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SIGNATURE RULES:
- 1. No Adult Content: There are to be absolutely NO NUDITY, FOUL, SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, or IMAGES/CLIPS THAT SHOW GRAPHIC VIOLENCE images in your signature. This is a paintball forum. if you want to put some NUDE, FOUL, SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, or IMAGES/CLIPS THAT SHOW GRAPHIC VIOLENCE in your signature you can do it elsewhere.
- 2a. Signature Height: Signatures are limited to six lines of text with no images or two lines of text with images and are required to be formatted in such a way as to take up the least amount of space as possible. Text size is limited to size 4 and under, (example of size 4). Size 5, size 6, and size 7 are just too big.
- 2b. Signature images and texts are evaluated at the screen resolution 1024x768
- 2c. Blank lines count the same as a line of text, as does text that is on the same line as an image.
- 3a. Image File Sizes: Each member is allowed up to 6 images not to exceed total file size of 200 KB (204,800 bytes).
- 3b. Image Height: Total height of all images is not to exceed 160 pixels.
- 3c. Image Width: Total width of all images is not to exceed 600 pixels.
- 3d. Image Limitations: Images of paintball markers/guns are ONLY allowed if they are action shots of the marker AND user on the field or a similar style image, or are built into the image in such a way that it's not just a picture of a gun.
- 4a. Other Limitations: DO NOT use "Quote" tags in your signature.
ACCEPTABLE:
"That was really cool! -SOP"
NOT ACCEPTABLE:
ZAPCOnj, on Dec 13 2004, 04:04 PM, said:That was really cool! - 4b. Other Limitations: DO NOT use your signature as a "classified ad." You can LINK to your E-bay sales, BST section items, or online stores in your signature, but you CANNOT put "I got x for sale for $x" in your signature. We have a BST (Buy/Sell/Trade) section of the forum for those postings.
- 4c. Other Limitations: ABSOLUTELY NO derogatory or offensive subject matter in your signature, including (but not limited to) adult subjects, racism, flaming, or gender preference bashing.
- 4d. Absolutely, Positively NO O-U-T-W-A-R LINKS WILL BE TOLERATED. Post an O-U-T-W-A-R or similar type of link and you will be banned and reported, no questions asked.For those who don't know what an O-U-T-W-A-R post is, it is: A form of Internet game/business where users get as many people as possible to click a link that leads to a host site and/or promote registration to the site. Where the users get some manner of receipt such as points, gifts or commission ($$) for the traffic generated, new user registrations, sales completed from their link, etc...
- 5. Lists: If you feel the need to list your gear, or other information, remember to keep the list short and sweet. ALWAYS list your gear horizontally as apposed to vertically.
ACCEPTABLE:
xxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxxx, xxxxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx
NOT ACCEPTABLE:
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- 1. Member signatures that violate ANY of the rules above will be deleted and the member warned.
- 2. EACH MEMBER WILL RECEIVE ONE WARNING. AFTER THAT, THE MEMBER WILL BE SUSPENDED OR BANNED AT THE DISCRESSION OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AN MODERATORS. NO QUESTIONS ASKED!
- 3. Administrators and Moderators ARE EXEMPT from all signature rules.
- 4. Administrators and Moderators have the FINAL SAY on all signature matters. The rulings on signature violations are NOT OPEN FOR DEBATE, nor shall you appeal your case to another Administrator or Moderator.
Signatures are evaluated at 1024x768 resolution.
