- Do not spam. Messages should be posted only on the appropriate forum; cross posting between forums is not allowed. This includes traditional spam (advertisements) as well as excessive posting.
- Flaming / trolling won't be tolerated. This includes deliberately posting offensive, inaccurate, or otherwise aimless statements to get attention, provoke an argument, or otherwise egg on other users.
- Do not make personal attacks or baseless accusations against others users. If you disagree with the content of another user's post, focus on constructively addressing the matter and not posting meaningless libel.
- Although MudBytes does not strictly outlaw swearing or crude language, please be civil. Please refrain from using language that is commonly considered to be racist, sexist, or degrading. Use your own good discretion so the Administrators don't have to.
- You may not post or use as an attachment any copyrighted work that you do not own unless you have the permission of the copyright holder.
- Advertising your MUD, website, or other service / product is permissible on MudBytes, but should be limited to a single post in an appropriate forum or in your personal signature.
- It is against our policy to post under somebody else's name. Your account is your own, do not give others access to it. Likewise, signing up with a popular user name from another prominent MUD website will result in a ban. Please do not impersonate people.
- Do not post messages promoting or relating to illegal activities or materials, including but not limited to: warez, stolen source code, child porn, criminal "how to" materials, unauthorized music / videos.
- MUD information should only be submitted to our MUD list by the owner of the MUD in question, or somebody authorized by that person. Only the user who submitted the MUD listing or a user authorized by that person can edit information or have it removed. No exceptions. All MUD submitted for listing must be in compliance with the licensing that governs the codebase they use. We reserve the right to terminate any listing at any time and for any reason we see fit.
- Code contributions to the Code Repository must a) adhere to any license(s) that govern it, b) be submitted by the copyright holder or an authorized agent of the copyright holder, c) not contain any illegal materials or malware.
- Deliberately uploading a broken, empty, or unrelated file or archive to the repository in attempt to cover up or get rid of an existing contribution, even your own, will result in the loss of upload privileges.
- Requests for content removal should be made via the PM ("Messenger") feature and made available to at least 2 Administrators. Removal requests will ONLY be honored when made by the copyright holder / author. No exceptions.
- The Administrators reserve the right to remove or lock any post, MUD listing, or file(s). Furthermore, the Administrators reserve the right to modify any post, MUD listing, or user signature if it is in breach of our policy in order to bring it into compliance with our policy. The author of any modified content will be notified if this becomes necessary.
- The Administrators reserve the right to restrict a user's access to sections or all of MudBytes for any reason. If your right to participate in forum discussions is suspended, but you are allowed to utilize the rest of the site, you are expected to abide by this decision and are expected not to attempt to circumvent any restrictions placed on your account. Doing so will result in a permanent ban from all of MudBytes. Site traffic is monitored and any malicious or questionable activity will be investigated and dealt with accordingly.
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