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Robotnik:
Mar 7, 2015 19:13:24 GMT -5
| General Disclaimer | |
| The site does not own and cannot be held responsible for statements made by members on the forum. This site is offered as-is to the user. Any statements made on the board may be altered or removed at the discretion of the staff. Furthermore all users are expected to have read, understood, and agreed to this FAQ before posting. We do not sell or distribute member information to any third party. If you have questions about any information contained in this FAQ, please send a private message with your question to a moderator or admin before posting. Questions on things not covered in this FAQ should be sent personal messages to the administrator. | |
| Why should I register an account on the board? | |
| By registering an user account, you will be able to post on the board as well as use several features only accessable through registering, such as the ability to mark forums as read and private messaging. Unregistered users have guest access to the board, meaning they can view threads but cannot reply to them. | |
| Why users must be 13 years of age to register to this board? | |
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For safety reasons, Insectduel's Board is only available to users who are 18 years old or older, or users who are 13 years old or older that have parental permission to utilize our service. Any users found to be under 13 years of age will have their accounts removed. NO EXCEPTIONS.
This does not mean that you can't Re-register to the board. But you have to be 13 years of age to register approved by your parent or guardian. |
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| Is there a time limit for this board? | |
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No, but when you register to this board and you're on inactivity, your account will not be deleted by requirements. |
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| I'm new, where should I start? | |
| The best place for newcomers to start is the Newbie Forum where you can introduce yourself to the board. If you have any questions not addressed in this FAQ, feel free to PM the Administrator in the board. | |
| What is the standard of acceptable behavior at the board? | |
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First off, don't assume that our rules are the same as other boards. Just because spammy posts are OK on another board doesn't mean that they are here. However, most of the rules aren't that hard to follow, and as long as you keep them in mind you should be all right. DO: 1] Follow the rules the moderators put out for their forums. 2] LISTEN to the admins when they warn you. 3] Enjoy yourself, and post frequently while obeying the rules. 4] Use proper grammar and avoid l33t speak and AOL-speak (u, ur, y, in place of words such as you, you're, why). It's a good way to gain respect. 5] Exercise common sense when posting. 6] Exercise caution when posting threads about controversial topics such as religion. 7] Always repsect your staff members. DON'T: 1] Spam 2] Insult/bash video game systems and games without a perfectly good reason. (i.e. "DUD U SUCK IF U HAVE GAMCUB UR A GAY PKEMON KIDDIE") 3] Be a bigot. Hateful, discriminating, or homophobic remarks are not welcome on this board. (DUDE THATS GAY STFU UR GAY) 4] Bump (post in) old or outdated threads. 5] Create multiple accounts unless authorized to by an admin (for testing reasons, etc.). Creating a second account when banned will result in a permanent ban from the board. 6] Ask any questions on the board that are answered in this FAQ. 7] Stick around if you dislike this board. Nobody is forcing you to. 8] Act like the board is a chat room (post messages like "HEY INSECT", "I AGREE", "Whats up?", or similar messages directed to people). This is what private messages are for. 9] FLAME, or purposely try to be an ass to people. 10] Expect this board to be a utopia. People won't respect you if you act stupid or act as if you're better than everyone else. 11] Ask to be a mod, suck up, or act like a mod. It's the quickest way NOT to get what you want. 12] Backseat moderate. We have staff for that. At most, direct users to this FAQ. 13] Threaten to hack the board. Chances are you can't. Besides, we have a few real hackers on staff who test the board constantly for any security problems. 14] Post blatantly pornographic material in inappropriate situations where it might be frowned upon. Permaban on the spot. 15] Post rom/warez links on the board. You're free to exchange links with others through private messages, but do not post them out in the open. 16] Join the board with the sole intent of advertising your site/service/etc. (This includes all Social Networking sites.) 17] Respond to a spammer attack/obvious flame. If it's obvious that the post/thread in question will be deleted, don't post and make fun of the person or ask for the post/thread to be taken care of. 18] ASK for any ROMs or any other illegal software. You will be permanently banned from the board. 20] Post real phone numbers and addresses in the board. This is for your safety. 21] Force your opinion on others. This is a discussion board, members are entitled to their own opinions. Keep in mind that you are fully responsible for your own account. |
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| What is considered "spam" at the board? | |
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Spam is making: - A post that is off-topic, meaning that it has nothing to do with the original thread. - A post that is only a few words long and doesn't contribute anything meaningful to the discussion. - A thread that doesn't have any real meaning. - A thread with a poll that is pointless. - A thread that is an exact duplicate of a pre-existing, recent thread. If you feel that a thread is spammy, then PM or IM an admin and ask them to take a look at it. Don't ask for someone to take a look at it in the thread itself or lecture the poster on the dangers of spamming. |
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| What is the strike system? | |
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In most cases, the staff at the board follows a three-strike system when it comes to punishments. For most minor offenses, an offending user will be warned about his/her conduct through a PM. If they continue to break the rules, they will be banned for 24 hours (possibly more if it was a serious offense, up to 72 hours). If the user continues to cause trouble, they will receive a second warning, possibly followed by another ban which could last anywhere from 72 hours to a week. Finally, if the user is still causing trouble after all these warnings, they will be permanently banned from the board. Harsher bans may be issued if a user racks up multiple warnings in a short amount of time or does something idiotic such as flooding the board or posting questionable material. Note that if you register another account to post with during a ban, you will be permanently banned on the spot. As well, if you think it's fun to constantly harass us on the board, keep in mind that we can and will contact your ISP and lodge a formal complaint. Many ISP's take harassment very seriously and may deactivate your account. |
