Pashtun Forums Policy

[Shamaar]

General Forum Rules

1. Do not spam or self-promote in the forums
   
   • These forums define spam as unsolicited advertisement for goods, services and/or other web sites or posts with little, no or completely unrelated content.
     
   • Do not spam the forums with links to your site or product, or try to self-promote your website, business or forums etc. Doing so is a waste of time.
     
   • Your account will be banned permanently and your posts will be deleted.
     
   • Spamming also includes sending private messages to a large number of different users.
   
   
2. Do not post "Free " threads
   
   • Posting pyramid scams (such as free iPods, LCDs etc.) is forbidden. All such posts/signatures will be edited or deleted. Any new users posting scams will be banned permanently; contributing users will either be warned or temporarily banned.
   
   
3. Do not cross post questions
   
   • Please refrain from posting the same question in several forums. There is normally one forum which is most suitable in which to post your question.
     
   • If you're not sure where to post, ask a moderator first.
   
   
4. Do not post copyright-infringing material
   
   • Do not upload, attach, or otherwise post any copyrighted material which you are not free to redistribute (subject to the licensing terms of the specific item). If you have a question about having permission to post or attach a specific item, please ask a moderator.
     
   • We do not condone nor accept posts pertaining to illegal activities such as hacking, cracking, warez, or spam.
     
   • Any posts or threads found in violation of this rule will be edited or deleted, and the poster warned or possibly banned; at the staff’s discretion.
   
   
5. Do not post offensive posts, links or images
   
   • Do not post anything which is offensive, hateful, racist, sexist, discriminatory, obscene, vulgar or in violation of local or international laws.
   
   
6. Do not PM other users asking for help
   
   • Do not send private messages to any users asking for help. If you need help, make a new thread in the appropriate forum. If you're that desperate, then it's time to pay for help.
   
   
7. Remain respectful of other users, moderators and administrators at all times
   
   • All posts should be professional and courteous. You have every right to disagree with your fellow community members and explain your perspective.
     
   • However, you are not free to attack, degrade, insult, or otherwise belittle them or the quality of this community. It does not matter what title or power you hold in these forums, you are expected to obey this rule. Doing otherwise will get your account banned temporarily, or permanently if the situation becomes severe enough (this will be left to the discretion of the moderation team).
     
   • For example, phrases such as "shut up, retard," are indicative of problematic posts and should be reported. Suggested alternatives include "I disagree with what you said for the following reasons..." Please remember to stay mature and thoughtful at all times.

General Forum Questions

1. Am I allowed more than one account at Pashtun Forums?
   
   • No, there is no reason why you should have more than one account at Pashtun Forums. If you are banned from the forums, please do not create a new account. By creating a new account, you are making the banning/warning system pointless. Your new accounts will be permanently banned.
     
   • If you continue to create new accounts after you have been banned, your IP address may well be blocked from the forums. If you then start to register using different IP addresses, we reserve the right to take legal action against you. Using proxy servers will not get you anywhere.
   
   
2. What happens if I break a rule?
   
   • If you break a rule, then you will either be warned or banned. A ban of your user account may either be temporary or permanent. If you are given an official warning, using the built-in warning system, a further warning within the next 30 days will result in a temporary ban that will last 7 days. If you are not given an official warning, a user note may be added to your account and the incident may be logged for future reference.
     
   • While a ban will normally involve only a ban of your user account, in extreme circumstances, it is possible to block your IP address from the forums.
     
   • The administrators and moderators also have the right to edit, delete, move or close and thread or post as they see necessary, without prior warning.
   
   
3. What happens if I see a thread/post which has broken a rule?
   
   • Please report the thread/post to the moderators using the red triangle "Report Bad Post" link, which appears in the top right-hand corner of every post. This report will be sent to all moderators of that particular forum, who will respond to the incident as quickly as possible.
   
   
4. Where can I find out who’s in charge?
   
   • The Forum Leaders page displays all the moderators and administrators of the forum.
     
   • When in doubt, ask a moderator about the topic of your thread or post. They will be able to tell you if it violates the rules or not. If your thread or post is removed and you do not receive an email or PM about it, then ask a moderator why it was removed. Do not re-post your thread or start another one complaining about your thread being removed.

