I really don't want to have rules but with so many active members, there will be a big mess if rules aren't put into effect.
1) SPAM:
Spam as in repeating the same message over and over and over again...more than 3 times in a row and it will not be tolerated...
Why not twice? because I know some of you have posted twice because your computers are slow...so it gets posted twice.
but I'll say it again:
Spam on the message board will not be tolerated. If you spam the message board, you will be deleted or suspended from the guild.
I don't want to say that it IS allowed if you are carrying on a conversation with someone. If you're talking with someone, fine. If you're not and posting countless messages every FIVE minutes saying 'Is anyone on?' THAT is SPAM! We do not tolerate it. If no one responds to it, NO ONE IS THERE! (Don't take this personally, I was angry when I wrote this part)
2)INSULTING:
Insulting is not allowed on the messageboard. If you want to pick a fight with someone, go somewhere else like Neomail or AIM. Look, this message board is for fun. Don't go around bashing people every chance you get. Its immature. If you are remotely new, you will be warned, We respect Newbies and we do not come down as hard as we would other members who have been around for at least a couple months and actually KNOW what goes on here. But here on the message boards we are nice to eachother. You could hate the person your talking to for all we care, just so long as you take it somewhere else and leave us out of it. If you insult members and they have done nothing to you, You It may be a silly insult but it is still an insult. Please do not clutter up the board with your posts of insults.
~*NEW*~
NEW ADDTION TO THIS RULE: No bad mouthing anyone. If you have a complaint about someone in the guild email me (vampire_psycho@hotmail.com)--with subject "guild complaint"-- and I'll deal with it...no bad mouthing or complaining about someone in the guild.
3) ADVERTISING:
If you come into our guild, post a message advertising a different guild and then leave, your post(s) are definatly not welcome here. If you own a Sailor Moon related site that is non-neopet/guilds, you MAY advertise here. Just so long as you aren't advertising it every second and throwing it at peoples faces all the time. We enjoy looking at other peoples sites and we think that its great! But, we do ask that you keep advertising to a minimum.
4)STEALING:
Come on people, Don't steal from us! First of all, their is no good in stealing. Plagirism is bad and irritates some 500 people in this one place who work hard to bring the guild to what is has become. So don't steal. Why? Hard work YOU didn't do to be stolen doesn't look good for you...or anyone for that matter. You don't walk down the street and steal 20$ from an innocent bystander just because it's sitting right there, do you? No. So, same rules apply here. If you're caught stealing, you'll be severly yelled at by council members as well as regular angry members. So...don't risk it.
5)Do your job! (Only applies to people in power (Council members, 2nd council, newsletter and website staffs + people who wish to apply))
If you can't do your job. Don't take power that is offered. We understand that majority of us do have school needs to attend to and that they are much more important then online conversations (are they?) but still, activity is needed for you to DO YOUR JOB! I,(Moozcowz) do Newsletter, Website, Contests, Shop restocks AND Talk on the message board and I still find time to get Honor Roll every quarter. So don't hide behind the reason of school to say you're not active.
Those are the only major problems we have had so far. If there becomes any more problems that I see we need rules for, I will add them here.