FORUM RULES [PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING]

General Forum Rules & Posting Rules:
• All posts must be free of illegal or objectionable* content, which includes, but is not limited to; pornography, nudity, hate speech, posting of copyrighted material, spamming the forum, bumping threads, or flaming/trolling.
• Do not post private information about yourself or any other member of the forum.
• No advertisements may be posted, including the use of signature links for advertising, and including "free" products. Recruitment for external projects and other sites are also considered prohibited advertising. Advertising of conventions, accredited travel opportunities to Japan/China and Asian food/toy shops is acceptable where the board or post relates to it. Accounts created for advertising purposes will be permanently banned.
• This forum is focused on UK-based anime fans, as such posts should be in English, unless Japanese/Chinese is being used as a teaching/translation tool on a particular board/post.
• Explicit language must not be used on any post in the forums or personal messages.
• Posts which will or are likely to contain spoilers should be marked as such in the title.
• Do not post in all capitals.
• If you are unsure if your post could be in breach of any of the posting rules please contact a moderator.

Account Information:
• Users may only have ONE account, unless sanctioned by the Admin.
• The account owner is responsible for all posts made by their account.
• Do not use the same Display name as another member.

Posting Copyrighted Material/Copyright Infringement:
• Posting material that is not yours or is copyrighted to another and claiming it as your own is considered copyright infringement.
• No warning will be given if such a situation arises. You will be banned permanently.
• Small sections of copyrighted material may be posted when you cite the original author or when it is used with the author’s permission.
• Images found on Google are not considered as infringing material unless the poster claims the image as their own.
• You must own the copyright to all work claimed as your own

Avatars & Signatures:
• Avatars & Signatures may not contain pornographic or distasteful images or text containing sexual connotations, racial slurs, vulgarity, or content intended to upset a specific member.
• Signatures should be no larger than 400 characters of text.
• Signature images should be no larger than 400 pixels high and 900 pixels wide.
• Avatars should be no larger than 150x150 pixels. This can be done automatically via the profile editor with larger images.
• Signatures can include up to 5 hyperlinks as linked text, or 2 hyperlinks as images.
• Links cannot be to sites that contain pornographic or illegal material.
• Links for commercial or promotional purposes are prohibited.
• Personal non-commercial sites, such as your personal blog, are allowed.
• Links may be removed without notice if deemed inappropriate.
• Failure to adhere to size guidelines will result in a warning in the first instance.

Free Speech:
• This forum is in support of free speech.
• Exceptions to this are situations where content may harm the quality or well-being of the community, which would include situations in the rules above.

Rule Violations:
• All violations will be punished by infractions.
• Each violation has a different level of infraction points.
• Once you receive 10 infraction points you will be banned.
• First time banning will be 30 days, followed by 90 days, followed by a permanent ban.
• Breaking of any of these rules is a breach of your agreement.
• We reserve the right to ban or terminate any user at any time for any reason.
• Penalties will vary based on the severity of the situation.



The above is not a extensive list of Rules, Members of staff have the right to remove posts they feel unsuitable for the forum.
Please contact a moderator if you have any questions or concerns regarding the forum, We are always happy to help.



The current moderators and Admins are:
Shadowcat
Dark Yami
Kirei [Admin]

Proboards Forum help Guide can be found at:
www.proboards.com/forum-help-guide



*Objectionable content is defined in Section 18 of the Proboards & as content that:

• Infringes the rights, including without limitation the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights, of any third party, or violates any agreement between you and a current or former employers concerning the intellectual property you create or created during your employment;
  
• Is libelous or defamatory, or violates the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
  
• Consists of or contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, malicious code or other harmful or destructive content;
  
• Is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or pornographic, that may constitute child pornography, or that may solicit personal information from or exploit in a sexual or violent manner anyone under the age of 18;
  
• Depicts excessive violence, contains comments or images that are offensive, abusive, threatening, harassing or menacing, or that incites, encourages or threatens physical harm against another;
  
• Promotes or glorifies racial intolerance, uses hate and/or racist terms, or signifies hate towards any person or group of people;
  
• Advocates the violent overthrow of the government of the United States or other conduct that could constitute a fraud or other criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or foreign law or regulation;
  
• Glamorizes the use of illegal substances and drugs;
  
• Promotes gambling or casinos;
  
• Promotes the buying, selling, or trading of firearms or weapons;
  
• Violates in any way applicable laws or regulations, including without limitation laws designed to regulate unsolicited email or other electronic advertising, in any jurisdiction where the Website or Services are marketed or provided;
  
• Violates any provision of this Agreement or any other ProBoards agreement or policy;
  
• Has a detrimental effect to the goodwill and good standing of ProBoards or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, contractors or representves; or
  
• Is generally offensive or in bad taste, as determined by ProBoards.