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Forum Rules/Bans/Thread Index

General Final Fantasy
Rules v0.3

Based on the GTA:SA Rules Created by Scarchelli, revised by Daisy for use in FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus, and last edited by ryancola

All of the following rules and guidelines are to be followed and abided by, by each and every member and guest that chooses to visit this forum. As this forum currently does not have a dedicated moderator, please contact a Supermod if you are experiencing troubles or need some questions answered in regards to what is allowed here.

Rules

Spamming – There will be no tolerance whatsoever for spamming in this forum. Moderators will be on specific watch for anyone posting anything irrelevant or off topic messages in the forum, including idle chit-chat. If someone chooses to spam and a super or section moderator are not around, use the

report feature to the best of your abilities. Please do not abuse the report feature.

Off Topic Posts - If you post something which has no relevance to the thread's original purpose or question, your post will be deleted without prior warning. If someone posts something off topic, there is no need to flame them. Simply redirect them to the proper thread and/or forum.

Duplicate Threads – Please check the Topic Listings floated at the top of this forum as well as taking a look through the forum, before posting new messages. (The TL is currently under construction. Please have patience while I work on it. Much thanks.)

Flaming – Types of flaming include, but are not limited to: Swearing, name calling, impoliteness, racism, sexism, gay/alternate lifestyle bashing, charged outbursts, and any behavior that can be interpreted as hostile to another member of the forum. If someone asks a question, there is no need to slam them if it is a question that is asked a lot. Politely answer them and remind them to check around next time.

Memberating – Memberating is the act of of non moderators trying to take charge of a forum; whether it is by insisting on banning someone, or by requesting thread closures. Please do not act as a moderator and instead use the report function if you see trouble. Let the mod handle it, that's why I am here! Politely linking people to the correct thread/forum is fine, but just remember we were all new here once, so please treat everyone with respect.

A special note on the Sister Ray and Versus Threads:
These threads are an exception to the Memberation Rule, in that I have given several members the ok to act as watchers in those threads, to keep things moving in the proper direction and watch closely for rule breaking, spamming, and flaming. They are NOT moderators in the forum and cannot do anything past reporting bad behavior to me (in their respective threads) and remind people of the Thread Rules to keep things on track, but please do pay them mind when you are visiting the threads in question.

Advertising – Advertising is not allowed on Neoseeker.

quote Forum Wide Rules
Do not advertise other websites. Advertising through posts is strictly forbidden. This may only be done through your personal Profile, Custom Title or Signature. Advertising another website through NeoPM to unsolicited Visitors who you are unknown to, in an attempt to raise traffic, is also not permitted. Members who link to *snip* or any other type of referral site will lose posting rights on their account permanently.

Posts advertising anything outside of Neoseeker will be closed/deleted on site.

Titling Threads – This is more of a proper etiquette lesson than a rule. Try not to have your thread titles be a sentence or two long. Make them short, indicating what the thread's main idea is. If you title your thread with a hard to understand title, please be aware that a moderator might edit your title.

Forum Specifics for What Is and Is Not Allowed - Due to the special nature of this forum it is run a bit differently due to the fact that it encompasses many different games under one umbrella.

Game Threads - All Game Threads must be requested through PM to the Moderator or by posting in the Feedback Thread prior to starting. As an FYI most Games will not be allowed unless the creator has really put some time and thought and effort into the Game, and has the time and desire to actually run a game, not just post the first post and let it go on it's own.

Versus Threads - [Added 3/14/06] Versus threads are no longer allowed, due to them taking over the forum. Any existing versus threads will be grandfathered in, and allowed to remain, but any further versus discussions shall happen in our versus thread, and the only match that is open for discussion is the current one as stated by the members running the thread. Please read the first post.

Game Specific Threads - I have no problem with people asking in this forum for help on a specific game, although I do appreciate if you link them to the appropriate forum. If you can help them though, I am sure they would be grateful for your knowledge. A good deal of people who post in this forum looking for game help are newbies and can use all the help they can get. ^__~

Favorites Threads - Please try to avoid "What is your favorite *insert FF topic or character here*" Threads. We have pretty much done them to death at this point.

