The Rules

[Chinmoku]

Hello and welcome to Zealous Gamers. Here are some rules that you should read before posting:


About posting and making new threads:

When making a thread, use the search button first to see if there is already a thread on the topic you were going to write about, if not, go ahead and make your topic. Also consider if your thread will add any value to the forum.

Also, in the Gaming category, you MUST make an independent thread for every video game. This means no "General Call of Duty" or "General Legend of Zelda" thread. You must make a specific thread such as "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" or "Call of Duty: Black Ops".

When making a post, consider if your post will actually add anything to the current discussion, if yes, then post it, if not, then don't.

If you're making a post, it should have some content. Meaningless posts aren't OK, nor are one-liners like, "cool!" "LOL" etc. Essentially, keep this in mind: only post if you have something to say.

This is a forum, not a chat room. Keep all one-to-one posts in private messages.
Be polite to other members; treat members here how you would like to be treated.

About signatures and avatars:

To clarify, signatures and avatars are little distinguishers that help people identify other members at a glance. Avatars are little pictures on the side of a post or PM, and signatures are little messages or pictures on the bottom of a post or PM.

For signatures, text and images included must not be bigger than 500x200 pixels.
Avatars must not be any bigger than 120x120 pixels (Avatars that are too large will be automatically resized). If you are uploading, it can't be bigger than 20KB.

If your avatar or signature doesn't follow these then they will be removed and a warning will be issued to your account

What we don't want:

We do not permit the following in the Zealous Gamers community. They will cause you to receive warnings, multiple warnings will result in a ban.

Racist, homophobic or otherwise discriminatory language
Profanity
Political discussion
Religious discussion
Sexual discussion or images
Discussion of drugs and other illegal activity.

Our warning system:

10% is a 1 day suspension.
30% is a 3 day suspension.
50% is a 5 day suspension.
70% is a 1 week suspension.
90% is a 3 week suspension.
100% will ban your account from the site permanently.

If you do something that is clearly meant as a violation that defies rules, you can be banned permanently and immediately.

Forum Specific Rules

Certain forums will have rules that are specific to them. Look carefully at the top of each forum to check for rules!

Thank you for reading the rules, and enjoy the web site!