General Posting Suggestions (Rules)

Here at MuzicForums we have a 3 strike policy. Deviate from these suggestions (rules) at your own risk.

The forum moderators are here to help, assist, and guide you. I encourage you to contact them with any questions you have while on the forum.

1. Play Nice - Everybody is entitled (and encouraged) to have their own opinion. It's not required that you agree with everybody. If you disagree then explain why, and try to make it an intelligible debate.

2. Flaming/Trolling - We discourage both. You will most likely be infracted/banned on sight for this behavior.

3. Useless Threads/Posts - Before you make a new thread, or reply to a thread, think to yourself "Does this pertain to the thread, add a contribution, or offer a new opinion?" If your post is only two or three words reconsider posting it. This includes Parody Threads.

4. Search Function - USE IT!!! That is what it's there for. Before you make a new thread you should search the subject to see of there is an existing thread, and give your opinion there.

5. Plagiarism - If you are making a new thread on an artist, and you copy and paste directly from Wikipedia, Lastfm or any other website, it will be deleted. Please express YOUR thoughts and ideas, and summarize any artist info you get from other sources into your own words. If you must “copy/paste” information on a artist or band then declare it, and/or wrap it in quotes.

6. Racism, Discrimination, or Intolerance - Any one of these will get you banned on sight.

7. Myspace/Facebook/Etc. - If you have a band with a MS/FB page we have a section where live links are allowed. All other posting of live links on the forum is discouraged. If a link is relevant to a discussion, or music related it may be approved. Mods may edit, and remove live links as they see fit.

8. Bypassing Word Filter/ Immature Language - Please attempt to express yourself without expletives. You can be infracted for anything a moderator considers to be profane, vulgar or obscene. Depending on the context, and situation you could also be banned.

9. Multiple Accounts/Personalities - This is not tolerated here. When we find this (and we will) you risk having one, or all accounts banned.

10. Arguing with Staff - If you're looking to be banned on sight, try this one. None of us are paid, so respect the volunteer effort we make to organize the forum, and keep things peaceful and fun.

11. Pornography/Inappropriate Pictures- This includes (and is not limited to) pictures of violent images, pornographic material or anything that a moderator finds questionable. Keep in mind our site is for all ages, and providing pornographic material for minors is against federal, state, and local laws. If convicted you could have to register as a sex offender for the rest of your life.

12. Spam - This covers a very broad spectrum of posts that includes, but is not limited to: posting the same content over and over, posting short replies to boost post count, making new threads with useless content, or anything relating to these matters.

13. Advertising - We don't want to hear about your forum/blog/website. Do not post links to your forum/blog/website. Advertising results in an immediate and permanent suspension of your account. Mass advertising (making more than one topic or post advertising your forum/blog/website) may result in your IP address being banned. If you are a regular member you may post your forum/blog/website link in the place provided, in your personal profile.

14. Signatures - Pictures are allowed in signatures, but should be limited in size to 300 X 600. No more than two pics are allowed in a signature. The only links allowed in a signature are MF links, and lastfm or other music playlist sites. Any text in your signature should be limited to no more than 4 lines.

15. Appropriate Forum - If you can't take the time to make your post/query/downloads, in the appropriate section, why should we bother to read/host you? You waste mods time by doing this, and quite frankly it's easier to just delete them. Make every effort to get it in the right place the first time. If you're not sure where the right place is, contact a moderator.

16. News Articles - Posting articles from credited new sources is fine, but do not make a post like this:

Topic title: Zomg This Happened Today
Topic content: LINK

Please copy and paste article information and wrap text quotes around it, you may place the article link at the bottom.

17. Txt Talk/L337 Speak - Quite possibly the most annoying form of communication known to man. Please talk to people as if you were actually talking to them in person. You are not limited to 160 characters, and this is not AIM so don't make us waste our time deleting your nonsensical posts.

18. Report Button - Do not abuse the use of this function. If you are positive that somebody has broken a rule, then that is the time to use it. If you're arguing with somebody, and are mad at them and report them, you just might receive an infraction.

19. Proxy Servers - If you are using one of these it's obvious that you have something to hide, when we find this we will disable your account.

Cowboyfromhell420, Admin.



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