| 1. |
These forums are
for the support of BattleTech in
general, and the HeavyMetal series of
programs in particular. Please try to
keep to these subjects; there are
unlimited sites on the Internet for
other subjects. |
| 2. |
Posts should be
made on the appropriate forums, which
have been provided for that purpose. |
| 3. |
Politics and
Religion, in particular, are topics not
allowed to be discussed on this board. |
| 4. |
No posting other
user's "real world" information without
their permission. This includes
registered as well as unregistered
users. |
| 5. |
You should not
quote emails, private messages or other
private correspondence from others,
without their knowledge and permission. |
| 6. |
No SPAM.
Commercial messages are prohibited
without specific permission of the
Administrator, unless they involve
BattleTech specifically. |
| 7. |
Making posts with
the goal of raising one's posting rank
may result in some (or all) of that
user's posts being deleted. |
| 8. |
Speak to each
other in a mature, civil and respectful
manner. |
| 9. |
Avoid
"Thread-Jacking". If a topic reminds you
of another subject, start a new thread
to discuss that subject, rather than
high-jacking the thread. No one likes to
have their question/topic ignored and
changed to another topic. Doing so also
makes the topic's title unusable. Posts
not related to the topic are subject to
being moved, or deleted, without notice.
If your thread is being thread-jacked,
please ask posters to obey this rule,
and if necessary, ask a Moderator to step
in. |
| 10. |
Keep
interjections, humorous or otherwise, to
a minimum. Yes, we all do it, but it
should not become the new topic of
conversation. (This includes beer. ;-)
If it warrants it, start a new thread. |
| 11. |
No Personal
attacks of any kind will be tolerated. |
| 12. |
Use of Foul
Language will not be tolerated. The
language censor is activated; do not
attempt to bypass it. |
| 13. |
Posts that flame
individuals, either by name or
inference, will not be tolerated.
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| 14. |
Carrying "flames"
from another board to this board may
result in the offending poster being
banned without warning. |
| 15. |
Leave problems
from other boards on those boards. We
have enough here! ;-) |
| 16. |
You may not post
libelous or defamatory messages or
materials, or links to such materials.
You may not post messages or materials
that are obscene, violent, abusive,
threatening, or designed to harass or
intimidate another person. |
| 17. |
If you are here
just to be confrontational you will be
forced to leave, losing your posting
privileges. |
| 18. |
If you post
materials from other web sites and/or
newsgroups, credit should given whenever
possible. If you re-post material from
the HeavyMetal site, you are also asked
to give credit when appropriate. |
| 19. |
Posting as
another user without that user's
permission is strictly prohibited. |
| 20. |
MechWarrior: Dark
Age is a touchy, sometimes volatile
subject, but due to the similarities and
origin of the game, comparisons and
discussions will come up. Please keep
discussions limited to topics of general
interest here, involving strategy, game
play or similar issues. Any posts
attacking it will be deleted. |
| 21. |
The
Administrators and their Moderators have
the right to delete any message and/or
thread for any reason. There may be NO
warning and NO explanation as to why.
The moderators of the HeavyMetal Forums
use their own discretion and judgment in
deleting posts. That means even if it's
wrong, it's our right, so long as we
think our action is necessary to keep
the forum clean, tasteful and abiding by
these guidelines. |
| 22. |
Opinions, advice
and all other information expressed by
participants in discussions are those of
the author(s). You rely on such
information at your own risk. The
Admin/Moderation Team will NOT be held
responsible for the content of any
message posted in the HeavyMetal Forums. |
| 23. |
By registering
and logging in, you agree to and have
accepted these Forum Rules. Please
remember, it is a privilege granted to
you to post on this board; do not abuse
it. |
| 24. |
Posts simply
discussing how many posts they or others
have will be deleted. This really is
covered by rule 7, as those who post
just to raise their post count will also
respond to such posts, making a
never-ending process that just results
in more posts to wade through, with
nothing beneficial added to the forums. |
| 25. |
Emails of forum
members are to be used only for
contacting them concerning forum topics.
No SPAM or other such emails to those
persons is allowed. No mass mailing to
forum members is permitted, nor may any
email lists be made, given or sold.
Please report any such abuse to the site
administrator. Abusing this rule will
result in being banned from the forums. |
| 26. |
Posts are to be in good taste, that
is, they must not offend the average
viewer. Posts in poor taste, or those
which link to sites that are considering
in poor taste, will be deleted. In this
case, good and poor taste will have to
be at the discretion of the forum
moderators. |
| 27. |
Signatures of
forum members should not normally
include graphics, especially since such
graphics are usually hosted elsewhere,
and can slow down viewing by all
visitors. An exception to this is the
national flags, which can be viewed on
the Our
Customers page, and for which links
have been provided
here as well as the similar U.S.
state flags. |
| 28. |
Ranks on the HeavyMetal Software
Forums are earned based on the number of
posts the member has, and range from a
raw Recruit to several General grades.
Rank graphics automatically apply to the
rank earned. Once a member reaches the
rank of Lieutenant General (the first
General rank), he/she may request a
special rank and avatar or graphic be
used in place of the General rank.
Graphics for avatar use should be in the
size range of 90 x 90 pixels, plus or
minus. |
| 29. |
When quoting another post, please
trim the quoted material so that only
the applicable material being referenced
is included. |
| 30. |
Avoid multi-level quoting where
possible, if your response applies
primarily to the latest post, unless
doing so makes your intent or answer
less clear. |
| 31. |
Try to ask yourself whether your
response adds anything new to a subject
or discussion. Stating the same thing
again and again gets tiresome and and
makes reading and understanding topics
more difficult. |
| 32. |
When posting pictures using the
[image] tag, try to keep pictures to no
more than 640 pixels wide or so.
Remember that many users browse this
site with 800x600 resolution, and large
pictures which also expand forum text
off-screen makes viewing difficult for
them. If pictures are in multiples,
vertical groupings work better than
horizontal. |
| 33. |
The HeavyMetal forums are not to be
used as an advertising medium. If your
purpose in joining is to advertise a
product or site, please don't waste your
time. New members with WWWs which are
obviously advertising-related (as
opposed to BattleTech-related), or who
post links to such sites in signatures
or elsewhere, will be considered
spammers and will be deleted without
warning. |
| 34. |
In consideration of the fact that
the primary purpose of the HeavyMetal
forums are to service and support users
of HeavyMetal software products, posting
files or designs made with programs
other than HeavyMetal software is not
allowed. That may seem heavy-handed, but
this site is not an advertisement for
other products; there are lots of other
sites for that. |
Additional Private Message (PM) Rules:
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a. |
Even when PMing, try to
obey the normal forum rules, as this
will help prevent problems, and in
general apply to private conversations
as well public posts. |
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b. |
Topics and posts in
private messages can wander away from
established public standards,
provided that both parties agree. |
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c. |
PM is never to be used
as spam or a way to annoy or attack
others. If you are requested to not PM a
member, continuing to do so will
considered harassment. |
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d. |
Any such attacks, or
continued unwanted PMing, should be
reported to the forum administrator,
where action will be taken. While it
will be a pain, the SQL database,
including private messages, can be
searched, and messages read, to confirm
or deny any accusations or misuse of the
system. And as this will take some
time to do, false alarms and
inappropriate posts will be acted upon
with vigor! |
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