Forum rules

[ninja the kid]

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Welcome to the bodybuilding.com forums! We have a few simple rules for our members, so everyone can have a more productive and enjoyable time here. Please read through these rules carefully before posting. If you have any questions about them, please PM(private message) a moderator

1) Do not attempt to start flamewars (ie: no baiting). Posts that are irrelevant, insulting, or simply stupid that are posted in an attempt to start flamewars, increase post count or generally cause aggrevation will be closed or deleted. Repeated violations of this rule will result in a ban. DO NOT CALL PEOPLE TROLLS. Moderators will decide who is and who is not a troll without your help.

2) Do not be a post whore. This essentially means that we do not want members to post simply for the sake of increasing their post count. Here is a general definition of a post whore Definition by dio
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Post whore - Many bumpers evolve into the much dreaded post whore, whose only purpose it seems is to accumulate posts. With such gems of wisdom as "I agree," "me too" and "I heard that somewhere," the post whore manages to accumulate 1000s of posts without ever really saying anything.


This behavior will be dealt with on a post-by-post and user-by-user basis. Please DO NOT REPORT post whoring. If we continously see post whoring, it will be dealt with by deleting the majority of the users posts (to lower post count) along with a warning. If the actions continue, it can be a bannable offense.

3) No posting links to online accumulative count increase games (browser based). These include virtualbodybuilder, outwar, kingofchaos, druglords, etc. These are games whereby an individual has numerous people click a link, which increases their score. Posting these will result in an IMMEDIATE BAN and we will report them as spam to the game, which will result in you losing your overall score.

4) Be respectful of women. Please do not refer to women as bitches, whores, hoes, sluts, skanks, etc. These are offensive terms and threads containing these terms (in reference to women) will be edited, closed or deleted. Repeated warnings will result in a ban.

5) Trolling will not be tolerated. Trolling (posting bull****, nonsense, or attention getting threads) with false accounts, with the intention of disrupting this forum, causing harm, or aggrevation of the members of the mods will get you banned. If you continue to reregister accounts, we will report you to your ISP for spamming & violation of their terms of service and have your account canceled.

6) Posting SICK or DISGUSTING pictures/movies/websites will result in AUTOMATIC BAN! Pictures of tubgirl, goatse.cz, etc will result in an IMMEDIATE ban. This includes images of death, gore, sexual pictures, or anything just obsene or gross.

7) Keep signatures SHORT. We are all sick & tired of seeing members with page long signatures. The first time, we will simply ask you to change it, if you don't cooperate you will be banned. Just keep your signature less than 10 lines or so and you should be fine.

8) There is no advertising allowed on the forum, and posting links to outside vendors is not allowed. This board is run and sponsored by Bodybuilding.com, but we want the truth about the products, good or bad, to be posted here so you can make a smart decision. You are welcome to post links to the cyberstore within the site, but we do not allow discussion of other supplement store sites for obvious reasons. If you attempt to post about other stores, you may notice they are blocked out with asterisks (***). Although you are welcome to discuss any manufacturer�s products, you may not publicly display other places to purchase these products. If you are a supplement company or store owner, you are welcome to post here - but advertising links in your signature are not allowed. Advertising of products is also not allowed, however discussion of products whether they are sold through the Bodybuilding.com store or not, is allowed with some exceptions. (There a few brands that we do not allow to be discussed because of abuse.) If you are a supplement company owner or representative, please make it clear to us your affiliation with the company. Other unrelated advertising is not allowed, but you may PM a mod if you wish to post a link to your website in the misc forum. We do not allow links to online auctions or to advertise to other members if you are trying to sell your supplements or other products. This includes ebay auctions, online stores, personal forums, etc.

If you want to post your referral link for FreeIpods, FreeFlat screens, FreeDesktop, Freevideogames, etc please do so in this thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...threadid=306813
Starting new threads with attempt to advertise this will be closed and deleted and you will be banned if you continue these actions.

