Sandman53

To All whom pass through the Onrpg Forum:

Rule No. 1 – No "Flaming"

• You will not post any messages that harass, insult, belittle, threaten or flame another member or guest. Personal attacks that are obviously between friends joking around are allowed up to a point.
• This includes shouting in the forum with the use of totally UPPERCASE sentences in your topic, title, or post.

Rule No. 2 – No "Trolling"

• You will not post any topic that disrupts the peace and harmony of this forum. Don't create meaningless threads with the sole purpose of starting a dispute. This includes messages in profiles and signatures.
• Please… Do not shout in the forum with the use of totally UPPERCASE sentences in your topic, title, or post.

Rule No. 3 - No "Spamming"

• You will not double post or cross-post the same message in multiple forums. You will not mass-PM or mass-email multiple members of this site the same message. You will not post for the sake of increasing your post count.
• This also means making useless threads or posts that are meaningless. Such as making a thread titled "I just ate a pickle" and the message "And it was good."

Rule No. 4 - No "Offensive" Posts, Links or Images

• You will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, hateful, threatening, racist, sexist, discriminatory, within or without sexually-orientation, or otherwise violative of any local or international copyright laws. This includes links in your signature, profile, bookmarks as well as posted images, photos and avatars. Staff will ultimately decide if something is appropriate or not.
• This also includes NO discussion of the following:
  1. Pornography (Pornography, in the case that we mention it, includes all textual and visual erotic material. Artistic nudity is not allowed)
  2. Warez (or obtaining pay programs for free)
  3. Free Servers For P2P or F2P Games
  4. Roms (we don't care about the "24hr" legal thing. i highly doubt you're going to delete it within 24 hours. we don't want it here.)
  5. Game Hacking
  6. Anime Downloading
  7. Illegal music downloading
  8. Illegal file downloading of any sort
  9. KSSN's or any Social Security-type numbers.
• Keep matters from other forums or sites off of Onrpg. So don't go posting problems with an Onrpg member on your site/forum onto ours. Keep fights between members in PM's or Messengers.
• Do not post any personal information on any member. This includes their IP, Address, and any other personal information

Rule No. 5 - No Self-Promotion

• You will not post URL's or any messages that solicit members, companies or self anywhere on this site that are primarily for the promotion or advertising of any website, forums, email address, business, activity, or other entities that are intended for profit through Self-Promotion of which includes but not limited to affiliate codes. (i.e. no self-promotions). This also includes pyramid schemes, gMail, etc.

Rule No. 6 - PM Restrictions

• Abuse of the PM system will definitely not be tolerated. Any abuse of the PM system including threats/flaming etc. will result in your user being warned and PM privilege being revoked. You have been warned.

Rule No. 7 - Language Restrictions

• Please make all posts in English. This makes moderation easier and also keeps the forums more sociable. Keep any other language to PM's. Repeat offences will get 1 warning and may be permanently banned.

Rule No. 8 - Username Restrictions

• Do not register names with excessive special characters, especially '\' and '/', or any names which may be misleading. Examples of this include registering a name containing 'admin' or 'administrator'. You must not register names which may be confused with a member of the Onrpg Forum’s staff. Registering names that resemble a member of staff will result in the account being renamed or deleted without notice.
• You may not register names for the promotion or advertising of any website, forums, email address, business, activity, or other entities.
• You may not create a username that belittles any member of this forum. This is taken as a form of flaming and WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! Onrpg staff members are exempt from this rule.

Rule No. 9 - Signature Restrictions

• All signatures should not exceed the following size limits:
  For images in signatures: 1 image up to 400 pixels wide, and no flashy or annoying images.
  If you want to have multiple images, Please make sure the images are small.
• You may not display URL's for the promotion or advertising of any website, forums, email address, business, activity, or other entities. Onrpg staff members are exempt from this rule.
• You are prohibited from having any type of sexually suggestive imagery in your signature
• Ultimately the staff will decide if a signature breaks the rules or not. If it does you will be asked to remove it, or warned.

Rule No. 10 – Avatar Restrictions

• You will not display avatars that harass, insult, belittle, threaten or flame another member or guest.
• Other restrictions consist of:
  1. Sexually suggestive images. This includes images that have been doctored up in a comical sense.
  2. Sexual acts of any gender or species or combination of genders or any combination of gender and species.
  3. Vulgar in nature towards belligerence.
• You may not display avatars for the promotion or advertising of any website, forums, email address, business, activity, or other entities. Onrpg staff members are exempt from this rule.

Rule No. 11 – Respect the staff

• The staff are the ones that help clean this place and run this forum and help everything move a long smoothly. It is recommended that they are treated with respect, but if you do the exact opposite, depending on the circumstances, you might be punished, it is up to that person to do what's right.

Rule No. 12 – Trading

• You may not post trades of game accounts, in-game items for real money, and/or trading an item in one game for an item in another game. You may post normal trades that stay with-in a game with stuff in the game.

Rule No. 13 – NecroPosting

• Do not bump old, out-dated posts. The age depends on the use of the section, but generally if the post is three or more pages back, or two months or older, please don't bump it unless it's absolutely necessary.

Rule No. 14 - "Old"

• Do not make a post in a thread simply to to declare that the topic is old, or to make a play on words declaring such. It is okay to mention that a thread topic is old in a post, but you have to add something substantial afterward.

Rule No. 15 - "Reputation System"

• Reputation must be fairly given. Any misuse of the reputation system to unfairly punish or reward a member will result in a removal of the reputation points and an infraction.
• Be aware that if you abuse the system the staff at OnRPG has a right to remove your right to give reputation to other users of this forum.

What happens if I break a rule?
The administrators and moderators of the Onrpg Forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread or post. We also have the right to suspend or ban any member for any breach of the rules or for any other reason with or without warning or notice.

What is an infraction, and how many can I get?
An infraction is a mark on your record, and you are given one when you have broken the rules. Infractions vary in both descriptions and allotted points. After your 3rd active infraction you will be banned for a week. On return if you earn your 4th active infraction you will be permanently banned. If you also gain a maximum amount of 10 infractions, active or not, you will be permanently banned as well.

What is a warning, and how many can I get?
Warnings are simply a notice that you have come close to breaking, or have broken, the rules. This serves as a chance to not pull the same mistake again and does not count towards the infractions listed above. It's advised that you consider what has been written in the warning and try to better yourself.

What if I see a message posted that breaks a rule?
Please report these posts or threads to the administrators or moderators of the forum by clicking the report icon in the posts postbit, and the post or thread will be reviewed and action taken as soon as possible. Posting in a thread that broke the rules, and mainly posting about the breaking of a rules, may in fact result in warning. So just report it and leave it.

What is my responsibility as a member?
Please keep these 15 rules in mind when you post. The administrators and moderators of the Onrpg Forum have the right to change these rules at any time without notice. It is the responsibility of every member to remain updated with the current rules.

Why have rules in the first place?
The rules are there for the protection of the community as a whole and to prevent abuse, conflict and disharmony within the forums.

Your cooperation is most appreciated!