Anything Forums

[These rules are past rules that no longer must be followed. Our new rules are located at http://www.anythingforums.com/rules.php.]

<h1>Rules</h1>
<p>Welcome to <a href="http://anythingforums.com/" title="Our community">The Anything Forums</a>, an online community that strives to be warm, welcoming, and fun for people of all ages! No community can be
great without rules, and this community is no exception. As a member of <a href="http://anythingforums.com/" title="Our community">The Anything Forums</a>, you are expected to read and comply fully with the rules listed below.</p>

<h2>Sections</h2>
<ol>

<li><a href="#general_guidelines" title="Jump down to General Guidelines">General Guidelines</a></li>
<li><a href="#advertising" title="Jump down to advertising rules">Advertising</a></li>
<li><a href="#avatars" title="Jump down to the avatar rules">Avatars</a></li>
<li><a href="#signatures" title="Jump down to the signature rules">Signatures</a></li>
<li><a href="#warning_levels" title="Jump down to warning levels">Warning Levels</a></li>
<li><a href="#disclaimers" title="See our disclaimers">Disclaimers</a></li>
</ol>

<h2><a id="general_guidelines" href="#general_guidelines">1. General Guidelines</a></h2>
<p>All data entered by the user must follow these guidelines.</p>
<ul>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.1" id="rule_1.1">1.1</a>] Sexually-explicit material is not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.2" id="rule_1.2">1.2</a>] Erroneous material posted with the intention of unjustly harming the reputation of a fellow member is not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.3" id="rule_1.3">1.3</a>] Material explaining how to accomplish illegal activities is not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.4" id="rule_1.4">1.4</a>] No portion of this site (<a href="http://anythingforums.com/" title="Our community">http://anythingforums.com</a>) may be used for illegal activities.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.5" id="rule_1.5">1.5</a>] Chain letters or “Get rich quick” schemes are not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.6" id="rule_1.6">1.6</a>] Attempts to bypass the word filter are not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.7" id="rule_1.7">1.7</a>] Material that has been posted just to start a fight among forum members (“baiting”) is not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.8" id="rule_1.8">1.8</a>] Links to any of the above are not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.9" id="rule_1.9">1.9</a>] Images in posts bigger than 400 x 400 (400 pixels in width and 400 pixels in height) should be posted as a hyperlink instead of as an image.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.10" id="rule_1.10">1.10</a>] Stick to the thread topic. Off-topic posts will be moved to a new thread unless there is an existing thread that would be appropriate. At that time,
the off-topic posts will be merged with that thread instead. General conversation will be moved to the <a href="http://anythingforums.com/forums/index. ... &#entry555" title="Our thread for general conversation"> World’s Longest Thread (WLT)</a>. </li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.11" id="rule_1.11">1.11</a>] You should post your thread in the appropriate forum. For example, a thread on computers would not go in the food section. Before making a thread,
please get familiar with the many sections here to be assured that no section would be more appropriate for your thread than the one you have selected.
Threads in the wrong section will be moved to a more appropriate one.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.12" id="rule_1.12">1.12</a>] Excessive irrelevant or unhelpful information to a thread just to give it more attention (“bumping”) is not allowed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.13" id="rule_1.13">1.13</a>] Members should use common sense and be respectful to members.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.14" id="rule_1.14">1.14</a>] You should not post threads whose topics have already been covered. To help ensure that your thread is unique,
please use the forum’s <a href="http://anythingforums.com/forums/index.php?act=Search" title="Search our forums">search function</a>. Threads that are duplicates will be merged with an
existing thread on the same subject.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.15" id="rule_1.15">1.15</a>] Threads with no particular topic should not be made. Please use the <a href="http://anythingforums.com/forums/index. ... &#entry555" title="Our thread for general conversation"> World’s Longest Thread (WLT)</a> for general conversation.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_1.16" id="rule_1.16">1.16</a>] As all rules apply also to private messages, it is harder to enforce. However, if you ever receive a PM that breaks these rules, please do not delete it, but foward it to a staff member.</li>
</ul>
<h2><a href="#advertising" id="advertising">2. Advertising</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href="#rule_2.1" id="rule_2.1">2.1</a>] Advertising in a non-obtrusive manner in profile fields (signature, member title, etc.) is okay.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_2.2" id="rule_2.2">2.2</a>] Advertising posts that are off-topic in a thread will be deleted, and the author will receive a 10% increase in warning level for each post.</li>
</ul>

