The Official Forum Rules

[Wslasher]

Below are the general guidelines of the forum. Also, keep in mind that these rules may change from time to time, so please check this thread frequently for any rule update that may take place.

Basically it all boils down to one word: R-E-S-P-E-C-T. If you respect the forums, respect your fellow members, and respect yourself, you’ll have a much better time in our forums. It’s that simple. With that, read on.

RESPECT THE FORUMS

1. Moderators and admins of forum are comprised of volunteers who are dedicated to the card game we all love. Their primary purpose is to make sure the rules of the forum are enforced. They moderate discussions and steer them back on topic, and they can reprimand violators and hand out warnings to those concerned. With that said, please do not take it personally if a mod or admin gives you a warning, since they're doing their job. If you have a problem with a mod or admin, settle it like civilized people and discuss it with them.

2. Off topic, spamming and other disruptive behavior is not allowed. We encourage active and lively posts to preserve the quality of discussions in the forum, so please avoid posting one liners, off topic posting, making topics out of boredom, copy-pasted-only content, and other disruptive behavior.

A word on double posting: If you were the last person to post on a thread, and you posted immediately after your last post, that is called double-posting. Oftentimes in the past users do it to add post counts, so we would humbly request that if you have something to add to your last post, please use the EDIT function instead. If you really can't help yourself, please wait at least TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOUR before posting again.

A word on 'bumping: Posts are displayed on the forums chronologically from the time of the last reply to that thread. If you've posted a thread and nobody has posted in it, it will gradually "sink down" from the first page. The act of bringing a post that's been idle for a period of time back to the top of the list is called 'bumping". While we do not frown upon bumping threads, we would appreciate it if you bump threads only when you have something new to add to the discussion, and not just to say "I agree/Okay to!/or anything else that doesn't add anything new to the topic discussed.

A word on "Necro-posting." If a topic has been idle at least two months and a member posts something that doesn't add anything new to the topic discussed and merely serves to increase his/her post count, it is considered Necro-posting, and will be considered in the same light as spamming.

A word on spamming: Spamming can mean two things in this forum: One is the act of posting multiple threads/posts with either one or two lines or words which add nothing to the conversation except to increase post counts. The other is a specific type of post, like the examples below

A post with 2 or less words
A post with only smilies
A post with no explanation of why or why not you like/do/want/etc. something.
A post with no relevance to the subject
A post which is illegible (ex. Jejemon)
A post that makes no sense (like a post with only question marks or exclamation posts, or a post with nothing but a link to a site/video)
A post only stating that the previous poster is spamming
A post repeated in same thread
A post repeated in other threads (a.k.a. copy-pasting or cross-posting)
A post with links to websites or services, not relevant to the topic
A post for no apparent reason, other than increase post count
A new thread, identical to what someone else have already started in that forum
A new thread, without a proper subject description
A new thread, without a proper or coherent introduction (like a topic about a certain show having only a wikipedia entry as a first post)

3. Please avoid posting in txtspk or ALLCAPS/aLtErNaTeCaPs or Jejemon style. This isn't so much of a hard rule as it is a guideline. Basically, try to write legibly and avoid txtspeak in respect to the people. Same goes with wRiTiNg iN AlteRnAtE CaPs/ALLCAPS.

4. Inappropriate posts are not allowed. All posts must be work safe and kid-friendly. With that said, please do not post profanity, nudity, sexually explicit or gory pictures, vulgar, insulting and/or threatening language, promoting and/or encouraging war or violence of any kind, and posting, requesting, and/or sharing material that is considered obscene, graphic and the like.

5. Pictures/avatars/signatures:

SIGNATURES
-The total size of all the combined images in your signature is limited to 800 pixels (length) x 800 pixels (height).
-The maximum size of avatars is 150 x 150 pixels.

POSTING PICTURES
-You can put pictures in posts, provided that it doesn't stretch the forums for everyone's viewing pleasure. If you can't do that, you can use the THUMBNAIL bbcode.

-Forbidden materials for signatures and pictures are: porn images, erotic images, bashing of any religion, violence and/or discriminatory remarks.


6. Illegal Solicitation/Advertising: Selling and promoting products, website urls, etc. (other than Yu-Gi-Oh Products) is not allowed. This is just to avoid getting involved in legal actions that would include our forum, the hosting site, and the member who posted them as the main solicitor.

The moderating team reserves the right to remove any content (posts, images, avatars, signatures, etc) they deem inappropriate or would violate the rules stated above at their discretion.

RESPECT YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS

7. Bashing: Please do not bash your fellow members, companies or characters. Basically any post that is extremely negative without giving any reasons why is considered bashing. This does not mean that you are not allowed to have your own opinions, only that you have to be mindful of how you say it. If you don’t like something, you can say so. If you even don’t like the card game itself, you can say so, but do it in such a way that doesn’t mindlessly lash out at the subject you don’t like. Example:

Bashing: “Pangit ng Yugi…walang kwenta itong larong ito.”

Not bashing: “Hindi ko gusto mag Yugi…medyo broken yung game mechanics at imbalanced yung banlist ng cards.”

8. Do not flame or troll your fellow members. Flaming is basically posting hurtful remarks with the purpose of making other members feel upset and/or angry. Trolling is posting with the purpose of provoking people to respond with flames. Flaming/trolling via PM counts.

RESPECT YOURSELF

9. Do not swear/use vulgar language. Swearing does not add anything to discussions. Also, this is more or less a General patronage forum, so please be considerate to the minors here. Trying to get around the swear filter (by using asterisks, i.e., d*mn or h*ll) will not be tolerated and will likely get you suspended.

10. Multiple accounts are not allowed. You only need ONE account to log in to our forums, so please choose one and drop one and we’ll take care of the rest. Change of username is allowed and the user must submit a PM (private message) to the admin stating his/her reason of the change of username and the EXACT FORMAT of the new username.


I hope everyone complies w/ the rules. Thank you for your cooperation.