Get creative and think of other things to discuss, as there are lots of things happening in the Final Fantasy franchise every day!

Circumvention of a Ban – If you are banned from this forum, in no way are you allowed to make another account with the intent to bypass the original ban. All of your known accounts will be permanently banned from all forums on the website. If you think you can get away with it, you are wrong. Administration knows who you are, and they will go to every extent to keep you out of the forums if you have been banned. If you continually insist on bypassing the bans, your internet service provider (ISP) will be contacted and you could be left with no internet.

Spoiler Policy -
I understand that this is the GENERAL Final Fantasy Forum, but I still will not allow Spoilers to be posted on the forum without warning for games, especially those games that have JUST come out, or are about to come out. Please do not ruin surprises for other members unless you wish to be removed from the Forum.

This is how it works:

If you are posting something that may be considered a spoiler (a pivotal plotline point) Post it like this:

SPOILER

This way, someone can skip the post if they want to.

END SPOILER

Or subsequently use the white text on a quote box method:

quote Highlight to Read
This way people can't see spoilers without highlighting.

The code to do that is this:

code

[q][originator=Highlight to Read][color=white]This way people can't see spoilers without 



highlighting.[/color][/q]

Now, if your entire thread is a spoiler, please make use of the thread's title to warn people or ask the moderators to put "SPOILERS!" in the threads subtitle, warning other members before they even enter you thread.

Example:
Thread Title:
[SPOILERS]The End of FFVII. Can someone please explain it to me?

NEW!

Redemption has now made spoiler box mark-ups to make avoiding spoiling easier than ever!

Spoiler: This is how the game ends!

Highlight this box with your cursor to read the spoiler text.

Haha! Fooled you!

This is the code to use this spoiler box:

code

[spoiler=This is how the game ends!]Haha! Fooled you![/spoiler]

Spoiling a game for others is just really rude, and if you insist on constantly posting spoilers without warning, you will receive a ban.

This is not difficult - and it is only done to try to make sure that everyone that visits this forum enjoys the game equally without some big mouth ruining it for them before they can finish the game.

If you are unclear on how to mark a spoiler, what constitutes a spoiler, or anything else regarding this policy, please post it in the Forum Feedback Thread asking for help prior to posting, or PM the Moderator.

Disciplinary Actions

Members who break any of the above rules or any of the Forum Wide Rules will be dealt with on a case per case system. Obviously, repeat offenders will be handled more harshly. No one breaking any of the rules will be overlooked in any circumstance.

Ending Note
The Rules and Forum Wide Rules may be updated without warning. It is your job to stay up-to-date with both rule sets.

Other Useful Links

Forum Wide Rules of Conduct, Etiquette and Acceptable Behavior - Again, this forum follows these rules as well as the Forum Wide rule set.
Forum Wide FAQ - This useful FAQ is a must read for new members.
Markup/General Help - Q22's thread will be of great help to you if you are having trouble placing a link, trying to post a picture, or pretty much anything else.

[size=1][color=#666666]This message was edited by Daisy(moderator) on Sep 02 2009.

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Ryancola

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Mar 07, 08 at 8:59pm ^

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I really hate to do this, but if necessary, action will be taken against offenders who violate the Neoseeker COC or Forumwide Rules & Etiquette.

Heretics

Username: Drolos
Reason for ban: Flaming
Post restrictions (if any?):
Date of ban: 9/15/05
Duration of ban: 3 days
Expiration of ban: 9/18/05
Other Information:

Daisy

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Username: Drolos
Reason for ban: General disgusting behavior
Post restrictions (if any?):
Date of ban: 10/20/05
Duration of ban: 10 days
Expiration of ban: 10/30/05
Other Information:

Daisy

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Username: lord_venace
Reason for ban: Spoiling DoC without warnings
Post restrictions (if any?):
Date of ban: 3/6/06
Duration of ban: 3 days
Expiration of ban: 3/9/06
Other Information: Please take note of the spoiler clause in the rules.

