**These rules are subject to change.**

THE BASICS
By signing up to and posting in this forum, you agree to obey the following rules and regulations. Disregarding them will result in the punishments explained at the bottom of the page.

Accounts
Each member is allowed ONE account. Multiple accounts for one user will result in permanent bans for all the accounts. In other words, don't do it.

Do not share accounts. Sign up is free and easy to do. If you share accounts, a staff member will contact you and you will get suspended until the situation clears up. Special circumstances do not apply.

After you've signed up, you will have to validate your account before you can post. To do so, simply check your email account that you signed up with. If you do not received an email, go to the thread.

Behavior
Be respectful towards other members. We will not tolerate name calling, flaming, or harassing of other members. Leave your drama for the real world.

Obey the staff that help run the forum, and show some respect. We created this site for you to enjoy, so please listen to us.

Obey these rules and guidelines, as well as any other rules in each section of the forum. Doing so will ensure a fun, open environment for everyone to enjoy.

Posting
Please use proper spelling and grammar. I know a lot of people who LyKe tO tYpE lYke DiS, but that can be a real pain to read. L33t and chatspeak are also not allowed.

Do not troll (posting disruptive or annoying comments to purposely incite trouble and be a jerk) or spam (going off-topic or double-posting).

Please make sure your post contributes to the topic and generates discussion (allows others to respond to your post).

Do not post topics about explicit material, pornography, any illegal activity, or warez.

Forum Ranks
Your "rank" is displayed under your username when you post. Your rank is determined by the total number of posts you have made on the forum. For now, the ranks and the minimum posts required to attain them are as follows:

Newbie - 0
Youngling - 25
Padawan - 50
Apprentice - 100
Jedi Knight - 200
Dark Jedi - 400
Jedi Guardian - 700
Sith Marauder - 1100
Jedi Council Member - 1600
Sith Lord - 2200
Jedi Grand Master - 2900
#1 SWO Fan - 3700

THE PENALTIES
The rules are pretty basic and easy to follow. If you disobey the rules, the consequences can be moderate to severe. The following are descriptions of the different types of penalties you can expect:

"Verbal" Warn
A verbal warn is when a staff member notices you breaking the rules and either sends you a PM or posts in the thread asking you to stop and correct your behavior.

After two verbal warns, you will receive a board warn.

Board Warn
A board warn means that you did something wrong and the staff had to send you a formal PM to address the issue. When this happens, your warning percentage increases. You can find your warning bar a few lines under your username. Only you and the staff can see your warn level.

When you receive a warning, you will receive a PM explaining why and what you can do to prevent any problems in the future. If your warn level ever reaches 100%, you will be suspended from the site. It's up to you to keep track of your warn level.

A staff member can reduce your warn level if you prove that your behavior has improved. DO NOT ASK the staff to remove your warn - you'll just end up getting in more trouble.

Suspension
There are two types of suspensions in the forum. One is a posting suspension. This means that you can sign on to the forum and read through the threads, but that's it. You cannot create new threads, you cannot post responses or vote in polls.

The second type is an account suspension. During an account suspension, you cannot log into the forum at all.

The length of the suspension and which type you get depends on the severity of the situation.


If you disagree with any punishment you receive, please contact a staff member so we can review the situation and act accordingly. If you have any questions, feel free to send a PM to the staff or post in the "Questions" thread.