Forum Rules

FIRST 2 LAUGH · **Posted:** Sun May 11, 2008 12:14 am

OUR RULES ARE VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW!

HOW TO BEHAVE ON OUR FORUM VIDEO - PLEASE WATCH THEN READ OUR RULES

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THIS IS NOT AN ILLEGAL WAREZ FORUM AND EVERYTHING POSTED IS AND MUST BE 100% LEGAL ANYTHING POSTED THAT IS IN ANY QUESTION WILL BE BINNED AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE AND REPEAT OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED! :rules:

1. NO SCAMMING

It is forbidden to scam any member of this forum. If you tell someone that you will give something in return by a certain time period for work that has been done by that person(s) you promised and then you fail to keep to your word for giving help back in the agreed form - Your IP address will be Banned from this forum immediately!

NB: No matter how many times you try to log back in under alias usernames, you will never get back in.

2. NO SPAMMING

Posting of other urls for example porn sites is forbidden. All other sites like imagehosting, webhosting should be in Link Heaven.

NB: You NOT allowed to have passwords for any downloaded/uploaded files, if the file doesn't have a password & u have posted a password only 2 advertise then it will cause that member concerned to get a warning and the post from that person(s) in question deleted.

3. NO FLAMING

It is strictly forbidden for any members to flame the other users, any issues with any threads and posts should be dealt with in the correct manner, by sending a PM (Private Messege) to a Global Moderator.

4. REQUESTING TO BE A MEMBER OF STAFF IS FORBIDDEN

Do not ask anyone of the staff if you can become an Administrator/Moderator, If we think you are doing great and we need more staff members we will contact You. If you do ask anyone to become an Administrator/Moderator you will be "BLACKLISTED" and we will NEVER pick you for any staff member positions ever.

NB: Just because you are not a member of the staff does not mean that you are anything less to the staff themselves as there can only be a certain amount of staff within each catagory required for this site to run effectivly...presently we have enough Administators and Global Moderators, but when we are in need of any member for a suited role, we will PM you personally if we feel you are the "right choice" or set up sticky to get interested members to reply to explaining why "they" are best suited for the role being offered. Members who have a zero (0) post count or less then ten (50) proper posts (Replies, etc not counted) will not be considered, so it is in your favour to get posting as fast as possible as you never know when we will be in need of another "Talented Future Senior Member"

5. FORUM AGE BRACKETS

First2Laugh.com/ is aimed at a General Audience , falling in the age group from 13 and higher, So all posts should be made accordingly.

This include disallowment of Explicit, Vulgar Language, Drug Talk, Nudity, Porn, Praying On Members Because Of Their Age Or Gender And So Forth Is Strictly Forbidden.

6. NO MINI-MODDING

You are NOT allowed to "Mini-Mod. The Administation & The Global Moderator Teams would like to encourage and thank all members who feel something should be done regarding any concerns within this forum, so all that is need by yourselves is to just PM (Private Messege) us and we will take care of the rest, this is our job.

7. FORUM LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH

All Publicly displayed messages are limited to English only. This includes posts, titles, signatures, other forms of public display. (If you are having trouble finding the correct English words to express yourself, due to English being a second language, please PM one of the Global Moderators to give you help with your language concerns)

NB: Any member who wishes to ignore this forum's language rules and continues to do anything on this forum in any language that is not English, you will receive a "Long Term Warning"

8. WARNING SYSTEM

A. Disobeying Members

Members who deliberately disobey the rules or have obviously not read the rules and ignorantly disobey them upon joining up will be Warned or Banned depending on what the Global Moderator or Administrator believes is the appropriate punishment.

B. Number Of Maximum Warnings That Can Be Given

Members can be Warned a maximum of three times. On the third time the member involved will be automatically Banned immediately.

C. Automatic Expiration Of A Warning

A Warning can have a time bomb unless you have been Banned. If a time bomb is set, your Warning will automatically expire after a certain number of days, usually 90 days.

NB: If you believe you do not deserve the Warning please contact an Administrator explaining in full both sides of the unbiased story. Talking back to the Global Moderator or Administrator who issued you with the Warning in the first place with no sense of respect will lead to further "Long Term Warnings"

D. Topic Posting

All topics must contain a description.