9) Be respectful of the other members. Racism, bigotry & sexism will not be tolerated. We do allow frank discussion with the other members, and like to have a laugh, but some things are not appropriate. Repeatedly flaming, insulting and attempting to cause fights with other members will not be allowed and can result in a ban. Please be respectful to the board, the members and moderators. If you have a problem with another board member, please PM a moderator about it.

10) No posting sources or asking about sources for prescription or illegal drugs (including steroids). We want to protect our members safety from scammers and illegal purchases. We can no longer allow individuals asking for ancillary drug sources such as Clenbuterol, T3, Online pharmacies, etc. There is a steroid forum on this board, and you can find information about most of these drugs in there. If you need help verifying a source, please PM one of the steroid forum moderators (they do not give out sources, so don't bother asking them).

11) Moderators decisions are final. Our moderators are all unpaid volunteers who are looking out for the best interests of our members. We want to help each and every member get the best experience possible on our board, but there will always be individuals who choose to break the rules and be banned. THERE IS NO PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THIS. If you have a problem with a decision a moderator makes, please PM (private message) them and discuss with them the issue. We will be glad to discuss it with you there, but starting threads about it is not allowed. These threads will be closed or deleted. Making off topic posts in a thread questioning a mods decision is also a bannable offense.

12) Do not cross post. There are many catagories in this forum, which should have subjects pertaining to them. Please make sure you are posting your thread in the correct section. For misc topics, go to the misc section. DO NOT post your question in more than one forum. Multiple threads will be closed or deleted.

13) No posts about RACE. We do not allow posts asking about preferences or functions of various races, ethnicities or creeds. This always end up turning bad and will be closed or deleted.

14) The Religion/Politics Forum is for CIVIL discussion of relgion & politics. The Religion/Politics forum is a hotbed for issues that are very sensitive to many individuals. Please try and be respectful of other peoples viewpoints, do not start posts to flame or cause problems or you will be banned. If you see an offensive post, please report it.

15) Do not register multiple usernames. This is self explanitory. If you are caught using multiple usernames, your accounts will be banned, and if you reregister you will be IP banned and your ISP will be contacted to report abuse.

16) Do not place "Banned" under your username. This is annoying and we have enough to worry about having to deal without this nonsense. If you place the word "Banned" under your username, expect to become banned.

17) Only report posts that need to be reported. This means messages that are spam, advertisements, violations of these rules and problematic harrasement posts.

18) If you want to discuss AAS, discuss it in the steroids forum, NOT in here. Threads discussing AAS in this forum will be deleted/closed.

By being a registered user on the bodybuilding.com forums, you agree to these rules. These rules can change any time, without notice. These rules apply in this section of the forum, as well as all other forum catagories.

Repeated warnings of any of violations of any of these rules can result in a ban. Please use the "Report this Post to a Moderator" function if you see anyone violating these rules, or find an offensive post.

Above all, we want you to have a pleasant experience on bodybuilding.com so you can learn how to achieve your fitness goals. If you have a question about any of these rules, please PM a moderator.

[Bignbuff]

OK

[ninja the kid]

just putting it out there,,, i havent bothered reading it before and i figured other people havent either...

like - i didnt know my "bumping" all the time was bad, now i do!

i'll still bump, but only when i need to.

sometiems I'll start a thread and no one will reply, so i bump my ownthread to get it back to the top of the list. feel me?

[Bignbuff]

just putting it out there,,, i havent bothered reading it before and i figured other people havent either...

like - i didnt know my "bumping" all the time was bad, now i do!

i'll still bump, but only when i need to.

sometiems I'll start a thread and no one will reply, so i bump my ownthread to get it back to the top of the list. feel me?

Bumping is fine.

We were more referring to people who used to post whore and only reply with the word "bump".

[Contract Killer]

Ninja the kid, WTF is wrong with you man? are you on crack this morning, none of your posts make sense.

[ninja the kid]

i hear that!