Official Uuttitan Forums Rules and Guidelines (Updated 9/1/2010)

Here are the OFFICIAL rules of the Uuttitan Forums. You have NO excuses to break any of these rules, as they are right here for you to reference. Please read them over thoroughly.

Uuttitan Forums Official Rules

1. NO SPAMMING
Spamming is pointless, stupid, and overall, very immature. These forums are here to bring us together as a community, not to be annoyed by immature members. I hope we can keep this place going with a mature attitude.

2. NO CUSSING
Please, I know, I can get carried away, but overall, please no cussing. Not only does it lower the amount of respect you get from other members, but it just doesn't sound good in an environment like this.

3. NO FLAMING
Just no flaming. Simple as that. Again, this reaches a solid 0 on the maturity scale. Almost the same as spamming, just don't do it.

4. NO HARASSMENT
None of "Dude, you stupid idiot, why did you do that" "Dude omg moron what the heck". No attacking other members is basically what this is trying to get across. We are a community, we respect each other.

5. RESPECT
Respect those of HIGHER and LOWER rank. No "I'm a Moderator, BOW DOWN VETERAN!!" ok that was a joke, but serious, show respect to other members.

6. NO ABUSING UT POINT SYSTEM
This could probably be a sub-category with no spamming, but please don't make a thousand posts just for points. The UT Point System is fun and cool, but abusing it ruins the fun and the coolness in it. Just be a steady poster, dont completely attack it.

7. NO CAPS LOCK
NO CAPS LOCK BECAUSE THIS IS ANNOYING AND PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT.

8. POST IN THE RIGHT PLACES
Make sure you guys follow the category lists and forum titles. Post in the right places. You would think this is the easiest rule, but you would be surprised.

9. KEEP IT LEGAL
We here at the Uuttitan Forums do not support the unauthorized use of the following item(s):
-Illegal Hacks / Downloads / Links
-Copyrighted Material
-Etc.
Any user who posts material which is Against the Law to pass out, will have their post(s) removed / edited.
Any user who posts material without the consent of the original owner will have their post(s) removed / edited, if it becomes an issue with the original owner.
*Note: this rule was not added as a punishment, it has been added to protect the forums & it's members.

10. ADVERTISING
Advertising other forums / sites will be considered spamming until we decide to put up an advertising section. This rule applies if the link(s) posted were not asked for in the topic of interest.
Any user who Advertises without regard for this rule will have their post(s) removed / edited.

11. COMPLAINING TO MODERATORS
This has been going on for quite some time now; a member thinks that a moderator is not doing their job, or "abusing their power". There are many situations that a person thinks this, and they start harassing and talking down the moderator. Not only are you breaking multiple rules, but you are acting like a child. If you do not think that a moderator is fair, report the situation to an owner. If you complain to a moderator, be it via PM or in a thread, you will have your account deactivated. Moderators are told to moderate at their discretion, and if you are unable to follow the rules, they WILL act accordingly.

12. NUDITY
Nudity is absolutely 100% unacceptable here on the forums. We do our best to keep a PG experience for all of our members. Not only is it absolutely unacceptable, it is also ILLEGAL to those underage, against the law. Seeing as we have many 12-14 year olds here on the forums, you will be severely punished.

13. TROLLING
We get it, you don't like that certain thing or maybe a particular group, we all do. That does NOT give you the excuse to go onto a topic about something you dislike just so you can post rude comments or talk down to the other member who do. This goes along with RESPECT. Be nice to each other.

14. THREADOMANCY
Threadomancy, the art of "reviving" threads which have become inactive.
DO NOT revive threads that have been rendered irrelevant over the inactive period. Only post on old threads if the topic is still viable and you can contribute a new angle on it.

15. NEW TOPICS
Before you make a new topic, check to see if there isn't already a topic that will suit whatever it is you were going to post. Feel free to use the handy search function, located at the top panel of the forums.

16. BAN AVOIDANCE
If you get a new IP, new account, whatever to get onto the forums while you are banned, you will be found, and you will be banned again. If you can't handle the fact that you made the mistake before, then there is no reason to come back to do it again.

17. GRAMMAR
Don't worry; we're not going to ban you or anything like that if you're not good at this, but please try your best to post with reasonably good grammar, punctuation, etc... Bad grammar can be very hard to understand, and believe it or not, it just makes the place look better if posts are posted with good grammar. So come on guys, capitalize your "I's" and end your sentences with a period, question mark, etc. Keep in mind that this is a forum, and not an instant messenger or chatroom.

18. POLITICS
We all have our own opinions on how things are done, but this isn't the place to bring them up. All it does is cause flaming, and then people also get irritated when people speak about something when they don't know what it is about. Any threads talking about serious politics will be locked and deleted, and you will get a warning. Fun posts may be ok, it depends on what they start.


I. RELIGION
Religion is present in whatever part of the world in which you live, we do allow free expression of your views, as you have your right to do, but, IF it becomes an issue and flame wars start, the instigator(s) will be punished and discussion of religion on the Uuttitan Forums may be temporarily, if not indefinitely restricted for the sake of the peace of the forums.

II. BACKSEAT MODERATING
Due to the recent issues with "back-seat moderating", or "mini-modding", the Admin of the forums would like to make this very clear. Giving a friendly "this topic was already made", "Please stop fighting", or even a "lets get back on topic" is NOT modding. If anything, thats just a friendly reminder to abide by the rules that the forums do have. Acting as if a moderator is impersonating staff, and is something we do not wish to see on the forums. Punishment may be light, but you will have a "mark on your record" when it comes to any form of rank advancement.


Punishment Guidelines

Spamming/Advertising/Other minor inappropriate behaviour.
Two warnings followed by 7 day ban.

Trolling/Flaming/Harrassment/Other moderate inappropriate behaviour.
Two warnings followed by 14 day ban.

Posting illegal material (pornography in particular)/Ban Avoidance/Other Major inappropriate behaviour.
Immediate ban, 21+ days.

(Note: Administrators can always deviate slightly from the guidelines if the situation demands it.)