Real Forum Rules n' Regulations

General Forum Rules:
1) Respect other members of the forum - Do not be rude or offensive to another member of the forum, respect their views and opinions even if they are different to the ones of you own.
2) Do not discriminate anybody - Do not post anything which can be deemed racist/sexist/homophobic etc, discrimination is a serious matter and will not be tolerated.
3) Don't swear overly - A forum filter has been put in place, but not every foul word has been filtered. The filter substitutes each letter of the swear word with *'s. Do not avoid this filter, this includes using abbreviation's, shortened words or posting images which contain the filtered words.
4) Don't impostor anybody from The Real Forum - It is not allowed to pretend to be somebody your not.
5) Do not pretend to work for The Real Forum when you do not - Do not deceive
others into thinking you work for The Real Forum when it is not the case,anywhere on the forum
6) Do not post dangerous URLs - These include links which go to websites which involve information about hacking, scamming or other illegal activities. Not only is it illegal, but many of these sites contain spyware which can be dangerous to yourself or other members of the forum.
7) Don't do anything considered illegal
- If you admit to doing anything illegal to the law. This includes, hacking, scamming or helping anyone to hack/scam.
8 ) Do not encourage others to break rules - This includes the rules on the forum.
9) Do not post obscene imagery - Posting or linking to images, videos or websites which contain obscene images is not allowed. If you are posting a link to a site which contains swearing, you must say so in your post.
10) Do not bully other members of the forum - We do not tolerate bullying, this includes name calling or threatening other forum members.
11) Do not make inappropriate names that avoid the fliter.
12) Please refrain yourself from posting in a topic that is 1 or 2 months old, this is counted as post digging. If caught doing
this your total posts will be decreased. If you wish to go further with the topic we advise you to make a new topic about it.

Forum Topic/Posting Rules:
1) Don't post off topic - Please do not post messages which have no relevance to the topic it is posted in.
2) Do not double post - There is no limit to how long the edit button
stays for, therefore there is no need to double post. Either edit your last post, or wait for another member to post. If you wait 24 hours then you may post again
3) Do not comment on others breaking the forum rules - Although you may just be trying to
help, please leave it up to the Moderators and Administrators to deal with rule breakers. This also includes comments asking for another
member to be banned or unbanned. If you come across a post which breaks the forum rules, click the "Report Bad Post" button and we will deal with it as soon as possible.
4) Do not ignore a Forum Moderators
warning - A Moderator will send you a private message when you have broken a rule. You should take these warnings seriously.
5) Post in the correct forum - Make sure that the subject of your thread matches the subject of the forum you post it in.
6) Do not abuse the "Report Bad Post" button - Anyone who does so will receive a severe punishment.

Forum Image Rules
1) Do not post images which contain swearing - If you want to post an image as such, cover up the swearing in a picture editing program first.
2) Do not post obscene images - ones which contain imagery of an adult nature or anything unacceptable.
3) No extremely gory images - Any images which contain a lot of blood and gore are unacceptable as it may upset some members of the forum.

Mod Warnings:
You are not allowed to remove, edit, falsely create or in anyway modify
notices from posts. Mod warnings will be in red and bolded and will
appear something like this:

Moderator Warning: Please do double post as it is against the forum rules

Forum Message Rules:
If you are insulted through a PM by any of our members, please send us a PM with the name of the member who insulted you and a picture with the PM (as a proof).

To make a picture of your PM please do the following:
1) Push the Print Screen button on your keyboard when you see the message.
2) Start Paint (or any other programs which edits pictures) and simultaneously
press CTRL V (or choose paste from the menu).
3) Go to File =>Save as (if you use Paint) and choose a name for the picture and select it to be saved in png format.
4) Use an image uploading site such as Photobuchet or Servimage and upload your picture.
5) Send us a PM with the link to the picture.
Note: We can't do anything until you bring us proof (the picture) that a member has insulted you.

If you have any more questions please feel free to send a message to a Moderator or Administrator.

Rules of the ChatBox

1) Harassment of a Member
=> Ban for 24 hours from the ChatBox and permanently if this is repeated
2) Discrimination of a member; Racism/Sexism/Homophobia
=> Ban from the ChatBox for a period decided by the Moderator.
3) Evading the forum filter.
=> First you receive a kick from the ChatBox if it continues for a ban period decided by the Moderator.
4) Any matters affecting the general ambiance
=> Ban from the ChatBox for a period to be defined by the Moderator.
5) POSTING images
=> Firstly a warning and then a kick. If continued you shall receive a ban period decided by the Moderator.
6) Flooding
=> Warning, and in case of repeat, a Ban from the ChatBox for a period to be defined by the Moderator.

Basically all rules apply but it is taken more lightly then on the forum. Please remember that the ChatBox is a gift to members and it can be taken away with a snap of a finger.

Real Forum Avatar Limits

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Infractions Information:
I am here to explain the infractions upon which you will find either in your profile or under the author part of your post.

Infractions are points given to you every time you break a rule. Some rules being 1 or 2 points and major rules being 4 or 5. Every time you break a rule you will be warned via PM by a Moderator and then given a point depending on the rules you broke. After you get 15 points you will either be banned or have certain permissions removed until further notice and after. After your ban peroid you shall have your infractions reset.