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General Forum-Wide

#1.1 UlitmateGamers is aimed at a general audience. This means our site isdesigned for 13 year old and older. Everything must be aimed at thisage and older.#1.2 Pornography: We do not allow any kindof pornography or other sexually explicit material. Minor nudity isallowed at staff discretion.#1.3 Copyright Files/Warez: Direct linking and/or hosting of Copyright Materials or Warez is strictly prohibited.#1.4 Hacking: Files, FAQ's, Walkthroughs,Guides, etc that focus on Hacking are not allowed. We see hacking asthe intentional degraadation of any computer software, hardware,internet websites and servers. This includes but is not limited toDDoS, Phishing, Viruses, Trojans, Bot-Nets, Website Exploits, and ForumWebsites.#1.5 Spamming: We consider spammingintentional posting of irrelevant or pointless replies. Reasons fordoing so include raising ones post count, bumping a thread, or steeringa thread off-topic.#1.6 Flaming: We allow flaming in smallamounts only. Flaming is the intentional or unintentional posting ofany word or group of words with the intent of harassing forum members,forum staff, or anyone in general.#1.7 Harassment: Any type of harassmenttowards other forum members is not allowed. This includes bringingrace, sex, age, position (forum leadership wise), etc.#1.8 Language: Vulgar language is permittedin small amounts only. Keep the language down to a minimum. We have afilter enabled to block many words not allowed on the forum. Anyattempt to block the language filters will lead to infractions.#1.9 All posts and threads are only limited to English. This does not include your signature, profile, Private Messages, etc.#1.10 All usernames may not refer to an email or any web site - use good taste here.

Infraction System

#2.1Members who disobey the rules will be infracted (warned) or banneddepending on what the moderator believes is the appropriate punishment.In most cases, they are issued one per each rule broken. If necessary 2or more can be given for one offense.#2.2 Members can be infracted a maximum ofthree times. On the third, an immediate ban is placed on the usersaccount, for a set amount of days that is proportional to the rule(s)broken. This does not mean that you have to have a warning to getbanned, moderators may ban you without warnings depending on theoffense.#2.3 By default, infractions have anexpiration date of 30 Days after the day they are issued to you. Afterwhich time it is nulled, and taken off your profile. Depending on theinfraction it may not have an expiration date.If you believe you do not deserve the infraction please contact themoderator who warned you. Talking back to the moderator who gave youthe warning with no sense of respect will lead to further warnings.If you do not know why you received a warning, a private message wouldhave been sent to notify you of the reason why you were infracted andwho sent it to you.

Posting Etiquette

#3.1 All topic titles must contain a description of what the topic is about.#3.2 Treat others positively and with respect. Flaming other members or other forums will lead to a warning, possibly even a ban.#3.3 Topics must be submitted to the relevant forums. Please read the forum descriptions before posting.#3.4 Bumping is allowed provided that thereply has relevant information that is useful to the continuance of thetopic. Short intervals of bumps are not allowed to bump the topic uponto the first page by the same person.#3.5 Double posting of the same links maylead to a warning, especially if you have your own independent topicfor a set of links and yet still post the same links in related topicswith the intention of gaining exposure.Also use the edit button when altering your reply if you're the last to post in the topic.#3.6 Content of posts should not beexplicit, offensive, shocking, discussions of demerit commoditiesunless it is posted in an educational sense. Content which is inhumaneor unethical to be viewed by ages below 13 years old is not allowed.#3.7 No topic hijacking (going off topic).#3.8 Removal of moderated messages is not allowed.#3.9 Posting serial numbers or license keys in messages is not allowed.#3.10 The use of unusual presentation methods within topic titles and descriptions with the intent to gain attention is not allowed.Examples and exceptions:Not allowed:Words/phrases such as but not limited to:**** MUST HAVE****, L@@K, LATEST, NEWEST, LOOK HERE, *Newest Version*or other words along these lines including symbols.Allowed:Scene release title created by the release group may include caps and periods.Use of hyphen between words such as music titles.

Spam Rules

#4.1You may promote your website using the following methods only: yoursignature, your "homepage," your location, and your profile. Thefollowing areas are not for the promotion of your websites/forums:Threads, Posts, Polls, Announcements, posted images, and the "I am Currently Listening to" field.#4.2 If you choose to posta link it should either benefit everyone or be in direct reference toan inquiry or question asked; and must not be a site of the followingcategories:Warez sites, Pornography sites, Hacking sites. Sites that requireregistration, subscription or a fee to access. Links within posts thatlinks to a 3rd party in order to gain access the content (eg Linkprotectors, Text files, ...).#4.3 In your signature, your "homepage," or your profile any links are allowed except for the following:Warez sites, Pornography sites, Hacking sites.#4.4 Excessive posting of similar messages to increase post count is not allowed.#4.5 The following one-liner messages are classified as spam [Except in The Lounge]:Any reply/post that contains 2 words or less.Any acronym such as lol, lmao, rofl, wtf, etc.The use of a smilie only reply (such as Smile).

