- whit.knee on Quizilla! in the Banner section on 5-3-2007
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All of the rules below were contributed by many people. not just myself. Before anyone can say that I'm trying to be in utter control, you're wrong. I'm not a dictator or anything of the sort, I just want this place to run as properly and successfully as possible.
If you have a problem with a certain rule, then feel free to PM me. Make you sure have good reasons and to why you think a rule won't work. I don't want to hear that you think a rule sucks and it just won't work for you. I'll most likely ignore your PM and go on my little way.
RULES:
1. It's preferred that you request from an open graphic shop, instead of making a request thread for yourself. It takes up less space and makes the forum run a lot more smoother.
2. Spam in threads were it is authorized and allowed. Otherwise, PM users or contact them through other means.
3. When requesting a banner, always remember to read the rules before asking questions and requesting. It doesn't take more than a minute or so to read the banner makers rules, and the answer you're looking for is most likely located in their rules.
4. Use the thread makers form, when requesting. Don't use your own or someone else's. They made their forms for a reason, it'll provide them with all of the necessary information needed to make your banner the best way they can.
5. Do not use images from DeviantART, unless the creator has given permission. We've had trouble with DA in the past and wish not to bring any of that up again.
6. Save all creations to your own computer and host them yourself. Stealing the banner maker's bandwidth is unnecessary and it angers them. Angry banner makers = no banners.
7. While some banner makers like being able to choose what photos they use in your banner, most like for you to already have the pictures ready. When getting pictures ready, remind yourself that they need to be of high quaility. Pictures with extremely low quality are usually pixelly and make the banner turn out bad.
8. Give credit where credit is due and don't jock graphics, calling them your own. If you're caught jocking a creation, you will be warned the first time. The next time you're caught, I'll contact the admin and recommended you be temporarily banned. Simple as that, kids.
9. No flamming is allowed in this forum. You want to be an idiot and flame someone, go to a different forum and do it.
10. Every banner maker was horrible in the beginning, every single one of us. If just starting out and you make a thread, please state in the first post that you're new to graphiking. People can't yell at you for messing up their banner if you tell them ahead that you're a newbie to all of this.
11. When starting a banner thread, follow through with it. Don't make a thread and then the next day decide that you don't want to make them anymore, especially when you have a request line. It's rude and makes you obnoxius. [Yes, I do this sometimes. But I'm Whitney. ]
12. If you MUST make a thread requesting graphics, then please use the permanent form when making the thread.
13. If you see a thread that's requesting a banner but has little or no information, please copy and paste the permanent reply, located in the REQUEST thread. After the post has been made, no one else needs to reiterate or come in screaming at the thread maker. Just leave it alone and go about doing whatever you were doing before.
On another note: The admin has also asked that we try to limit our signature sizes. Please try to keep your signature under 300 pixels, text included. They're trying to let us handle our signatures without them having to come in and make it so our signature can't be any bigger, because of a setting they put on them.
If you ever have a thread that needs to be locked, deleted or the title changed, please PM me with the link to the thread or post.. You still need to report someone, if they deserve it, but since I don't always check my e-mails, could you please send a PM my way as well. That way, I know what's going on and won't be totally lost when the admin contacts me about it. If you want any other your older threads deleted, to keep this place semi-clean and less cluttered, as always, PM me with the link to the thread and I'll delete it for ya.
--Whitney
So, yeah, basically the same rules you're all expected to follow here.
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