Rules you MUST read before anything

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Hello new members. Welcome to the forum. Please refer to me as your main admin, creator and founder of this site. Call me as you like, but Beyond or whatever my admin name would be at the time are things I respond most to.

Main Rules:

• Make yourself known.
  Article 1:

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Welcome new member. After you join, activating your account, adjusting your name, choosing an avatar and all those good things, it would be nice if you made yourself known by posting in an intro thread or making one of your own. Tell us a little about yourself! We want to know what you like and how we can accommodate things to your appease.

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Search around! When you do, make sure to read the rules around the threads that were appropriately place as a FAQ for your convenience.

[/li][li]Help.
If you're new and your questions can't be answered by FAQ or the rules sections scattered around, ask the staff for guidance. Don't be afraid or intimidated, we're more than pleased to help you around the site and make the adjustments possible for your comfort.

[/li][li]Language.
Cursing is fine. I'm assuming the responsibility of everyone here as a mature acting adult so cursing would not be made a big deal of.

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Even though cursing is permitted to an extent, do not overuse it to insult members or make it a favorite word in every sentence. It's not that necessary.

[/li][li]Content.
Again, assuming everyone here is mature enough to handle things, but these boards prohibit sexual contents of any kind. Mature discussions between adults are different from explicitly posting and or writing things withholding sex or two creatures of any kind engaging in sexual activities. Nudity, pornography or anything out of context like touching and rubbing will not be tolerated. Of course, kissing and other things are fine.

If in need for further clarification, PM the admin about it.

[/li][li]What is what, what goes where.
This is a rule I'd like to enforce and will not warn about. Spam is clearly for the Spam Section. If I see anything in the wrong place, I will move it depending on what category it falls in. If it's non-appropriate or to anyone's liking, it will be deleted.

[/li][li]Absolutely no...
Absolutely no insulting, bashing, mocking or making fun of of any kind. This will not be an opportunity of any kind for anyone. No warnings will be given. The post will be modified or forewarned. If not followed instructions, the post will be deleted. If further reluctance, a ban will be discussed.

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When there's a warning about anything you said on your post concerning this rule, you have the freedom of arguing your point of view to explain. If your point of view, however, doesn't quite appease along with the terms of what might be considered an insult or any of the above, you will be asked to delete it.[/li][/ul]

RULES OF SUSPENSION OR EXILING IF ANY:

• If you break any of these rules once, we let you off with a warning.
  
  
• If you continue to constantly but kind of moderately break these rules, the staff will discuss if you will be punished or warned again.
  
  
• If you continue to disobey the rules of this site in a persistent manor, you will be exiled, but the staff will decide the days of your suspension.
  
  
• If it gets out of hand and it's nonstop, the terms will not, under any circumstance, discussed and I will personally take care of it myself.

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FAQ
[ frequently asked questions ]

Here's a convenient way to have your questions answered to save you--and us--the trouble of explaining things that might seem obvious to us and make a nice guiding throughout your journey in the site.

• How do I post?
  It's easy as pie!
  
  
  • Way 1:
    Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see a little detached quick reply board at the end of these posts. Just fill in words and hit 'Reply' and presto!
    
  • Way 2:
    If you can't, for some reason, see that little detached quick reply at the bottom of the page, click the button at the end of the thread that says, "Quick Reply" and it will take you to the full on replying method where you can click your way to altering fonts and making things look neat if you don't know how to use BBC Codes.
  
  
  
• Can I post anywhere?

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Of course you can! There are some exceptions because those are areas only the staff updates, but almost anything is available for your use. Just make sure to read the conveniently placed rules in a separate thread inside each board and you're all set!

[/li][li]How do I become an admin?[/u]
Unfortunately, unlike other sites, I do not hold some sort of contest or voting for such a position. I ultimately decide who I can trust to help me around with the site. Of course, there's the alternate "you can show me your work, what you can do" or things of the sorts and be active for long periods of time and from thereon I can decide if you can help as a moderator or global moderator.

[/li][li]Can I voice my opinions or make suggestions?[/u]
You are free to cross your points of view in this site. There's a suggestions board inside the general board placed for everyone's thoughts and suggestions to make this site a better site for the community and our members. Feel free to make any requests--we'll consider, of course, if they can be approved--and or a suggestion to add or subtract from this site.

[/li][li]How do I change my avatar? What is an avatar?[/u]
An avatar is the fun little picture that sort of identifies each member. So, in each post, at the sidebar of the posts you'll see pictures underneath the member's names. That's an avatar.

The following will show you how to change your avatar:

• Step 1:
  Go to your profile and click, 'Modify Profile'.
  
• Step 2:
  Scroll down until you see a section that says, 'Avatars' and choose one from the pre-made ones or if you want to put your own, fill in the URL blank underneath the drop-down and make sure to set width & height to 100.
  
• Step 3:
  After you're done, go to the end of your profile and click, 'Modify' and you're all set!

[/li][li]How do I put images to show up without people having to click on the link?[/u]
Easy! Just provide [/IMG] around the URL of the picture and voila! You're done. You can also do that for your signature. (Just go to your profile and place it on the blank space provided by the forum. Make sure not to exceed the certain amount of characters limited.)

[/li][li]What is a PM? How do I do that?[/u]
A "PM" is a personal message. It's a way of communicating privately with other members and or staff.

• Step 1:
  Go to your inbox and click 'New Message.'
  
• Step 2:
  The link will take you to the reply method page. From there on, proceed.
  
• Send message and all done! You've successfully have sent a PM!

[/li][li]What is a custom title? How do I use it? What does it look like?[/u]
A custom title is the fun little 'nickname' that appears underneath the stars that are under your display name. You can't actually go to your profile and do it yourself, so if you would like one, just PM the staff or myself and I will place it in your custom title.[/li][/ul]