Private Messaging

#5.1 All rules apply in regard to private messaging.#5.2 Mass "spamvertising"(the act of spamming with advertisements to other websites/forums) isstrictly prohibited. Sending PM's to 2 members or more at oncequalifies as Mass Spamvertising.

Avatars and Signatures

#6.1 All rules apply to avatars and signatures.#6.2 There currently is nosize restrictions on avatars and signatures. Staff has the right toedit, resize, delete them as necessary.

Code Releases

Dueto many problems with our Code Release Policy, it has been completelyredone. Please associate yourself with the new guidelines.#7.1 When posting a new gamecode, please make every effort to give credit to the originalauthor/creator of the code. If you created be sure to give yourselfcredit. If you are genuinely unsure about who the author or creator is,make it blatantly obvious that you do not take credit for the release,and do not know who made it.#7.2 Adding websites or forums toRelease Credit is not permitted. Creators/Authors only include the nameof the member. Not where they come from. Any release posted with theintention of advertising websites or forums will not be permitted.#7.3 Codes may be posted and released without"original author or creator" permission. This is because GC Staff doesnot have the time or manpower to do a "background" check on every codeposted to make sure credit is accurate. Posted credit is based on theintegrity system. Because we cannot check every release, it is up toforum members to give credit where credit is due. We will, under nocircumstances, take down or edit a code because someone claims to bethe original author/creator and wants it removed.

Forum Profiles

#8.1Currently the creation of several member accounts by one member ispermitted only if the duplicate accounts were not created to circumventan account ban. If a ban is placed on an account, and it is found thatthe member has duplicate accounts, all the accounts will be banned; andall additional ones will be either banned or deleted.#8.2 Mass creation of duplicateaccounts (more than 3 per user) is not allowed and is considered takingadvantage of #9.1. If an excess of multiple accounts are found by anymember, they may be deleted/banned at the discretion of forum staff.#8.3 Impersonation of forum staff isnot allowed. Creating new forum accounts similar to staff members fallsunder this rule. For example creating the account "^^ilk" toimpersonate "Milk" is not permitted.#8.4 Username, Usertitle, and Avatarmarkup with the intentions of impersonating forum staff is notpermitted. Some examples include:Purchasing a Red, Green, Blue, Black, or White UsernameHaving a Usertitle saying "Forum Administrator" or an equivalentHaving an 'Administrator' avatar

#9.x

Nothing in this section yet.

UltimateGamers Affiliation

#10.1To become an affiliation of UltimateGamers.forumotion.com, you must have administratorapproval. We will only consider sites for affiliation if they do notcontain the following:Pornography, Warez, Hacking Tools/Guides, or anything else found unacceptable by staff.#10.2 -_-VeNoM-_- has final say on who is and is not an affiliate of UltimateGmaers. You must contact him in order to receive final approval.

Shoutbox

The following rules apply only to members that can access the shoutbox.#11.1 All rules apply to shouts, images, and links posted in the shoutbox.

Special Usergroups: Moderators, Administrators, Premium

The following rules only apply to forum members with Special Usergroups. Special Usergroups include Section Moderator, Global Moderator, Administrator, and Premium.

#12.1Allowing anyone except yourself to log into your account is strictlyprohibited. Giving your username/password to other users to access isstrictly prohibited. Being in a Special Usergroup, you are the only oneentitled to log into the forum with your username. If you are foundallowing other users to have access to your account, you will eitherlose your Special Usergroup or receive a Profile Lock/Ban at thediscretion of -_-VeNoM-_-.

Explicit Guidelines#13.1Sticky Requests: Please do not request a post to be stickied. If thereis room to sticky an exceptional post, we will do so. Topics which usea poll to petition a sticky are not allowed.#13.2 Your username canonly be changed by purchasing it in the Forum Store. Do not askmoderators or admins to change your username for you.#13.3 Asking any staff member if you can be a part of the staff will hinder your chance of ever becoming one.#13.4 All forum rules apply to each members profile, no referrers, no porn links, no warez forums.#13.5 All forum rules apply to every image posted in messages, signatures, avatars and PM’s.#13.6If you find posts, members, or profiles that violate forum rules,please either "Report" it using the Report Button or PM/Contact ForumStaff immediately.#13.7 These Rules may change at anytime with or without notice. It is your responsibility to review themperiodically for any updates. In most cases, every attempt will be madeto notify you that the Forum Rules have been updated.