be submitted to the correct forum. Refer to the forum descriptions if you are not sure what type of content should be posted in it.
• 2.6.1. Bumping a topic is allowed under the condition that you have information which will facilitate the continuation of the topic. Bumping a topic just to keep it at the top of a page is not allowed.
• 2.6.2. Members are not allowed to bump old topics that has not been replied to for a number of months. Bumping older topics is only allowed in a situation where your reply will provide information to the topic starter to solve their problem. If your post/reply does not fall in this criteria then you should not bump an old topic.
• 2.7. The following type of content is not allowed on the site.
o Racist and Derogatory posts
o Offensive & Insensitive topics
o Hate Speech
o Nudity and Pornography
o Religious Discussion
o Political Discussion
o Hacking, Fraud and Demerit Commodities
o Speculating and talking about game leaks. (i.e. before the game appears on the main XBP site itself.)
• 2.8. Include the source of any news article,discussion or rumor you post on the forum. This helps in verifying the credibility of the news being posted. Any topic that does not include a source will be closed.
• 2.9. Make sure the content you post is relevant to the on-going discussion and the topic.
• 2.10. Do not post highly colored messages and use unusual fonts in your forum comments in a general conversation.
• 2.11. All links on the site have to be placed inside the code tag, this included internal website links, external links, email addresses etc. If you are not sure how to code links, then read this tutorial.
• 2.12. Excessively replying to your own topic to gain front page exposure is not allowed this includes (and is not limited to) posts like ' Thank You ' , ' You are Welcome', 'Thanks for replies' etc.
• 2.13. Removal of moderated messages is not allowed. These messages are meant for the information of the topic starter and should not be removed.
• 2.14. Members are not allowed to post a question or query in another user's topics. Hijacking other user's topics is strongly discouraged on this board. Create a new topic if you want to ask a question or post a query.
• 2.15. Members are not allowed to create multiple topics about the same content,query and/or question. A new topic should only be created for a new question
• 2.16. Double posting on the forum is strongly discouraged. This means that you are not allowed to reply twice in a row in any topic. If you want to add something to your reply then use the edit comment feature. There are some exceptions to this rule:
o You can double post if your previous comment has exceeded the allowed character limit.
o If you have relevant content to add to the topic which justifies the double post. Please note that this new comment should be posted 24 hours after the previous reply was made
• 2.17. Images must be hosted on public image hosting websites. Hot-linking images is not allowed.
• 2.18. All support questions related to games released in the last 3 months have to be posted in their official support threads. These threads can be found in the 'XBP Official Support' section.
If a game is older than 3 months, you can either post its question in the support thread or make a new topic in a relevant section.
III. Trading and Selling:
• 2.17. Trades of any kind and selling of goods and services is strictly prohibited on this forum.
Example of a Trade : Please give me XYZ and i'll give you ABC
Example of Selling : ABCD Good is available for sale for $.
• 2.18. Selling, Exchanging, or posting phished accounts is strictly prohibited. This includes and is not limited to posting hacked email , filehosting, website and other types of accounts. Members found violating this rule will be infracted and or banned.
• 2.19. Members found selling, exchanging and providing stolen information of individuals will be immediately banned. This includes content like stolen credit cards, virtual credit cards, stolen accounts etc.
3) Spam Rules:
• 3.1. You are allowed to post a link of any external forum and/or website provided that the link helps everyone. You are not allowed to link to the following content and types of websites.
o Referrals & Affiliation
o Warez Forums / Websites providing download content similar to this website.
o URL Shortening websites that promote money making.
o Ponzie Schemes , Link Pyramid and fraudulent websites.
• 3.2. Excessive posting of similar messages to increase post count is not allowed.
• 3.3. You may not have links advertising other websites within your signature.
• 3.4. The following one-liner messages are classified as spam
• Any acronym such as lol.
The use of +1...+X within posts.
The use of an emote only reply (such as ).
• Posting single word replies in a topic to boost your post count e.g. 'Good', 'I Like' etc
• These are only guidelines and not strictly limited to just these examples.
• You are not allowed to create multiple topics asking the same question. All questions related to a single problem need to be posted in the same topic.
4) Private Messages:
• 4.1. All the above rules apply to private messages as well.
• 4.2. Members are encouraged to check their private messages as soon as possible as some messages (especially from staff and admins) may require a prompt response.
