General Rules
- KEEP IT CLEAN!
- 1. Please do not post any images of an obscene or pornographic nature. This is a family-friendly site. 2. No swearing or cursing anywhere on the website! Even if a word is partially starred out, it should not be used. 3. Absolutely no circumvention of the swear filter. It is there for a reason! 4. No images depicting an animal being harmed in any way or being shown in a potentially harmful or disrespectful situation will be tolerated on this website.
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- NO RACISM, VICTIMIZATION, THREATENING OR HATEFUL POSTS, OR RETALIATION
- 1. If you have been a member here for a long time, please set an example for other members of the community to follow. If you are having problems with a particular user, Private Message, email, or chat about it with a member of staff, who will assist you. 2. Personal attacks such as instigating "flame bait", verbal abuse, mocking, or sexist remarks of members in posts are not tolerated at BYGC. Such posts will be deleted on sight or moderated accordingly.
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- POST ON TOPIC
- 1. Please post your topics within the correct area on the forum. If your topic doesn't fit anywhere, please post it within the General Discussion forum. 2. Use a title that describes the content of your post. Don't use all caps or special characters to draw attention to your post. 3. This is an English speaking site, and we expect all posts to be in English. Links must resolve to other English speaking sites.
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- DO NOT POST LINKS TO EXPLOITIVE SITES, MALWARE, OR WEBSITES THAT CAUSE UNDESIRED EFFECTS ON OUR MEMBERS
- This includes browser crashes, multiple pop-up screens, DOS attacks, or similar results. Links will be removed, threads closed, and members will be warned or suspended.
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- NO SPAMMING OR ADVERTISING
- 1. No advertising of any kind is allowed in chat. 2. The only advertising allowed in forums is a link attached to a signature. Only links referencing wildlife are allowed. These links may not be promoted in any way in chat or forums. 3. Spamming is characterized by the initiation of threads or posts that contribute nothing to a forum, be it off topic or on topic. Examples include posts that advertise or annoy. 4. Resurrecting old forum posts is also not appreciated unless it serves a worthy cause to the forum. 5. Determination of spam and inappropriate links is made by the Moderators or Administrators and is not up for discussion.
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- RESPECT MODERATOR/ADMINISTRATOR DECISIONS
- 1. Moderator/Administrator decisions are final and are not up for discussion. There are no exceptions to this. 2. Please do not create topics or posts questioning a Moderator/Administrator decision, 3. As a member here you have the right to Private Message or email a member of staff regarding actions taken.
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- NO ALTERNATE ACCOUNTS
- 1. You are permitted to have one user account here. Alternate accounts are forbidden. This includes creating a new account to circumvent any restriction or ban. 2. Any circumvention accounts will be immediately banned and the original user account will be further restricted.
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