General rules - Breaking these rules can and will get you banned!
Do not defy the moderators expressed wishes!
Do not upload our torrents to other trackers! (See the FAQ for details.)
Disruptive behaviour in the forums will result in a warning ( ).
You will only get one warning! After that it's bye bye Kansas!
Downloading rules - By not following these rules you will lose download privileges!
Access to the newest torrents is conditional on a good ratio! (See the FAQ for details.)
Low ratios may result in severe consequences, including banning in extreme cases.
Ratio below
0.50
and/or upload below
2.0GB
delay of
48h
Ratio below
0.65
and/or upload below
3.5GB
delay of
24h
Ratio below
0.80
and/or upload below
5.0GB
delay of
12h
Ratio below
0.95
and/or upload below
7.5GB
delay of
06h
General Forum Guidelines - Please follow these guidelines or else you might end up with a warning!
No aggressive behaviour or flaming in the forums.
No trashing of other peoples topics (i.e. SPAM).
No language other than English in the forums.
No systematic foul language (and none at all on titles).
No links to warez or crack sites in the forums.
No requesting or posting of serials, CD keys, passwords or cracks in the forums.
No requesting if there has been no 'scene' release in the last 7 days.
No bumping... (All bumped threads will be deleted.)
No images larger than 800x600, and preferably web-optimised.
No double posting. If you wish to post again, and yours is the last post
in the thread please use the EDIT function, instead of posting a double.
Please ensure all questions are posted in the correct section!
(Game questions in the Games section, Apps questions in the Apps section, etc.)
Last, please read the FAQ before asking any questions!
Avatar Guidelines - Please try to follow these guidelines
The allowed formats are .gif, .jpg and .png.
Be considerate. Resize your images to a width of 150 px and a size of no more than 150 KB.
(Browsers will rescale them anyway: smaller images will be expanded and will not look good;
larger images will just waste bandwidth and CPU cycles.) For now this is just a guideline but
it will be automatically enforced in the near future.
Do not use potentially offensive material involving porn, religious material, animal / human
cruelty or ideologically charged images. Mods have wide discretion on what is acceptable.
If in doubt PM one.
Moderating Rules - Use your better judgement!
The most important rule: Use your better judgment!
Don't be afraid to say NO! (a.k.a. "TreetopClimber's rule".)
Don't defy another mod in public, instead send a PM or through IM.
Be tolerant! Give the user(s) a chance to reform.
Don't act prematurely, let the users make their mistakes and THEN correct them.
Try correcting any "off topics" rather then closing a thread.
Move topics rather than locking them.
Be tolerant when moderating the Chit-chat section (give them some slack).
If you lock a topic, give a brief explanation as to why you're locking it.
Before you disable a user account, send him/her a PM and if they reply, put them on a 2 week trial.
Don't disable a user account until he or she has been a member for at least 4 weeks.
Always state a reason (in the user comment box) as to why the user is being banned / warned.
Moderating options - What are my privileges as a mod?
You can delete and edit forum posts.
You can delete and edit torrents.
You can delete and change users avatars.
You can disable user accounts.
You can edit the title of VIP's.
You can see the complete info of all users.
You can add comments to users (for other mods and admins to read).
You can stop reading now 'cuz you already knew about these options. ;)
Lastly, check out the Staff page (top right corner).
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