5) Avatars and Signatures:
• 5.1. All the above rules apply to member's avatars and signatures.
• 5.2. Allowed size of avatars is 150 px by 150px & 15Kb.
• 5.3. Signatures are limited to 1 image, 2 lines and 500px (width) by 200px (height).
6) Other Important Guidelines:
• 6.1. You are only allowed a total of 3 username changes. Please send a private message to an admin to change your username.
• 6.2. Asking staff and the admins if you can be a moderator will hinder your chances of ever being one. The same applies for the respected user group.
• 6.3. Usernames should not contain your email or another website's name as a form of advertisement.
• 6.4. Do not request your topic to be made sticky. If the staff feels that your topic deserves to be sticky they'll do it without you asking.
• 6.5. Do not beg for rep or ask people to give you reputation. If someone decides to give you rep points, they'll do that without you asking. Asking people for rep is strictly frowned upon.
o 6.5.1. As an extension of the above rule you are also not allowed to ask members of this site for any type of monetary favors in any shape or form e.g. referrals, donations etc.
• 6.6. All the above rules apply to your member profiles as well. There are no exceptions.
• 6.7. In case you are warned or banned from the website, contact the moderator who gave you the infraction or ban. Be friendly and ask them about the issue politely. Offensive and rude behavior with staff may result in a permanent ban.
Original TheGameScene Rules by CS
• 1.1. The GameScene Community is geared towards a general audience. All members are expected to post content which is suitable and acceptable for all ages.
• 1.2. Hate Speech, Vulgarity, Abusive, Racist, Pornographic or any content generally considered offensive or inappropriate will not be tolerated on this board.
• 1.3. All messages displayed publicly on the board should be in English only.
• 1.4. Do not mini-mod or impersonate a staff member. If you feel something is against the forum rules report it and let the staff deal with the situation. Impersonating staff and/or mini-modding can lead to a infraction and/or a ban.
• 1.5. Treat every member with respect. Flaming another member if you think their post is 'stupid, 'noobish', 'naive' etc. will not be tolerated. Members are expected the keep the environment of the forum civil and friendly. Respecting other user's views and opinions is a crucial part of this community.
2) Topic and Posts Guidelines:
I. Topic Titles:
• 2.1. A topic title should be relevant to your topic's content and should be as detailed as possible without being too long
Good Topic Title: " Help needed with Game - XYZ Error "
Bad Topic Title : " Please Help!!!!"
• 2.2. Adding unusual characters in the name of the topic to gain attention is not allowed.
II. Forum Posting:
• 2.3. Do not post links/torrents of any games, movies or applications on the forum publicly. This forum is meant for discussion and not to post links or facilitate downloading. This rule will be strictly enforced throughout the forum. Members are also not allowed to request this content on the forum.
• 2.4. You are not allowed to link and/or post any external website that contains download links of content similar to that posted on the main website of this forum.
- Members on the other hand are allowed to link to other websites which provide useful information that may help other users on the board.
• 2.5. Topics must be submitted to the correct forum. Refer to the forum descriptions if you are not sure what type of content should be posted in it.
• 2.6.1. Bumping a topic is allowed under the condition that you have information which will facilitate the continuation of the topic. Bumping a topic just to keep it at the top of a page is not allowed.
• 2.6.2. Members are not allowed to bump old topics that has not been replied to for a number of months. Bumping older topics is only allowed in a situation where your reply will provide information to the topic starter to solve their problem. If your post/reply does not fall in this criteria then you should not bump an old topic.
• 2.7. The following type of content is not allowed on the site.
o Racist and Derogatory posts
o Offensive & Insensitive topics
o Hate Speech
o Nudity and Pornography
o Religious Discussion
o Political Discussion
o Hacking, Fraud and Demerit Commodities
o Speculating and talking about game leaks. (i.e. before the game appears on the main XBP site itself.)
• 2.8. Include the source of any news article,discussion or rumor you post on the forum. This helps in verifying the credibility of the news being posted. Any topic that does not include a source will be closed.
• 2.9. Make sure the content you post is relevant to the on-going discussion and the topic.
• 2.10. Do not post highly colored messages and use unusual fonts in your forum comments in a general conversation.
• 2.11. All links on the site have to be placed inside the code tag, this included internal website links, external links, email addresses etc. If you are not sure how to code links, then read this tutorial.
