Clear up the Forum rules

[Causality 5]

Make the forum rules (located here: http://phantom-gamers.net/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules ) more easily readable by 

A: Making all text align left, this allows users to read text more easily

B: introducing a standard size for all rules, making it once again more easily readable

i have reformatted the text, this took me less than a minute, however i also suggest that the rules be checked for grammar and streamlined to make them smaller and easier to read

 

Forum Rules:

 

1. No Flaming, Insults or Personal Attacks

 

Flaming is a mean-spirited cheap shot at another member or a member's post. Personal attacks on someone just because of a disagreement with their point of view will not be tolerated.

Responding to a flame is JUST as bad as having flamed someone yourself. All this accomplishes is increasing the workload for the moderator who has to clean it up. If you believe someone is "flaming", report them to a moderator.

Blacklists (lists of users with an aim to get them banned from other servers) are not allowed on this site and will be deleted.

It is unacceptable to judge, condemn, or otherwise vilify or make fun of anyone that is not like you. If you can't make a point without degrading someone else, you are not welcome here. All members must refrain from making comments that could ordinarily be construed as sexist, homophobic, ethnocentric, racist, or significantly demeaning any individual or group on the basis of disability, age, political inclinations or religion. What is construed as demeaning or hateful is up to the ultimate discretion of the moderators.

A prank is all fun and games but they can be seriously annoying and we do not think highly of those who trick users into visiting prank sites, if a user tricks others into visiting a prank site that is impossible to close then they will receive a short ban and the post deleted. However, if the site is known or found to infect visitors, the user will receive a permanent ban. We have zero tolerance for viruses.

If a user posts a prank site that has repetitive flashing, the user will be permanently banned due to this being extremely dangerous to users suffering of epilepsy.

 

2. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING/SELLING/DISTRIBUTING

 

This is not allowed on this site due to the potential legal action and/or the possibility of scamming. Any posts that sell/distribute or promote the selling/distributing of a product will be deleted. The use of the Phantom-Gamers to obtain free advertising or to promote other websites is not permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, posting referral links to other websites. Posting is for non-commercial purposes only and you may not post in any manner which does or is intended to promote or generate revenue for a business enterprise, or commercial activity.

 

3. NO SPAM, EXCESSIVE/UNNECESSARY POSTING, TROLLS, LANGUAGES

 

Spam can be described as this: the posting of advertisements, abusive, or unneeded messages. You may think it only applies to junk mail or ads, but it also applies to the unnecessary posts that don't contribute any useful information to a topic. Moderators can (and do) delete any topics or posts that are considered spam. Do not post any referral links to other websites or commercial ventures, as this is also considered spam. Posting just to raise your post count will not be tolerated in any form. Your post count is just a number, NOT a status symbol. If you think you will get more respect having more posts, you are mistaken. If an Admin or Moderator deems you are abusing your account in this manner, your post count can be zeroed. Other such activity includes, but is not limited to: posting messages back to back that could have been easily in 1 post or when you have innocuous conversations back and forth with minimal post material or content or even minimal word content for that matter. Please use the Private Message (PM) system or the chat room for such conversations.

 

A troll is a person who intentionally tries to cause disruption, most often in the form of posting inflammatory, off-topic, or otherwise inappropriate messages. No posts obviously designed to attract flames or otherwise incite other posters to react negatively and aggressively will be tolerated. TALKING IN ALL CAPS online indicates that you are shouting. It's a very aggressive way to post and it doesn't come off as being very friendly. Moderators, at their discretion, can edit or delete any topics or posts that use ALL CAPS.

 

4. Phantom-Gamers is held in English

 

We are an English community. While we are an eclectic site, public discussions should only be held in English. Non-English discussion will be counted as spam under this rule. While we encourage you to participate, please use a translator or have a friend help you translate your text.

 

5. NO PROFANITY/ADULT CONTENT

Absolutely no profanity, nudity, or explicit sexual references are allowed on this board. All content must be PG-13. In addition, do not post links to adult content on other sites. Not everyone wants to read foul or off-color language, and those who do not should not have to be subjected to it. This includes, but is not limited to, attempts to circumvent word censors or any other form of word ma5k1ng.

 

POSTING - FONT STYLES & SIZES, EXCESSIVE PUNCTUATION, BUMPING, QUOTES

Bolding, underlining or italics should be kept to as little as possible and should be used when trying to emphasize something, or for prettifying large posts. Large fonts should be used for emphasis only. Please do not use large fonts (font size 14+) to write an entire post.
Excessive use of punctuation is not encouraged! Thread titles and posts may be edited to remove extraneous punctuation.
Bumping a thread means to post an innocuous reply to a thread in order to "bump" it to the top of the thread listing. Excessive bumping will not be tolerated. Bump a thread only once per 24 hours. Do not bump threads which haven't been posted on in excess of a month as often times the question will have been answered or the issue resolved by that point, this is considered necro-bumping and may result in a warning.
Excessively large quotes may be removed by a moderator. If you are responding to a specific portion of someones post, please edit the quote to include only that particular portion.


Thanks for your co-operation