1. No spamming.
2. No racism.
3. No warez.
4. No sexually explicit or disgusting images.
5. No abusing of the PM system.
6. No pointless/dumb threads. (Except on Off-Topic)
7. No trolling.
8. No flaming.
9. Don't try to act like you're a moderator.
About the 9th rule: Don't reply with "You're going to get banned" because in certain circumstances it might get you banned too. Instead, if you see someone breaking the rules, click the report
feature to report the post to a moderator.PROTIP: If you have violated one or more rules in a post and don't want to be banned, edit your post with the word "snip", moderators will later remove the post and you won't be banned.
ABOUT IMAGES
Wondering why is your image getting cut after posting it? Simple: the post box can't stretch itself for your huge screenshots to fit. There's two ways of avoiding an horrible cut image:
1. Using thumbnails:
Thumbnails are those small preview images that once clicked, lead to the full-size image. You can use sites like imgkk and copy the thumbnail code, this way you won't get cut images.
2. Resizing:
The post box's width is 650 pixels, so you can use an editing program like paint.NET to resize them. Eventhough this method takes more time and patience, it looks better.
NOTE: Remember that posting cut images won't get you banned, but a moderator is most likely to either edit or delete your post.
FINAL NOTES
Your first ban generally lasts 1 day, the second 7, the third a month and the fourth is permanent. Though, the admin/moderator can ban you for more than a single day depending on the situation, or even if he wants to.
When you are banned, your thread is locked and editted, showing the reason for the ban, the length, and the moderator/admin who banned you. Sometimes, your original post might get ommitted so people don't get to see whatever you posted that lead to a ban. This is generally applied on circumstances involving the sixth rule.
We're only going to ban you if you break these rules on purpose or break many in a single post. If you break any of these rules unintentionally you're most likely going to receive a warning and get your post removed. Still, this is not an excuse for not reading the rules, if the moderator feels like banning you without a warning, he may do so. So just avoid breaking rules, even unintentionally.
Again, if you feel like you have violated one or more rules in a post and don't want to be banned, replace your entire post with the word "snip", moderators will later remove the post and you won't be banned.
Thanks, and good posting.
-Opposing Force 2 Forum Staff