E. Where A Topic Should Be Posted

Topics must be submitted to the relevant forums. Please read the forum descriptions before posting.

F. Topic Titles Must Be Descriptive

Examples:

GOOD: "Help Needed With Posting In Correct Section"

BAD: "HEEEEELP!"

G. Bumping Rules

Bumping is allowed provided that the reply has relevant information that is useful to the continuance of the topic. Short intervals of bumps is not allowed to bump the topic up onto the first page by the same person.

Example:

ALLOWED: A topic discusses a news event. The topic's discussion has died but there is new striking evidence to turn thoughts around. A reply with such information that is relevant and useful is allowed.

ALLOWED: Requests may only be bumped once every 48 hours since the last reply.

DISALLOWED: A one-liner reply with the words "lol".

DISALLOWED: Bumping topics continuously to get them up to the first few pages.

H. No Double Posting

Double posting of the same links may lead to a Warning, especially if you have your own independent topic for a set of links and yet still post the same links in related topics with the intention of gaining exposure or higher post counts.

I. No Consecutive Posts

At no stage can any member "except for First2Laugh staff only" make consecutive posts.

If you wish to post something either edit your previous post or wait for someone else to make a post after your previous post.

This important rule is made so as to stop any member from increasing their post count illegally, so failing to comply with this will result in a 90 day warning being given and if this does not searve as a wake up call then a long term ban will take effect.

J. Coding Of Links

All links to downloads and to other sites MUST be coded in [code ]links[/code] and leaving blank is not an option, failure to do this after being given repeat reminders by a Moderator or Administrator will result in a long term warning being given and if the offense continues without any efforts to learn how to code links, then a ban will be put in place on the member responsible...do not be shy to ask help if you are having problems, the Moderators team are here to help.

K. No Advertising Of Any Illegal Warez Forums On This Forum

Any staff and/or member caught posting any links to illegal warez forums will be immediately given a long term warning and if the staff and/or member continues posting such links to illegal warez forums, they will be instantly banned.

9. NOTICE TO ALL STAFF EXCEPT THE FORUM OWNER FIRST 2 LAUGH

No access at all is allowed at anytime into the Administrator Control Panel (ACP) period! - If any staff need anything done in this area, then they should Private Message (PM) FIRST 2 LAUGH with what they require and the FIRST 2 LAUGH will make the final decision on "if and when" he will carry out the request.

I have constantly repeated myself to all staff through "Global Announcements" regarding this important matter, yet none heed to my warning, so now it is a written rule.

Too many staff think they have the forum all to themselves and this is NOT the case at all, so as of the 7th June 2008 no staff except FIRST 2 LAUGH will be allowed into the Administrator Control Panel (ACP) - Failure to accept this given rule will result in an instant demotion to basic member status and 2 long term warnings being given immediately for all to see!

10. THE CHAT BOX/SHOUT BOX

This chat box has been installed to help staff and members alike come together and get to know each other and have fun.

It is a faster way to communicate rather than having to PM (Private Message) each other constantly, but in saying this any important and private information you require to pass onto someone, whether to staff or members themselves, please PM the person(s) privately rather than to leave such material in public view on the chat box...

Also there is to be NO swearing or putting down or anyone for their Culture, Religion, Background, Age, Gender on the chat box, all forum rules still apply when visiting and chating, so reading and understanding them before hand is vital so not to get yourself warned or even banned.

11. ALL FORUM STAFF MUST POST AT LEAST 15 POSTS DAILY - 7 DAYS A WEEK

All staff from Friday 5th June 2009 onwards are to post at least 15 posts a day.

Just imagine if we all had at least 10,000 posts to our name, the forum would be busting at the sides...this amount of posts is actually easy to achieve and a small few Senior Administrators have proved just how easy and fun it can be...just try posting at least 15 posts daily...15 x 7 = 105 so in just 7 days you can have 105 posts to your name, just imagine if you added this; 15 x 365 = 5,475...it all adds up people and it requires minimal efforts...even with the busiest lives we each live...we all can easily achieve this and make it a reality.

