1. Accounts,
Warnings and Bannings

1.1 Every User may register and use one account. Multiple registrations and
usage of several accounts may lead to a banning of all accounts.

1.2 After receiving the third warning an account may be banned up to 2 weeks,
in extreme cases longer. The circumventing of the ban by registering a second
account is not allowed. An account may get banned permanently if the user
receives again several warnings after the account was unlocked.

1.3 In extreme cases it is possible a User gets banned without having several
warnings.

1.4 Editing a post after a warning was given (this includes removing or editing
the warning) is against the rules and can lead to a ban from the forums.


2. Attitude on the forums
2.1 Posting contents and links of pornographic, politically extremist, immoral
and offensive material which may breach applicable laws are forbidden.

2.1.2 It is also not allowed to post keys, hacks, cracks or other things of
illegal nature, including illegal download pages and "warez".
Discussion of such items will lead to an immediate warning.

2.2 Posting of contents which do not belong to the topic/ relevant forum
(Spam/Offtopic) are undesired and may lead to a warning.

2.2.1 This includes postings which only point out breaches of the rules
(Backseat Modding). This is up to the board team.

2.3.1 Images in Signatures may not exceed the following measurements:
height: 100 px
width: 500 px
45 kb
And one pic per signature.

or

height: 150 px
width: 400 px
45 kb
And one pic per signature.


2.3.2 Images may be attached or embedded within posts but they must not exceed
the following sizes
Height: 400 px
Width: 400 px
and a file size of 100 kb each

2.3.3 Moderators may remove any pictures deemed to be oversized at any time. No
more than 5 pictures or smilies may be placed inside any single post.


2.4 Flaming, Offences against other users or staff and inappropriate language
are punishable on the whole forum.

2.5 The board team holds the right to censor threads. This will be marked in
the relevant post.

2.6 Reposting of a theme that was already closed is not allowed. If you wish to
post in it, ask the moderator who closed it to reopen.

2.7 Account Trading is not allowed on the whole forum.

2.8 The Board language is English, and only English.

2.9 Spamming of emoticons and images is not allowed due to the fact that it may
freeze peoples’ computers. Images or postings which are side exceeding (means
one has to scroll vertically or/and horizontally to read all) are not allowed.

2.10 All posts must contain a minimum of 4 words; Less words will be considered
as spam and warned accordingly. Any forms of abbreviations such as: ICU, BRB,
LOL, ROFLMAO, will be considered one word.

2.11 If you feel warned unfairly, first PM the Mod who gave the warning. In
extreme cases you have the right to talk to a Board Admin. The Board Admins’
word is final. Follow the hierarchy, or you may find you are ignored, (include
all previous communication).

2.12 Impersonation of a Staff member (Name, Avatar, Signature) may lead to a
warning or in extreme cases to a ban.

2.13 Posthunting (posting just to get a higher postcount) results in a warning
or in extreme cases in a direct ban. Posting twice within the allowable time to
re-edit the original post shall be considered Posthunting.

2.14 It's not allowed to post for banned people. If you do so, it results in a
warning for you. Only exception can be made for good-bye threads (with prior
permission from an admin). The sharing of accounts with people who are banned
from the board will also incur a ban for the account holder.

2.15 Discussion of bans or warnings is not permitted in the public forums, this
may result in further bans or warnings. Please discuss these issues with the
moderator involved or their superior on the board only.