FORUM RULES

Please note: By participating in the forums you acknowledge that you've read all the rules below, have parent authorization to participate (if you're a minor under the age of 17), and are responsible for any actions that could result in permanent banning with the forums. Musician's Depot is NOT liable and does NOT endorse the ideas and opinions of the members of the forum and is not accountable for any transactions that should occur between forum members. Those who fail to abide by the rules will have their privilege to the forums revoked.

SIGNING UP
-After you register, you're given five (5) days to validate your account. If you take too long or validation fails, the account will be removed. Temporary and disposable email addresses are NOT allowed. Contact us if you experience any problems or have any questions.

-Please do not sign up with multiple accounts; one account is all that is needed. "Clones" will be removed and a warning/ban will be given. Take care to not use a username containing special symbols. The only characters allowed are the alphabet (a to z), the numbers (0 to 9), a dash, the underscore and the space. How you combine those characters doesn't matter, except no more full caps usernames. We will edit your username at our discretion.

FORUM RULES

1. Respect other users of this forum * If your post insults or flames another user, or fails to contribute positively to a discussion, reword/edit it or simply refrain from posting it. Disobeying this rule results in a warning, and possibly a ban depending on severity. (Note: If you have a problem with someone, discuss the matter using Private Messages. Personal arguments will be removed.)

2. Listen to the Administrators and Moderators and please do not armchair mod. This is general common sense. Do not ignore them if they issue you a warning, as doing so will earn you a one-way ticket to Ban Land.  If you are not a mod, do not act like one. There are people in this forum whose job it is to keep order. If there is a problem with one of the other members, let the admins and/or mods handle it. If you receive a public warning and want to discuss it, then PM a staff member. Do NOT respond in the string. We are not interested in public conflict. Do NOT make public comments on disciplinary action taken by the staff against other users. Generally, if you are not involved it is NOT your business. However, if you think the staff member made an error or overlooked something, then PM the staff member in question, but remember that all disciplinary decisions are ultimately up to the staff.

3. Do not use explicit/swear words or post inappropriate material. This includes hateful, discriminatory, or pornographic material and words. Do not attempt to bypass the word-filter, either. Doing so shows a complete lack of respect for this rule and you will be issued a warning.

4. Do not publicly discuss illegal music downloading.  This is a serious matter. Anyone found openly discussing where or how to download free music will be IMMEDIATELY BANNED WITHOUT WARNING for 14 days. This includes direct links on websites, putfile, IRC and torrents.

5. Make your posts clear and easy to read. This means using proper English and grammar. The purpose of this rule is to maintain a forum that is easily understandable by everyone. Do not use sTiCkY cApS, 1337 5p34k, ALL CAPS WHILE TYPING, or excessive Smiley icons Smiley Smiley Smiley . No "AOL speak" (example: "U R 2 kewl 4 skool"), and please no long strings of unbroken characters (such as twelve or thirteen exclamation points in a row). The latter causes broken thread tables, which makes it difficult for members to read the entire thread page. Posts that do not follow this rule will be immediately edited and you will be given a warning.

6. Please note that rules may be added or changed depending on the needs of the forum.  Rule changes will be announced on the forum and on the main page.

If you agree to abide by the following rules then proceed to the forum!