Signature and Avatar Guidelines

One of the perks of continued membership is having a custom signature for your posts. The contents of your signature must be acceptable for our community, and shall not contain any profanity, vulgarity, or insults/disparaging comments to our community or its members. Once you have been a member at Pashtun Forums for 30 days and have 30 posts, you will have the ability to include a signature in your post and upload an avatar to your profile. Your signature will be shown on every post you make.

• Keep your signature and avatar in good taste, the contents of your signature must be acceptable for the community: no vulgarity, lewd men/women, profanity or insults to other community members.
  
• If you use an image as your signature, it should be no larger than 500 pixels wide by 150 pixels tall. Your avatar will be limited to 150 pixels by 150 pixels.
  
• Animation should be kept to a minimum, and both your signature and avatar shouldn't be too distracting.
  
• Keep the size of any images in your signature below 9.8 KB. Your avatar will be limited to a size of 24.4 KB.
  
• If you don't want to use an image in your signature, you can have up to six lines of text (with a maximum font size of 2).
  
• Do not include spam, harassing links or affiliate links in your signature.
  
• We will not object to you posting links to either your personal websites or other commercial projects which you support. This is a privilege which you are allowed as a contributing user.
  
• Comments and/or links that represent direct competition are not allowed.
  
• Do not create fake signatures. If you are not yet entitled to having a signature (because you have not been here for 30 days or don't have 30 posts) you are not allowed to create a fake signature, where you post the same text or links at the bottom of every post. Your posts may be edited and you may receive a warning.

Any signature violating these rules will be considered spam. The signature will be deleted and the offending member will be addressed by our moderators.


Thanks Rules

Thanking should be used to reward users for informative and insightful posts. It should not be used to reward jokes, and pointless trolling.

If you see that someone has been thanked multiple times in one post, think hard about thanking them again. Go find another user to reward. There are many contributing users to the forum who still have a low thanks count.


Registration Agreement

Registration to this forum is free! By using our forums (this includes but is not limited to signing up as a member or even browsing our forums without signing up) you agree to the following:

The owners, administrators, and moderators of Pashtun Forums will NOT be held liable for any objectionable messages posted on this forum, ownership and liability lie with the original poster of the message in question. All messages express the views of the author, and NOT Pashtun Forums and neither the owners of Pashtun Forums, nor Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message, regardless of what the message says or implies or any posts replying to said message.

You warrant that by registering for our forums, or simply just browsing our forums, you will indemnify Pashtun Forums from any and all legal liability: civil, criminal, or otherwise. Any legal proceedings brought against Pashtun Forums or its owner must be originated in the state of New York. You warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violate any laws.

The owners of Pashtun Forums reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason but are not compelled to do so unless they deem it to be necessary.


Specific Forum Rules

The rules and guidelines found in this document cover all forum categories within this site. In addition, some of the forums may have additional rules and guidelines that apply specifically. Before posting in any forum, check for any sticky posts containing additional rules.


General Posting Guidelines

This is necessary because a lot of people come in and post threads without thinking, and without realizing that there is no possible way they could get help/responses because of the way they posted the question. Here are some general guidelines.

1. USE SEARCH FIRST!
   
   • There is a pretty good chance (unless you have some really odd or unique problem) that your issue has been addressed on this forum before (or even hundreds of times before in some cases).
     
   • Use the forum's search feature first to see if there are already some good threads on the subject. It's easy to search - just click the "Search" button at the top right of the page.
   
   
2. Don't use Annoying topic names
   
   • Post a descriptive topic name! Don't use attention getting subjects. They don't get attention.
     
   • They repel attention and annoy people.
   
   
   
3. Editing and Deleting Your Posts
   
   • Due to security issues and the need to ensure the quality of our knowledge-base, we have had to impose a limit on the ability for regular users to EDIT their posts.
     
   • If for some reason, if a user needs a post changed after the edition period is up, a moderator can assist them to make the necessary changes.
     
   • This also means, as a rule, that we do not remove or delete content from our forums if the reason does not seem valid. So, before you post, consider this rule.

Warnings and Banishment

When a member breaks an explicitly mentioned rule, they will be issued a warning and the incident will be recorded by Pashtun Forums.

After a member has received three (3) warnings, they will be banned until the staff feels they may be able to return to the forums.

[tor_khan]

Thanks Shamaar. Read and inwardly digested.

[Admin Khan]

Please read to refresh your memory.