CobraIsland.com Rules
1. No trolling, or flaming.
Any form of personal insult is a no-no. As a basic rule of thumb: if you think that what you are about to post is insulting, don't post it. No posting with the intent of starting "Drama". CobraIsland.com invites those with different opinions to share them here.If you feel the need to start trouble, go elsewhere.
2. No public discussion about rules or administrative action taken on members.
Concerned about the rules? Did we discipline someone? PM us about it. Neither are appropriate topics for public dialogue.
3. No posting IM or PM conversations.
This is not only a breach of privacy, but it is also incredibly annoying. Most people are not going to want to wade through an IM conversation you had with someone.
4. No harassing board members.
This goes for either in posts on the boards (see rule #1) or in private messages. If you, as a member, are being harassed, please contact a Cobraisland.com Team Member. This goes for any kind of harassment (ie - Sexual Nature, insults based on sexual orientation, etc.)
5. Do Not Bring Personal Conflicts to the Boards
The Island of Cobra is a fresh start for everyone. If you have had a problem at another board, leave it there. Other Boards business has no place here. The same goes for problems with other users from other places. If you had a conflict in the past somewhere else, leave it there. We do not want any baggage here.
6. No racially based commentary
The Island of Cobra invites those of all races & religions. If you are intolerant of different cultures, then this may not be the place for you.
7. No Exceedingly Large Signatures
Signature Pictures should not exceed a total of 50k in file size, (let's be helpful to our dial up friends) and should try be kept under an area of 300 pixels in height and 500 pixels wide. Lager height/width's are fine, as long as they aren't excessive.
8.No links to illegal downloads or copyrighted materials.
This includes MP3's, games, pirated software, movies, full book or full comic scans.No discussion on where to download videogame "Roms". Talk of the actual emulators is permitted though, as these are fully legal.Selling of pirated software, copied episodes, comics on CD, copied CD's, etc. is not permitted. Neither is linking to places where these things CAN be bought.
9. No porn.
No links to pornographic sites or content will be allowed whatsoever. This includes nude cartoons (hentai).
10. No discussion on abortion or religion.
As with politics, these topics are guaranteed flamefest generators; as such, debate/discussion on them is not allowed anywhere on here. Holiday cheer threads to express "Merry Christmas," "Happy Easter," etc. are permitted. Within those threads, posts that pursue avenues of religious debate/discussion will be removed.
11Keep posts in the appropriate forum.
For example, don't post a topic about the toys you bought this morning in General Discussion, that sort of thing.
12. No public questioning/mouthing off at staff.
If you have a problem with a decision a member of staff has made, PM them.
13. No alternate identities.
This is instantly bannable if we catch you.
14. Keep the swearing to a minimum.
A lot of posters here swear a fair bit in real life; however, you never know how old the next person to read your post is going to be. So try to keep the amount of swearing you use in posts to a minimum.
15. No bandwidth theft.
Every time you link to a picture hosted on someone else's site without their permission, you are stealing their bandwidth. If you do this in a signature, and we find it, your signature will be removed on the spot.
16. No posting anything for banned members.
If we find you posting sales, art, messages, etc. for a banned member, for any reason, you will find yourself banned for one week. Do it again, and it will be a permanent ban. No warnings will be given.
17. No posting of "Graphic Images".
Corpses/dead bodies, mutilated bodies, or any image which can be considered overly sick or disgusting. Posting of these types of images will result in a one week suspension from the boards.
18. No personal ads.
We're not a personals board. So no "Any girls wanna go out with me?!" or "Single white male looking for obese elderly honey who's into mud-eating" or stuff like that.
