BioRUST Forums

**Man1c M0g** · 11-04-2003 until 11-04-2020

Every growing community needs rules to define boundaries and expected standards of conduct. These forums are no different, so here is a list of rules all users are expected to understand and abide by:

English Language ONLY! Specifically, please do not use SMS/Text type language and abbreviations (ez, ne1, 4 u, etc.). We all make the occasional typo, but please try to make an effort with your spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Registration is required: The board administrators require all individuals to register before they can reply to posts or start new threads (you can do this by pressing the register button on the bar above and filling out the relevant details). Registration also allows you to edit your posts, specify a signature, receive email notification of replies to your threads, and much more. Membership is, of course, totally free, and you can share as many, or as little, personal details as you wish. Your email address can be optionally hidden, ensuring complete privacy.
Submission to Admins/Moderators: Administrators and moderators are there to ensure order, sort out disputes, and generally just keep the bulletin boards tidy. They have the power to edit, delete, or move any posts in their forums. If you are unhappy about a particular forum, you should contact the relevant moderator direct by e-mail, the vBulletin messaging system, ICQ or MSN with the problem. Please do not post topics such as "Why was my post edited/locked/deleted etc". Bear in mind that most moderators do this work out of the goodness of their heart, giving up considerable amounts of time for their hobby, totally free of charge. They do a great job, please support them.
Use the SEARCH tool: Before you ask a question, search the forums using the Site Search tool at the top of the page. The chances are your question may have already been answered in the past.
Give your thread a meaningful title: This is especially relevant if you're looking for help with a problem. A title like "Problem with Render filters", for example, is a lot more helpful than "Please Help!!!"
No spamming: Short and meaningful, or long and rambling posts are always welcome here at the Biorust forums, but a dim view is taken of those individuals who reply to posts with a mere smilie, a couple of words, or continually repeated phrases. Trying to increase your posts number using these methods is highly frowned upon, and may result in deletion of posts and a temporary/permanent ban.
No swearing, adult material, or personal attacks: Although these forums are welcome to all, we are freely viewable by people of all ages, so language or conduct inappropriate for children will not be tolerated. For this reason, swearing and the posting of "adult" or offensive material is forbidden. Simply replacing some of the letters in a swearword with a * or any other character is not acceptable. If you REALLY have to swear, please replace all the letters with *'s (i.e. ****), or use the angry emoticon. We also expect all members to be courteous to each other, and refrain from abusing or deriding other members. In addition to forum posts, this relates to offensive usernames as well. If you have a dispute, please do not fight it out in the forums - use Vbulletin's private messaging system or take it to a moderator/admin for arbitration.
No links or requests for 'warez': This cannot be stressed highly enough - bulletin boards posting links to pirated material are often fined and/or shut down by the relevant authorities. For this reason, providing or asking for information on 'warez', 'gamez' , etc, is expressley forbidden and will be enforced heavily. If you really MUST talk about illegally-obtained copyright material, use Vbulletin's private messaging system, where everything you say is not monitored.
No anti-BioRUST posts: We will never tolerate those who seek to tarnish our good name, no matter how justified they feel their complaints are. All posts of an offending nature will be removed and the user who posted them submitted for disciplinary procedures. If you have a particular strong complaint against BioRUST or its staff, please send a message to the appropriate moderator/admin or use the e-mail system. Please note that this does not include constructive criticism which is, of course, highly encouraged.
No over-promotion of business interests: Promoting your own website is most certainly allowed, but not to the degradation of the forums. By this, we mean that you can link to your website in your signature, but spamming forums with the address is most certainly forbidden. The forums are here to allow people to freely share knowledge, not provide them with personal financial gain, or free advertising.
No oversized signatures: A signature is a privilege, not a right. Please do not anger other users by setting enormous signatures. A maximum of 5 lines of text is usually regarded as the upper limit. If you use an image as your signiture, limit its size to no bigger than 520px in width, 100px in height, and 75kb in filesize. Breaking these rules may lead to suspension of your signature abilities until you learn how to use them properly.
Correct use of the Community Gallery: Please avoid flooding the gallery with large quantities of similar pictures and/or photographs. This rule is mainly aimed at stopping the holiday snaps plague which threatens to bury us all. This is not to say that interesting photos of everyday things are wrong, but please try make make sure they represent an interesting pose, enticing closeness, or something else special. Any photos breaching this rule may be removed without notice.

All those breaking the rules can first expect a verbal warning by a moderator/admin and then, if they persist, an account deletion or temporary posting ban. Persistent and deliberate rule-breakers will have their account "K-lined". That means they are no longer welcome on these forums and their account will no longer function. If they re-register, their new account will be killed immediately. That said, you have absolutely nothing to fear if you follow the rules and act like a civil member of human society. We look forwards to your future posts, and hope you enjoy these forums as much as we enjoy bringing them to you...