Updated: August 11, 2007

1. Respect.
This should be something I don't have to tell you but I'll say it anyway. Respect the admins and mods of this forum. We do not spend time at this forum keeping it nice and clean, just to have people slag us off.
Also, respect fellow members of the boards. I do not want to see anyone ganging up against one another or anything like that.

2. Text talk/capitals/alternate caps.
Now, this is one thing that really gets on my nerves. Not only is it hard to read, it's hard to understand. If you want people to know what you're talking about, avoid text talk. Do not type in capitals LIKE THIS. This is seen as shouting and it's rude. No typing in alternate caps LiKe tHis either. It's annoying and gives me and practically everyone else a headache.

3. Fictions go in the Fiction Forum, Off-Topic chat goes in the Off-Topic Forum.
Post things in the right forums. Your fictions go in the fictions forum. McFly related fictions go in the McFly fan fictions forum, Dougie Poynter related fictions go in the Dougie Poynter fan fictions forum, etc... Chat that has nothing to do with fictions or whatsoever, go in the Off-Topic forum.

4. Avatars and Signatures.
Alright, I've set the avatar size to the standard 100 px by 100 px so it shouldn't be a problem.
As for signatures, it should be no bigger than 560 px by 420 px. Any bigger and we will take it away, leaving you a nice message instead. I might consider changing this again but for now, follow that. Also, only one (1) image in your signature.

5. No advertising.
I will allow no such advertising of any sort. I do not want to have any competition with McFly Fan Fics. If you have a website you want to advertise, put it as a link or small banner in your signature. If you use a small banner, that would take up your count for the one (1) image that you can have in your signature. I will not bend the rules.

6. Only 1 account per person.
Do not try and be a smart ass and open multiple accounts just to reply to your own topics. Admins and mods have access to your IP address to which we can ban. If you do not like your username and would like to change it, PM any of the admins and we'll change it for you.

7. Locking of pointless topics.
If you open topics that are generally pointless such as "Hi everyone, what's up?", they will be locked without question. If you see such topics being opened, report it instead of replying to it.

8. Quoting.
If you want to reply to someone, and you do a quote, that's fine. However, only quote the person/post you're replying to. I don't want to see quotes within quotes within quotes. It saves me the time and trouble from editing your post just to take out the extra quotes. Also, if you quote a post that contains pictures, take out the image tags ([img][/img]) so that there aren't double pictures. It also saves loading time for those on dial up.

9. No posts in 3 months results in deletion of account.
Basically, what this rule says is that if after 3 months since your joined date, you have 0 posts to your name, I will delete your account. I prefer a small forum where members post as opposed to a large forum where only a few people post. However, it doesn't mean that I have banned you. I have simply just deleted your account. You can always rejoin, no questions about it. If you rejoin, do engage in the forum instead of sitting on the sidelines.

To explain it better, here is how I'm going to go about doing it. Every now and then, I'm going to check on the members list. If a person has not posted anything at all, meaning 0 posts, for three months since his/her joined date, I will delete the member. If you have any questions about this, you may PM me.

10. Language: English ONLY.
Right, I feel the need to add this because English is like the world language. Everyone speaks it, be it well or badly. Also, not everyone would understand your native language. I speak Mandarin as well but you don't see me spouting Chinese characters all over the forum. I only speak in English around here, and basically everywhere else. You do likewise and we'll all be happy campers.

That's all for the rules as of now. Follow the rules and have fun at the forum. :]