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| What can I do about my thread being closed/trashed/deleted? | |
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First off, don't complain on the board about a thread being closed or deleted, and don't single out a certain mod or admin as being responsible. This will result in a ban. Learn from your mistakes and move on. If you feel you need clarification on why the thread was closed or if you feel a mistake was made, contact the moderator in charge of the forum or an admin and politely explain the problem. |
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| Help! I've been banned! What do I do now? | |
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First off, DO NOT create a new account to complain about your ban, as that will just result in a permanent ban from the board. If you feel that the ban was unfair or if you wish to know exactly why you were banned, E-mail the owner of the board at this address and calmly ask about it. Aside from that, the only thing you can do is wait for the ban to expire and make sure you know why it happened. In other cases we're let you know how many days to be unbanned from the board. |
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| Can HTML be used? | |
| Yes, it can be used in posts, private messages, nearly everywhere except in things such as thread titles, usernames, etc. | |
| Is there some sort of replacement code for HTML? | |
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[b]Bold text[/b] [i]Italic text[/i] [u]Underlined text[/u] [s] [img]URL of image to display[/img] [url]URL of site or page to link to[/url] And several color codes such as [red], [green], [blue], [orange], [yellow], [pink], [white], and [black] |
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| What are Spoiler Tags? | |
| To insert a spoiler tag, enter the text [spoiler] before the passage to be marked off, and close the tag with [/spoiler]. This will be used when Proboards becomes version 5. | |
| Are there any rules for post signatures? | |
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There are a few simple rules which all users should follow in their signatures. -No huge pictures or excessive amounts of GIFs. Huge pictures just make threads longer to load and having too many GIFs can slow down some computers. Image signatures must be at 100px height limit, 400px width limit, 25K filesize limit. Animated signature images are discouraged and labeled as distracting by many of our visitors. -No flaming other users. Doing so will result in a ban in the board. -No illegal links in your signatures. Anyone has illegal links (such as porn or a ROM Site) will be permanently banned from the board. Keep in mind that the signature pictures that you will post will not contain cuss words or any other inappropriate things. You know this is not official unless the admins tell us and know that right now you will not post inappropiate images in your signatures unless this does happen. Otherwise you will be Banned on the spot. |
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| What is Reputation used for? | |
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All these points are added up and people who consistently post good posts will start to get a higher reputation and get more pips under their name. So go out and start helping your friends get a better reputation. |
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| What are the user rankings? | |
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Here are a list of ranks. Each rank corresponds to the number of posts you have. And the number of stars for that ranking. When reaching 1000 posts, you earned a different star color. 0 - Non-poster 1 - Newcomer 10 - Junior Member 50 - Member 500 - Senior Member 1,000 - Premier Member 3,000 - Super Member 5,000 - Elite Member 10,000 - Noble Member 20,000 - Celebrity 30,000 - Legend |
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| How can I get a custom title? | |
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You can get one under one of those conditions: - Be a Administrator There may be a few rare exceptions, but asking for a custom title before having the requirements for it won't get you one. Please note that the new Proboards version 5 will allow custom titles for normal members |
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| How can I become a moderator or administrator? | |
| If us administrators trust you enough for this. Don't ask us, we may ask you if we ever feel you worthy of being promoted. Being a good and regular member helps, while asking for this doesn't. It also depends whether we feel a need to promote more people, which isn't so often the case. | |
| What are forum announcments? | |
| Announcements are general messages posted by the owner only. Everybody can view them, but not reply to them. | |
| What do the username colors mean? | |
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They vary depending on the power level: Owner Super Administrator Administrator Global Moderator Moderator Normal Member Banned Permabanned |
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| How can I change my username? | |
| You can't change it yourself, but you can change the name in the display name in your control panel. | |
| What are all the smilies? | |
Here's the smilies that can be used, and what you must type to use them: -- :)  -- ;)  -- :D  -- ;D  -- >:( -- :(  -- :o -- 8-)  -- ???  -- ::)  -- :P  -- :-[  -- :-X  -- :-/  -- :-* -- :'( And some Acmlmboard smiles won't appear in different forum skins. |
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| How do I donate Insectduel? | |
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Really? How generous.
Donations with this button go straight to the hosting bill, and we can't withdraw them, so you don't have to worry about us secretly buying drugs or other fancy stuff with your money. |
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| What is Forum Statistics? | |
| Forum Statistics is the way to keep track of your daily pageviews, unique visitors, new registrations, threads, replies, and so much more. Only Adminstrators can view it. | |
| How do I make my own Proboards account? | |
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If you think I might let you create your forum, think again. However making a forum that can distribute ROMs or limitless rules is not an option. If you show us a board in your sigs that broke our ROM Remodeling Rules, or if you violate the Proboards Terms of Service. You will be permanently banned from the board. All questions related to Proboards were NOT allowed in this board. It should belong to the ProBoards©Support Forum. And Insectduel WILL NOT give you codes to customize your own boards. |
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