The Art of Cricket - Forum Rules
Read before posting: To avoid annoying people with repeated questions use the search function before you post, someone may have already answered your question.
No spamming: That means no repeated, pointless posts (quality, not quantity!). Please don't do it. Please also edit your post rather than making multiple posts in a row (without anyone having replied since your last post). Multiple posts may be acceptable in some cases where the nature of the topic requires it, such as story threads, contact a moderator/admin for instruction if you feel you will need to post like that in a thread.
Post quality: Punctuation (the period, comma, etc.) is your friend. Use full words and sentences, we understand if English isn't your first language, but take your time posting and read things over to see if they make sense. Using spell check is strongly encouraged, I personally recommend using a web browser with spell checking as you type, Firefox for example.
Posted images: Images of an inappropriate nature will be removed and depending on the severity a ban may be imposed. Inappropriate images include pornography, excessive violence, racist images and things along that line. If you aren't sure if an image is inappropriate or not check with a moderator before posting it. Images over 800x600 and/or 120kb must be thumbnailed, threads with excessive images should be labelled as such so users on capped or slower Internet connections can use the site.
No flaming: I don't care how much of an idiot you think someone is, they have a right to their opinion. If the post doesn't comply with the forum rules do not take it into your own hands, that's what moderators are for. Personal attacks are not allowed at any time and will be punished.
No racism: There is zero tolerance to any post that is racist. If your post can be construed as racist when you don't mean it to be, it is probably best you either don't post or rewrite it to remove any ambiguity. Posts that are deemed racist will be dealt with severely, though in some cases an apology may suffice, though that is entirely up to administrator discretion.
Signatures: Signatures are limited to 300 Characters, this limit is enforced by the box you enter your signature into. Signatures are limited to text only, images will be removed. Signatures may not do anything that violates forum rules, though advertising is acceptable in most cases, except when the content is objectable (eg. linking to porn sites in a sig is not allowed). There is a three strikes policy in relation to signatures, after that you will not be permitted to have a signature, and you will receive a ban if you continue to disregard this.
Avatars: Avatars are limited to 120x120. There is no enforced file size limit, though please take notice of users on slower connections. Avatars bigger than the limit may be resized by the server, but this will remove animation in gifs as the resized images will be png.
Duplicate Accounts: You are only allowed one forum account. There is no need to have more than one. If you don't like your current username, PM an admin and a change will be considered if a valid reason is given.
Links to illegal downloads: No links to illegal downloads, this includes hinting at where such downloads can be found. If you are not sure about a link PM a moderator.
Bumping old topics: This is NOT allowed in most cases, especially if you have nothing to add to the thread except a random comment. In most cases, it's better to just make a new thread, but use your best judgement. There is a warning on the posting screen about this, thus 'I didn't see the date' isn't an excuse.
