This seems to be something that comes up a lot, and the cause of a lot of confusion. Hopefully this topic will help to eliminate confusion, speculation, and the act itself.

The best, tried and true method of avoiding trouble is simply to read and follow the rules. It's seems I can't stress this enough. I reread these quite often myself, looking for ways to improve them and make the easier to understand. I am also open to suggestions members might have about ways to improve them, or new rules that you feel are needed. Please remember, though, that I need you to respect final decisions made, whether you agree with them or not.

Suspension.

The first few times a user breaks the rules I'll give them a warning and hope for the best. (The warning will be delivered as I see fit, either on the forum or via PM.) If the behaviour continues, they will be suspended, generally for a week. Suspended users recieve an email explaining why they were suspended, and when they will be able to use the forum again.

Banning (deletion).

If a member returns from being suspended and continues to break the rules, or screws up some other way, then they will be deleted.

There are several was to get banned instantly, such as art theft, abuse of other members, multiple accounts, spamming, etc.

I really, really don't want to be continually dealing out warnings, suspensions, and banning members. I didn't create this forum so that I could delete users, and I know that doing so means that I can sometimes come across as quite nasty. The rate of suspension and deletion has been very low lately, and I really appreciate this. So please let's keep it up, so that everyone (myself included!) can enjoy this forum. :)

Edit: I've also closed the other suspension thread, as it seemed to be full of pointless and possibly hurtful speculation, and general nastiness (I claim no innocence regarding the latter.)

Wow you did a verry good job of exsplaning thing's!!!

did you just start that ? .because I did'nt recive one ...I did find out why I was suspended but just was curious ...

will try not to get delited ... I really like it here!!! lot's of cool stuff !!!and nice people .
~Shearkin

I've always sent out emails. It might've just been caught in your spam filter.

Yeah ... sorry bout that :unsure: I just was all caught up but yeah I'm not going to do that again ....
~Shearkin

I have a questinn's is hunter deleted or suspended? and if you want to share why that would be great !! if not that's ok just would like to know...
~Shearkin

Yeah, I also noticed that Hunter was labeled as "Unregistered" yesterday. What happened? Was she suspended or deleted? :unsure:

Woah, my computer just went through a huge bout of craziness and I came up unregistered. Does anyone know why this happens? It was only for about five minutes.

One day that happened to me then i turn my computer off an turn it on again and it was working

Hunter's been banned permanently. She recieved a very big second chance a while ago, but chose to blow it.

Hmm, can't help you there. :S

Thats really bad i better be carefull :)

Making sure your posts are readable, relevant, spelt at least marginally well and remembering to be friendly is a good way to start. ;)

Also, the rules make for very useful reading.

So, like what exactly did Hunter do? :bblast: :gblast:

She probably won't tell ^_^

No. I probably won't.

Too late, I already did. :P

Yes, and I deleted it. :P

WOW now I understand more. That helps a lot LF, great job with the work of this forum I hope it is the best! To me so far it is. And highly organized! :D :D

Theres no way in tarnation at all that I can afford to get deleted from this group. I guess Ill just have to follow the rules.*Oh cruel fate!**Laughs* No seriously I check the rules everyonce in a while and refresh my memory.

I know the rules and I shall follow them. I don't wanna get banned from here.