• 2.12. Excessively replying to your own topic to gain front page exposure is not allowed this includes (and is not limited to) posts like ' Thank You ' , ' You are Welcome', 'Thanks for replies' etc.
• 2.13. Removal of moderated messages is not allowed. These messages are meant for the information of the topic starter and should not be removed.
• 2.14. Members are not allowed to post a question or query in another user's topics. Hijacking other user's topics is strongly discouraged on this board. Create a new topic if you want to ask a question or post a query.
• 2.15. Members are not allowed to create multiple topics about the same content,query and/or question. A new topic should only be created for a new question
• 2.16. Double posting on the forum is strongly discouraged. This means that you are not allowed to reply twice in a row in any topic. If you want to add something to your reply then use the edit comment feature. There are some exceptions to this rule:
o You can double post if your previous comment has exceeded the allowed character limit.
o If you have relevant content to add to the topic which justifies the double post. Please note that this new comment should be posted 24 hours after the previous reply was made
• 2.17. Images must be hosted on public image hosting websites. Hot-linking images is not allowed.
• 2.18. All support questions related to games released in the last 3 months have to be posted in their official support threads. These threads can be found in the 'XBP Official Support' section.
If a game is older than 3 months, you can either post its question in the support thread or make a new topic in a relevant section.
III. Trading and Selling:
• 2.17. Trades of any kind and selling of goods and services is strictly prohibited on this forum.
Example of a Trade : Please give me XYZ and i'll give you ABC
Example of Selling : ABCD Good is available for sale for $.
• 2.18. Selling, Exchanging, or posting phished accounts is strictly prohibited. This includes and is not limited to posting hacked email , filehosting, website and other types of accounts. Members found violating this rule will be infracted and or banned.
• 2.19. Members found selling, exchanging and providing stolen information of individuals will be immediately banned. This includes content like stolen credit cards, virtual credit cards, stolen accounts etc.
3) Spam Rules:
• 3.1. You are allowed to post a link of any external forum and/or website provided that the link helps everyone. You are not allowed to link to the following content and types of websites.
o Referrals & Affiliation
o Warez Forums / Websites providing download content similar to this website.
o URL Shortening websites that promote money making.
o Ponzie Schemes , Link Pyramid and fraudulent websites.
• 3.2. Excessive posting of similar messages to increase post count is not allowed.
• 3.3. You may not have links advertising other websites within your signature.
• 3.4. The following one-liner messages are classified as spam
• Any acronym such as lol.
The use of +1...+X within posts.
The use of an emote only reply (such as ).
• Posting single word replies in a topic to boost your post count e.g. 'Good', 'I Like' etc
• These are only guidelines and not strictly limited to just these examples.
• You are not allowed to create multiple topics asking the same question. All questions related to a single problem need to be posted in the same topic.
4) Private Messages:
• 4.1. All the above rules apply to private messages as well.
• 4.2. Members are encouraged to check their private messages as soon as possible as some messages (especially from staff and admins) may require a prompt response.
5) Avatars and Signatures:
• 5.1. All the above rules apply to member's avatars and signatures.
• 5.2. Allowed size of avatars is 150 px by 150px & 15Kb.
• 5.3. Signatures are limited to 1 image, 2 lines and 500px (width) by 200px (height).
6) Other Important Guidelines:
• 6.1. You are only allowed a total of 3 username changes. Please send a private message to an admin to change your username.
• 6.2. Asking staff and the admins if you can be a moderator will hinder your chances of ever being one. The same applies for the respected user group.
• 6.3. Usernames should not contain your email or another website's name as a form of advertisement.
• 6.4. Do not request your topic to be made sticky. If the staff feels that your topic deserves to be sticky they'll do it without you asking.
• 6.5. Do not beg for rep or ask people to give you reputation. If someone decides to give you rep points, they'll do that without you asking. Asking people for rep is strictly frowned upon.
o 6.5.1. As an extension of the above rule you are also not allowed to ask members of this site for any type of monetary favors in any shape or form e.g. referrals, donations etc.
• 6.6. All the above rules apply to your member profiles as well. There are no exceptions.
• 6.7. In case you are warned or banned from the website, contact the moderator who gave you the infraction or ban. Be friendly and ask them about the issue politely. Offensive and rude behavior with staff may result in a permanent ban.
Original TheGameScene Rules by CS