Rules and Guildlines!

Please read the following. Failure to do so may result in a suspension.
Also, check back regularly; the rules may be updated without announcement.


1: FORUM CONTENT LEVEL
This site is PG-13. This means no excessive cursing. No flaming either. Cursing every now and then is acceptable, if done in light moderation, since we can understand needing to curse every now and then.

---1:a)ALTERNATE RATINGS
If a thread is not PG-13, state that in the title of the thread. If the thread is PG-13, but there's a post or posts that are above PG-13, use hide tags while stating the reason as the new rating. This applies for mature RPs and FFs for the most part.
ALL 18+ content MUST be placed in the Mature Forums. If you're not old enough to view the Mature Forums, you shouldn't be posting 18+ content anyway.

2: AGE
When you register, you will be asked for your date of birth. This is not shown to anyone, and is used by the system to provide content adapted to your age. Providing incorrect information is, quite frankly, pointless. You don't gain anything by saying you were born 110 years ago, and giving a date of birth so outrageous that the system can't even save it means you'll lose out on any birthday events we may decide to add in future...

Also, if you are caught with an obviously fake Birthday, you will get banned until you contact support to have it fixed.

3: NO SPAMMING
Spam (Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages) is not wanted in this forum. This can range from being off topic, to posting something short and not worth the time to read. See what it is here

---3:a)SMILEY ABUSE
Do not abuse the smilies. A few here or there is okay, but having enough to distract from the idea of the post is too much. This applies to excessive use of question and exclamation marks. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????? Like So...

---3:b) COLOURS
Try to avoid overusing different colours. You can, however, change the background colour of your post (see thread on this in Announcements Forum) to ensure your chosen colour will be readable.See? Like this!

4: INTELLIGENCE
We don’t allow chatspeak (Aka: l33t or TXT chat.) on this forum. If you want to say something, type out the word. Some common things such as LOL, WTF, or OMG are allowed. This rule is in affect for RP's, FF's and so forth, unless the character is speaking that way.

---4:a) SPELLING/GRAMMAR
You should (at least try to) have a basic knowledge of spelling and grammar. A few typos are okay, but try to avoid having a post full of them. We are aware that not everyone speaks English, but if you use a translator, try translating the result back into your language to see if it still makes some sense. Please try and spell check for the first post of EVERYTHING you post.

5: FIRST POST
The first post of a thread needs to give the readers a good idea of what the conversation will be about. A paragraph of about four or five sentences is the advised minimum, but more is usually better with this rule. In any case, just a sentence or two is too short to give a good idea of any thread’s topic.

6: IMAGES AND PICTURES
No pornographic links or pictures (except in the Mature forum with appropriate warning and [hide] tags). All pictures should not be wider than 600px, and should not be taller than 400px. For bigger pictures, use a link. Offensive pictures will be removed and the poster dealt with.

8: SIGNATURE CONTENT
There can be a variety of things in your signature. Just a simple quote can make a good signature, or a picture. Adoptables are popular, but limit what you put in your signature. If your signature is longer than most of your posts, then it will be edited out.

---8:a) ADOPTABLES
If you want to show these off, and there isn’t enough room in your signature, create a post in the Extended log area.

9: MULTI-POST AND BUMPING
You may not multi-post unless it's been a week since the last post. In that case, double posting is allowed. It is called a BUMP, which stands for Bring Up My Post. The only two places that you can freely multi-post is in your Extended log and your own FF.

---9:a) WHEN SETTING UP
These can only be multi-posted in when getting set up: RPs, FanArt, and Clubs/Clans. After the set up, it must be a week before double-posting.

---9:b) THREAD CLOSING
If a thread is more than a month old, it will be closed. Posting in such an old thread without good reason will result in a warning. There should be no reason to BUMP a month-old thread. RP Threads will be locked once they get 2 weeks old and become inactive. PM me or a MOD to move a fourm!

---9:c) RP SETUP FORUM
If you make a pre-planned RP, you must have a first post stating the topic, characters, rules, etc. If it is not pre-planned, post it in the RP Setup Forum or else it will be moved. Do not RP in an RP Setup thread. Giving up on an RP while setting it up means closing the set up thread. Please follow that rule. It is not the staff's job to do clean up after you. For now RP's would needed to have been through me!

10: SUSPENDED MEMBERS
A suspension is directed at an individual and is like a timeout. It’s up to the user to deal with the ban, not their friends, so do not ask us about another user's suspension. Most of them are temporary anyway - very few users have earned a perma-ban. Don't worry though! I will make sure to do my best and keep track!

11: RESPECT MEMBERS
Be respectful and nice to other members, even if they don't respect your personal clicking policies. Do not flame or blacklist members. If you see this going on, please report it to a staff member.

Mini-moding is also a form of disrespecting, not just to members, but to the staff as well. It basically is how a user says "The staff can't do this job, so I'll do it for them and make things worse on them later when they do get to deal with it"
Please don't do this.

12: ADVERTISING
Please do not advertise on The Shiny Hunters Clans Page. Although, if you are an active user, you can advertise your website/forum as long as you do not use a linking picture, adoptables excluded.


13: SPOILING
Don't Spoil certain events that will happen on special occasions!


14: ACCOUNT
Every member is allowed ONE account.
At present there is no multi-account scanner. However when it is added (eventually), you will be given instructions and plenty of time to follow them.

---14:a) EVERYBODY GETS ONE
On the forums, there is a Journal section. The point is to make an extended Journal or Blog. You can do anything (within the rules) in your Journal thread. If you are found with more than one, the most recent will be closed.

---14:b) ACCOUNT CONTROL
Accounts may only be controlled by their owners. While this includes not logging into someone else's account, it is mostly meant to prohibit the use of bots of macros. Basically anything that takes the control away from the player, or that causes unreasonable load on the server.
(NOTE: Please read the separate post below for extra info)

15: SPREAD THE WORD
Post your Pokémon far and wide. Spread them across the Internet, and gather clickers from all over the place to The Shiny Hunters Clan's Page!

Any art, sprites and banners are under copyright DO NOT USE them with out owner permission! We will have a section for sprites, banners ect. That can be used HEAR and POKEFARM only!. If you are caught using anything without permission you will be banned!

Hear is a link to the copyrighted art.
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