Forum Rules

1. No Bashing/Insulting Moderators.
-If you have a problem with them other than personal reasons, contact me.

2. Get Along With Your Fellow Forum Members.
-If you don't like someone, deal with it. They have every right to be here as much as you do. If it's for a reason greater than something personal, contact me.

3. No Flaming, Flame Baiting, or Thread-shitting
-Flaming is defined as a personal attack on a poster. Flame Baiting is constructing a post in such a way that it incites the person, whom you are directing at, to flame you (also called Trolling).
-Threadshitting is defined as sabotaging a thread by commenting about it's worthlessness in a very insulting manner. If a thread is a bad idea, it will be locked or deleted by the mods.

4. No Spamming.
-One word posts.
-Random pictures that don't contribute to the topic.
-Catch phrases like "O RLY?", "Buttsecks", "No U" and other phrases that aren't necessary.
-Mass bumping of threads or just bumping an old thread without a good reason.
-Posting in caps.
-Leetspeak
-Posting two or more times in a row instead of using the "Edit" feature.

5. No Flaming of Insulting Political or Religious Topics.
-People on the forum can be very diverse and you must respect that. Even the most innocent topic could end up starting a flame war.
-However, talk is allowed when it concerns actual recent events (I.E. the Pope's passing/ elections/ etc.).

6. No Blatant Lying Concerning Serious Topics.
-Lying is obviously discouraged, but any lying concerning the wellbeing of other members (I.E., saying one has died, etc.)

*7. Other Forums and Elsewhere (Rules Outside PAWG)
-In light of recent events, if you are a member of this forum, please refrain from starting trouble with other forums owned by InvisionFree.
-Trolling against PAWG on other websites or forums as a member is against the rules. Depending on the severity, it may result in anything from a PM warn to a Ban.

*8. No More Than One Account.
-If you try to change your account just to get a different name, contact an admin. They can change your name on the old account.

9. Keep Your Signature Size Within Reason.
-Don't have a huge sign that takes up most of the screen.

*10. No Hate Threads/Posts.
-Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism, etc., will not be tolerated, even if said by a person in that race, gender, sexuality, etc..
-Posting such content may result in an instant ban.

*11. Concerning Returning Banned Members
-If a banned member would like to return to PAWG, every request will be considered. Here are the rules concerning it.
-First of all, every proposed unbanning will face a vote in the admin/mod forum and recieve 4 votes of support:
a) The considered member has to go by their former handle for two weeks (or the handle, + a number).
b) The considered member has to promise to to treat other members with respect.
c) An initial warning suspension will be followed with a re-ban.
-Returned members are subject to harsher suspensions should they break the rules. They may be banned any time.
-Returned members have their warning level wiped clean and start with a clean record. Despite being subject to harsher punishment.

12. Concerning Suspended Members
-Suspended/banned members are not allowed to ask another PAWG member to make posts for them during their suspension.
-Both members will end up being suspended (an extension on the original suspension for the already-suspended member).
-Suspended/banned members are not allowed to post, and by posting for that person, you are helping another member violate his/her suspension period.

13. Forum Competitions
-Competitions may be proposed, but must be approved by an admin.
-Admins (and mods) reserve the right to intervene in competitions hosted by members to help organize.

14. Right to Ban any Member
A) If the member poses an immediate threat to the forum, they may be banned immediately. This ban may be reversed if an admin disagrees.
B) The administration has the right to vote on and subsequently issue a permanent ban to anyone on the board at any time for any reason.
-Warn meter status is irrelevant. If the member has recieved 2 warnings any time within the last three months, they are subject to this rule.
-The ban will only be issued if 4 members of the administration vote in favor of it. All Administrators must unanimously agree that it is in the best interest of the community.

*15. Deleted Members
-Members who request deletion of their profile must receive unanimous Admin approval before being deleted.
-Once your account has been deleted, you are effectively considered Banned.

16. Follow the stickied rules in each forum.
-This goes without saying. If a subforum has certain unique rules, follow them or you will be suspended.