The Rules of the Forum
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:33 pm
While we have about five hundred members, this Forum has only had about a dozen people regularly posting at any one time. As a result, we have gotten to know each other quite well, and many unspoken rules are agreed upon. While occasionally counterintuitive (read: 'weird' or 'f**ked-up'), they at least provide some semblance of structure. Make sure you pay particular attention to the bolded rules.
1. Keep it PG-13, Fuckers.
2. The following Smiley is only meant to be used under the proper circumstance: :][>:=~+:
3. Don't compare SMBC to The Far Side, it only enrages Dani.
4. Infanticide is essential.
5. Britonians have the best accent/dress sense/humour/everything.
6. Canadians come from Canadia.
7. GreenCrayon is our sage. If you piss him off, we won't like you.
8. Don't swear too much. (See rule #1)
9. No stating that Samus could beat Optimus Prime in a fight.
10. Don't overuse the Yamid Seal of Approval.
10-2. Don't overuse the word "awesome."
11. Don't be a jackass. You wouldn't want to ruin a good thing, would you?
12. Don't take anything personally. We all read this comic and thus have a bent sense of humor.
12-2. Don't take anything seriously either, jerk.
13. Tucker's mom is available all the time for any lad to have his way with. Also, she's fat.
14. It is assured that your thread will be derailed. No exceptions.
15. Proper spelling and grammar is appreciated.
16. The only things better than hookers are space hookers. But watch out for Space-AIDS.
17. Flancer is a terrible, deadly, disease and should not be made fun of. Unless a person has it, of course.
18. If, while reading a post, you realize that the person's words can be twisted for yours and others' amusement, do so, and underneath proclaim the quote as being "Fix'd."
19. If you would like to point out something that seems obvious to you but not to another poster, do so and then afterward proclaim that you are "Just sayin'."
19-2. Similar to the above rule, except afterwards proclaim " 'Nuff Said."
20. The Outlands are made for spam and trolling. If you must do so, do it there.
21. The Mods are infallible. Except when they're wrong.*
21-2. Zach is also infallible. When he makes mistakes, they're done on purpose to make you feel better about yourself.
22. Footnote usage is both accepted and readily encouraged. They must use smaller-sized (the smallest allowed being size 50) fonts and be done with asterisks.
23. Rulecount ++
24. Double Posting (posting twice or more in a row in the same thread) is frowned upon, unless it takes place a significant amount of time after your last post (an hour at least).
25. Don't overuse colored text. You should almost never have to use anything other than black.
26. No annoying (i.e. animated or large) signature images.
27. Do not bypass a mod; i.e. If you have a question, ask both of them.
28. Megapoints are the official currency of Space and the SMBC forum. Knowledge of a person's reference, answering a trivia question correctly, or other assorted acts of awesome shall be rewarded with megapoints, the quantity of which shall be determined by the person awarding them. Negative points may be awarded to jerks. Also, you cannot award yourself points.
29. No hotlinking images. Please attach your images to your posts or rehost your images.
30. If you're new here and you want to promote your webcomic/blog/comedy website, do so in your signature. If you post a thread about it, expect to get exiled to the Outlands or banned.
*Never.
1. Keep it PG-13, Fuckers.
2. The following Smiley is only meant to be used under the proper circumstance: :][>:=~+:
3. Don't compare SMBC to The Far Side, it only enrages Dani.
4. Infanticide is essential.
5. Britonians have the best accent/dress sense/humour/everything.
6. Canadians come from Canadia.
7. GreenCrayon is our sage. If you piss him off, we won't like you.
8. Don't swear too much. (See rule #1)
9. No stating that Samus could beat Optimus Prime in a fight.
10. Don't overuse the Yamid Seal of Approval.
10-2. Don't overuse the word "awesome."
11. Don't be a jackass. You wouldn't want to ruin a good thing, would you?
12. Don't take anything personally. We all read this comic and thus have a bent sense of humor.
12-2. Don't take anything seriously either, jerk.
13. Tucker's mom is available all the time for any lad to have his way with. Also, she's fat.
14. It is assured that your thread will be derailed. No exceptions.
15. Proper spelling and grammar is appreciated.
16. The only things better than hookers are space hookers. But watch out for Space-AIDS.
17. Flancer is a terrible, deadly, disease and should not be made fun of. Unless a person has it, of course.
18. If, while reading a post, you realize that the person's words can be twisted for yours and others' amusement, do so, and underneath proclaim the quote as being "Fix'd."
19. If you would like to point out something that seems obvious to you but not to another poster, do so and then afterward proclaim that you are "Just sayin'."
19-2. Similar to the above rule, except afterwards proclaim " 'Nuff Said."
20. The Outlands are made for spam and trolling. If you must do so, do it there.
21. The Mods are infallible. Except when they're wrong.*
21-2. Zach is also infallible. When he makes mistakes, they're done on purpose to make you feel better about yourself.
22. Footnote usage is both accepted and readily encouraged. They must use smaller-sized (the smallest allowed being size 50) fonts and be done with asterisks.
23. Rulecount ++
24. Double Posting (posting twice or more in a row in the same thread) is frowned upon, unless it takes place a significant amount of time after your last post (an hour at least).
25. Don't overuse colored text. You should almost never have to use anything other than black.
26. No annoying (i.e. animated or large) signature images.
27. Do not bypass a mod; i.e. If you have a question, ask both of them.
28. Megapoints are the official currency of Space and the SMBC forum. Knowledge of a person's reference, answering a trivia question correctly, or other assorted acts of awesome shall be rewarded with megapoints, the quantity of which shall be determined by the person awarding them. Negative points may be awarded to jerks. Also, you cannot award yourself points.
29. No hotlinking images. Please attach your images to your posts or rehost your images.
30. If you're new here and you want to promote your webcomic/blog/comedy website, do so in your signature. If you post a thread about it, expect to get exiled to the Outlands or banned.
*Never.