<h2><a href="#avatars" id="avatars">3. Avatars</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href="#rule_3.1" id="rule_3.1">3.1</a>] Off-site avatars cannot exceed 50KB in size. Avatars larger than that will be removed.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_3.2" id="rule_3.2">3.2</a>] Off-site avatars must be on a server with good performance. Off-site avatars that hang will be copied to our Web space to become your new
avatar.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_3.3" id="rule_3.3">3.3</a>] See <a href="#general_guidelines" title="Jump to General Guidelines">General Guidelines</a> for acceptable avatar content.</li>
</ul>

<h2><a href="#signatures" id="signatures">4. Signatures</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href="#rule_4.1" id="rule_4.1">4.1</a>] Images in signatures cannot be larger than 550 x 100 (550 pixels in width and 100 pixels in height).</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_4.2" id="rule_4.2">4.2</a>] See <a href="#general_guidelines" title="Jump to General Guidelines">General Guidelines</a> for acceptable signature content.</li>
</ul>

<h2><a href="#warning_levels" id="warning_levels">5. Warning Levels</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href="#rule_5.1" id="rule_5.1">5.1</a>] The warning levels are there for both administrative use and member notification. You will receive a PM whenever your warning level is increased or decreased along with the reason why.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_5.2" id="rule_5.2">5.2</a>] There are ten warning levels represented as a % on your personal meter. Once you reach 100% (or ten levels), your account may be suspended or you may be banned. Upon reaching 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%, different member privileges will be lost, and the losses will be cumulative.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_5.3" id="rule_5.3">5.3</a>] Different offenses may result in different increases in warning level.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_5.4" id="rule_5.4">5.4</a>] The warning level may be decreased if compensation is met (determined by the administrators) or good behavior exhibited.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_5.5" id="rule_5.5">5.5</a>] The warning level will decrease 30 days from the time of offense.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_5.6" id="rule_5.6">5.6</a>] Even with a low warning level, you may be suspended or banned depending on the offense. This will be determined by the administrators.</li>
</ul>

<h2><a href="#disclaimers" id="disclaimers">6. Disclaimers</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>[<a href="#rule_6.1" id="rule_6.1">6.1</a>] These rules may be edited at any time.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_6.2" id="rule_6.2">6.2</a>] Members of staff have the final say in any dispute.</li>
<li>[<a href="#rule_6.3" id="rule_6.3">6.3</a>] The owner of this forum is not liable for any damages done as a result of information or member actions on this board.</li>
</ul>

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RULE CHANGES
This is the start of a changelog for the forum rules created in order to make members more aware of rule changes. The first post in this thread (the post right above this one) [s]always represents our current rules and[/s] (These rules are no longer current. Please see http://www.anythingforums.com/rules.php for our current rules.) is edited with each update in the changelog.

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Approx. 2004-07-29T16:13-5:00

Two rules were removed:<ol type='1'><li>Advertising threads that are in the wrong section will be moved, and the author will receive a 10% increase in warning level.
</li><li>Although it is generally not appreciated when new members start a thread entirely about their site, you are allowed one thread devoted to your advertising. Any second advertising thread (even on a different topic) will be deleted. At that time, you will receive a 10% increase in warning level. Any advertising threads made after the second will result in banning regardless of the warning level.</li></ol>

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2005-01-01T17:34-5:00, Tak edited the title and first post to indicate the new status of these rules.

The rules have been completely redone. The rules in this thread are no longer our rules. The new version may be found at http://www.anythingforums.com/rules.php.

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hmm not a bad idea to not confuse anyone.

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