Rules Reminder: PLEASE READ

[Sean]

Okay, so in the past 3 days I've edited 3 posts for content talking about illegally downloading games. Two by Sid Hudgeons (sp?) and one by a new guy who's name I can't remember.

With this post, I'm bringing out into the open for all to discuss these rules or ask a question, because obviously there's some difficult in understanding them.

You all already know the no spamming, flaming, double posting, and so forth rules, but it seems this one is always unnoticed..... NO WAREZ TALK!

You're not allowed to talk about illegally downloading games, music, software, game keygens, or ask for a keygen or working key. OBVIOUSLY it's against not only TFF policy but the LAW.

[Djinn]

and for those who can't be bothered looking for the rules...here they are.

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TFF RULES

General Rules and Regulations

I. No Off Topic Posting - Posting topics that clearly do not belong on a certain board, posting topics solely designed to raise your post count, with little or no content, posting topics that have nothing to do with a particular game or its characters on that game's message board, and posting topics that clearly belong on another message board.

Example: Posting "How do you get Tidus' Sun Sigil in FF X?" at Web Communities.

II. No SPAMMING - Posting web site advertisements, For-Sale/For-Trade/For-Auction notices, "Make Money Fast" schemes, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or other posts generally regarded as unsolicited advertising or that are to be used for commercial gain. Including a web site address in a signature is acceptable, as long as it is evident that you are contributing to the forum in the body of your message posts.

III. No Flaming - Flaming will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances. Flaming is malicious harassment of other members. Arguing is ok, but deliberate verbal attacks is considered flaming. Note: If what you say is a joke, please mark it as such, otherwise it will be considered flaming. This is a board for fun, not to be mean.

Example: "You stupid ****ing slut! Go back to your mother and get some more action!" This is flaming.

"You're an idiot/stupid." THIS IS NOT A FLAME. This is an opinion. It is completely harmless.

IV. NO TROLLING
Trolling is prohibited. Trolling is clearly, deliberately posting in a manner for the purpose of angering and/or insulting other participants of the board. It is also creating posts/topics based off of vague or unsubstantiated claims for the purpose of stirring up controversy.
Trolls often resort to innuendo or misdirection in the pursuit of their objective, which is to create controversy for its own sake, discredit those with whom they disagree, or sabotage discussion by creating an intimidating atmosphere. Trolling DOES NOT encourage further positive discussion in the long run, it only encourages personal attacks (if left unchecked).

Examples:
1. inflammatory messages -- "You are an idiot for including this type of message in your list."
2. messages containing an obvious flaw or error -- "I think Star Wars is Roman Polanski's best movie."
3. generalization -- "Everyone on this board SUCKS!"
4. flamebait messages -- "The mods should get off their high horses and shut the **** up."

V. NO PORN OR ILLEGAL CONTENT-
A. Porn in any way, shape, or form is NOT PERMITTED on TFF Forums. This messageboard has many young members and people who view this site at work, making it inappropriate content. This includes(and is not limited to) the posting/linking/attaching images of nudity, hentai, child porn, sexual acts, see-thru clothing or other clothing that allows sexual organs to be clearly seen. An example of this would be extreme skin-tight clothing which clearly reveals the breasts in their entirety. This is partially to moderator's discretion. If a moderator believes your image is in any way porn-related or innappropriate for viewing in the home/workplace, you will be warned and your image deleted. If you are not sure if your image/post/attachment/link is appropriate DO NOT POST IT! Ask an administrator first or you will be warned. Not bothering to ask is not an excuse for posting porn. This is a Final Fantasy game messageboard, not a porn hut. There are plenty of other places where you can view such material at your discretion. This is NOT one of them.

B. Illegal Content is NOT PERMITTED. This includes(and is not limited to) warez, oldwarez, crack(s/z), serial(s/z), hack(s/z), plans for hacking a site(such as this one), plans for illegal activity, and acts of terrorism. The only thing not included in this would be the consumption of drugs, which is permissible. This messageboard is not a hideout for terrorists. There are plenty of other places where you can view such material at your discretion. This is NOT one of them.

[LocoColt04]

Heh, I don't think this thread was meant to remain open. ^_^;;

However, since it is, if you have any questions on whether your topic may or may not break the rules, ask about it first in this thread. That way, its openness may see some use after all. Good? Great.

[Mike]

I would just like to complain abot the n00bs not using the search function and started new threads that already exist.

[LocoColt04]

Yeah, Cain and I try to merge together as many duplicate threads as we can find, but let that stand as a reminder to all members, new or old:

LOOK FOR AN EXISTING TOPIC BEFORE YOU POST A NEW ONE!

