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Astus
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Nov 2 2009, 12:50 PM
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These are the updated Signature and Avatar rules agreed upon by the KOEI Warriors. Please adhere to and understand them.
Guidelines
- Your avatar image must be 120x120 or less and no greater then 200kb (204,800 bytes) in file size. The use of an image hosting service for your avatar, such as Photobucket or TinyPic, is advised as the upload limit for avatars on this forum is only 25kb.
- Each member is allowed up to five images in their signature, where collectively the image area must be 500x250 or less. Animated gifs, movies, music, etc are not allowed for signatures.
- Each member is also allowed up to FIVE lines of default size forum text in addition to the images.
However, the limit is increased to up to TEN lines of default size in cases where there are no images present.
- The image(s) cannot contain any nudity, sexually explicit content, excess gore or any strongly undesirable or offensive elements.
- Plagiarising or just using another member’s graphics without their permission or adequate credit is not permitted.
A "Thanks to [Insert Image Creator's Name] for the sig" would suffice.
- Direct Linking is a bad thing to do without the owner's consent. You are essentially stealing their bandwidth and many sites are savvy to this and have specific counter measures in place so instead of obtaining the pretty picture of a bloodthirty wolf, you may receive a nasty surprise in what the image shows up as.
Note - You may direct link your own images. Nothing bad will come of that as they are your own.
- The advent of Spoiler Tags with the move to Zeta adds another dimension to signature rules. Many members are taking advantage to add images that would overwise overstep the signature rules and sometimes add substantial lag to the page. We have no intention of revoking the usage of them however there must be regulations.
It can be the space used for gamertags, PSNs and the like or fan club banners. Additional lines of text are also permitted. Images that stretch the page however, will be asked to be removed. It is also not the place for excessive signature images, you can create your own gallery in the GFX section for that.
Other signature guidelines also are in effect within spoiler tags (image content etc).
Consequences of breaching the rules
- Ordinarily, you will receive a pm from a staff member in regards to your signature/avatar after which you have 24 hours to fix it. If the staff member does not see that the signature/avatar has been fixed, it will be edited by the staff member themselves.
- If the image is obscenely large, or contains inappropriate content, such as pornography, a staff member will remove it immediately and then follow up with a pm as to why it was removed with a potential Warn and suspension.
- Repetitive breaching of the signature rules despite prior warnings will result in the signature being removed immediately, a Warn with a possible suspenion.
For information on how to input or edit signatures and avatars, please check the KWFAQ under the "Profile/User Options" sub-section =)
Edited by Astus, Nov 5 2009, 06:36 AM. |
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