Rules of the Charity forum
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1. Contests and Donations
1a. Highest Donator contests
2. Advertisements
3. Begging
4. Bumping
1. Contests and Donations:
It is not allowed for contest and donation type threads to require that if a trade is not labeled a certain way then the trade will be taken as a "donation" to themselves.
For example:
Quote:
If the trade does not say banana in it, I am taking it as a donation, no whining.
You may request that when gold is sent in for a contest or charity donation that it is labeled so that you know what it is for. However, if the person makes a mistake, or neglects to label per your request, you cannot refuse them entry to a contest or take what is supposed to be a charity donation for yourself. To do so and keep the gold for yourself is exploiting users to gain gold and this is not allowed.
Threads that contain such requirements should be reported to a moderator using the
Report a Thread function. Thank you.
Updated:
If you mistake an entry fee and discover that it wasn't a donation, you still need enter them into the contest or refund the fee. The essence of the rule is that you cannot enforce trade labelling by mentioning the potential of taking a trade as a donation (accidental or intentional).
It's best not to mention donations at all in relation to trade labelling. That is:
"Please label trade as ____, or I might mistake it as a donation."
should simply be
"Please label trade as ____."
1a. Highest Donator contests:
Any contest in which donations are used as a means of selecting the winner, or to increase the chance of winning is not allowed. You can find more information about this
here.
2. Advertisements:
Please do not advertise in another person's thread unless it clearly states that you may do so as this is not allowed.
This includes but is not limited to "bump for a bump" spam as well as the normal "bump! come visit my thread!" You can advertise in your signature and in your www link, but posts in user threads are reportable and will be removed if seen, accompanied with a warning.
If someone puts an advertisement in your thread and you do not want it there, please report it using the
Report a Post function. Thank you.
3. Begging Posts:
Making threads asking or begging for gold/items is encouraged in this forum. However, making individual posts in other people's threads begging for gold/items is not permitted and may result in a warning for spam. Please be considerate of your fellow users and make use of your own thread for quests and asking or begging for donations.
Use the
Report a Post button to report begging posts in your thread so that a moderator can take care of it.
4. Bumping:
Bumps are posts made, generally using the word bump or an emoticon or an image, for the purpose of moving the thread to the first page. If your thread is on the first page there is no reason to bump it up.