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In order to keep the forums running well and to prevent problems, please follow these simple TERMS of USE for the forums. If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact one of the Staff Members.

* Each member is allowed one login account. Registering with multiple accounts is not allowed.
By viewing our forums you have agreed to the following rules:

1.) PORNOGRAPHY
This or any "not work safe" material is strictly prohibited. Posting, requesting, linking to, and/or trading of such will lead to being banned. There are also borderline sites and/or pictures which we choose to ban; if you post one of these, the post will be deleted, do not repeat or you will be banned. If you find a thread that contains pornography, it should be reported to one of the moderators by private messaging.

2.) DISCRIMINATION
The forum has people from many walks of life. People's religion, race, political beliefs, age, sexual preference, etc., vary immensely. Please be mature and caring towards others. Offenders will receive one warning only and failure to comply after that will result in being banned. If you have a personal problem with someone on the forum resolve it by private messaging. - NOT on this board or posting in the forum. THEREPTILEKING.NET will not tolerate abuse (e.g. racial slurs, etc.) of another member.

3.) PERSONAL INFORMATION
Do not post your or others personal information (phone numbers) especially IP addresses. Apart from anything else, this is for board security and your security. Of course this does not include posting your e-mail/homepage address.

4.) APPROPRIATE FORUMS
Please post your topics in the appropriate forums. This makes it easier for all members as well as the forum staff. Failure to do so will results in warnings. Multiple warnings will cause banishment.

5.) FORUM SECURITY
Any attempt that is made to gain unauthorized access to our database or server will result in your IP address being automatically banned from the forum. As will any attempt to brute force another Member/Moderator/Admin account. This action will be taken immediately and is required for security purposes. We log all IP addresses so can easily find out who is doing what and pass on these details to the relevant authorities if necessary.

6.) SEARCH FUNCTION
Please use the search function before posting or asking a question. It is a much more efficient and quicker way of getting your question answered. Another reason is to reduce the amount of duplicate posts and to conserve some server space.

7.) MEANINGLESS POSTS
Do not post any meaningless, roll call posts, or any posts that is a waste of server resources and bandwidth. They are not allowed and will result in your post count being set to zero and the possibility your account being banned.

8.) COMMERCIAL/PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
No commercial or promotional materials or links in posts and signatures. Any posts or signatures that can be competition of our retail website THEREPTILEKING.COM, or obvious traffic stealing posts "may" be removed without notice.

9.) HARASSMENT/FLAMING
Any harassment of other members will not be tolerated. Name calling, picking fights, etc. Do not make posts that incite arguments, or any post that turns to arguments and flame wars, etc. Posts of this nature will not be tolerated and can result in the immediate closing or deletion or editing of the post and the banishment of the posting members account. Any insults or harassment towards staff members, including board ownership (that is, Internet Brands aka IB), will result in instant banishment.

10.) SIGNATURES
Please keep signature sizes down whether it be picture(s) or text. For pictures please keep it below 50KB and at a reasonable resolution. Signatures load on every post, so having a large one will take the page to load longer (especially for those on dial-up). Any controversial signatures, whether graphical or text-based, may be removed by the THEREPTILEKING.NET Staff at the moderation board's discretion.

11.) POLLS
Polls older than 2 months old will be locked. The reason for this is to make space for newer threads. Polls are bumped every time someone votes; that can cause it to stay on the 1st page all the time.

12.) COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT & PAID SERVICE/SUBSCRIPTIONS
Do not post anything "for sale" if it is not yours. Examples of such include videos, photographs, literature, software, or anything subject to copyright laws. This includes requests and links to downloads of copyrighted material(s). Soliciting for paid services and subscriptions are also not allowed on this forum.

13.) SPAMMING/SPAM
Do not post the same or similar thread in multiple forums. This waste server space and is ridiculous. Post your thread in one place only. It will be seen. Also please refrain from posts of a "spam" nature, e.g. posts for free iPods requiring other users to sign-up. Such threads/posts will be closed (or deleted) and the poster may be banned at a moderator's discretion.

14.) REHASHING
When a post is locked or deleted or when member account is suspended and/or banned, it is for a justified reason. Do NOT make another post in continuation of the locked/deleted posts or your account is subject to being banned. Do NOT make a new post demanding explanation of why a post was locked or deleted. If you would like explanation of a closed or deleted post, PM one of the moderators.

15.) BUYER BEWARE
Internet scams can happen at any time. The owners and administrators of THEREPTILEKING.NET are not responsible in any way and cannot guarantee the ability of a seller to complete the transaction or the quality of the items. It is strongly recommended that you use C.O.D. or an online escrow service. Always use common sense and do research on the product and the seller before making any deal.

16.) ADVERTISING
If you are, or do represent a business, and wish to purchase advertising space on THEREPTILEKING.NET, please contact admin@thereptileking.net for rate information. If it is brought to our attention that you are a company or business using the THEREPTILEKING.NET to promote your business or to sell or distribute products or a retail nature, you will be subject to INSTANT banishment, whether it be through your user name, signature, postings, etc.

17.) FORUM CONTENT/USE OF LANGUAGE
Considering the real-time nature of our forum, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. Discussions revolving graphically sexual situations, [promoted use of] drugs and/or drug paraphernalia, intended or executed criminal activity, etc. will be deleted from the forum and bans issued (where applicable), so please refrain from such content.

Forum content also includes language. The language filter is turned on by default. You may turn it off at your own discretion, therefore it is unnecessary to circumvent the filter as it is individually applied. It can be toggled under Use Control Panel>Board Preferences>Edit Display Options.

Please use common sense when posting pictures. Nudity, gore, violent acts (and results thereof) amongst other images are not allowed. Please note that this includes pictures in your avatar and/or signature. This is a public site, accessible by minors as well. So please keep all viewable pictures/avatars/signatures under the common PG rating. Offensive avatars / signatures may be reported to our staff, and removed at their discretion. Any violations noted here are subject to ban as per moderator discretion.

18.) WARNINGS & BANISHMENT
Warnings are issued for misbehavior or for violations of the above TOU rules. These strikes carry on to all user names of the same person. Same goes for banishment; when a person is banned, all of their existing user names are banned as well. There are ways to track user names of the same person.

THEREPTILEKING.NET reserves the right to change these rules at any time and the staff's word is final.

If you receive an e-mail/private message from a "Moderator" addressing behavioral issues please don't take it as a personal attack. The Staff of THEREPTILEKING.NET are here to assist with making this site run smoothly and this means from time to time Staff may offer corrective suggestions and/or advice.

Rules as stated above apply to ALL forums within THEREPTILEKING.NET Forums community however, certain forums may contain rules in ADDITION to those set out above. You must also adhere to the individual rules (if they exist) when you post in that particular forum. They will be found directly below this announcement...

Please feel free to report any posts that you feel are in violation of the terms set forth. Use the FLAG POST method (Click the exclamation point next to "quote post") or a moderator you see online. Either way is acceptable and appreciated.

In short, any unsuitable attitudes here lack in common sense will be violation of the rules. Any violations could end up banning you from this board and also from "the system"!!

Any disputes with the staff of the Reptile King Community Forums will be handled in private through the Private Message System . If you wish to escalate any issue with staff then please email: Admin@Thereptileking.net

Thank you very much for taking the time to read and familiarize yourself with our forum rules, policies and guidelines. And thank you for your cooperation regarding changes in the rules. We understand that all Members make up this community and we hope that by placing a few rules in effect that we can continue to make an enjoyable experience here at THEREPTILEKING.NET

- THE REPTILE KING STAFF