The following are the guidelines we ask you to follow as a member of UnixForum.co.uk. Please be considerate of these guidelines and try to follow them as best as you can; those members found abusing these rules will be reprimanded (including, but not limited to, being banned or removed). These are listed in a random order; all are of equal importance and should be followed equally. All guidelines are subject to change based on user interaction; please check back to see how these changes affect you.

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The following are the guidelines we ask you to follow as a member of UnixForum.co.uk. Please be considerate of these guidelines and try to follow them as best as you can; those members found abusing these rules will be reprimanded (including, but not limited to, being banned or removed). These are listed in a random order; all are of equal importance and should be followed equally. All guidelines are subject to change based on user interaction; please check back to see how these changes affect you.

One - For security reasons, we ask that you not share your account password or other personal information with other users on the board. Doing so could lead to your account being hacked, your personal information being made public knowledge, and other users impersonating you. If you have problems with your account contact an administrator. If you have forgotten your password, click here.

Two - Please post threads in proper forums. Posting in incorrect forums leads to confusion amongst other members and will be moved. All forums are aptly titled and described to help cut down on confusion.

Three - Multiple threads on the same topic are not allowed as they clutter forums and confuse members. Unix/Linux Forum is an anti-spam community and does not reward members according to post count. Duplicate threads will be deleted.

Four - Signatures (optional personal notes that automatically display beneath your posts) are limited to a 650 bytes in length. Signatures are subject to editing by board moderators for offensive/innappropriate language, to fix coding to comply with the board's structure, or to edit the size. Moderators may edit members sigs for minor violations without prior contact to the member. If a major violation occurs, a moderator will contact the member via pm. If the signature isn't changed within a reasonable time of reading the pm, the moderator may edit/suspend the member's sig.

Five - The use of DiStOrTeD TeXt, abbreviated text (examples include ‘how r u’ and ‘i luv u 2’) and POSTING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS is not acceptable at Unix/Linux Forum and members posting such will be contacted by Staff. Not all members have English as a first language and distortion/kewl talk may be confusing.

Six - Respect fellow members at Unix/Linux Forum. Everyone is entitled to post, discuss, have opinions, and the like here. Remember to post opinions in a constructive manner, not abusive.

Seven - Advertising Websites. Members are welcome to advertise their own websites (personal, computing-related and non-computing) in their signatures and profiles. All advertising threads will be deleted. Unix/Linux Forum does NOT allow solicitation of staff members for other sites.

Eight - PM "Spam" is not tolerated at any time by any member. This includes (but is not limited to) website advertising, harrassment, staff solicitation, and the like via PM.

Please enjoy posting at Unix/Linux Forum. Following these guidelines will help the boards run smoothly and create a more enjoyable environment for everyone. Thank you!


SPAM GUIDE:

What is Spam? Well, any post that is unnecessary, irrelevant, or is posted to bump or boost post counts are considered spam. Also, posts that make the page hard to load are considered spam. These type of posts are listed below.

• Irrelevant posts - Posts that do not serve a purpose or are not related to the thread topic are considered spam. Examples of these types of posts would be posting only a "smilie" or "yeah".
  
• Posting to boost post count - Posts that serve no purpose whatsoever and are posted solely to boost thread count are considered spam. These type of posts are generally one-word posts and are usually unnecessary.
  
• Signature Spam - Extremely large signatures that take a long time to load are considered spam - they clog up the threads and make scrolling harder. While signatures are a nice feature, they are a privilege and we shouldn't take advantage of that. Large or many animations make the pages of the boards impossible to load, therefore the topic doesn't get read by as many people.
  
• Bumps - Bumps are posts that are posted specifically so a thread will move to the top of the page. If a post needs a bump, then it could use relevant information. If no one wants to post in that thread, then there's a reason it's at the bottom of the page. Bumps will be deleted.
  
• Attachments, Banners, Etc. - Posts that have a lot of unnecessary attachments or images are spam and are not looked highly upon. These posts include posting the same pictures that have been posted several times before (or even once before), or posting pictures/banners in the wrong forums. Do NOT post images (urls) in bitmap format or images that are extremely large. Large pics throw off the board alignment.
  
• Duplicate Threads - We want to keep this Board as easy to read and navigate through as possible. Multiple threads that are duplicates makes things messy and can be confusing. It's also hard for the original thread starter to keep up with the replies when they have to search a bunch of different threads.

Always try to check before you post. Am I in the right forum? Has this topic been posted before? Is my post relevant to the topic? Do I really need to add this picture? If you posted in the wrong forum, and realise this just after you posted, you can either edit your post (click on the "edit post" button to do so, located on the top right of your post, right before Quote), PM one of the moderators of that forum and ask for it to be moved (you can see them on the main forum index, underneath each forum) or you can post again in your topic and ask for it to be moved.