GENERAL POLITENESS

A "Thank You" and + Karma is appreciated if a post has been helpful to you,or you have downloaded from a link provided by a member is good manners on this site.
Please post in the correct sub-forums.
Racist talk is not allowed.
Please don't use all CAPS in your post, it looks offensive and is the net's equivalent of SHOUTING!.
Please help others, especially new members.
Use the Search function before making a post to ensure there are no duplicate posts
If you have a problem with another member of this community, use the Personal Message (PM) button to tell a staff member (Administrators & Moderators) about the situation and we will try to solve it.
No advertising allowed unless with staff permission. This also includes hosting and all product offers.

POSTING

DO NOT POST LINKS TO ANY OTHER SITES. The only exceptions to this are:- Filehosting sites, myspace, youtube, gametrailers.com, ebay. Posting links to warez sites or blogs can be considered as advertising!
DO NOT STEAL LINKS. (please note * there are warze rules in force in the PC section. Read there for acceptable posts in those sections only)
DO NOT POST LINKS FROM REQUESTISO OR ITS UPLOADERS ON OTHER SITES / FORUMS.
DO NOT POST PORN OR ANY LINKS TO PORN PLEASE. WE HAVE CHILDREN USING THIS SITE, SO WE WON'T ALLOW IT.
DO NOT START A POST IN AN UPLOAD SECTION UNTIL YOU HAVE LINKS TO POST!!.
DO NOT ASK FOR TORRENTS, INT HREADS OR SHOUT BOX
Do Test the link before you post it!
Do not flood/spam this board.
Do not post links to any torrents, unless there are sections that have their own ruleset and it is specifically stated that it is allowed.
Do not post topics offering karma for trivialities
We do NOT offer a platform to trade goods. Use eBay or other services for that!

REQUESTS
Only uploaders are allowed tomake any kind of request
Take your time to and use the SEARCH function to see whether a similar request has already been made.
Request should be made in the appropriate sections.
Do not ask for credit card numbers, IP addresses, user names, passwords, fake IDs etc.!
Do not request porn/other offensive content.
Do say "Thank You" and give + Karma to those, who helped You.
Follow the individual rule sets for each request section!


Signatures
Forums users are asked to keep their signatures to a reasonable size – the rules are:

- 4 lines normal size text - Font sizes above size 14 are not allowed. Please note that blank lines count.
- Only one image per signature please, 2 are ok, but only if they are smaller.
- Advertising is not allowed.
- Up to 4 thin userbars.
- No Outside Links in the Sign, even if they are hidden with the image.
- No crude or offensive language/images are not allowed. No pornographic or sexually suggestive language or images is allowed anywhere on the forum.
- No links to other sites, especially Warez Sites.



WARNING SYSTEM

These can be earned by breaking any of the above rules.
There are three warning levels depending on the severity of the action.
Warnings are issued for a fixed period of time - then they can be removed.
Further bad behavior during a warning period risks a ban.

Ways to get a WARNING or a BAN:

Arguing with a MOD/ADMIN. They have the warning and ban button's, you don't
Swearing and cursing - there's no need for it so please don't.
Advertising other sites. This does not include links to other sites
Link stealing (automatic ban!).
PM-Spam (automatic ban!).
Flame wars (both people involved will receive a warning).
Racist Talk or Ideas (automatic ban!).
Moaning about a particular upload site, or file hosting service. (warning if persistent - followed by ban)Requesting torrents, or requestign games in wrogn sections, knowinly.
Posting links to harmful files, such as brickers or viruses. (immediate and permanent ban)

Dead Links: If you visit a thread and you see dead links do not just move on, use the report post button! This way we can keep dead links to an absolute minimum, the team is currently working on a link checker bot to.

ShoutBox: The shout box is not for asking were to find torrents, porn or to ask why other sites are not working. If you want any of those use Google, not our shout box. Anybody doing this can and will be banned from using the ShoutBox.

And its defiantly not for asking for game requests this will get you banned from the shoutbox for along time!

Seeing Links: So far 2 users have received bans for posting spam in order to see download links, this will not be tolerated It takes hours sometimes days to upload, it only takes a minute to say 'Thank you' So anybody posting 1 word replies, or spamming smileys completely unrelated to the thread just to see the links will get a instant ban. And any users seeing this been done must report the post.