EvaGeeks Forum Rules and Guidelines

Here you will find a rundown of the rules and regulations of the EvaGeeks Forum.

Purpose

The purpose of the EvaGeeks Forum is to provide Evangelion fans with a pleasant, mature, and productive atmosphere for the discussion of the show and related topics. The forum also serves as an extension of the EvaGeek site's content and services.

Members

All members should be fully acquainted with and adhere to the rules and guidelines set by the board staff. Failure to comply will result in warnings; failure to heed warnings will result in a temporary or permanent banning depending on the severity of the offense(s).

Courtesy towards other members and the staff is expected. "Sassing" the administration is not permitted under any circumstances and will produce repercussions.

Posting Guidelines

A. Language: Posts shall be composed in English: No excessive l33t, slang, foreign language, abbreviations, acronyms, IM speak, or plain bad English is allowed. Use sentences, punctuation, grammar, and so forth. Don't type as fast as possible and hope for it to make sense; make sure that your posts are coherent and understandable.

B. Formatting: Avoid using altered font (color, style, size) unless it serves a purpose. Formatted text shall not be permitted to serve as one’s "default" (e.g., the text of every post is colored blue). Bold red text may only be used by the moderation staff.

C. Spam: A post that doesn't advance the topic of discussion or contribute in some way is spam. Keep posts on topic. Spam should be kept to a minimum, and will result in warnings in extreme cases.

D. Swearing: We're not going to tell you it’s inappropriate to say "fuck" — but please, use it sensibly. If you always put the word "fucking" in front of an adjective, that is not sensible use. Don't use pervasive language.

Threads

Shall be posted by any member where permitted. Threads are to be created in the appropriate subforum; those placed inappropriately will be relocated by the mods. If a thread is considered inappropriate for whatever reason, it will be closed and placed in the graveyard. Please be sure to title threads appropriately.

If a thread is locked, do not create a new thread attempting to "reprise" it. If it was originally a "valid topic" that simply went irretrievably OT, a new thread may be created after an adequate "cool down" period. Use common sense when attempting to resurrect discussions that have "suffered the mods’ wrath".

Polls have been disabled in this forum.

Signatures

These are intended to be a "compact and concise" way of relating information about yourself and/or adding a "personal touch" to your posts.

A. They should be as small as possible and never exceed 104 pixels in height (the equivalent of six lines of default-size text).

B. Unnecessary empty

lines should be avoided.

C. Quote tags may not be used.

D. Colored text is permitted, with the exception of red, which is reserved for moderators and admins.

E. Images are not permitted in signatures.

F. Signatures may be modified without warning for failing to comply with the guidelines.

Images

A. Images may be posted when relevant to a thread.

B. Posting replies in the form of an image (e.g., image macros) should be avoided, and may constitute a warning. Silly images may be posted "for their own sake" in this thread.

C. Large images (whether of size or dimensions) should be text linked rather than posted with the [img] tag (i.e., embedded).

D. Do not post direct links (whether with the [img] tag or text links) to images hosted on other websites. This is called "hotlinking" and is, as a general rule, frowned upon. Upload images to your own webspace or to a free image-hosting service such as ImageShack or Photobucket before posting them.

Hotlinking to images on evageeks.org evacommentary.org is, however, permitted.