exclaim Reminders!
Regarding Hentai: Gaia Online is rated PG-13 and as such all content should be kept at that level. As stated in the
Terms of Service the only exceptions to the rule are made on a case-by-case basis to allow for freedom of speech. Discussion about hentai should be kept within a reasonable level and should not include a behavior/language soliciting explicit activities, cybering, or threads created for the sole purpose to spam. Posting hentai images, links to hentai images and/or fiction as well as other adult related material are not permitted in AMC and other forums in Gaia.
Regarding Yaoi & Yuri: The above rules also apply for Yaoi and Yuri. When creating new threads within this subject matter try to refrain from aimless one-worded posts (considered spam). And keep in mind that all repeatitive topics (ie: "i luv Yaoi!!!!!111"
wink will be moved to the Recycling Bin or deleted.
Copyrighted Material: Regarding downloads, threads having links to web sites or other resources containing illegal downloads or streaming episodes of anime and/or manga are not permitted on the forums. Asking for or giving out such content is a warnable offense and any topics or posts created for such a purpose will be removed. Note: Linking to a site that contains copyrighted materials,
even if you aren't linking to the materials in question, i.e. a picture gallery when the site contains a media page with downloads of manga, is still considered linking to copyrighted materials and a ToS violation. Any and all threads asking for download links of any sort will be removed from the forum and the creator punished if necessary. The only exception to this rule will be sites with streaming episodes that are
officially provided by the owner companies, an example of such a site would be toonamijetstream.com.
Regarding "Official" Threads: We'd like to stress the fact that outside of the stickies, and the threads highlighted within the stickies (should there be any) there are no "Official" threads in Anime/Manga/Comics. All threads that bare the title "Official" and are not mentioned in said stickies, or a sticky themselves, are nothing more then user created threads, ones which are equally redundant as the topics without the "official" indicator.
Why do we feel the need to make this clear? Because it has come to our attention that there is an inordinate amount of abuse and harassment occurring in which "Official" thread supporters will attack their fellow users simply because they decided to create their own thread and not post in a pre-existing one.
Yes, it is fact that we encourage users to look before they post, to try and post in an existing thread instead of making their own, but we do not restrict them that right. Everybody and anybody is welcome to create their own thread, and everybody is equally likely to find that thread moved, binned, boxed, or deleted if it's found to be redundant, unwanted, or pointless.
Simply because your topic has existed for longer does not mean it is any more valid then a new topic. Simply because your topic is bigger does not make it official. Simply because you have more users posting in your thread willing to spam and muscle around does not mean you are right.
Should you decide to ignore this and go about attacking your fellow users because they decided that they did not like your endorsed thread for whatever reasons then you will find yourself facing a warning, maybe a ban, and maybe even finding the "official" thread you plug binned.
Regarding Spoof Thread Titles: Spoofed thread titles are not allowed in AMC. All threads using "spoofed titles" will be removed from the forum as either trolling or spam.
What is a spoof or quoted title?
Spoof titles generally involve one or more of the following elements: parody of bad grammar, inflammatory statements, discrimination by gender, race, etc., or any title that misleads the reader as to what the thread is really about.
Examples:
Quote:
I LUV INUYAHSA!!!1111 (Read first post!)
Additionally, spoofed threads can sometimes be found with one of the following in the first post:
Quote:
Now that I have your attention...
Quote:
This isn't really about <title>, but I wanted to get people to read this...
Quoted titles are simply variations of spoof titles in which the author uses an obviously inflammatory quote from another user as the title, regardless of the opinions/beliefs of the author.
Sticky in bold letters. If your topic is already covered in a sticky it will be moved or deleted. 
Please simply use the report button instead of telling the user "this is in the wrong place," as posting such things has no positive benefits as the average user cannot move threads. Additionally, such posts can be considered spamming and treated as such.
