Post by nismo on May 26, 2012 20:17:34 GMT 10
Forum Rules.
This forum has been created to allow the ADU community members to discuss the game. Any content unrelated to Battlefield Play4Free belongs in the Off Topic section.
Be friendly
These forums are for everyone, so treat others as you would have them treat you. Be a decent human being and show respect to your fellow players. Please consider that for many players, English is a second language. Also consider that all players do not have your wisdom, game skill or general understanding of the game.
Please refrain from using Vulgar Language and Swearing. You can make your point just as easy, without such language.
No "harmful" content please
Some examples of links you shouldn't be posting:
- Links that make your browser crash, or otherwise act strange.
- Links to other harmful content such as Trojans and/or Viruses.
- Links to Phishing sites.
Post in English
We're a multicultural and multilingual community on these forums, try and speak the same language so everyone can participate. Please be considerate to those who have difficulties with English.
No flaming
Other people will have different opinions than yours, that's their right. Don't flame someone for disagreeing with you. In turn, don’t post topics that will incite flaming, be thoughtful in your choice of words when composing your topic.
Don't Spam
Everyone likes to be able to read forums without going blind. Please refrain from posting spam, or other "nonsense" which serves no purpose. This includes images and click to grow pets and other such websites, ascii drawings, excessive or unneeded use of upper case letters, excessively gory or violent images, this includes, but is not limited to meaningless or unproductive posts or replies (see Flaming).
Signatures
Consider that other players are using the forums. That is why under no circumstances may signatures contain any abusive, racist or sexual language or imagery. You are also not allowed to call out other players or name and shame them in your signature.
Signature Size:
- Your signature will be displayed beneath all of your posts. You may use a maximum of 400 characters.
Trolling
Everyone wants to comment on something, and feel free to use the forums to interact with the topics that interest you. But please do not troll these forums.
Some examples that are considered trolling:
- Posting replies just for the sake of posting.
- Posting comments irrelevant to the topic.
- Posting to simply add to the thread count.
- Posting to beg for free items from others.
- Posting poorly formatted text to stand out or make a point.
Don't advertise
This is a community forum, not a place to peddle your site/wares. This also includes links to websites that get users to generate hit counts, offer prizes for joining or attempt to lure users to sell or offer unlicensed software.
You are not allowed to sell your wares and/or services on the Aussie DownUnder forums. This includes but is not limited to eBay auctions, accounts of any kind, forum signatures or or any other service.
Make sense, not war
When you start a new thread, try to use a title that makes sense. If people can easily see what you want to talk about, they will be more likely to open your thread and talk with you.
Some examples of inappropriate thread titles:
- “Help me” “I need help” “I have a question” “READ ME” “URGENT”
- “WTF” either in abbreviation or fully written out
- Swearing of any sort
Some examples of inappropriate content:
- Excessive ranting
- Vulgar language
- Attacks on other players
No Politics & Religion
When you use these forums, please leave your politics and religion at the door. Everyone is entitled to their views and opinions, but these forums are for fun and for social contact. Discussions can get heated at any moment; politics and religion are two topics that will quickly send a thread down in flames. This also includes political and religious imagery in player signature art, links to political groups and websites and links to religious groups, churches and websites.
No one gets favored
Don't use attention seekers. What's an attention seeker, you ask? Using an Administrator or Moderator’s name in your topic, for example. You don't need to add our name(s) in your thread title, nor use all CAPS to get our attention.
Reporting problematic players
Please use the PM function to report problematic player to one of the Moderators. If you suspect someone of cheating you will need some sort of proof before accusing them outright. We have Punk Buster screen shots available to view a screenshot of all who have played on our servers. If someone is breaking server rules you may PM the moderators with the offending players name as well as the time and date of the offense.
Suspensions
Should you break one of the aforementioned forum rules, you may be issued with a timed suspension that usually lasts for less than a day. Should you attempt to circumvent the suspension by creating an additional account, that account will be banned, and your main will have additional time added to its suspension.