Forumwide Rules of Conduct, Etiquette And Acceptable Behavior

Conduct expected whilst you are on Neoforums falls along the lines of common sense etiquette/nettiquette. When you go out of your way to be annoying, you can expect to be warned or banned. In general, we ask you to refrain from irritating behaviors such as flaming, trolling, and spamming. Furthermore, please do not attempt to distribute or discuss any illegal software or counterfeit merchandise.

Advertising is not permitted within forum posts, and that those who sign up with the sole intention of selling a product or gaining traffic will be banned. Additionally, the forums have a reasonably young audience, and as such posting pornographic or other tasteless imagery is not allowed.

Your account is your own, and therefore it is your own responsibility to secure it. Telling us your brother, cousin, mean best friend, or evil twin used your account will not make a difference in any sanctions you encounter due to misbehavior coming from your account. Similarly, accessing someone else's account without permission is prohibited. We have tools to track this and when you're caught, your own account will be banned.

Bans applied to accounts vary according to the offense and are at the discretion of the banning moderator. Bans will usually be preceded by a warning, though may not always be. Bypassing any ban is not allowed and is inadvisable because history has shown us that you will inevitably be found out. Bans may be revised by the judgment of the site moderators, and contacting the appropriate moderator is the only sensible way for you to return to the forums if you find yourself banned.

As a final note, forum level moderators often implement guidelines or policies localized to cater to their specific forums, and these should be adhered to in addition to what is stated here.

The rules here are purposefully brief. They represent the spirit in which the forums are moderated, and have the sole purpose of removing those who wish to be disruptive.

We hope you enjoy your stay on the forums.