Rules

Rules
Forum rules: - No inappropriate content. This includes images of questionable content or resource, discussion of illegal topics, and any targeting of particular racial groups. Penalty: 50% warn Expires after 1 month. - Absolutely no flaming or attacking other users. Penalty: 30% warn Expires after 3 weeks. - Users are limited to ONE account. Discovery of a second account will result in the banning of that account and a warning. Penalty: 20% warn. Expires after 1 month. - No general instigating or deliberate disruptive behavior. This will be decided at the staff's discretion. Penalty (depending upon severity of incident): 30-50% warn. Expires after 2 weeks. - Staff's word is final. Do not question their actions and keep opinions to yourselves. If you feel a moderator or other staff member is acting unfairly, contact an administrator. Make sure to include links to the posts in question, or a log of what was said. Penalty: 10% warn. Expires after 5 days. - Do not do something staff has already kindly asked you not to do. Penalty: 10% warn Expires after 5 days. - No spamming. Posts must exceed a limit of five words, and there is a limit of 20 images in one post. Double posting is permitted in moderation, although not encouraged. Penalty: 10% warn Expires after 2 weeks. - Do not exceed signature limitations. Staff will remove it if you do. A repeated offense will result in a warning. The limit is 500 characters and the image limit is 500x500. Penalty: 5% warn. Expires after 5 days. - Do not back seat moderate. Penalty: 5% warn. Expires after 5 days. Admin advises that you say nothing but uplifting things about his persona. Penalty: You die in the Matrix, you die in real life. Does not expire. Trade/Battle rules: - Legal hacks ARE allowed so long as the traders/battlers in question have a mutual agreement. Abuse of this rule will result in its removal. Be responsible. Penalty: 30% warn Expires after 1 month. - Do not neglect a tournament. Failure to complete it within a reasonable amount of time will result in a warning. Penalty: 20% warn. Expires after 1 month. - Standard clauses apply in every battle (wifi or Shoddy) unless stated otherwise. Evasion, Sleep, Freeze, Soul Dew, Species, and OHKO are considered the standards. Abide by them or the opponent wins by default. Penalty: 10% warn Expires after 1 week. NOTE: repeated offenses of the same type will double the original penalty percentage. So if you spam and are warned again for spamming, the penalty increases to 10%.

Forum rules:
- No inappropriate content. This includes images of questionable content or resource, discussion of illegal topics, and any targeting of particular racial groups.
Penalty: 50% warn
Expires after 1 month.
- Absolutely no flaming or attacking other users.
Penalty: 30% warn
Expires after 3 weeks.
- Users are limited to ONE account. Discovery of a second account will result in the banning of that account and a warning.
Penalty: 20% warn.
Expires after 1 month.
- No general instigating or deliberate disruptive behavior. This will be decided at the staff's discretion.
Penalty (depending upon severity of incident): 30-50% warn.
Expires after 2 weeks.
- Staff's word is final. Do not question their actions and keep opinions to yourselves. If you feel a moderator or other staff member is acting unfairly, contact an administrator. Make sure to include links to the posts in question, or a log of what was said.
Penalty: 10% warn.
Expires after 5 days.
- Do not do something staff has already kindly asked you not to do.
Penalty: 10% warn
Expires after 5 days.
- No spamming. Posts must exceed a limit of five words, and there is a limit of 20 images in one post. Double posting is permitted in moderation, although not encouraged.
Penalty: 10% warn
Expires after 2 weeks.
- Do not exceed signature limitations. Staff will remove it if you do. A repeated offense will result in a warning. The limit is 500 characters and the image limit is 500x500.
Penalty: 5% warn.
Expires after 5 days.
- Do not back seat moderate.
Penalty: 5% warn.
Expires after 5 days.
Admin advises that you say nothing but uplifting things about his persona.
Penalty: You die in the Matrix, you die in real life.
Does not expire.

Trade/Battle rules:
- Legal hacks ARE allowed so long as the traders/battlers in question have a mutual agreement. Abuse of this rule will result in its removal. Be responsible.
Penalty: 30% warn
Expires after 1 month.
- Do not neglect a tournament. Failure to complete it within a reasonable amount of time will result in a warning.
Penalty: 20% warn.
Expires after 1 month.
- Standard clauses apply in every battle (wifi or Shoddy) unless stated otherwise. Evasion, Sleep, Freeze, Soul Dew, Species, and OHKO are considered the standards. Abide by them or the opponent wins by default.
Penalty: 10% warn
Expires after 1 week.

NOTE: repeated offenses of the same type will double the original penalty percentage. So if you spam and are warned again for spamming, the penalty increases to 10%.