Look at how i post for example...on average i post about 100 items daily so: 100 x 365 = 36,500 per year and i am almost there and this has been very easy for me to do and all i ask of you all to post is just a tiny 15 posts daily - 7 days a week (not replies as they are not counted) and boom! - we have an over flowing forum...bursting with huge amounts of funnies and other great material for everyone to enjoy!

Even with each of us posting just 15 posts daily we can still make time to accomplish the other important items we want to do, such as the Forum Magazine and other new ideas to come...WE CAN DO THIS!!!!

You are allowed to post all 105 posts for the 7 day week time frame in one day if you would prefer, but just so long as each staff member is posting their allocated 105 posts weekly then this will be okay as sometimes we have only a spare day to get everything done in one go so posting all 105 items in that day or over a couple of days is no problem, but posting over the 105 requirement per week is not counted toward the next weeks total of 105 posts, so with each week comes a fresh slate to build on of 105 posts.

So Anyone who wishes not to post 15 items daily will be demoted immediately as i have been more than fair to all members of staff to date, so if you think that posting a mere 15 posts daily that takes less then half an hour of your time to do is too much then you are obviously not the right person for the role of staff for first2laugh.com

12. MASS PRIVATE MESSAGING (PM) OUT TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND TO FORUM MEMBERS PLUS GUESTS IS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY

It has come to our attention that too many staff of all levels, even Elite Administrators are wasting everyone's time in posting unimportant and non forum related private messages to everyone, this is to stop immediately and if you wish to chat with either one person of even a few at a time to tell them of something, then either use the "Chat Room" that has been installed for this very reason or in some special cases the public chat box located on the main page, but the forums preference is the "Chat Room" - I personally have grown very tired of coming online to find at least 5 private messages with no importance awaiting me to read them, as most of you know i lead a very busy life and i just have no time to sit and read these, the same is for other staff of this forum and in most cases the private messages that have arrived for me or others to read have no baring on us personally, nothing to do with us, also as much as all of us are happy with people reaching high post counts please can just a topic be made in the General Discussions Lounge regarding this and let those who wish reply that topic, that is what i have always done and will always do!

Mass private messaging has been disabled for all Non Administrators now and we are putting our trust on those Administrators to read and learn this new rule and put it into place by NOT mass private messaging all members of staff - forum members - guests alike...i have had many complaints from guests and members of them having lots of non-related PM's in their INBOX and to me this is just unprofessional to say the least that they can read stuff they should not be allowed to read regarding our forum.

FIRST 2 LAUGH - ARSHAD - THEHOBBOY will be the ONLY Admins who will be allowed to mass private message from now on...please use the "Chat Room" we installed it for just this reason...it works and its cool to be in there with everyone!

Failure to respect and abide by this rule will result in an immediate 90 day warning being given and if the rule is broken again then a demotion to a normal member rank will follow.

PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT FINAL STATEMENTS BELOW

Please remember that Administrators & Global Moderators alike are here to help and at here you all to the rules and their policy's so make the extra effort and you will be respected and awarded based upon your input into this site through Monthly Certificates being awarded to those "Fortunate Ones" who put in the effort and gave good results.

Warnings will be given out to those who intentionally do anything against what is written in the site rules and those who disturb this forum and the running of it will be brought to the gallows too...

In Addition To The Above: All members are to be respected at all times, not only for their individuality, but more so for their culture, religious and personal beliefs, genders and upbringings...sometimes language barriers are an obvious concern, but this does NOT give anyone the right to make mockery of any person(s) because of this!

Anyone who is being hassled by another member is to advise the Global Moderator Team immediately with some form of proof showing us this, (Your proof coming from a Post or a Personal Message (PM) you may have received...stalking a member is prohibited and will result in being immediately banned from this site.

We are all here because we wish to share, also we wish to keep this site and its people, so let us all keep it this way...get to know each other and never be too nervous about sending a PM to the Administrator & Global Moderator Teams...We DO care for our Community....& yes, we're Human too!

NOTE: The Forum Owner - Head Administrator Of Both The Staff And Members Of First2Laugh.com Reserves The Sole Right To Edit The Rules Without Prior Announcement To Other Staff And Members Alike, So It Is Vital That All Members Of This Forum Read Over The Rules On A Monthly Basis.

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