Daisy

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Username: VVTV
Reason for ban: Flooding, Spamming, Advertising in several viable threads
Post restrictions (if any?):
Date of ban: 5/8/07
Duration of ban: 3 days
Expiration of ban: 5/10/07
Other Information:

Daisy

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Username: cosmic999
Reason for ban: Filter Bypass
Post restrictions (if any?): N/A
Date of ban: 3/25/08
Duration of ban: 4 days
Expiration of ban: 3/29/08
Other Information: Was treated as a site-wide warning.

Ryan

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Username: babydarrow
Reason for ban: Advertising
Post restrictions (if any?): N/A
Date of ban: 5/7/08
Duration of ban: 3 days
Expiration of ban: 5/10/08
Other Information: Was treated as a site-wide warning.

Ryan

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Username: mabellove0222
Reason for ban: Advertising
Post restrictions (if any?): N/A
Date of ban: 6/9/08
Duration of ban: 5 days
Expiration of ban: 6/14/08
Other Information: Was treated as a site-wide warning.

Ryan

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Username: knifing
Reason for ban: Advertising
Post restrictions (if any?): N/A
Date of ban: 6/9/08
Duration of ban: 10 days
Expiration of ban: 6/19/08
Other Information: Multiple attempts at advertising.

Ryan

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Username: WonderMailMaster01
Reason for ban: Advertising
Post restrictions (if any?): N/A
Date of ban: 2/28/09
Duration of ban: 7 days
Expiration of ban: 3/7/09
Other Information: Treated as a site-wide warning.

Ryan

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Username: Thomasvilson
Reason for ban: Advertising
Post restrictions (if any?): N/A
Date of ban: 6/9/09
Duration of ban: 10 days
Expiration of ban: 6/19/09
Other Information: Treated as a site-wide warning.

Ryan

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Mar 07, 08 at 9:03pm ^

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NEOSEEKER FINAL FANTASY PORTAL

Final Fantasy Forum (NES)
Final Fantasy Forum (Import) (PSOne)

Final Fantasy II Forum (Import)

Final Fantasy I & II Dawn Of Souls (GBA)
Final Fantasy IV (US Version II)

Final Fantasy III Forum (DS)

Final Fantasy IV Forum

Final Fantasy IV (GBA)

Final Fantasy V Forum (Import Only)
Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA)

Final Fantasy VI Forum
Final Fantasy VI (US Version III) (SNES)

Final Fantasy VII Forum

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Forum

Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (PSP)

Final Fantasy VIII Forum

Final Fantasy IX Forum

Final Fantasy X Forum

Final Fantasy XI Online Forum (PS2)
Final Fantasy XI Online Forum (PC)
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia Forum
Final Fantasy XI: Girade no Genei (Import) Forum
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart Forum
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan Forum

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Mar 07, 08 at 9:04pm ^

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RED HOT FINAL FANTASY NEWS!

NEOSEEKER'S FINAL FANTASY FANART!

Versus Thread v.4

Version I

Version II

Version III

Sister Ray

Your First Final Fantasy

Best Love Story

Final Fantasy Cosplayers

Your Top Five Most Memorable Moments

Top Ten Final Fantasy Music Moments

Graphics Request 1

Graphics Request 2

Who's your Final Fantasy Crush? Version 4

All Things Final Fantasy

Favorite Summon in the FF Series

Favorite Final Fantasy Song

Most Irritating Final Fantasy Character

Best Female Character

Battle of the Villians

FF Trivia Tournament Vol 2 (Closed)

FF Trivia Tournament Vol 3 (Open)

How do you pronounce Quistis? (And other FF related names)

Connection Between the Final Fantasy Games?

Final Fantasy Swag - Share your goodies!

Most Developed Character in FF

Least Developed Character in FF

Your Favorite FF Moment

FF7 or FF8?

Are FFs too Serious??

What FF Male are You?

Top 3 Final Fantasy Games

Final Fantasy Retrospective

Dead Fantasy

The General Final Fantasy Caption Competition

Final Fantasy Ratings- Right or Wrong?

Final Fantasy- Surely, but slowly getting worse

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Mar 07, 08 at 9:05pm ^

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Final Fantasy Websites Off Neoseeker

Square-Enix

PlayOnline

This is Nobuo Uematsu

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: Advent Children (Japanese)

Final Fantasy: Dirge of Cerberus(Japanese)

Final Fantasy XIII

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Mar 07, 08 at 9:15pm ^

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FINAL FANTASY NEOPORTAL

I have decided to remove the thread dedicated to the neoportal and instead leave a separate place for it here. Discussion had been halted in the thread for almost five months, so it's not going to be a disaster to the portal.

