Post by hi_dora on Feb 18, 2007 23:38:55 GMT 10
These are the Official rules of Smokin' Ryan, Please take the time to read through them before posting
No Advertising
Posting within threads or creating your own with the sole intent to advertise a website is not allowed. Also, our private messaging system is meant for private interaction between our members, not a means to advertise websites. Advertising through email is also not allowed.
We allow both text and image links within your signature, as long as it is done sensibly.
No Spamming
We consider spam as many unwanted/unneeded posts. An example of this would be the famous one word replies such as “Thanks” and “Cool”. They add nothing to the discussion and are usually made in an attempt to boost ones post count.
No Bashing Ryan
If you don't like Ryan, why join the forum? We take this very seriously and will not tolerate any level of bashing, no matter how little it may be.
No Bashing Staff or Other Members
Bashing of the staff or members will not be tolerated. If you are having problems with a staff member, we suggest you take advantage of the Private Messaging system, and inform the Admin of the problem. Do not under any circumstance use the public forum to vent your anger/dislike toward a Staff Member or another member.
No Offensive Material
Offensive Material such as Profanity, Sexist, Racist, or any Discriminatory posts are not allowed.
Multiple Accounts
More then one account is not prohibited. There is no reason for a member to be creating multiple accounts. If you want to change your user name just send a message to me or Jamie and we can change it for you.
Signatures/Avatars
They unfortunately slow down the performance of the forum. As a result, we limit all members to only one image/Banner up to 500x300. Members are also to have no more then two lines of text within their signature space.
Small support banners are permited as long as there are no more than 3
Avatars are to be no larger then a width of 130, and a height of 130. Animation is allowed, however the file size is not to exceed the size limit of 500kb.
If you are unfamiliar with file sizes, or image sizes, you can easily check the properties of your images by right clicking on them.
Crediting Sources
We all know that images and news are collected from everywhere on the internet, all we ask is that if you are to take a piece of news, or image/s, that you also credit the source you originally took it from. The original source deserves the recognition for the item you have taken, and at all possible times, we ask that you respect that.
Direct Linking
Direct Linking, otherwise known as hot-linking is not allowed. If you are to take images from a source, make sure to upload it yourself. We have a guide to uploading your images within the Graphics section of our forum. There is no reason for you not to upload the images yourself. This is also a good way to make sure that the images you are linking to will not be dead links within a week’s time.
If you see or know of anyone breaking these rules please report it to Jamie or myself via PM.
All reports are treated in the strictest of confidence and will be fully investigated
These rules are here to help the site run as smoothley as possible and to make Smokin' Ryan a fun place to visit.
Thank you for taking the time to read through these rules.
No Advertising
Posting within threads or creating your own with the sole intent to advertise a website is not allowed. Also, our private messaging system is meant for private interaction between our members, not a means to advertise websites. Advertising through email is also not allowed.
We allow both text and image links within your signature, as long as it is done sensibly.
No Spamming
We consider spam as many unwanted/unneeded posts. An example of this would be the famous one word replies such as “Thanks” and “Cool”. They add nothing to the discussion and are usually made in an attempt to boost ones post count.
No Bashing Ryan
If you don't like Ryan, why join the forum? We take this very seriously and will not tolerate any level of bashing, no matter how little it may be.
No Bashing Staff or Other Members
Bashing of the staff or members will not be tolerated. If you are having problems with a staff member, we suggest you take advantage of the Private Messaging system, and inform the Admin of the problem. Do not under any circumstance use the public forum to vent your anger/dislike toward a Staff Member or another member.
No Offensive Material
Offensive Material such as Profanity, Sexist, Racist, or any Discriminatory posts are not allowed.
Multiple Accounts
More then one account is not prohibited. There is no reason for a member to be creating multiple accounts. If you want to change your user name just send a message to me or Jamie and we can change it for you.
Signatures/Avatars
They unfortunately slow down the performance of the forum. As a result, we limit all members to only one image/Banner up to 500x300. Members are also to have no more then two lines of text within their signature space.
Small support banners are permited as long as there are no more than 3
Avatars are to be no larger then a width of 130, and a height of 130. Animation is allowed, however the file size is not to exceed the size limit of 500kb.
If you are unfamiliar with file sizes, or image sizes, you can easily check the properties of your images by right clicking on them.
Crediting Sources
We all know that images and news are collected from everywhere on the internet, all we ask is that if you are to take a piece of news, or image/s, that you also credit the source you originally took it from. The original source deserves the recognition for the item you have taken, and at all possible times, we ask that you respect that.
Direct Linking
Direct Linking, otherwise known as hot-linking is not allowed. If you are to take images from a source, make sure to upload it yourself. We have a guide to uploading your images within the Graphics section of our forum. There is no reason for you not to upload the images yourself. This is also a good way to make sure that the images you are linking to will not be dead links within a week’s time.
If you see or know of anyone breaking these rules please report it to Jamie or myself via PM.
All reports are treated in the strictest of confidence and will be fully investigated
These rules are here to help the site run as smoothley as possible and to make Smokin' Ryan a fun place to visit.
Thank you for taking the time to read through these rules.