2009 Rules

Okay, here's where I will be posting all the rules of the new year so be sure to keep an eye out.

DON'T FEED THE SPAMMERS

I've mentioned this few times but I really want to be clear on this. From now on when you see a spammer, spam, or anything like that, LEAVE IT ALONE. You just make a bigger mess when you quote a spammer or you post like "SPAM! SPAM! KILL IT WITH FIRE!" Don't do that. If you see a moldy nacho cheese stain in the carpet of the office what do you do? Leave it alone and wait for the janitors to clean it up. If you have to do something about it, PM Me or another Mod of the Area and they'll take care of it. Posting about it will only make things worse.

There are two types spammers, Nonitentional Spammers and Intentional Spammers. Nonintentional Spammers are usually eager newcommers that post stuff like "Yeah, go Mario Bros!" and "what programs do you use?" They just need alittle straitening out and need to be broken in. Intentional Spammers, aka Suicide Spammers, on the other hand have one sole purpose on the forums, to spam. The best way to deal with these is ignoring them or through PM. posting won't help at all and it can even turn Nonitentional Spammers into Intentional Spammers. Please consider this when you see a spammer.

YOU MAY ONLY HAVE ONE ACCOUNT

This is a given, you only get one account. The only acception is that you are a mod and you need another temporary account for some kind of occasion, if that's the case you can contact me but all other second account making will result in a ban.

Thank you,
AdminAdam

Yes. I the super geek am here 24/7 preety much. So PM me anytime you see spam.

Spam. We already have rules. J/K. Thanks for getting that out there. Maybe now, we won't have that many replies from fods (fake mods).

The best part about these forums, is the rules! Thanks Adam!!!

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ok

Then we dont need this one XD:

.... I'm not saying anything.

so...spam=bad
NOT spamming=good? ok! commited to memory!

Ok... Good. Got the update.

Try these rules

1) No Spamming
Spam is considered a pointless and useless post, or a message that is posted just for the sake of getting a higher post count. Spamming will result in a warning. If spamming turns into a regular habit, the member will be suspended for some time.

2) No Flaming
Flaming is a form of severe arguing and is not tolerated at The Stupid Mario Bros Fan Forums. Disagreeing is fine, but it shouldn't get out of hand. Major flaming will result in a suspension, but the consequences will increase if it is continued. This is the same for breaking any rule.

3) No Swearing
Swearing is strongly discouraged and most swear words are filtered. The use of words that are filtered, as well as other minor swears, is not suggested. They are filtered for a reason and adding symbols between characters does not make it any more acceptable. Censor bypassing, or altering words so they aren't caught by the filter, is against the rules.

4) Prohibited Content
Users may not post, upload, link to, or e-mail any content that contains, promotes, instructs about, or provides prohibited content of the like listed below:


Content that infringes upon any rights (including, but not limited to, copyrights and trademarks)
Abusive, threatening, defamatory, racist, or obscene content
Viruses or any other harmful computer software
False Information or libel
Spam, chain letters, or Pyramid schemes
Gambling or Illicit drugs
Terrorism
Hacking or cheating for internet/online games
Warez, Roms, CD-Keys, Cracks, Passwords, or Serial Numbers
Pornography, nudity, or sexual material of any kind
Excessive profanity
Invasive of privacy or impersonation of any person/entity
Hacking materials or information.

5) Prohibited Topics
Some topics are not permitted for discussion in the forums because they may lead to flaming or insulting other members. Topics include:


Religious topics and beliefs with the exception of holiday and historical discussions
Sexual oreintation or any topic about sexual matters
Other controversial topics or topics that may result in flaming.

6) Respect
An important policy of Stupid Mario Bros Fan Forum is to respect other people. You have all rights to disagree with someone, however show your disagreement in a dignified manner. This goes for giving advice to other members, rating signatures, or just a typical discussion in which you disagree with another member. You may give your opinion, but do it in a respectable manner.

7) Report a User
If a specific user has said something that either offends you, is inappropriate, or is in conflict with the board guidelines, PM a Mod.

Common Sense
At Stupid Mario Bros Fan Forum, we wish to give you as many freedoms as possible. However, we must state everything you could possibly do wrong will not be listed in these rules. We must ask that you use common sense to figure out what is right and what is wrong. If you have any questions about the rules, please send a personal message to a staff member.

These are rules from another Forum I go to that I edited and changed around a bit but I think they're good ones.

wow they r rely good rules

Can there be a rule about not typing in all caps?

thats classified as spam, so there already is a rule.mkay?

Very specific...I like.

Was that part always there or did you edit it in?