The original post from Krunal can be found below, and the link to the neoportal can be found in that quote, or in the link above (in green writing).

quote Krunal
For the last couple of months, Myself, Q22, Crazy Daisy, Wraith, Turkagent, 666 FenriZ 666, Songstress Yuna, Deathman48 & Xerepolis have been working towards creating the Final Fantasy Neoportal, and I am proud to say that after a lot of hard work by the team, it is now officially released.

However, the Portal has NOT been fully completed, and as it stands it is far from being fully completed. You will notice that over the following months that the Portal Staff will attempt to complete all the sections of the portal.

If you have any comments/suggestions or if you've noticed a mistake then feel free to tell us in this thread. The Portal Staff have tried to complete as much as we could for the release of the Portal, and we have completed work on many of the PS2 games, however the PSX sections are still in the process of being completed and some have close to no information in them. To help complete the Portal sooner, I am asking for your help! If you have any information for the Portal please submit it and if the information is used you will be properly credited.

Feel free to browse around and see what we have done so far in the Portal.
[Final Fantasy Neoportal]

I have also made a Q&A section to answer some frequently asked questions, if you have any questions just ask in this thread:

Q1. What is a NeoPortal?
A Neoseeker portal is a dedicated sub-site for a popular game series, and in this case Final Fantasy. It consists of all the games that are in the Final Fantasy Series and has information regarding to each of the games.

Q2. How can I become a part of the Portal Staff
As said by Deathman, Don't call us, we'll call you! If you want to be part of the Portal Staff, you should first contribute to the site to show us that you're a helpful, dedicated and a willing member and you may one day be chosen to join the team.

Id also like to add here, that constantly asking if you can become part of the Portal Staff will get you nowhere, we will choose new member when the need arises and as of yet, we have enough members.

Q3. How can I contribute to the portal?
Contributing could not be simpler, there are two ways in which you can contribute, you can either Post the bit of information that you want to contribute in this thread, or you can go to the relevant section in the portal and click the link at the bottom saying 'Submit content to this page'. If the bit that you have contributed is accepted, you will be given credit for it on the page.

Q4. Will I get contributions points for helping out in the portal?
Simply put, No.

Q5. How do I navigate the Portal
To Navigate, simply scroll over the games minipics at the top of the page. There you see the Box Shots of each game, and you can click on it. That will take you to the specific game's section of the portal.

From there you can also navigate using the links on the Left-Hand side of the Page.

Thanks for your time, Krunal and the Final Fantasy Portal Team

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Sep 25, 08 at 3:13am ^

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Update (9/24/08):

REDIRECTING THREADS

Okay, I've noticed that lately if a certain thread has been made in regards to one or two games, people jump to the conclusion that it belongs in their respective forum's.

THIS IS NOT TRUE!!!

This is the General Final Fantasy Forum. If a member has a certain game-specific topic or question that they wish to discuss on this forum, they are allowed and encouraged to do so. I cannot begin to describe how incredibly aggravating it is for me to read member's posts who take it upon themselves to redirect a newer member to a certain forum, when the thread they have created in this forum IS PERFECTLY FINE.

I know you guys may be eager to help or to be nice, but frankly, you're not being nice. In fact, you aren't helping out at all. I'm pretty sure that I'm a big boy-- and I can handle it by myself if there's a thread that does not belong in this forum. I will either move it or close it, and I don't need anyone else here telling newer members what to do and where to post their thread.

Basically, unless someone makes a thread about Mario (or anything random and non- Final Fantasy or duplicate thread related), I DO NOT want you to redirect them. I will do so at my discretion if I feel it is necessary. I hate banning people, so if you do redirect someone, I'm not going to ban you from the forum, but you will be receiving a harsh PM including a warning.

It really isn't a big deal for you guys, but it's just something I definitely wanted to clarify. If you want to know whether a thread is acceptable for this forum, please don't hesitate to PM me.

Thanks,

Ryan

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