Rules
Trolling:
Posting controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional or disciplinary response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion isn't allowed.
On the other hand, debates and arguments are allowed. Do not report abusively someone who is just trying to prove a point or speak his mind.
Harassing:
Stalking, directing racial attacks or posting in order to provoke a user is considered as harassment. Harassment of other users and/or staff members is not tolerated on Ernya. Please remember to treat other users kindly. If someone is harassing you, please contact an admin or moderator.
Flaming:
Flame wars are not allowed on Ernya. Restrain yourself to start any hostile interaction with a user. We know that not everybody can get along, but please try to ignore the user instead of starting conflicts.
Spamming:
Posting repetitively and abusively with the only intention to earn gold isn't allowed.
*Copy-pasting the same sentence or group of words over and over again is considered as spam.
*Bumping with such words as "bump", "save" or any kind of emoticon alone is not tolerated. If you need to bump a thread, the bump button is available every 30 minutes for you to do so.
*One word posts are considered as spam. i.e. "lol" "hi" etc or any single emoticons.
*Triple posting is considered as spam. Nonetheless, you are allowed to triple post in order to set up a shop or a quest/charity thread.
*Excessive quoting is also considered as spam.
*Reviving old threads, without any other purpose than earning gold, is also considered as spam.
*Quizzes type of games are no longer allowed on Ernya.
*Chains letters or other meaningless games of this sort are not allowed.
*Do not post images that stretch the width of the page (not more than 650pixels width).
Necroing:
What is necroing?
Necroing is when an old* thread is posted in, resulting in bumping the thread.
OLD* is defined as for all forums, excluding the Hangout forum, as a thread that has not been posted in for TWO WEEKS.
For Hangouts it is a full month from the last post.
Owners of permanent selling threads, quest threads, charities, art shops are allowed to revive their own thread anytime.
Name dropping:
'Name Dropping' is allowed on Ernya, unless it is used for the purposes of derogatory comments, flaming, or trying to incite drama.
Advertising:
Starting threads and/or posting referral links for the purpose of promoting a website other than Ernya is not tolerated.
Sending links via private messages will not be tolerated either.
Explicit/Sexual Content:
Any kind of violence such as images or videos depicting blood or gore or description of any violent act, is strictly prohibited.
Cybering or using any sexual implements in your post will not be tolerated. Do not Role-Play sexual acts. If you wish to discuss sexuality, do so in a non-explicit way.
Username:
Are prohibited the usernames going against the ToS and containing any of the following:
* Sexually explicit, vulgar, or obscene language.
* Racially, ethnically, or religiously offensive language.
* Defamatory language.
* Language that constitutes a threat and/or represents violence.
Please be careful when you pick your username as you can be asked at any time to change it if it goes against the TOS or is found to be offensive.
Plagiarism:
Please do not claim another artist's work as your own. If you want to use someone else's work, you must link, quote, and give credit to the owner. You must follow any and all the rules set by the artist in order for you to use their work.
Exploit:
*Abusing a glitch in order to earn gold or items is not allowed. If you encounter any glitch, thanks for letting us know by posting in the feedback forum. If it's an emergency, send a private message to an admin.
Scamming/Hacking:
*Botting and Hacking are strictly forbidden.
*Using bots or hacks, such as posting with an automatic program, or trying to earn gold illegally is not allowed. You will be automatically banned without any previous warning for this offense.
*Scamming is the act of trying to steal by means of trickery towards another user. Doing such a thing will result in an instant ban.
An administrator will never ask you for your password. If someone does so then please use the report button.
Begging:
Begging for items is against our rules. Begging for art is also against the rules.
If you need help, you can organize a quest thread and/or check the charity forum.
Off-Site Trading:
Heart and gold currency are the property of Ernya. So are the items and accounts. Trading or selling items/gold for any real currency or gold/items from another online community will not be tolerated.
Accounts and Passwords:
You are responsible of your account and for keeping all of your passwords away from anyone. Do not share your password with friends or family members. You will not get refunded for any items/gold stolen by someone from your family. If you share the same computer it is your own responsibility to make sure your password remains private.
Bans:
Talking about bans on the forum is prohibited. Since people would not know both sides of the story, doing so would only start rumors and/or cause drama, ruining the enjoyment of the site for other users.
Mules:
You are not limited to how many mules you can have as long as it stays a reasonable number. Trying to keep it at two mules would be the best. Also, all mules must stay active; you are not allowed to make a mule with the only intention of holding a username.
For a mule account to be considered active, it needs to be used either as storage (items), as a role-playing mule, or as an account you would post with. Having 10 gold, 2 posts and an empty inventory on a mule that hasn't been logged for months is not considered active.
Inactive mules could be deleted without warning. However, if you had left over gold it would be transferred on your main account.
Post Decorations:
Adding extra text/poems in the beginning or the end of each post isn't allowed.
Adding hatch-able pets or characters from other websites in your posts or signature isn't allowed either.
Yet adding a flob or an image is allowed.
Adding one special letter character, at the beginning or at the end of your post format, such as "♥" or anything similar is allowed.
Try not to clutter your posts too much, and keep it readable for other users.
Signature Size Limits:
Keep all images in your signature under 500x500 pixels, and under 100,000 bytes for animations.
For threads 650 pixels wide, anything over that stretches the forum.
Please don't stretch the forums in any direction.
Adding hatch-able/clickable pets or characters from other websites in your signature isn't allowed, as it can lead to undesirable websites.
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