GENERAL RULES-Try not to swear too much, even though some of the more severe curses are censored! No inappropriate pictures either. In fanfics, you should have warnings if there's anything like this, make it NOTICABLE like in bold or red
-Try to keep on topic, I mean if we're talking about Andrea Barber, like don't randomly start talking about pears!! Make a new thread.
-No flaming-FH stuff. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it... If you have an opinion to share the isnt "nice" then say it, NICELY. See the next rule.
-Fighting is different from debating. Say what's on your mind nicely and absolutely NO FLAMING! This does not include CONSTRUCTIVE criticizm, but flaming is taken a tad bit more serious if curses are involved
...If it elevates to a fight, the thread will be locked and a NEW thread will be made for the debate only, which may or may not be of acess to others.
Capice?
- Please try to keep all links in your sig or in the links section unless they are needed for reference. It looks so much neater that way! Sounds like a dumb rule, right? Just a little problem I have with links all over! Try not to advertise too much, and don't even think about it before the 15 posts!!!
- HowRude has a
ZERO TOLERANCE policy on asking very personal information from a member. "very personal information" includes
- your full name
- your address
- your social security #
- your phone #
It's okay if you give out this information without coercion involved, but it is not recommended (and How Rude is not liable for anything that may happen to you as a result of it). Two strikes for every offense.
- Listen to what the mods say to you under any and all circumstances.
- If a member sends more than 5 personal messages to a single person within 48 hours or a personal message that violates any other rule or act included in this post, the recieving member can complain of harassment. It will be closely reviewed by the staff, and strikes will be given where needed.
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SPAM REGULATION ACT - By BL
- Make sure your post either contributes an opinion, question or information. Posts like "yes it does", "very true", and "lol" do not contribute anything to a conversation and thus are somewhat useless. ...EXCEPTION- if you do this in a poll it's fine, but it would be nice if you gave a reason for agreeing or voting for something.
- Posts should never be one word or two words unless if you are making a social remark, such as "congratulations FW", and "good job FW" if the social mark has an obvious reason.
- If a mod tells you to not go off-topic in a particular thread, please FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. We've had a slight problem with this in the past.
- No double/triple posting, unless if both posts are reasonably long (over 200 words, usually fanfiction). If you made a typo, use the modify button at the top right of each post you make. It's not that hard to find
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- Have fun!
And enjoy your stay at HR. Feel free to PM me (fishywishy) if you're having any problems, or just wanna say hi!
Gmods and mods, don't unsticky/delete/modify the old rules... Keep them as is. We need them for reference
the old thread can be found
here
