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Guys and Girls, here are the new forum rules, and it is vital that from today forward, you all try and abide by them as much as possible.

Those of you who know me, will know that I am a fair enough guy, and I will continue to work that way, however there needs to be rules clearly set out for you all to follow. The are above in black and white now, so there can be no confusion.

Everyone including myself, and my mod have to abide by these rules. For some people, they will need to change the way they post on the forum, for others, it will not affect them in any way apart from making the forum a more pleasant place to be.

Our focus going forward is to not only help attract new members, but to also look after the members we have here already.

If there are any questions, queries or concerns, by all means let me know.

i will become a model member. the rules shall be adhered to like the ten commandments.

I think you may just jump before your pushed mate. Your behaviour needs a serious shake up

fecal matter stirrer

what has a heavy rock band fronted by the late Kurt Cobain got to do with this topic ..

good point, delete the posts!

on a serious note though now the rules are set in stone lets see them enforced fairly and consistently and not let anti english racism slip under the radar but censor any other form of racism. its all or nothing

I agree - the rules have to be across the board.

And they will be.

If you or anyone here feels that something has been overlooked, then contact me via PM. We are not perfect, and do sometimes miss things.

well ...thats what we will be trying to achieve ...as O Dogg explained we are not exempt from these rules so please remind us mods/admin if you think we have stepped over the line ..

of course, i cant say fairer than that

Sounds good to me - I am sure it can but only help this forum's continued success.

Now, about Conner and his insinuation that I have in my possession negatives of his.....nah, nevermind, we'll let that one go this time.....

phew.... let me just point out that Sparky has never been or never will be in a position to photograph my ..err .... cough !!

Conformist.



I don't see the need for that rule. I think it's pathetic in my opinion. Can you enlighten me on as to why you feel it necessary to enforce rules such as this?

If ever a rule resembled a monumental pile of... ManUre, it's that one.

Firstly, your avatar is going.
Secondly these are the rules - if you don't like them, then nobody is forcing you to stay, however if you purposely breach the rules, you will be forced to leave.

Note that slightly altered spellings of swear words are not permited and will be edited, as I have already just done in a post from someone who has definitely read this section.

Please don't spend your time testing the limits.

How pathetic. Are you saying i can't even star part of the word out?

Or what about if i change it to something like poo, or doggy doo? Would it be removed just because it isn't pleasant?

Image Removed by O Dogg

The avatar itself was unacceptable - simple as that.
As for things like sh*t, c*nt, w*nker - these are also unnacceptable. Anyone with an ounce of sense will be capable of getting their point across without the need to use such words. By placing the *'s, you are essencially getting around our Word Filters.

Obviously, some words are worse than others, but generally speaking, if a word is in the swear filter, it is deemed to be unacceptable for use on these forums.

Follow the rules Sticky, or leave.
If you wish to discuss it further with me, then you can either PM me or Email me.

I'm all for the new rules and being nice to one and other. It was getting a bit out of control.

How much will this really be enforced?
Insulting people is obviously bad, but then there's insulting people in a playfull way, which is a very *male* thing to do. Some might even call it bonding. Can't see a problem with that unless someone complans. If there is a complaint, the people on this forum are mature enough to take note.
Common sense being the word I'm thinking about.

I've already had words with Twm about the swearing. Isn't having a filter that blocks out the swear words enough? I will answer that question...YES it is enough. I will leave it at that as I don't want to get banned, and I will if I continue with this one rule alone.

Leave if I don't like it? I saved you the trouble of typing.

Not at all Ronaldinho - you have made some good points, and it is a case of us giving you guys clear guidelines and rules to follow - without them, the place will fall apart.

Insulting people in a playful way is fine, however what you need to remember is it isn't always the person you are insulting that actually gets insulted....it is someone else reading it.

We will try and filter as many words as possible, but there are ways around the word filter. What we are saying is that by placing *'s in your posts is just as bad as saying the word itself. For example, f*ck is the same as fuck. The word filter will not pick up the first, however will filter the second example...so this is why we don't want people using *'s. If your going swear, then write it in full so that our word filter will pick up on it and change it automatically. But I don't want to see posts full of [beeps] either.

And again, I am all for discussing the rules in this thread....but I will not discuss them with kids who are purely acting up for attention.

I am sure you know what I mean as you come across as an intelligent guy.

That is made loud and clear. Excellent.



I'm not exactly too sure what you mean. Yes, I am an intelligent guy at times.
Please explain by PM.

You're better off explaining in this thread instead of PMing loads of people.

Anyway, i've already spoken to the cat about this.

Why can't we use words like focker, or fecker? They've been used in popular prime-time TV and film. One was even in the title of a film!

Oh and can you explain to me why you decided to enforce that bull illegal program rule?

I will!