[Big Pája]

Are private messages controlled as well? Because there might be a case of someoneposting in a thread that they would love to play this or that game but just cannot get it and someone else sends them a PM with donwload links or a link to a specific thread on a warez forum, or something like that.
Don't take this the wrong way, I am just asking.

[Chez Daja]

Well yeah, that's against the rules and we try to cut down as much as possible on that, by asking our members to report other members like that to a member of staff. Unfortunately, on occassion it does happen, but as long as we get those reports, we can deal with this is an appropriate manner and possible ban for the advitising member.

[Chez Daja]

Alright, since there's been an increase of crap among General Gaming (as there usually is in the Summer-ish time, I'm going to scrap some of the old posts here and refresh them here, as well as stressing some slightly new, but obvious ones...

TFF's General Rules (This applies to every forums and thread in TFF.)

TFF RULES

General Rules and Regulations

I. No Off Topic Posting - Posting topics that clearly do not belong on a certain board, posting topics solely designed to raise your post count, with little or no content, posting topics that have nothing to do with a particular game or its characters on that game's message board, and posting topics that clearly belong on another message board.

Example: Posting "How do you get Tidus' Sun Sigil in FF X?" at Web Communities.

II. No SPAMMING - Posting web site advertisements, For-Sale/For-Trade/For-Auction notices, "Make Money Fast" schemes, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or other posts generally regarded as unsolicited advertising or that are to be used for commercial gain. Including a web site address in a signature is acceptable, as long as it is evident that you are contributing to the forum in the body of your message posts.

III. No Flaming - Flaming will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances. Flaming is malicious harassment of other members. Arguing is ok, but deliberate verbal attacks is considered flaming. Note: If what you say is a joke, please mark it as such, otherwise it will be considered flaming. This is a board for fun, not to be mean.

Example: "You stupid ****ing slut! Go back to your mother and get some more action!" This is flaming.

"You're an idiot/stupid." THIS IS NOT A FLAME. This is an opinion. It is completely harmless.

IV. NO TROLLING
Trolling is prohibited. Trolling is clearly, deliberately posting in a manner for the purpose of angering and/or insulting other participants of the board. It is also creating posts/topics based off of vague or unsubstantiated claims for the purpose of stirring up controversy.
Trolls often resort to innuendo or misdirection in the pursuit of their objective, which is to create controversy for its own sake, discredit those with whom they disagree, or sabotage discussion by creating an intimidating atmosphere. Trolling DOES NOT encourage further positive discussion in the long run, it only encourages personal attacks (if left unchecked).

Examples:
1. inflammatory messages -- "You are an idiot for including this type of message in your list."
2. messages containing an obvious flaw or error -- "I think Star Wars is Roman Polanski's best movie."
3. generalization -- "Everyone on this board SUCKS!"
4. flamebait messages -- "The mods should get off their high horses and shut the **** up."

V. NO PORN OR ILLEGAL CONTENT-
A. Porn in any way, shape, or form is NOT PERMITTED on TFF Forums. This messageboard has many young members and people who view this site at work, making it inappropriate content. This includes(and is not limited to) the posting/linking/attaching images of nudity, hentai, child porn, sexual acts, see-thru clothing or other clothing that allows sexual organs to be clearly seen. An example of this would be extreme skin-tight clothing which clearly reveals the breasts in their entirety. This is partially to moderator's discretion. If a moderator believes your image is in any way porn-related or innappropriate for viewing in the home/workplace, you will be warned and your image deleted. If you are not sure if your image/post/attachment/link is appropriate DO NOT POST IT! Ask an administrator first or you will be warned. Not bothering to ask is not an excuse for posting porn. This is a Final Fantasy game messageboard, not a porn hut. There are plenty of other places where you can view such material at your discretion. This is NOT one of them.

B. Illegal Content is NOT PERMITTED. This includes(and is not limited to) warez, oldwarez, crack(s/z), serial(s/z), hack(s/z), plans for hacking a site(such as this one), plans for illegal activity, and acts of terrorism. The only thing not included in this would be the consumption of drugs, which is permissible. This messageboard is not a hideout for terrorists. There are plenty of other places where you can view such material at your discretion. This is NOT one of them.

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I would like to stress that in General Gaming I do NOT like one-liners, and so spammy one-liners will earn you a warning.

Also, I want to remind everybody that advertising is AGAINST the rules. (AKA linking to forums, etc.)

And another thing. PLEASE for God sake, STOP posting in advertising threads. Yeah, a lot of these are made by spambots and such, but that doesn't mean you have to make more work for me by posting in their pointless little threads, does it?
If you see a post that breaks the rules, REPORT IT!

DO NOT MOD-WHORE!


General Gaming mod,

Chez Daja (If you have any questions regarding this or any other post in General Gaming, PM me.)

Thank you.