MESSAGE BOARD RULES:

By signing up for and posting on the forum, you agree to these rules.

RULE # 1: GRAMMAR
You're typing on a message board. You want people to understand what you're saying. Be sure to use proper sentence structure when you write. Also, be sure you're adding in punctuation and spacing where appropriate. Statements end with periods. Questions end with question marks. There's a space in between sentences. You don't want to look like an idiot, and we don't want you to make us look like idiots for allowing you to post that way! Please also put a paragraph break between thoughts.

Outlandish disregard for typing properly is subject to being corrected in red by moderators. This is intended to give people a snide little "heads-up" that they agreed to these rules and are expected to type properly. Not every little mistake will be corrected, but if you find yourself subject to these corrections, it may be time to re-evaluate your posting style.

We've even typed up a special, if you will, "Grammar Primer" that we encourage all present and new members to check out. Following this style-guide will certainly help you fit in around here... not to mention help your over-all writing! Also, we would greatly appreciate it if you would not post in any colors other than the default black. It just looks childish.

As an amusing addition, here's a special image we swiped from Penny Arcade; it should describe our feelings on the matter of Internet writing quite well...!

RULE # 2: NO NECRO-POSTING
If you see a thread has been inactive for a while (weeks, even months)... don't reply to it. What that does is knock it all the way back up to the top of the forum. This confuses us and other visitors because we've forgotten about the thread, by now, and so it seems like there's this new thread with TONS of posts we need to go through! This is especially hard on moderators because we end up re-reading threads that we've already gone through! If you feel it's really important, don't be afraid to just start a new thread (with its own new discussion). Chances are, if you respond to an old one, we won't know what the heck you're talking about!

RULE # 3: "ESSENTIAL" POSTING
You don't need to have a post in every thread. When you first sign up, you may be tempted to go through every single thread and add in something to get your two cents in. Before you post, ask yourself... are you offering anything new to the conversation that hasn't come before? Are you providing information others may not know? If the answer is "no" to either of these questions, re-evaluate whether or not you should reply. Saying nothing other than "I agree" or "Yes" isn't really helping anyone. A post that is only one line long is not a post. If you don't have more than that to say, you don't have ANYTHING to say. Furthermore, posting some kind of (non)"witty" image ("A Wizard Did It" or "Big Ban Attack", etc.) is also not a post.

RULE # 4: NO "OFF-TOPIC" CONVERSATIONS / "BACK-AND-FORTHS"
This is a message board for and about DragonBall. It's not a Sailor Moon forum. It's not an "I Hate FUNimation" forum. If you want to talk about those kinds of things, that's fine... but this is not the place for it. Also, there's no need to have (completely unrelated) personal conversations in the middle of threads.

RULE # 5: ATTITUDE & EMPHASIS
Be respectful of your peers. There are people of many different nationalities, ethnicities, sexualities, etc. If someone's factually incorrect, don't be afraid to correct them... but be nice about it. In turn, don't be a jerk if someone corrects you on something. Believe it or not, you don't know everything there is to know! Your opinions must be expressed with civility.

While the vast majority of members will be familiar with and fans primarily of the original Japanese version, we must understand that fans stem from all over the world and from all types of initiations. However, emphasis will be placed on the original Japanese version, as it is the single "global" version that can be enjoyed by all.

RULE # 6: NO BOOTLEGGING
We do not condone bootlegging. We don't want to hear about your bootleg DVDs. We don't want to hear about how many episodes you've downloaded. Yes, we can tell those screen-caps come from bootleg DVDs and/or downloads. We don't want to hear about how many 320 kbps MP3s you've collected. When it comes down to it, DBZ has had a very rough uprising in various countries, but we're finally at the point where we can legally purchase the things we want and support our fandom. None of us want to hear about anything that goes against this. If you're an actual fan of the property, you pay for things you want. That's the end of the story.

RULE # 7: PLUGGING / SPAMMING
Our forum is not a place for you to plug your site or spam anything specific. If something comes up in the normal routine of discussion, that's fine; don't come to the forum just to plug something, though. You'll get a warning, the thread will be locked, and if you do it again, you will be banned. Basically... this isn't a recruiting ground... it's our message board.

RULE # 8: AVATARS / SIGNATURES
Needless to say, no porn in your avatars, please. Keep them tasteful. Also, they may not exceed 80x80 pixels. Please keep images out of your sigs. They cause unnecessary bandwidth and scrolling, which can he hard on users that still have slower internet connections. Any signature images seen will be removed immediately. Signatures may not exceed four lines of text.

RULE # 9: ACCOUNTS
You are to have but a single account on the forum. This keeps the database clean, and keeps everyone else free from confusion. If you have problems with your account (such as activation or password changes), please e-mail us and we will be happy to fix any problems. Multiple accounts will be immediately deleted.

RULE # 10: REMEMBER THE MODERATORS
Keep in mind that you are not a moderator. While a helpful and friendly reminders to some of our new members about certain posting habits is appreciated and welcomed, please do not go around continuously "enforcing" the rules on your own. Leave the moderation to the moderators, and the moderators alone.

RULE # 11: DAIZENSHUU EX
Be sure to look through all of the resources available to you over on Daizenshuu EX! We've got guides to a wide variety of things (soundtracks, manga, guides, etc.). Chances are, you'll find something of use there!

RULE # 12: RULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
These rules can be changed, added to, deleted, etc. at any time. The rules are not necessarily to be taken literally, and are always up to interpretation by the administrators and moderators, only. Arguing against this won't help your cause, trust me ^_~.

By signing up for and posting on this forum, you agree to these rules.