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2. Keep your posts and replies suitable for people of all-ages. NSFW content isn't appropriate for an all-ages community, though there's nothing stopping you from discussing these sorts of things in private messages.
3. Be productive with your criticism without resorting to personal attacks. Criticism is a wonderful thing when done properly, but if you're resorting to personal attacks to make your point, you're doing it wrong and you should feel bad.
4. Keep threads relevant, and avoid resurrecting older topics if the conversation has died out. If a topic has been dead for years, it isn't really relevant any more, so just let it fade away. Post a new one, or maybe search and see if someone has answered your question already.
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7. Linking to applications or utilities of uncertain intent is not allowed. Put simply, if there is any doubt as to the legality of said utilities, they are not welcome to be posted.
2. Keep your posts and replies suitable for people of all-ages. NSFW content isn't appropriate for an all-ages community, though there's nothing stopping you from discussing these sorts of things in private messages.
3. Be productive with your criticism without resorting to personal attacks. Criticism is a wonderful thing when done properly, but if you're resorting to personal attacks to make your point, you're doing it wrong and you should feel bad.
4. Keep threads relevant, and avoid resurrecting older topics if the conversation has died out. If a topic has been dead for years, it isn't really relevant any more, so just let it fade away. Post a new one, or maybe search and see if someone has answered your question already.
5. Keep your signatures and avatars reasonable. If they're animated, they shouldn't strobe or flash excessively. The images should also be of a filesize small enough for users with slower connections to not feel their presence on the page, ideally under half a megabyte (500 kilobytes) where possible.
6. Don't post advertisements, referral links or any other annoying or intrusive content. Things like affiliate and referral links are fun for the person posting them and an annoyance for everybody else, so don't do it. Autoloading or autoplaying content/embeds falls within this rule as well.
7. Linking to applications or utilities of uncertain intent is not allowed. Put simply, if there is any doubt as to the legality of said utilities, they are not welcome to be posted.