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Forum Rules:	USERNAMES Yes, this IS a Matthew Reilly forum - but we have our fair share of Schofields, Scarecrows and Foxes already registered. Please try not to sign up with the name of a character from a Matthew Reilly novel. FLAMING No verbal insults, personal attacks or derrogatory/defamatory towards other users, Matthew Reilly or his family (in fact, be courteous and respectful and leave them out of things entirely). Participation in heated debate may occur, but don't resort to childish put-downs. HARRASSMENT No forum member is to harrass another either through repeated flaming or various other forms of abuse - whether on the forum or through private messages. Each forum user has the right to bring their concerns before a Moderator if they feel they are being mistreated by another user. They will handle all disputes, as opposed to the direct involvement and retaliation of individual users, whether public or personal. Transcripts of Private Messages, email and/or online chats may be offered to Moderators ONLY as proof of forum-related harrassment, if it is not readily visible in the discussion threads. SPAMMING Don't make 1-word posts, or posts with meaningless content. You are allowed to make 2 posts in a row in a thread ONLY if you have sufficient reason to do so - i.e. new material. Excessive usage of emoticons within a post is also considered spam. CONSIDERATION Bear in mind that your comments may be construed as offensive and hurtful by others if they are of a particulary personal topic or nature. Your posts may be edited for content if complaints are made. Please take care to respect the opinions, beliefs and experiences of others, especially when discussing/arguing sensitive areas. CRITICISM If you have negative views about something, you are allowed to express them APPROPRIATELY - this means in an intelligent manner, explaining WHY you thought something was unsatisfactory. Your opinion may not receive univeral agreement, but it will be respected. If you choose to make fun of others and throw insults, you'll not only ruin the credibility of your post, YOU WILL BE BANNED. LANGUAGE Where possible don't swear, or at least try to curb your language. If you do not censor any offensive words, the swearing filter will - or worse, one of the Moderators. As not everyone who visits these forums have English as their primary language, please ensure that you use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation wherever possible. This is to ensure that ordinarily simple messages do not become a trial to read. CONTENT No porn, sexually offensive/explicit/objectifying material. Don't link to sites with morally ambiguous content, e.g. bomb-making or warez (see below). MATERIAL No pornographic, sexually offensive, sexually explicit, or objectifying material. Forum Administrators reserve the right to remove, lock or otherwise censor unsuitable material on this website, and their decision is final. Sexually suggestive images will be heavily scrutinized. We'd like for our members and guests to be able to read the forums at work and share with friends without fear of legal retribution. WAREZ Do not post links or requests for warez - pirated computer software, music, movies and any other illegally made and broadcast media. FORUMS Post in the right forum! Don't post off-topic. Repeated and deliberate attempts to do so will be considered spamming. Use descriptive subject lines when starting a new topic, but check that no similar topics already exist on the forum first. IMAGES Please post only images that are 150k or smaller which are relevant to the topic at hand. Check with a Senior Moderator if you are unsure about anything. SIGNATURES No offensive, derrogatory or defamatory content is to be used. Please use the Signature function in your Profile if you wish for a quote to be displayed at the bottom of each of your posts. Placing any quotes in the main body of your thread that have no relevance to the discussion at hand might be considered spamming. Signatures are limited to 200 characters. Including ANY graphics in your signatures must not be done without the express permission of the Moderators; please use the Private message function to contact them. PRIVACY Respect the privacy of others. Don't post anything involving their personal details (including photos) without their express permission. The only exception to this rule involves the reporting of harrassment to the Moderation team ONLY - in which case, transcripts of any PMs, emails or online conversations with questionable content may be submitted as evidence by one party without the consent of the other. SUBJECTS Use descriptive subject lines. This makes it easier for people to see what they do/don't want to read. Also, consider what forum your topic should be posted in. If possible, search for any similar subjects that have been made or added to in the last few days. E-MAIL Use a legitimate e-mail address when registering at The Presidian in order to receive your password. It is recommended that you change this password at your earliest convenience by accessing your Profile through the Communications Center. Your email address is confidential and will only be seen by the Administrators; there is a separate box in your profile that you must fill in before your email address becomes visible to other users. Note: With free e-mail providers like Hotmail, there is a small possibility that you may not receive your confirmation password. It is recommended you disable Junk Mail filter settings at this time. DELETION After you join you have one month to make your first post, if after one month you still have 0 posts then your account will be deleted. As long as you have at least 1 post on your account it will never be deleted. ACCOUNTS Only one forum account is allowed per person. It is against policy for a person to create or use multiple accounts - whether to voice opinions contrary to your own, or to emulate public opinion. Using anonymity and clandestine methods to either support your opinion or to create argument through multiple profiles will get you BANNED. If you can't get others to agree with you, then obviously your views are vastly different to those of everyone else. We recommend you don't share your account with another person to access the forum. If they do something wrong while logged in as you, you will get the blame. You have one month within registering in which to make a post and 'activate' your account. Inactive accounts will be marked for deletion after that time. Do not register if you don't intend to contribute to the forum. BANNING You can be banned for repeated and excessive failure to abide by the forum rules. Don't get a friend to sign up for you secretly if you get banned - we'll ban the new account and your friend's as well. If you feel that you were banned in error, you may contact one of the Senior Moderators via email to discuss the matter with them. Attempting to bypass your banning in anyway to continue posting on the forum may result in further and more severe action. The Moderation Team reserves the right to publically notify forum users in the instance that a user is banned from the forum - as well as any official warnings they might receive. MODERATORS The final decision on all matters rests with the Moderation Team. If they feel that you have broken one or more of the above rules, they will contact you privately notifying you of your error, and any action that they are taking in that situation. Ignorance is not an excuse for breaking the forum rules. If however, you feel that there has been a mistake made, or would like to talk to a Moderator about their decision, please feel free to do so using the Private Message function. Don't try to argue your case publically on the forum. The Moderators also reserve the right to make rulings on any matters which are not expressly covered under the established rules. You are welcome to contact them if you have an inquiries not covered under the FAQs/Rules, or any concerns. We hope that these rules do not detract from the atmosphere of The Presidian, as they have been written specifically to counteract exploitation by those seeking to disrupt the friendly and warm nature of this forum. Currently, the Moderators and Senior Moderators hold the rank of 'Lt. General'. They are: Matthew Downey Sam Chen Black Raven We hope that these rules do not detract from the atmosphere of the forum, as they have been written specifically to counteract exploitation by those seeking to disrupt the friendly and warm nature of this forum. Please enjoy the forums! The Administration Team.
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