Base Rules

Subject: Base Rules Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:33 am

The "BIG ONES"

If you break these rules, you'll earn an instant ban regardless of which moderator sees the post(s).

Using racist, sexist, homophobic or hateful language.
Posting pornographic (including cartoon porn) or NSFW (Not Safe For Work) material. Exceptions include NG staff or if you're posting to the Art Forum and it's relevant rather than downright perverted.
Linking to pornographic or NSFW material without a clear warning.
Linking to viruses, referral sites, or maliciously coded websites either in your signature or in your post.
Discussing illegal activities – including, but not limited to: ROMs, cracks, warez and hacking.
Instigating or discussing malicious attacks on other websites
Posting with an alternate account whilst banned or your main account while an alt is banned. Both accounts may be deleted.
Posting any member's real life information without permission.
Impersonating Administrators, Moderators, or Newgrounds regulars.
Bumping any old topic without a good reason and new information.
Making multiple short posts (five words or less) over a short time period.
Attempting to smartass your way around these rules.

The OTHER RULES

If you break these rules, you're definitely risking being banned. Think before you post.

Remaking or complaining about a locked or deleted thread by creating a new thread.
Complaining or boasting about any ban, including comments in signature text.
Backseat modding: pointing out what needs to be deleted, banned, locked or destroyed.
Posting flashing or strobing images, or picture spamming: repeatedly posting the same picture or posting irrelevant / overused images such as the FAIL picture.
ALL CAPS posting.
Chasing / harassing / flaming other users, regardless of who instigated it.
Harassing other users by having a continuous negative or bitter attitude towards them.
Insulting or harassing the moderators or administrators.
Trolling: cruising the boards looking for a fight.
Sniping or knocking established NG groups, such as the Clocks, Locks, IWP.
Repeatedly advertising your website.
Recreating a thread that has been created recently. Use the search bar before hitting "New Topic".
Posting excessively in a language other than English for the sole purpose of excluding the majority of the users.
Making "Hi, I'm new", "I'm back", or "I'm leaving NG" threads without significant content pertinent to your situation.
Creating parody threads or posting with gimmick accounts.
Making stats threads.
Posting "Use the search", "Use Google" or similar messages without providing relevant links.
Posting lame chat conversations. No one cares. Seriously.
Attempting to smartass your way around these rules.

Forum-Specific Rules

These rules are open to interpretation by individual moderators.

Avatar and Profile

Avatar dimensions : Your avatar's width must not exceed 150 pixels and it's height must not exceed 200 pixels. These limits are here to avoid scrolling for people who have a low screen resolution. You must also respect the limit of storage space which is set at 300 KB. There are still people who have a low-speed connection, and big pictures take time to load for them
Your avatar is not an advertising banner, so avatars with your forum URL or links to any other sites must be avoided
Sexually oriented, gore and any other type avatars that are considered to be inappropriate must be avoided
Your "Language", "Location" and "Hobbies" fields are not an advertising space, so links (to your forum or other sites) must be avoided.

Final Thoughts

We want to keep this Forum clean, and we want to see people engage in intelligent conversation. Use common sense: if you don't have something interesting to discuss, don't post a topic! Remember, these are private forums.
Also, we're not perfect. Contact us if you have a question or general comment. We'll do our best to get back to you, but please be patient!

Thank you to DONalex for putting the initial rules together. Additional thanks to Fenomen12, Ice_man.

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