Welcome to the Forsaken Legend forums! We wish you to have a memorable time here, and so we have laid down some rules that you should follow so you may all stay away from the Twilight Realm...
Rule #1 - Spam
Spamming is either posting a multitude of off-topic posts repeatedly within one thread, repeating a post over and over again but wording it differently in one thread, or posting many threads that contribute little to the forum. No spamming shall be on this forum. If a staff member notices any spam, then one of us will delete it as soon as possible.
This also includes double posting. If this does happen, however, you may just get off scot free if it's unintentional or if the thread remains stagnate for a long period of time.
Rule #2 - Language **
You must be at least 13 years of age to participate in this forum. That means we allow all swear words to be used, but anything at or above the PG-13 level will be censored automatically. Excessive swearing is unnecessary, especially in The Castle section. Also, this somewhat ties in with Rule #3 - you can swear with people, but not at them.
Rule #3 - Behavior in Posts **
If you need to get a message emphasized or you wish to give more attention to a particular section of your post, we ask that you use formatting like bolding, italicizing, or underlining. Please do not make a post entirely in CAPS, and only use them sparingly. It is distracting and does not help you in any way. In fact, it will only make people ignore you.
Trolling, the act of posting random flame, a controversial point of view, or even just gloating about something someone else doesn't have, even if any of it is just a joke, is distracting to others and used to obtain attention. It is forbidden. Please take it somewhere else. Regular forum members, please ignore a troll and continue with the original topic at hand. Or, if the troll was the topic starter, please report the post and one of the staff members will handle the situation in a timely fashion.
We here at the Forsaken Legend forums would appreciate a friendly atmosphere, although you must be above the age of 13 to be participating in the threads we offer at this forum. Unfortunately, there might be members who might be having an ill-natured day, or possibly someone who enjoys being a troll and may post vulgar, crude, or ignorant messages that are unacceptable. Therefore, the following list of things are forbidden:
Anything harmfully deceptive, continuously harassing (as in, towards a particular member of the forums), defamatory or libelous (maliciously harming a person's reputation), or abusive.
Anything sexually, racially, or ethnically objectionable or unlawful.
Threats of death, hacking, IP addresses, or other personal information towards other members.
Lewd, violent, vulgar, or pornographic images.
Or anything else that we may deem inappropriate for this forum.
These include your custom title, avatar, and signature. Please, please do not receive a warning for such a silly thing such as immature behavior.
Also, common sense will obviously apply here. If you wish to post an image and you might believe it is inappropriate, send a personal message to any forum staff member and we will determine if you will be allowed to post it or not. If it is too extreme in nature to post we will not discipline you. However, do not abuse this privilege... if you send us porn or gory images just to get away with showing it to us, then you may have your personal message privileges revoked.
Rule #4 - Signature limits
We would like to keep loading times and the vertical scroll bar of forum pages low, so please do not post very large images. Your entire signature must be smaller than 600 x 350 pixels.
Userbars are allowed in addition to a regular signature image, but there is to be only 3 per person. If you must have more than 3, than you should kindly ask someone to animate them into one userbar that rotates through all of them.
Rule #5 - Illegal ROMs, Emulators, Keygens
Please do not post any instances of illegal subjects such as Rom sites, p2p programs, keygens, warez, or anything else that we may deem suspicious. We will allow discussion of emulators and rom files, but they will be monitored. Just do not post any sites that are in possession of either of those or ask anyone how or where to obtain them and we will allow it. This rule is enforced more often.
Rule #6 - Double Accounts ***
Unless you have a legitimate reason, such as forgetting your password, please do not register at the forums with an alternate username. There is to be only one account per person. This rule is enforced more often.
Rule #7 - Advertisement
Null and void until future problems arise.
Rule #8 Hackers ***
Discussions about hackings, hackers, and anything of the sort is against the rules. Whether through PM, Shoutbox, or even a topic, you'll still be going against the rules. The minimum is a day or two suspension, which may seem harsh, but it is to stop all the drama and trouble it causes.
This rule may not be edited or removed, only by Shrukan.
Miscellaneous Things to Keep in Mind
Warnings
Upon breaking any of the rules above, you will be notified by Personal Message that you have received a warning. The warning system here at Forsaken Legend works fairly easily. You receive one warning when you break a rule. If you have accumulate three warnings, you receive a one week ban. At the end of the one week ban, your slate will be cleaned, but if you get three warnings again... You will be permanently banned from our forums. Should you re-register under a different alias, you will be banned by your IP Address, and possibly your e-mail as well.
Subjectivity
An opinion is what you think of something. However, make sure that your opinion is proper. Please do not post "Eh, I didn't like it" or a plain old "PS3 sucks" due to the fact that this does not give us any idea as to why you didn't enjoy something. Also, let's learn to respect other's opinions, people... I cannot stress this enough. We all have different tastes in music, food, games, people, movies, and many more objects, so please do not get offended if someone posts something that is against something you enjoy. This goes both ways.
Contributing
Going off topic is different than helping someone if they ask a question, unless of course that question is completely unrelated. When you help someone in a thread with a problem, you are contributing, and therefore cannot be warned due to your selflessness. Also, please do not be afraid to make inquiries, because we are only here to help.
Another variation of this is the difference between spamming and posting something very humorous or possibly just an image to portray your thoughts. We appreciate humor at these forums to create a more light-hearted atmosphere. However, we ask that you do not cross the line. If you create 7 topics in one day that consist of only one thing, than that is considered spam.
Also, we have the Personal Messages feature for a reason. I believe that's all I have to say about that issue.
Internet Language
As we are all aware, this is the world of the internet. Since its birth we have invented numerous forms of shortcuts, the most well-known ones being "U" to represent "you", "ur" for "your", "r" for "are", "b4" for "before", "g2g" for "got to go" "lol" means "laugh or laughing out loud", as well as many more. We ask you to please refrain from using too many of these, as they make the forum appear less educated. Also, please make an attempt to use proper capitalization, commas, and periods appropriately in your posts, as they can sometimes be difficult to read without these basic elements of English grammar.
One Word Posts
Please do not make them. Its a waste of space and will be quickly deleted.
Not to worry, however. This is not an "official" rule and therefore we will not warn you for breaking it, but please make an effort. That is all we ask.
Admin/Mods:
Please listen to them and the rules to prevent yourselves from getting disciplined. They have the authority to control the content within posts, and you must obey their wishes. They were chosen for a reason.
**: Immediate infraction with no verbal warnings depending on situation.
***: Immediate ban depending on situation.
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Well, after reading these rules, I do hope you will follow them to your best ability. We would not want any of you to end up in the Twilight Realm, as suspending members is the last thing in our minds. Please enjoy your stay! 
