Council Chambers

Council Chambers Rules

Welcome to Gunnerrpg. As a member of our site you will need to abide by the following rules for the forums. We hope you enjoy the board and help Gunnerrpg grow as a quality site and gaming group.

The following are rules that moderators are to follow when looking over all members post activity. Please help us
become a great site, we are here to provide help and meet other gamers. If any of the following rules are broken
you will be warned or suspended. Thank you for cooperating.

Copyrights

All copyrighted material displayed on the Gunnerrpg forums must be accompanied by the hyperlink to the location the
information was gathered from. Plagiarism is not accepted in the Gunnerrpg forums, nor does Gunnerrpg take any credit for material copyrighted by other owners.

Presented Materials

A - Graphic Material

Material that can be disturbing to others to read or view may not be posted on the Gunnerrpg forums. All members of the forums have equal rights and will be treated with respect. Material that cannot be presented is including, but not limited to:

- Pornographic material
- Prejudice or derogatory comments against ones race, gender, ethnic groups, religion or beliefs of any standing, personal preferences, job title or position, or political standing.
- Material that may be macabre nature, such as violent acts against another person.
- Cursing or swearing of any kind.
- Threats or flaming of any kind.

B – Criminal Activities

Material that is used for illegal and unlawful activities are not permitted. This includes, but is not limited to:

- Solicitation /Advertising/Use of criminal or illicit products or media.
- Any links or discussion about how to obtain software, hardware, or any media, including specifics on how to obtain such objects by way of hyperlinks or discussion. No links to sites that have links to P2P files are allowed.

Discussions about P2P software, such as Kazaa® or eMule® are allowed, but displaying links to websites that have warez and links for such clients are not allowed.
- “Warez” or “Crackz” links or discussions.

C – Organization

The following is not allowed on the Gunnerrpg forums:

- Spamming - Any threads created that provide no helpful or informative information is considered to be spamming and the thread will be deleted. Multiple and constant posting of the same topic or post in multiple locations is also considered spamming.

- Off Topic Posting – Posts that are created that are unreleated to the main topic of the thread is off topic posting. A warning will be given in the topic itself, if the Original Poster (OP) desires, if off topic posting continues the topic will be locked, at the OP's request. If the OP is fine with off topic tomfoolery, then no further action will be taken.

- Incorrect Forums – A post about a new book should go into the Literature discussion, and a post about a new game should go into the games section. Please try to locate the correct forum for your topic if you are to create one.

If you are unsure about where to place your topic, place it in what you feel is the closest related forum.

Signature/Avatar Images

Signature and avatar images are simply a way to create individuality among the boards and should not draw away attention from the boards. Limits are:

• Signature – 200x500 pixels (200 pixels high, 500 pixels wide)

• Avatar – 100x100 pixels, largert avatars will be resized to fit. Keep that in mind.

No advertisements are allowed in signatures or avatars.

Respect of Authority

A – Moderators and Administrators

The moderators and administrators have obtained their positions for a reason, and members should respect the decisions made by them. If you feel that you were treated unfairly or feel that the moderator made a bad decision, please send a Personal Message to that moderator. Do NOT create a topic about it. If you feel that the issue is not resolved, send a personal message to the administrator.

Note: The administrator's word is final.

B – Warnings, Suspensions and Bans

If the action is needed, members that break the rules will either be warned, suspended for a short time, banned completely from the site, or demoted. Do not create another account to simply bypass a suspension or ban, as the other account will be immediately banned and possible further action taken against the original account. Warnings, suspensions, and bans will be at the moderator's or administrator's discretion and will be based upon the serverity of the action.

Threats of any nature to other members or Gunnerrpg will result in an immediate ban and further legal action may be taken.

These rules may be changed at any time. Other rules may also apply in specific forums. Additional rules, if applicable, will be placed in a pinned topic within that particular forum. These forum rules are also applied in addition to the rules stated above.