Games-Engine Forum Rules&Guidelines

Please take a moment to review these rules detailed below.

To enhance the quality of discussion and topics at Games-Engine, we ask that all members participating in the Games-Engine Forums abide by the following rules and guidelines:

Appropriate actions will be taken on those that ignore or attempt to bypass these rules and guidelines. The action that will be taken will be determined by the Games-Engine Forum Staff and will depend on the severity of the violation.

All actions, moderation and administration of Games-Engine are decided by the staff only and are not open to debate.

Do not "flame", "bash", "troll" or harass others. Blatantly offensive comments or actions directed at others will not be tolerated. While we do allow members to debate and voice their own opinions, there will be a limit to how far a heated debate can go before it is closed by staff. If you harass someone you will be disciplined. Period.

Please show respect for all members at Games-Engine; new or old. Disparaging remarks towards others about race, gender, origin, handicap, age, sexual orientation, personal politics and religion will NOT be tolerated and will most likely be removed by staff. The poster will then be warned, suspended or banned (see the Warnings section below for more information on warnings).

Flaming, even in self-defense, is strictly prohibited. If you have something to say, say it respectfully or not at all. If someone is harassing you contact a staff member directly. Replying to a flame post will likely result in the removal of your post as well. Flam baiting, or attempting to draw other members into personally attacking you or each other is also not allowed.

This public forum is intended for users of all ages, please take this into consideration when posting. Please use common sense and don't post explicit profanity, we are not strict on the use of swearing but please show respect for the members of Games-Engine.

The following rules and guidelines on forum decency or "netiquette" are all mostly common sense, but we know some members lack any common sense so we've listed them here for you to review and hopefully abide by:

·  Before you start a topic, perform a search to see if the question or topic you wish to create has been made before. If it has, post in the topic that already exists. Duplicate topics will be closed.

·  Please make the topic title you are creating clearly reflecting the topic you are addressing. Do not make titles in full capitals, with an obscene amount of periods, etc.

·  Stay on topic; posts that do not may be removed. If you wish to discuss a different subject take it to the proper thread.

·  If you have an issue with a member or moderation decision contact the member in question or a staff member via PM. DO NOT air your grievances publicly in the original topic or otherwise.

·  Absolutely no posting of pornographic content of any kind, linked to or otherwise.

·  If one of your posts is removed don't repost it without staff permission, this is considered disrespectful and may result in a warning increase.

·  When posting please refrain from double/triple/etc posting.

·  Don't make secondary accounts, duplicate accounts will be banned.

·  Use the report function! We are going to add a function of report. If you see someone breaking a rule, report it. Don't reply to a post you've just reported and don't write an essay for the report reason but DO make it clear why it should be removed.

Warnings, Suspensions & Bans

Every time a member violates a rule or disrupts the forum, a warning will be applied by a member of staff sending a short message to him. Depending on the severity of the violation of rules, the member will be dealt with accordingly:

• Under normal circumstances the member will be issued a single warning and an explanation.
• Under heavier circumstances the member will be issued one or more warnings and may be suspended.
• Under extreme circumstances, being an extreme violation of rules or disruption, the member will be banned from Games-Engine.

Last but not least; have fun!
Enjoy your time spent at Games-Engine, contribute, discuss and make friends. That's what Games-Engine is here for.

Best regards,

Games-Engine staff