Our Rules & Guidelines

**AF-Founder** · **AF-Founder** Fri Feb 24, 2023 5:49 pm

These are simple rules that we expect all of the members to follow and read. Reminder that we want you guys to come and visit the rules often since there's times where the rules can be updated without any prior notice.

Posting:

Bumping - You can't bump your thread. You can only bump it after a 12 hours of separation. You'll receive a reminder if you do. If you forgot to mention some missing information use the edit button to add more information, this will help you by not getting reminders. If this in an urgent matter and no staff has responded to you, you may bump the thread and only then. Please note that in different sub-forums bumping rules may change. Read all of our guidelines to avoid any warnings.

Flaming or Flame Baiting - Do not post insulting or otherwise hurtful messages to other users of the forums. We take a very strong stance against this. This includes using visitor messaging, private messaging, (etc.) to do so. In short, treat others how you want to be treated. We kindly ask that you use your common sense when making a thread or simply posting in a topic. There is no need to start flame wars or make spam threads/posts to get attention. You need to make sure that you stay on topic when posting and use your common sense.

Trolling - This is something we are very, very strict on. Do not troll other users, or on the forum in general. We are not 4chan, we do not allow users to do whatever they want, whenever they want. If you are caught trolling there will be serious punishment.

Advertising:

Affiliate Links :: You may request affiliation for your site in the correct forum only! You are not allowed to request affiliation for your site anywhere else other than here. If you want to affiliate with AForum, us, you don't need to open a thread for it or private message any staff member for it. You can simply request an affiliation here.

Basic Advertising - You can promote your forum, blog, website or social media account via our Link Directory Center

Advanced Advertising - For other allowed methods to advertise using AF Points, take a look at our List of Advertising Services.

PM Advertising - Anybody caught promoting their site via PM will have their PM privileges removed and will not be given the chance to earn it back at any time.

Avatar & Profile:

Avatar - Your avatar is not an advertising banner, so avatars with your forum URL or links to any other sites must be avoided. Also, any innapropiate images display as an avatar will be asked to be removed. If its not done so, you will forbid from displaying an Avatar. You are allowed to use your website's mascot as an avatar.

Profile Fields - Your "Language", "Location" and "Hobbies" fields are not an advertising space, so links (to your forum or other sites) must be avoided.

Other:

Account Limit - One account per member. You may create a second account only if you can't access your primary account due to password issues or you've been previously banned and you're submitting an appeal.
• Members can share accounts only if they're Administrators from your website, forum, etc. Just make sure you each sign your username when posting.

Banned/Banning - Ban Evasion - If you have been banned from the forum, your account has been permanently banned, you have the right to make an appeal, that is the ONLY reason you are allowed to ban evade (creating a second account), not to post in any other threads. Once your appeal has been posted you are to wait until judgment has been passed on your appeal, after this has been done, if your appeal is denied, you then have to stay with that account, if its approved then that account will be deleted and you will receive your other account back and will be left with one warning strick.

Plagiarism - All graphic designs shown & created on this forum are for personal and non-commercial use. Modifying, selling or distributing our graphics is prohibited without our consent. (Can also be known as copyright) When providing images for our Gallery itself make sure its the images that are being used can be reproduced, in other words, copyright free. If someone says or informs us that you stole someone's work, the thread/post will be automatically trash & locked and you will be banned permanently! This also includes all of our material such guidelines, rules, images, events and everything done by AForum.
On the other hand, would like to thank and give credit to SpoonGraphics for using the monster as our mascot and as well to Skouliki for making the required changes and as for other designs on the forum done by her.

Backseat moderation - Staff Moderating - Bold face and colored font is reserved for moderation. Please do not use them. Acting Against Staff Decisions. - If your thread is closed or deleted, please do not post it again, there was a reason it was closed or deleted. If you were infarcted, you have the right to an appeal, but once that judgment on the appeal has been passed, you are not allowed to post anymore appeals for that offense. If you act against a moderators decision or direction you will be punished however the moderator sees fit.

Warning System:

How the warning system works:
- You get 3 reminders of the same subject given before. So, until you have 3 of the same infraction it'll be change into a warning: Changed into >
- You get 2 reminders, after those two reminders of the same infraction, you'll get a warning > changed into >
- You only get 1 reminder of the same infractions > then it'll be changed into >
- You get no chances >

Banned? Want to appeal? Submit here.