BasilMarket.com Rules
It is your responsibility to read these rules and follow them. If you break any of the rules you will receive warnings and lose points. If you lose 10 points, you will be restricted from posting for a week. Warnings are cleared out after 3 months, but if you break too many rules in 3 months you will be permanently banned. Read the rules below and be respectful when posting, auctioning and participating in the site.
Rule #1 - Attacking other users
Points lost for this warning: 2
Attacking users or moderators is not allowed. If your post contains absolutely no constructive feedback, then it's best not to post it. Do not start threads/comment about other users (this includes moderators). If you feel that you are being attacked in any way by a user or moderator, use the report form and we will look into the matter as soon as possible.
Rule #2 - Inappropriate language
Points lost for this warning: 3
Comments which contain racist, hateful, sexual or violent content are not allowed. Hiding or mispelling the words doesn't change the intent (ie, ****, putting spaces/weird characters). It is also not ok to talk about sex on this site. There's a time and place to use certain language and talk about certain topics, you should show restraint on this site with the above types of words. If you quote inappropriate language you may be suspended.
Rule #3 - Inappropriate links
Points lost for this warning: 10
This site is primarily visited by teens. Links to content which is racist, sexual, hateful or violent is not allowed. Furthermore, this is a Maple Story site. If your link has nothing to do with Maple Story, post it in Chat. You are also not allowed to bypass the url filter. If you quote inappropriate links, you may be suspended.
Rule #4 - Advertising, referral links, auctioning
Points lost for this warning: 5
Advertising other sites is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to referral sites, chain letters and other Maple Story sites. This also includes promoting your thread in somebody elses thread. You are also not allowed to auction or give away characters in the forums.
Rule #5 - Ambiguous/False thread titles
Points lost for this warning: 1
Do not try to trick people into clicking on your thread. If your title is unclear it may be deleted and you may be suspended. Falsifying your thread title is not allowed.
Rule #6 - Illegal topics
Points lost for this warning: 5
Talking about and/or linking to illegal topics is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to hacking, roms and filesharing (downloading MP3's and commercial software).
Rule #7 - Trolling, flame baiting, spamming, bumping, memes
Points lost for this warning: 2
Trolling and flame baiting refer to leaving a comment that is either off topic or posted simply to aggravate readers and/or cause an argument. It is important that you stay on topic and contribute to the thread or you may receive a suspension. Also, if you quote a bad post, you may be suspended.
Posts which are completely off topic and/or do not contribute in a positive way may be deemed worthy of a suspension by the mods. Do not spam the site and do not bump threads. Each post can be edited by its author, so instead of posting again to clarify something you said, edit your post. This rule also forbids 'useless memes'. Examples include 'rickroll' links, screamers, 'objection' links, ascii art, and other links, pics and posts which are basically garbage and off topic. If you quote one of these posts you may be suspended. Rule #8 - New accounts to bypass suspension, impersonating other player
Points lost for this warning: 10
If you create an additional account to bypass your suspension, all of your accounts will be deleted entirely. You are also not allowed to impersonate other players (ie, pretending you're Tiger). You are also not allowed to signup for multiple accounts, this will result in all accounts being deleted.
Rule #9 - Fake feedback, fake auctions, fake bids
Points lost for this warning: 10
Creating new accounts just to get feedback or colluding with your friends to make fake feedback is not permitted. You are also not allowed to setup fake auctions to increase prices of items, nor can you place fake bids. Depending on the severity, you may be suspended or your account removed entirely. Users who repeatedly break this rule are permanently banned from visiting the site.
Rule #10 - Personal Information
Points lost for this warning: 15
You are not allowed to post someone elses personal information on BasilMarket. This includes but is not limited to birthdays, home address, phone numbers, emails and instant messenger addresses. If you choose to disresecpt someone's privacy you may be permanently banned from the site.
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