Forum Rules

[TC]

Registration to Directory-Owners.Com is FREE but we ask that you follow these rules, if you fail to do this then you will be subject to banning.

**Signatures and avatar pics are allowed only for members whom have 15+ posts. After you post your 15th msg, you will be granted additional privileges for your Signature and posting Links in some of the forums. Link posting and images are also banned until after your 5th post.

Advertising

Advertising is not allowed on this forum except in Marketplace or in area where it is clearly stated! When making posts in other parts of the forum we do allow you to refer to your site but not to promote it.

No Affiliate/Referral Links

We do not allow the use of affiliate links on this forum. You must post a link with no referral! You are NOT able to have Affiliate/Referral
Links in your signature!

Private Messages

We do not allow the use of our private messaging system for promoting of a site or product, any user found to be doing so will be banned from the forum!

Flaming

No aggressive, personal attacks on someone just because of a disagreement with their point of view will not be tolerated.

Trolling

No posts obviously designed to incite other posters to react negatively and aggressively will be not be tolerated.

Abusive language

We do not allow any abusive language. Racist, sexist, or any discriminating comments are not tolerated. Anyone found to be using abusive language will be banned from the forum

No repeat registering

You may only have one username and one account active at a time. You may not operate under different aliases at any time.

No Links to Illegal Software and Adult content

We do not allow users to link to illegal software that is not legally available to download. We do not allow the linking or displaying of ANY adult content!

SPAM

Do not spam other members through private messages or any other way on the forum. You may not use the forum or private messaging to solicit members to come to your website.

Signatures & Custom Avatars/Pics

Signatures should contain no more than 2 lines. And have a maximum of 150 word count. **Signatures and avatar pics are allowed only for members whom have 15+ posts. After you post your 15th msg, you will be granted additional privileges for your Signature and posting Links in some of the forums.

Selling your signature or profile pic space for advertising is FORBIDDEN and if caught doing so, you will lose your Sig/Pic capabilities. No questions ask!

All Links/Signatures with Links etc. that are posted in the forums, will be assigned an automatic NO FOLLOW tag.



Bumps

We ask that you try not to bump your posts!

We ask you to respect other user and be polite on the forum! If you have any problems on the forum you can contact a member of staff for support on any problems!

Rules of forums

Some forum here at Directory-Owners.Com will have there own rules. The rules in these section do apply and we ask you to read them before posting!

Warning system

We now have a warning system in place and all users will be subject to this system. If any rules are broken warning points will be issued. If you amass 20 points you will be banned from the forum for 30 days(or longer if deemed necessary by admin)


Thank You

TC