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The posting of commercial sales links or information, dubious or otherwise, is not allowed in any way, shape or form. Users who ignore this rule will be officially warned and find their offending posts edited or removed. Further such indiscretions from the same user will result in more serious action being taken. Any new user who joins and immediately posts commercial links or information will be banned immediately. The Off Topic forum is there for you to post on subjects unrelated to PSB. It is not for, and should not be used in any way to get around the rules as laid down above. Users breaking any of these rules will be warned by a forum administrator or moderator. Repeated breaking of the rules after previous warning/s will result in further action being taken, such as posts having to be approved before they become publically viewable, or in extreme cases exclusion from the forums without further notice. If you don’t feel that you can use the forums within the rules as laid down above then please don’t use them at all. Signatures If you choose to put an image in your signature file, please make sure it is a maximum of 400 pixels wide and 200 high. This helps with the formatting of the forum at lower resolutions, and makes for easier scrolling through posts. Also please don’t use huge animated files, as this slows doen the forum for those with modem connections. Forum Etiquette Guidelines The following is meant as a guide to behaviour on this board. If you follow this guide, you’re unlikely to upset your fellow forum members and you certainly won’t be breaking forum rules. Most of it is common sense. If you treat others as you would hope to be treated, and act like a responsible adult, you’re unlikely to go far wrong! If you are unhappy with what someone has posted, bring your concerns to the attention of a moderator via a PM. Don’t just wade in and start an argument. If the other poster has broken forum rules, we’ll deal with it. If not, we’ll attempt to resolve the dispute in private. There’s no need for public arguments. This also applies if you think we have missed an infringement of the rules. We’re not robots, so there’s a chance we will miss things. Bring them to our attention! Be especially careful when posting in topics concerning political matters. We are brought together here by our love of one band’s music, not by shared political ideology. Political issues are some of the most divisive, so please make an extra special effort to be polite in these threads. Please try to stick to the original topic of a thread. It’s unavoidable that some threads will naturally veer off topic, but try not to use threads for personal conversations. That’s what PM’s are for. Be careful when you say something that could be misinterpreted. Communication on a forum like this is not the same as having a chat with your friends. It’s very easy that on a text based forum, what you intend as a funny comment will be taken at face value. Smileys are useful but they are no substitute for body language and tone of voice. Try not to swear excessively. The ‘bad word’ filter is turned off on these forums with the exception of a few of the worst swear words. We don’t mind the odd bit of swearing, but please try to be sensible. While it’s obvious that there will always be posters that are more prolific than others, please try to be considerate of others when you are posting. Posting 30 little posts in the space of an hour, while not adding much substance to threads can spoil the enjoyment of the forum for those who don’t check it so regularly. It can be annoying when there are a mountain of threads to check which contain little more of interest than the last time you looked. Using more than one user ID is fine for the occasional post, but general use of more than one user ID is not necessary. Please respect the wishes of forum administrators or moderators if you are contacted by one. They are there to help ensure the use of the forums is a pleasant and informative experience for everyone. The final word For the good of the forums and the enjoyment of the people who use them, please think of your fellow forum members and adhere to the rules and guidelines above when making posts. Thanks for your cooperation. The admin team.