Forum Rules

[Skye]

1. BE NICE.

Try to be civil to other forum members, and particularly to moderators. The moderators will be the ultimate arbiters of what constitutes inappropriate behaviour around here. Repeated uncivil behaviour will result in punishment, and ultimately a ban.

2. Keep your content family-friendly.

Skyon.be prides itself on a clean forum. No swearing, vulgarity, or swear-masking. Absolutely no attempting to evade the swear-filter. No racial epithets. No sexual innuendo or dirty euphemisms whatsoever.

3. Use discretion when creating/posting in controversial topics.

Most forums on the Internet have a difficult time discussing topics like religion and politics. Skyon.be tends to be better than most. However, please use discretion when creating/posting in topics of this nature. Be civil, try to understand and respect what the other person is saying, and don't flame/troll. The moderators will ultimately decide what is appropriate here.

4. No asking for/distributing pirated software.

Being a video game site on Nintendo's radar, we can get in big trouble if people discuss where to get illegal copies of video games online, and especially so if people actively distribute them on the forums. No talk of ROMs or any other illegally acquired software.

5. Respect new users.

We were all new once. Please extend a certain amount of respect and civility to new forum users. Please don't use derogatory terms like "n00b," "newb," etc. In return, new users, do not take advantage of this respect you are being extended.

6. Don't abuse the private message function.

Don't harass other users in private messages. Don't spam a person's inbox with messages. Private messages are a privilege, not a right, and you can have yours taken away.

7. No advertising.

Don't make a post or new topic to direct traffic to your website, ebay auction, etc. The only place you are permitted to advertise is in your signature.

8. No backseat moderating.

Don't tell other people they're breaking the rules, doing something wrong, or that a topic will be locked. If you have a problem with someone else's behaviour, PM a mod and they will make the decision.

9. No trolling.

Trolling includes flaming, goading other users, fakeposting, and so on. Gimmick accounts will be banned on sight. Moderators have the final say as to what is trolling.

10. RESPECT THE MODERATORS/ADMINS.

If a moderator asks you to do something either in public or by private message, do it. Don't argue with them or try to debate the rules, or you will be punished even further. If you disagree with how a moderator is doing things, send a private message to Skye, the current forum administrator. If you disagree with how Skye is doing things, don't post here.

FORUM TABOOS

There are certain activities and posting methods that both the forum users here and the moderators don't appreciate. Avoid doing the following:

• Contentless and stupid posts (4chan memes, anything nonsensical)
• Inappropriate grammar ("u" instead of "you", etc) won't be punished, but users will look down on you for it)
• Double posting (if by mistake, inform a mod so it can be deleted)
• Bumping old topics (more than three weeks old), or bumping a topic to keep it at the top of the forum index.
• Begging for ranks, badges, and name avatars
• "Namedrop" threads (making a thread directed at a specific user that could've been done in a private message)
• "Diary"-esque threads (content that could have been better served in a private blog. Mods have the final say here)
• Asking for medical advice, or asking us to do your homework.