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TROLLS and UN-CIVIL DISCUSSION: Any poster who flames others is not posting according to the rules. Similarly, any poster who "trolls" is by definition trying to induce flames by others and is guilty of flaming by proxy. Neither is allowed here. Sexual, ethnic or racial slurs are unacceptable and will result in instant banning. ILLEGAL ACTIVITY: The discussion of "warez," "cracks," or the "how to" of uncapping modems is not allowed. BACK-SEAT MODERATION: Do not take it upon yourself to point out where other members do not follow guidelines, because that leads to more off-topic posts and even arguments. Use the "Hey Mod" button. IGNORING GUIDELINES FOR NEW TOPICS: Posting off-topic, or against the letter or spirit of the forum description, is not posting according to the rules. DERAILING TOPICS: occurs when a person comes into a thread and posts something contrary to the intent of the thread, often derailing the discussion or turning it into an argument. If you feel the need to turn a discussion into a debate, start a new thread instead. INSULTS: Any poster who follows up ISP reviews and flames or insults the reviewer, rather than commenting on the subject of the review, is not posting according to the rules. THREATS and ABUSE via PMs: Any poster who sends obscene, threatening or insulting messages to any other users of the site is not posting according to the rules. ABUSING SITE CUSTOMISATION: Any poster who uses a posting tag or sig line in an offensive manner, such as commenting negatively on another user, is not abiding by site rules and may cause such sig or tag to vanish. EXPOSING PRIVATE COMMUNICATION: You are prohibited from posting instant messages in the forums without the express consent of the author. In addition, any Private forums are just that. Private. In the case of the ISP Direct Forums, this means that direct quotes are prohibited. COPYRIGHT: Articles should not be posted in their entirety. The acceptable way to post external articles is to partially quote, add some personal comments and give a full credit with a link back to the original site. AFFILIATE PAYMENT LINKS: are never permitted anywhere on this site as they are often just spam. DUPLICATE ACCOUNTS: Duplicate accounts are not permitted and detection will result in removal of all accounts. BANNING PROCESS of LAST RESORT: If nothing else works, any poster may be banned at any time by name, IP address or other identification, without any prior warning, and without any explanation given. AGE: Age 12 and under are prohibited from posting.
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