Our Board rules are very simple and easy to understand, we are not going to make rules that are 2 pages long and hard to understand that is why we have written a nice simple rules page which is very user friendly and easy to understand and follow.

1. The only language spoken/written on this forum is English.
2. Flaming/Spamming/Rudeness will not be tolerated.
3. Please post in correct section(s). Read the forum descriptions before posting
4. Please do not hijack other's thread by going off topic. always stay relevant to the topic.
5. Do not post Pornographic (image, text, video, links, passwords, etc...) will result in immediate ban
6. Do not use offensive text such as discrimination, racism, swearing.
7. We urge you not to post advertisements or referral links.
8. Information is very Important so please always add it to Your post.
9. Do not attempt to bypass our word censor. may result in warning or ban
10. All Requests must be in appropriate section or they will be trashed.
11. Please do not post link from movie or music to download !!!

This rule is extrememly important , unlike other forums that let things go the PokemonDex forum will not as this is for children and adults and wanted to be family friendly!

I hope you realize that this rule is not here to stop your fun but so that adults and younger children can enjoy our brilliant forum aswell.

I`m sorry to say that if you can`t watch your tongue or are looking for a forum that allows bad language this is not the place you.

There are word censors in place so if you do write anything in the wrong language then it will appear as [DELETED]

It is strongly advised that when you are writing a post that you use proper grammer. Using the proper English grammer means that it is more likely for people to take you seriously.Using "netspeak" is not recommended it also makes it harder for people to understand you.

Be patiant, if you have posted a question for example don`t expect answers whithin 5 minutes. Allow time for things to happen.

Use common sence, remember this is the internet. Make good judgement calls on what to take seriously, ask questions when you don`t understand what`s going on, and make sure to read posts so you’re not going into a topic blind. However, at the same time, don’t act stupid, don’t assume everyone is nice, and don’t act like this is the land of lovely people. [size]

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No posting, linking to, or promoting offensive, inappropriate, or illegal activities!

Being a Forum where anyone is able to post freely, without prior validation, it is important to make sure that this rule is followed. No offensive, inappropriate, or illegal activities should be discussed, promoted, linked to, or encouraged on these Forums!
bExamples of such behavior include:


Posting a link to a website that contains inappropriate language or content on the other end.

Posting an image from a website, or using an image from a website, that contains any of the following in it:


Distasteful amounts of Blood

Excessive Violence

Racism or Prejudice

Offensive Language

lovey-themed images

Anything that could offend numerous people

Basically, if you think it might be controversial, don't post it. It's not worth it.

Posting links to inappropriate sites is also against the rules. Examples of such sites would be sites that contain:


Offensive or inappropriate language

Viruses.

Inappropriate material or themes

Racism.

Products that you are trying to sell, or trying to encourage people to click links or sign up for something (advertising)

Numerous pop ups or other disruptive ads, without prior warning

All of these rules apply to your posts, signature, avatar, location, website URL, and every other part of your account and its presence on the Forums.

Advertise only in designated areas!

Do not post links in an attempt to promote your site or a friend's site in any Forum other than the Advertise Your Site Forum.

Posting links to sites that contains the information or content that the topic is about is acceptable.

You may freely have a link to your site or Forum in your Signature, as well as a link in your Website URL field of your Profile.

Avatar and Signature size restrictions

In order to accommodate to the users that have slower connections, all Avatars and Signatures must be reasonable in height, width, and filesize.

For Avatars, the following restrictions are in place:


The maximum size for Avatars is 100x100. Anything larger than that stretches the posts and makes the viewing experience unpleasant.

The filesize for Avatars must be 40kb or less. This means no long, animated Avatars.

Avatars must follow all rules of the Pokemon Trainers Forums, which include (but are not limited to): No inappropriate language, offensive, bloody, lovey, prejudice, or otherwise inappropriate content contained in the Avatar.

Failure to comply with these restrictions will result in your Avatar being removed. If you continue to use rule-breaking Avatars, your ability to display Avatars may be suspended.


For signatures, the following restrictions are in place:


You have 500 characters to work with in your signature, and are limited to a 600x400 space below each of your posts. Anything larger than that size will be cut off and not shown.

You may have a maximum of 3 images in your signature, and the combined filesize of all of the images in your signature needs to be under 100kb. Anything larger only causes an obscene amount of loading time for those that have slower connections.

Each image in your signature may not be larger than 600x200 in dimensions.

Inappropriate language, remarks, or content in your Signature (either in text, images, or resulting links) is not allowed, and all signature content must comply with the Rules of the PokemonDex Forums.

Failure to comply by these restrictions will result in your signature being removed. If you continue to use rule-breaking signatures, your ability to display signatures may be suspended.


The following file formats may be used for images as Avatars, in signatures, or in posts:


.gif

.jpg

.png


Anything else must be converted to one of those formats, otherwise it will not be able to be displayed.

Avatars, Signature images and any images posted on our boards may NOT contain any rapidly flashing 'seizure' style designs. They can be visually irritating and actually harmful to people with epilepsy, so we don't want to chance negatively affecting anyone by having them on our boards.

Don't give out any personal information!


This is less of a rule and more of a safety recommendation for your own safety. Please, for your sake, avoid giving out as much personal information about yourself as possible!

Avoid using your last name, where you live (County or Country is fine, but City or [DELETED] is not), and any other sensitive information about yourself.

You are responsible for your account!

When you create an account, that account is for you, and no one else. If you have siblings or friends around, always be sure to log out after your visit to the Forums to make sure that they do not access your account.

If someone else gains access to your account and breaks the rules with it, you will be the one punished, because we will take punishment against the account, not the person. If your younger sister gets on and deletes all of your posts, there's nothing we can do about it. If your older brother gets on and posts inappropriate messages, your account will lose points or, at worst, become permanently banned. So please, MAKE SURE YOUR ACCOUNT IS SAFE FROM OTHER PEOPLE GETTING ON IT!

HAVE FUN!!

This isn`t really a rule but seriously the rules are here not to stop fun but to increas the fun factor so if you follow them and report anyone that you see ignoring them then pm or email me and we can all HAVE LOADS OF FUN!!!!!

Well if you`ve read all that then well done i appreciate it. Please enjoy your stay at PokemonDex forums
12. You must comply with all of the rules above while using PM, Avatar, Signature functions.
13. Do not post any asterisks or any other weird signs to get attention for your post.
14. Please do not use Full CAPs on your topic title.
15. Do Not Post Tags on your Titles Ex: [HTTP], [RS.com], etc... If they are being posted constantly you will be warned.