READ THIS FIRST: A rundown of our forum rules and regulations

[carl]

All members regardless of ranks and user groups in which they belong are allowed to post 3 OT (out of topic) replies on each topic. Pruning of the said reply will be done if abused.

Absolutely no hacking or cracking questions. USE PM FOR THOSE... This includes sharing sites and links for pirated software, or any kind of digital data.

If you are here to discuss naked chicks. Maybe you should go to b*ybast*s.com

If you want yourself removed, just PM me and I will do the needful.

Whining, Abusing and personal attacks not acceptable. Annoying the people on the board is unacceptable as well.

Crappy, offending and useless Signatures would be modified without any warnings.

And Moderators on the board reserve the right to ban, delete, block any user.

I will keep on modifying it as and when needed. I will edit any post that breaks anything that defies common sense. And any post that does not have anything sensible would be deleted without any prior warning.

No more bad language on the forum

Profanities would be deleted unannounced

If you want a particular post of yours deleted. Just report it. Or empty it and leave a message.

ALL CAPS ARE CERTAINLY NOT ALLOWED.

txt speak is not allowed e.g. u, w8, pls

We think that's all for now... 

summary:

NO vulgarity
NO offensive words
NO racial comments
NO trolling
NO inappropriate posts or threads
NO bad mouthing
NO personal attacks

Butuanon.net Support Team

[mayetster]

John 16:13 (New International Version)

"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come"

[carl]

An update of the rules by sci-fi

* Spelling and grammar must be acceptable
* Break your posts into paragraphs with lines in between each paragraph
* Respect copyrights
* Post things in the correct forum
* Use capitalization correctly (no all caps or lack of caps)
* Do not reply to yourself unless it is a bump (use the edit button instead)
* One-line posts typically are bad, unless what is said is best said short
* Use punctuation and contractions correctly (no !!!!!!!! or Ill and Im)
* Post quality, not quantity
* Keep your posts on topic
* Use the search before asking a question
* Argue with the post, not the poster (arguments on topic are good, but between members they are bad)
* Do not post anything illegal, pornographic or anything questionable
* A forum isn’t IM - write words out and avoid posting many replies to yourself
* Do not avoid the word filter
* Do not go overboard with the emoticons/smilies

[carl]

2. Posting:
2.1. General Etiquette:
• 2.1.1. Discussions must be kept on topic to avoid cluttering up the forum. Warnings shall be issued for constant off topic posts. Threads that habitually go “out-of-topic” shall be closed and/or deleted.
Constant posters of off topic posts shall likewise be warned and eventually suspended from the site.

• 2.1.2. Posts per thread shall be limited to 250. 15 pages of posts is difficult for the user to search through as well as an extremely heavy load on the server. Once a thread reaches the threshold, it shall be closed.

• 2.1.3. Search the forums before you post your topic. Your question or comment may have already been discussed, answered, or resolved.

• 2.1.4. Create a short subjects that adequately describes your topic.
 
• 2.1.5 Double-posting (or cross-posting) the same post (or similar posts) in different forums will cause confusion and most likely reduce chances or receiving a valid resolution for the topic.

• 2.1.6. "Bumping" or replying to your own posts or older topics is frowned upon - only post in old topics or reply to your own posts if it furthers the topic of discussion, and the post's content warrants the topic being revived. For example, reviving a month-old topic to inform the author of your appreciation is frowned upon - send them a private message; reviving a month-old topic to inform other members that you have found a solution to the problem being discussed, however, is acceptable. Excessive bumping shall lead to the locking of the thread.

• 2.1.7. Be patient. All the users of this forum are using the forum and participating in discussions in their own time.

• 2.1.8. Help others. This forum is a community, and works best when people share information and assist one another to the best of their abilities.

• 2.1.9. Use coherent English, where possible. Whilst it is understandable that English is not the first language of many of our users, Butuanon.net requests that users try, wherever possible, to use English, such that all other users may be able to understand the discussion. Further to this, "leet speak" and “text speak” is very much frowned upon.

• 2.1.10. Be constructive. If you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything at all. Constructive criticism is welcome, derogatory comments are not. Personal attacks shall not be tolerated and shall be dealt with harshly.
NOTE: If there is a sticky topic or an announcement in a forum, read it - it contains important information pertaining to that particular forum.

2.2. Important:
Also, posts deemed "pointless" by the moderators and administrators will be removed at their own discretion. This may include, but is not limited to:
• 2.2.1. Inside jokes (where applicable eg. Public forum, )
• 2.2.2. Posts having little or no relation to the topic of discussion
• 2.2.3. Little or no "productive" content
• 2.2.4. Posts whose content is not within the remit of Butuanon.net, is expressly forbidden, or is deemed unnecessary or "junk"
• 2.2.5. Posts consisting only of emoticons or smilies
• 2.2.6. Posts with minimal content (for example, posting "thanks" is frowned upon, unless accompanied with further detail - if you wish to thank someone, please send them a personal message).

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